# 32 The Great Invasion

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Match the following sentences with the correct identification.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
This statement is the main idea.		Sometimes an invasion can change history.
This statement is too broad.		The Germans did not know where the invasion would take place.
This statement is too narrow.		The Allied invasion of France was an important turning point in World War II.

how the invasion was planned and carried out.

how the Germans got revenge.

the problems at Omaha Beach.

how one Allied soldier felt during the invasion.

southern France.

Belgium.

England.

Italy.

so that more men and supplies could be landed.

because many German troops were there.

as a point of pride.

because the troops that were landing didn't speak French. 

set up a  bathing area.

gotten control of land along the beach.

set up pit toilets.

begun building a place to hold prisoners of war.

patrolled.

entered.

overrun.

strengthened against attack.

Match the following sentences with the correct identification.

This statement is the main idea.

Sometimes an invasion can change history.

This statement is too broad.

The Germans did not know where the invasion would take place.

This statement is too narrow.

The Allied invasion of France was an important turning point in World War II.

This passage mainly deals with

how the invasion was planned and carried out.

how the Germans got revenge.

the problems at Omaha Beach.

how one Allied soldier felt during the invasion.

The Germans expected that the attack would come through

southern France.

Belgium.

England.

Italy.

It was necessary to gain control of the beaches

so that more men and supplies could be landed.

because many German troops were there.

as a point of pride.

because the troops that were landing didn't speak French. 

When the passage says that invaders had "established a beachhead," it means that they had

set up a  bathing area.

gotten control of land along the beach.

set up pit toilets.

begun building a place to hold prisoners of war.

Fortified means

patrolled.

entered.

overrun.

strengthened against attack.