Language selection


Search veterans.gc.ca

Answers for Activity 1 Jeopardy game

  • Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin had been asking for help from the Allies for some time and they finally agreed to assist the Soviet Union to ease the pressure of the attack on his armies.
  • July 10, 1943
  • Great Britain, France, United States, Soviet Union
  • 93,000
  • 20 months
  • Operation Husky
  • It allowed the Allied Forces to establish an air base from which they could start the liberation of Italy. It freed the Mediterranean Sea for Allied shipping. It contributed to the downfall of the Italian leader Mussolini, which put an end to the war in Italy.
  • Ortona
  • Ortona was a mediaeval town of castles and stone buildings and was located on a ledge overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Its steep, rubble-filled streets limited the use of tanks and artillery and resulted in vicious street fighting.
  • Smashing through walls and buildings.
  • Seven days
  • They began to move to Northwest Europe to be reunited with the First Canadian Army in February of 1945 where they joined the Allied Forces movement into the Netherlands and Germany to participate in the conclusion of the war.
  • 25,264 casualties
  • 5,900 died

Questions | Back to Activity 1

Date modified: