HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the Allies focused their efforts on North Africa to keep control of the oil
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the Allies would join forces on the Eastern Front & invade Germany
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the Allies would fight Germany on two fronts to weaken it
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the Allies instigated Operation Torch to burn key points in Germany
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Morgenthau Plan was a proposal to weaken Germany following World War II by eliminating its arms industry and removing or destroying other key industries basic to military strength. This included the removal or destruction of all industrial plants and equipment in the Ruhr.
Detailed explanation-2: -The army would attack Hitler’s troops at their weakest points first and slowly advance toward German soil. The plan was known as “closing the ring.” In December 1941, Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to attack German holdings in North Africa first. That maneuver was finally executed in October 1942.
Detailed explanation-3: -Germany had to fight a war on two fronts. It wanted to defeat France, Russia’s ally, quickly, so that it could concentrate on the more powerful enemy in the east. The border between France and Germany was heavily fortified.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Allies agreed to a joint occupation, with each country taking charge of a larger zone and a sector of the nation’s capital, Berlin.
Detailed explanation-5: –In World War II, the Allies’ strategy was to drive the Germans back and overthrow the Nazi government.-The Allies faced the biggest challenge from Hitler’s Germany. The German army seemed to be on the verge of crushing the Soviet army, which had previously been an ally.