America's entry into the war and the D-Day landings | History

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In 1941, Hitler launched an invasion of...
- 'the Soviet Union' ✓
Hitler ordered Operation Barbarossa because he had always wanted to destroy...
- 'communism' ✓
A population of 200 million and the Soviet Union's geographical size helped it to absorb Nazi Germany's ______ tactics.
- 'blitzkrieg' ✓
In which Russian city did besieged citizens turn to desperate measures to avoid starvation?
- Moscow
- Leningrad ✓
- Stalingrad
The Japanese attack on ______ brought the USA into WW2.
- 'Pearl Harbour' ✓
Which country had Japan invaded before the start of WW2?
- Singapore
- Vietnam
- the Phillipines
- China ✓

Following WW1, America adopted a policy of...
- 'isolationism' ✓
At which battle did the USA stop Japan's Pacific expansion?
- Midway ✓
- Pearl Harbour
- Overlord
- The Battle of the Bulge
On 6 June, British, American and Canadian troops took part in the largest ______ invasion in history.
- 'amphibious' ✓
Nazi Germany's defences along the coast of Western Europe were known as the...
- 'Atlantic Wall' ✓
__________ out of five German soldiers killed in WW2 were killed on the Eastern Front.
- one
- two
- three
- four ✓
Which German city had Soviet forces surrounded by the end of April 1945?
- Munich
- Bonn
- Hamburg
- Berlin ✓

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Now that America had ended its policy of isolationism, it was committed to fighting Japan and her ally, Germany.
The Japanese occupied most of southeast Asia, their brutal conduct was influenced by a military code.
The daring amphibious D-Day landings took place in June 1944, meaning Nazi Germany was now fighting on two fronts.
The landings were a major turning point in the war as they hastened Germany's surrender in May 1945.
Germany surrendered after being surrounded by the Allied armies from the west and the Soviet forces from the east.

America and Britain won the war by defeating the Nazis in Berlin.

The Soviets had pushed the Nazi army back across eastern Europe; four out of five German soldiers killed in WW2 were killed on the Eastern Front.

Isolationism - the policy or practice of showing interest only in your own country and not being involved in international activities or war
D-day - the day during WW2 when the Allies began their invasion of Europe by attacking the coast of northern France; Operation Overlord
Amphibious - relating to both land and water; warfare consisting of naval and air forces and involving the landing and establishing of forces on a hostile shore
Munitions - military weapons such as guns and bombs