Dwight D. Eisenhower (World War II and After)

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1) After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower took command of the US Army’s 1st Army.

• True or False?

2) What was his first Allied command against the Axis powers?

• North Africa Invasion
• Guadalcanal
• North Italy Invasion

3) On March 6, 1943 Eisenhower replaced the commander U.S. II Corps. Who was given the command?

• Omar N. Bradley
• George Patton
• Matthew Ridgeway

4) On July 9, 1943, Eisenhower began a new operation. What was the operation?

• Invasion of Sicily
• Battle of Tarawa
• Baltic Invasion

5) During the Invasion of Europe, Eisenhower did NOT play what role?

• Commanding General, European Theater of Operations (ETOUSA)
• Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF)
• Naval Commander, Baltic Theater of Operations (BTOUSA)

6) He was charged with planning and carrying out the Allied assault on the coast of Normandy in June 1944. What was the operation’s code name?

• Overlord
• Crusade
• Kingdom

7) On December 20, 1944, Eisenhower was promoted? What was the rank?

• General of the Army
• Field Marshall
• General of the United States

8) Following the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945, Eisenhower was appointed Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone. Where was his headquarters?

• Frankfurt am Main
• Munich
• Berlin

9) What role did Eisenhower serve from 1945 to 1948?

• Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
• Secretary of the Army
• Secretary of Defense

10) From 1948 to 1953, what position did Eisenhower serve? (Between 1950 and 1952, he was NATO Supreme Comander while on leave) as President of Columbia University from 1948 until 1953, though he was on leave from the university while he served as NATO commander.

• President of West Point
• President of Columbia University
• President of University of Kansas

Check Your Answers

• 1) False. After the attack, Eisenhower became a staff officer in Washington, DC.
• 2) North Africa Invasion
• 3) George Patton
• 4) Invasion of Sicily
• 5) Naval Commander, Baltic Theater of Operations (BTOUSA)
• 6) Overlord
• 7) General of the Army
• 8) Frankfurt am Main
• 9) Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
• 10) President of Columbia University

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