AP U.S. History / Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945
7.13 World War II: Military
Notes
The Allies used a "Europe first" strategy: D-Day (June 6, 1944), victory in Europe (May 1945). In the Pacific: Midway (1942), island hopping. The US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945); Japan surrendered.
Practice
D-Day was the Allied invasion of:
June 6, 1944.
The Battle of Midway was important because:
1942.
The atomic bombs were dropped on:
August 1945.
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