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Number 1. Term used to describe the alliance of the United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and other smaller forces, that helped to defeat Axis powers
 
 

Correct Answer: Allies

Number 2. Term used to describe the alliance of Germany, Italy, Japan, and other smaller forces, that helped to defeat the Allied powers
 
 

Correct Answer: Axis

Number 3. Site of Allied invasion of 1942 involving American forces; goal was to remove Axis forces from the area, gain access to the Suez Canal, and valuable Middle Eastern resources
 
 

Correct Answer: North Africa

Number 4. The Allies decided to invade Europe through this country (considered the “soft underbelly”) in 1943; Allies thought invasion at this location would provide them with valuable space from which to launch air attacks on Germany and allow them to totally control the Mediterranean.
 
 

Correct Answer: Italy

Number 5. The Allied invasion of Italy began on this island
 
 

Correct Answer: Sicily

Number 6. American general who participated in the North African and Italian campaigns; remembered as a controversial, but brilliant general
 
 

Correct Answer: Patton

Number 7. Battle that started in late 1942 fought between the Germans and Soviet forces; fighting was brutal and often hand-to-hand; in the end the Soviets lost approximately 1 million soldiers before Germany surrendered in early 1943
 
 

Correct Answer: Battle of Stalingrad

Number 8. Code name for Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 to gain living space and resources
 
 

Correct Answer: Operation Barbarossa

Number 9. Term used to refer to the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944
 
 

Correct Answer: D-Day

Number 10. Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe; oversaw invasions in North Africa and Italy
 
 

Correct Answer: Eisenhower

Number 11. French location chosen for the D-Day invasion that included an amphibious landing
 
 

Correct Answer: Normandy

Number 12. This city was liberated by Allied forces in August 1944
 
 

Correct Answer: Paris

Number 13. Largest European battle of World War II; fought in the Ardennes forest in December 1944
 
 

Correct Answer: Battle of the Bulge

Number 14. German general who led Axis troops in the North African campaign and achieved the nickname "Desert Fox"; remembered for his humane treatment of POWs and refusal to join the Nazi party
 
 

Correct Answer: Rommel

Number 15. British general who participated in the North African and Italian campaigns and who also led the Eighth British army
 
 

Correct Answer: Montgomery

Number 16. Meeting held by the "Big Three" in February 1945 to plan post war goals including dividing Germany into four zones occupied by the allies.

Correct Answer: Yalta Conference

Number 17. The Allied leaders agreed to create this organization to help maintain world peace; the first meeting was held in April 1945
 
 

Correct Answer: United Nations

Number 18. American president during World War II; represented the US at Yalta
 
 

Correct Answer: Roosevelt

Number 19. Soviet leader during World War II; represented the Soviet Union at Yalta and promised to have free elections in areas previously occupied by Germany, including Poland.

Correct Answer: Stalin

Number 20. British Prime Minister during World War II; represented Great Britain at Yalta
 
 

Correct Answer: Churchill

Number 21. Became president following Roosevelt's death
 
 

Correct Answer: Truman

Number 22. Term used to describe "Victory in Europe" day-May 8, 1945

Correct Answer: VE Day