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Cards in this set: Term The Mahattan Project.   a was proposed by Albert Einsterin and othe scientists in 1939   b. rebult the city of New York after the Great Depression.   c. Helped rebuild Europe after World War I.   d. was the code name for the invasion of Europe in wrold War I. Definition a. Term Which of the following was not allied in World war II?   a.U.S. and Japan.   b. U.S. and France   c. Germany and Japan   d. Italy and Germany   Definition a. Term Which of the following commanded U.S. forces in Asia in W.W. II?   a. Bernard Montgomery b. Douglas Mac Arthur c. George Patton d. Erwin Rommel Definition b. Term In World War II, the U.S. and its allies defeated   a. Germany, Italy, and Japan.   b. the soviet Union, Germany, and Japan.   c. Italy, the Soviet Union, and Germany.   d. none of the above combinations. Definition a. Term Which of the following did not belong to the belong to the Big Three during W.W. II?   a. Winston Chuchill b. Franklin Roosevelt c. Charles De Gaulle d. Josef Stalin Definition c. Term The U.S. military starategy once it entered World War II was to   a. defeat Germany first and then concentrat on japan.   b.invade the japanese islands quickly.   c. establish a second front in northern Europe early in the war.   d. send troops to the Soviet Union. Definition a. Term the impact of World War II on the economy was to   a. cause a sharp recession.   b. loosen government controls on the economy.   c.prove relatively minimal, since the fighting was done overseas.   d.incresase goverment's role in the economy. Definition d. Term From the start of W.W. II, the Allies agreed to   a. attack Japan first.   b. attack Germany directly and hard in 1942   c. attack Italy first.   d. invade Europe throughtNorth Africa. Definition d. Term The Battle of Leyte Gulf was   a. the biggest naval battle in history.   b. the victory that agave the U.S. control of Sicily.   c. America's worst defeat in the Pacific.   d. the key to defeating Germany. Definition a. Term Japan's offense in the north Pacific was smashed by the   a. Battle of the Coral Sea.   b. Battle of Leyte.   c. strategy of General MacArthur.   d. Battle of Midway. Definition d. Term The commander of Allied forces during Operation Overlord was   a. Dwight Eisenhower. b. Bernard Montgomery. c. charles De Gaulle. d. irwin Rommel. Definition a. Term Definition