24 January 2012, 10:10 pm
1. President Truman’s chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to (1 point) A. become a superpower. B. save American lives. C. prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan. D. protect the lives of Japanese civilians. 2. Which of the following took place at the Tehran Conference? (1 point) A. Roosevelt deferred to Churchill in all discussions with Stalin. B. Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to attack Germany on the Western Front. C. The leaders agreed that the German U-boat presence was small in the Atlantic. D. Stalin asked for more landing craft, more equipment, and better-trained soldiers. 3. What was one effect of the D-Day invasion? (1 point) A. Japan knew that Germany was out of the war. B. Germany could never again attack the Allies. C. The Allies took an important step toward reaching Berlin. D. Soviet troops stopped pushing toward Germany from the West. 4. As American forces approached Japan, Japanese forces (1 point) A. won an important victory in the Philippines. B. conquered every island the United States held. C. surrendered quickly and joined the Allied forces. D. fought to the end, preferring to kill themselves rather than surrender. Use the excerpt and your knowledge of Social Studies to answer the following question. “Connie My Dearest,. . . Well, here I am just off the coast of Normandy taking part in the invasion of Europe. We are doing remarkably well, especially when you take into consideration the opposition we are up against. . . Well the troops were landed and then there was one continued stream of reinforcements and stores pouring in. We saw a sight during the first evening that was unbelievable. The airborne came over and it is utterly impossible for me to describe our feelings when we saw them. From one horizon to the other that is as far as the eye can see, the sky was blacked out by transports and gliders, there were hundreds besides the fighter cover that accompanied them. Never had anyone seen anything like it. . .” —W. Cutler, to his fiancée, June 1944 5. What development did Cutler call “unbelievable”? (1 point) A. the retreat of Allied forces from Normandy B. the deployment of troops to Omaha Beach C. the Allies’ invasion at Calais D. the arrival of Allied transport and glider planes... Read More »
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