True or False

1. The attack by The Empire of Japan against the United States at Pearl Harbor was the only reason that the United States entered World War II.
   True False
2. French General Charles de Gaulle played a key role in assisting the Allied Forces in the liberation of Paris.
   True False
3. While serving a prison sentence, Adolf Hitler helped author a controversial book known as The Communist Manifesto, which outlined his hatred for the Jewish people and his desire to help the Aryan Race achieve world dominance
   True False
4. Hitler's plan for Poland included (1)to exterminate Jews, Gypsies, and any other undesirable groups and (2) to capture and exterminate of the Polish intellectuals and leaders to entirely cripple the country.
   True False
5. The Battle of the Bulge was a failed massive German counterattack that lasted from Dec. 16, 1944 to January 28, 1945.
   True False
6. The German U-boats, which patrolled the Atlantic, were successful in sinking many commercial ships.
   True False
7. Because of the entrenched positions of the Germans on the beaches at Normandy, the Allied Forces were not able to land.
   True False
8. The term "Holocaust" refers to the systematic extermination of millions of Jews, Gypsies, handicapped persons, communists, and any other racial, ethnic, or governmental group deemed to be subhuman or a threat to Germany.
   True False
9. The term "blitzkrieg" (lightning war) described the attacking style of the German army because of the speed in which it moved thousands of soldiers and tanks into an area, completely overwhelming it.
   True False
10. Due to the superior allied air attack, the allies were victorious in every European battle.
    True False
11. During the Allied bombing of Germany, it was not uncommon for bomber crews to fly over 200 missions.
    True False

Multiple Choice

1. Which German general was known as the "Desert Fox" because of his success in North Africa?
   1. Dwight Eisenhower
   2. Heinrich Himmler
   3. Erwin Rommel
   4. George Patton
2. Which of the following does not accurately describe the allied air and naval bombardment of Omaha Beach?
   1. The bombardment failed to make craters on the beach, which the infantry was counting on to use for cover against the expected German defenses.
   2. Due to cloud cover, the low-altitude bombers failed to hit their targeted batteries on the beach, rather dropping their bombs farther inland.
   3. The bombardment was so extensive and thorough that the allies landed virtually unchallenged.
   4. The naval bombardment was largely ineffective, focusing on the large bunkers, while almost totally ignoring the covered pillboxes on the beach containing German gunners.
3. What is the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
   1. The Enola Gay
   2. The Spirit of St. Louis
   3. The Challenger
   4. The Stealth Bomber
4. "Wartime Socialism" refers to:
   1. The heavy role that the government takes in determining economic policies and controlling production and industry during wartimes so as to ensure that the conflict at hand is the number one priority.
   2. The Russian economy during World War II.
   3. The change of democratic countries to communist countries as a result of World War II.
   4. The great kindness and "sociability" that existed among enemy soldiers during World War II.
5. On D-day, the first day of the Normandy Invasion, on Omaha beach, the casualties of the first wave of U. S. soldiers to hit the beach were _____ .
   1. 100%
   2. 85-90%
   3. 45-50%
   4. 0-5%
6. Hitler's "Boy Scout Organization" was known as
   1. Rangers
   2. Angry Brownies
   3. Hitler Youth
   4. The Brownshirts
7. What is the ratio of German soldiers that fought on the eastern front with Russia compared to the number of Germans that fought on the western European front against the allied forces?
   1. 20:1
   2. 12:1
   3. 5:1
   4. 1:1
8. Which of the following is not true?
   1. Hitler committed suicide before Germany's unconditional surrender in 1945.
   2. Italy, though the instigator in several battles, was a second rate power in comparison to Germany.
   3. The Yalta Conference of 1944 involved the meeting of Axis leaders, Hitler and Mussolini.
   4. The Yalta Conference of 1944 involved the meeting of Allied leaders, Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt.
9. Germany's mobile tanks used during World War II were known as the _____ .
   1. Sturmtiger
   2. Pinchzer
   3. Sherman
   4. Panzer
10. Which of the following is not true?
    1. The allied invasion of Sicily involved more troops and ships than the invasion at Normandy.
    2. The U.S. bomber crews were the group of allied armed forces personnel, which suffered the highest percent of casualties.
    3. Japanese policy involved the interrogation and then extermination of all Americans taken as prisoners of war.
    4. The battle that ended the Japanese Navy's ability to go on the offensive was the Battle of Midway.