WW11 Section 3 Quiz Flashcards

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The Allies used the ——— of multiple ships traveling together at once for protection against German U-boats

A

Convoy system

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The British prime minister was named ————

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Winston Churchill

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The ———– invasion took place on June 6,1944 when American, British, and Canadian troops invaded France

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D-Day

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———- was the German general in charge of troops and lost the battle of El Alamein to the British

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Erin Rommel

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New technology such as ——— used sound waves to detect German U- boats underwater

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Sonar

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By 1942, the German and the British were fighting in North Africa. They were fighting for control of the waterway called the ———–

A

Suez Canal

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The American general in charge of the D-Day invasion was ———-

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Dwight Eisenhower

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In 1943, the German commander disobeyed Hitler and surrendered to the Soviets at the Battle of ———–

A

Stalingrad

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————, the leader of Italy, was executed by the Italian freedom fighters

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Benito Mussolini

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The British stopped the Afrika Korps in July 1942 at the Battle of ———

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El Alamein

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