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1 German strategy in the USSR in fall 1942 included all of the following EXCEPT the decision not to drive on Moscow. sending von Manstein to Sebastopol an attack on Siberia a desire to get the Caucus oil fields a drive in the south for the food & industrial area of the USSR 2 Sea routes for US supplies to the USSR included all of the following EXCEPT the Murmansk Run the Persian Gulf-Iran corridor across the Pacific in Soviet ships to Vladivastok & then the trans-Siberian Railroad to Moscow the Black Sea route 3 Stalin's major demand in 1942 was for a attack on Japan attack on Italy a second front in northwest Europe more money more seapower 4 Regarding the demand for the Second Front in northwest Europe in 1942 The US wanted to do it. Britain argued against it. The USSR wanted it done. All of the answers are correct. 5 The Allied Commander of the European Theater of Operations (ETO) was Gen Douglas MacArthur GEN Mark Clark GEN Dwight Eisenhower FM Erwin Rommel GEN Bernard Montgomery 6 Dwight Eishenhower's goals included all of the following EXCEPT unity of command soft answers to harsh criticism keep the USSR in the war antagonize the Free French 7 The goals of Operation Torch included all of the following EXCEPT a strike at Rommel from his rear overawe the French in North Africa to the Allied side expose Italy to the consequences of war shorten the sea route through the Mediterranean Sea attack Japan 8 Operation Torch included all of the following EXCEPT US landings occurred in Casablanca, Oran & Algiers. MG Clark met with French ADM Darlan. French GEN Giraud was not given command of the French forces. A warning went to the Vatican about the invasion plans. 9 In the Operation Torch invasion all of the following occurred EXCEPT The French in Africa ignored Giraud's broadcasts. The French in Casablanca resisted the US forces. French ADM Darlan joined the Allies. The Germans successfully seized the French fleet at Toulon. The French in Algiers didn't resist the US landing. 10 The results of the Allied deal with French ADM Darlan included all of the following EXCEPT There was no bloodbath in Oran. Most of the French joined the Allies as friends and don't oppose them. The French cooperated in the occupation. The Germans didn't get control of the French Navy. Italy surrendered. 11 The US Manhattan Project was to develop radar the atomic bomb a nuclear submarine a rocket a jet plane 12 Hitler's attempt to develop an atomic bomb included all of the following EXCEPT the use of a Norwegian heavy water plant an attempted British attack in Norway on the plant the failure of an airborne attack destruction of the plant by Norwegian commandos Hitler got the atomic bomb. 13 In the summer of 1942 the Germans in the USSR did all the following EXCEPT GEN Paulus' 6th Army reached Stalingrad. Terrain, communications problems, & a fuel shortage stopped the German advance. Soviet resistance also stopped the German advance. Stalingrad itself was tactically worthless. Paulus took Stalingrad. 14 Fighting in Stalingrad included all of the following EXCEPT a war between snipers house-to-house fighting a gigantic tank battle senseless German frontal assaults Zhukov's counterattacks around the flanks of Paulus' 6th Army 15 The Battle of Stalingrad included all of the following EXCEPT Hitler's issued orders to Paulus: Stand firm- do NOT retreat. Paulus wished to withdraw southward & westward toward von Manstein. Von Manstein wanted to advance northward & eastward to link up with Paulus. Hitler blocked the von Manstein rescue mission by refusing Paulus permission to move toward von Manstein. The Luftwaffe successfully supplied Paulus by air. 16 At the Casablanca Conference all of the following occurred EXCEPT It was a meeting between FDR & Churchill. They agreed to invade Sicily & Italy. Stalin attended. The Allied policy became unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. Dwight Eisenhower is reaffirmed as Supreme Allied Commander. 17 The policy of unconditional surrender of the Axis powers did all the following EXCEPT shorten the war prolong the war weaken German resistance to Hitler reassure Stalin strengthen the will of Axis leaders 18 In North Africa in 1943 all of the following occurred EXCEPT Hitler refused to reinforce Rommel. Rommel held Montgomery's 8th Army at the Mareth Line. Rommel attacked the US II Corps. MG Fredenhall's II Corps was combat experienced. Rommel defeated Fredenhall. 19 The Battle of Kasserine Pass resulted in It was a German victory for Rommel in the battle. Eisenhower fired Fredenhall. Eisenhower put LTG George Patton in command of the II Corps. Patton restored the pride of the II Corps. MG Omar Bradley was relieved of command by Eisenhower. 20 In March of 1943 in North Africa Rommel went home on medical leave. Rommel personally visited Hitler to plead for help for his Afrika Korps. Hitler refused to help the Afrika Korps or evacuate them to Sicily. The Afrika Korps surrendered in Tunisia in May 1943. All of the answers are correct. 21 Results of the campaign in North Africa included It was the first complete victory of the Allies over the Axis powers. The Germans & the Italians are driven off an entire continent. It relieved some pressure on the USSR. It prevented a cross-channel invasion of northwest Europe in 1943. All of the answers are correct. 22 The first priority of Allied resources was to defeat the Luftwaffe the Japanese the U-boats the Italians the Bulgarians 23 In 1942-43 U-boats did all of the following EXCEPT sink ships right off the US coast dodge ineffectual US anti-submarine tactics use supply tanker submarines to extend patrol time go into New York harbor use the mid-ocean gap in air cover to attack ships 24 Allied responses to U-boats included all of the following EXCEPT replacement of merchant shipping losses by construction of new ships construction of new warships to protect convoys use of new weapons like the homing torpedo use of hunter-killer groups use of the atomic bomb against U-boats 25 The major problem of the Sicily invasion was a lack of manpower landing craft air cover submarines tanks 26 In the Sicily Campaign all of the following occurred The Germans outnumbered the US & British forces. The US & British landed in the southwest corner of Sicily. The British stayed to the east of the US forces. The German troops escaped from the island eventhough the US & British captured the island. All of the answers are correct. 27 In the fighting in Sicily The US landed west of the British. The US under George Patton moved west to take Palermo. Patton reached Messina before the British. The German troops escaped from Sicily. All of the answers are correct. 28 Benito Mussolini in 1943 was deposed by the Italians became King of Italy was captured by the British was captured by the US committed suicide 29 The invasion of Italy included all the following EXCEPT The US landed at Salerno. The British landed in the toe & heel of the Italian peninsula. FM Kesselring disarmed 1,700,000 Italian troops & sent them home. Winter stopped the Allied drive north. Kesselring drove the Salerno invasion back into the sea. 30 German responses to the Allied invasion of Italy included all of the following EXCEPT building the Gustav line falling back to better positions abandoning the city of Naples rather than being trapped there surrendering all of Italy fighting until the mud & cold stopped the Allied advance

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