WW11 Section 3 Quiz Flashcards
The Allies used the ——— of multiple ships traveling together at once for protection against German U-boats
Convoy system
The British prime minister was named ————
Winston Churchill
The ———– invasion took place on June 6,1944 when American, British, and Canadian troops invaded France
D-Day
———- was the German general in charge of troops and lost the battle of El Alamein to the British
Erin Rommel
New technology such as ——— used sound waves to detect German U- boats underwater
Sonar
By 1942, the German and the British were fighting in North Africa. They were fighting for control of the waterway called the ———–
Suez Canal
The American general in charge of the D-Day invasion was ———-
Dwight Eisenhower
In 1943, the German commander disobeyed Hitler and surrendered to the Soviets at the Battle of ———–
Stalingrad
————, the leader of Italy, was executed by the Italian freedom fighters
Benito Mussolini
The British stopped the Afrika Korps in July 1942 at the Battle of ———
El Alamein