USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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The Battle of the Bulge

(A) both saw the American army drive deep into Germany and was the last major battle on the western front

(B) saw the American army drive deep into Germany

(C) ** was the last major battle on the western front

(D) began in the spring of 1945

(E) None of these answers is correct

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted for five weeks from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in Europe.

Concept note-2: -On December 16, 1944, the Germans launch the last major offensive of the war, Operation Autumn Mist, also known as the Ardennes Offensive and the Battle of the Bulge, an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium.

Concept note-3: -Allied forces in the Ardennes consisted primarily of American troops-some new and inexperienced, others exhausted and battle-worn. The Germans had some initial success. They achieved complete surprise and pushed westwards through the middle of the American line, creating the ‘bulge’ that gave the battle its name.

Concept note-4: -On January 1, 1945, the last great sortie by the German Luftwaffe took place during Operation Bodenplatte.