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WWII (part 2)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| July 10, 1943 who landed where? | Harold Alexander landed on Sicily for an invasion |
| When did Mussolini fall from power? | During the Invasion of Sicily (he was then imprisoned by the Italian government) |
| Who became Premier of Italy after Mussolini? | Marshal Pietro Badoglio |
| What did Britain and Canada use to invade the toe of Italy? | Sicily |
| What was a result of the attack on Italy? | Italy became "co-belligerent" and declared war on Germany in October |
| Why was the "drive up the boot" a struggle for the Allies? | They ran into a German army led by Marshal Albert Kesselring |
| What was the first Axis city to fall? | Rome |
| What were two reasons Eisenhower planned an invasion of France in June 1944? | 1. The invasion could rid France and Western Europe of the Germans 2. Allies could start to move east towards Germany |
| What was a plan for a British, American, and Canadian attack on Northern France? | Operation Overlord |
| Eisenhower sent who to trick Hitler by saying the troops will land in Calais? | General Patton |
| What happened on August 23, 1944? | Allies liberate Paris and move on towards Germany |
| Hitler's attempt to break the Allies line of defence | Battle of the Bulge |
| When did Roosevelt die? | April 12, 1945 |
| When do Roosevelt Hitler and Mussolini die? | Roosevelt: April 12 Hitler: April 30 Mussolini: April 28 |
| Who was appointed leader before Hitler's death? | Doenitz |
| Who said the attack on Pearl Harbor was a mistake? | Yamamoto |
| What was the situation with African-Americans in the war? | They were assigned non-combat duties until 1943 |
| What did the Office of Price Administration do? | froze prices, rent, and wages and rationed and goods for the war efforts |
| What did the National War Labor Board do? | kept unions together during the war and put limits on vacation days and wages |
| What did the War Production board do? | collected goods for the military such as metals, rubber, gas and oil |
| What did the Revenue Act of 1942 do? | raised income taxes |
| what did the Smith-Connally Act of 1943 do? | gave president power to break up strikes and limited the rights of Unions |
| what was used to rally Americans to support and join the war? | Propaganda |
| When and where did Operation torch take place? | November 1942 in North Africa |
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