(U. S. History)

1. What happened as a result of the efforts of General George S. Patton’s Seventh Army in Sicily:

2. What three important events happened in Italy after the fall of Sicily:

3. Who proved to be a frustrating stumbling block for the Allied advance in Italy, when did Rome finally fall into Allied hands, and what important event occurred two days after the fall:

4. Although agonizingly slow, in what three ways was the Allied invasion of both Sicily and Italy successful:

5. What major invasion was about to commence—something that the Soviet Union and United States had been waiting for since the summer of 1942:

6. Who was put in charge of the Normandy Invasion, and what was the code-name for this massive assault on France:

7. What day was D-Day and when was H-Hour? What purpose did the paratroopers who were dropped off around midnight behind German lines serve:

8. What were the code names for the five Normandy beach landings:

9. Who was put in charge of preparing the German forces for the invasion? Why did the Allies catch him off guard:

10. When the Allies landed on the Normandy beaches, they met stiff German resistance from bunkers high atop the cliffs—but why not from the Nazi Luftwaffe, where were they:

11. What group was very instrumental to the Allied invasion of France: