Use the chart to answer the question.
A graphic organizer has 4 boxes linked together horizontally. Box one says Battle of the Bulge. Box two says Increased Allied air attacks. Box three has a question mark. Box four says German surrender.
Which of the following best completes the sequence of events in the graphic organizer?
A.
Munich Conference
B.
death of Hitler
C.
Japanese surrender
D.
D-Day landings
B. Death of Hitler.
The Battle of the Bulge was a major battle fought during World War II in December 1944. The increased Allied air attacks likely refers to the air campaign that preceded the battle. The question mark in box three suggests that there is an event missing between the increased air attacks and the German surrender. The death of Hitler, which occurred in April 1945, is the most logical event to complete the sequence as it led to the eventual surrender of Germany.
To answer this question, we need to identify the chronological sequence of events that led from the Battle of the Bulge to the German surrender.
The Battle of the Bulge was a major WWII battle that took place in December 1944. It was a German offensive effort, intended to break through the Allied lines in the Ardennes region of Belgium.
The next event mentioned in the chart is "Increased Allied air attacks." This suggests that after the Battle of the Bulge, the Allies launched intensified air attacks against the Germans.
Following the increased air attacks, we have a question mark in box three, indicating that we need to find the event that comes next in the sequence.
Finally, we have "German surrender" in the last box. This is the ultimate outcome of the events mentioned in the chart—the German forces surrendering to the Allies.
Now, we need to select the option that best fits as the event that comes after increased Allied air attacks and before the German surrender.
Option A, "Munich Conference," does not fit because it does not directly relate to the events described in the chart. The Munich Conference took place in 1938 and involved negotiations between Germany, France, Britain, and Italy regarding the Sudetenland crisis, which was earlier in the war.
Option B, "death of Hitler," is also not the correct answer because it does not fit in the given sequence of events. Hitler died by suicide in his bunker in Berlin in April 1945, which is after the German surrender.
Option C, "Japanese surrender," is also not the correct answer. While the Japanese surrender marked the end of WWII, it is not related to the sequence of events described in the chart, which specifically focus on the Western front in Europe.
Option D, "D-Day landings," is the correct answer. The D-Day landings occurred on June 6, 1944, when Allied forces invaded Normandy, France, which was a turning point in the war. The D-Day landings preceded the Battle of the Bulge in the sequence of events mentioned in the chart, making it the event that comes after increased Allied air attacks and before the German surrender.
Therefore, the answer is D. D-Day landings.
Based on the given information, the best option to complete the sequence is:
C. Japanese surrender