The correct answer is C, as the invasion was key in forcing the Germans to retreat to the East.
The decision to undertake an invasion through the English Channel in 1944 was made at the Trident Conference in Washington DC, in May 1943. US General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed commander of the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force ( SHAEF) and British General Bernard Montgomery commander of the XXIst Army Group, which brought together all the ground forces that would take part in the invasion. The chosen place was the coast of the French region of Normandy, where five beaches were selected which were given code names: Utah and Omaha, which would be attacked by the Americans, Sword and Gold, target of the British, and the beach Juno, place of disembarkation of the Canadians. The French ports were strongly defended, which led to the creation of two artificial piers, called Mulberry, and specially modified tanks were used to overcome the difficulties expected on the beaches. In the months prior to the operation, the Allies carried out an elaborate military distraction maneuver, Operation Bodyguard, using both electronic and visual disinformation. With this they managed to avoid that the Germans knew the date and location of the landings. Adolf Hitler had commissioned the reputed field marshal Erwin Rommel to supervise and improve a chain of coastal fortifications known as the Atlantic Wall, in anticipation of the enemy attack.
The Allies were not able to achieve the objectives planned for the first day, but they did secure a precarious beachhead that they expanded tenaciously in the following days, with the capture of the port of Cherbourg on June 26 and the city of Caen on the July 21. The German counterattack on August 8 failed and left 50,000 soldiers of the VII Army of the Wehrmacht trapped in the so-called Falaise bag. On August 15, the Allies launched an invasion of southern France, Operation Dragoon, and on August 25 the Liberation of Paris took place. German forces withdrew through the Seine river valley on August 30, marking the end of Operation Overlord.
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<span>1. During the early and mid 1800's, Americans went through a period of religious revivalism in which reawakening of religious faith was promoted. TRUE <span>The period when many religious revival in American Christian history took place is called Great Awakening. This widespread interest of religion was caused by very powerful preaching that make listener feel a personal guilt and understand their need of salvation by Christ.
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2) </span><span>General Andrew Jackson's presence in Florida angered Spanish leaders who refused to give up territory to the United States. TRUE.
The presence of the general convinced Spanish leaders to negotiate because he was about to to conquer Spanish Florida and drive the Spanish from Texas.
3) </span>After the American Revolution, American writers began to create works that focused solely on European traditions and society. FALSE<span>When the Colonies won independence from Great Britain and become the United States of America, most American writers focused on creating patriotic works.
4) In the years following the American Revolution, songs called spirituals focused on everyday life. FALSE
</span><span>Spiritual songs were focused on the theme of the hardships of slavery. They were written and performed by African Americans who also were Christians. Nowadays, this type of American songs is recognized as a distinct genre of music.
5) George Caleb Bingham's painting depicted scenes from the American frontier. TRUE </span><span>In American history, George Caleb Bingham is proudly known as Artist of Missouri and the American Frontier. Most of his works were concentrated on depicting the most significant events and scenes of social and political life on the American frontier.
6) Following the American Revolution, Americans began to model architecture in the United States after the styles used in ancient Greece and Rome. TRUE</span>This fact is a resulting reference to the beginning of the American Renaissance. America become an independant country, so it was ready to yield to the movement of Renaissance. In America it characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a strong belief that the United States was the heir to Greek democracy and Roman law, and that’s why they started modeling such architecture.
7) The United States wanted sole control over Oregon Country to profit from the fertile farmland and good climate of the region. FALSE The aim of controlling this territory was to retrieve the occupied region from British and French Canadian fur traders in order to be engaged in the maritime fur trade.
Heliocentric means that B. The Earth and other planets all orbit around the Sun. This is because the Sun has a very strong gravitational pull, which makes the other planets orbit around it. Without the Sun to keep the planets in an orbit, they would go flying into space. We always thought the Sun was the one who went around us, because that was our only perspective until telescopes and spacecrafts came around. :D
