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1.  What was the name of the massive system of fortifications along the border between France and Germany?

2.  What was the Battle of Britain in 1940-41?

3.  What was the Battle of the Atlantic?

4.  Why was the German conquest of Norway and France important to U-boat warfare?

5.  What famous antisubmarine group exploit was carried out under the leadership of Captain Dan Gallery in June 1944?

6.  What new technology did German U-Boats use late in the war to try and overcome Allied antisubmarine defenses?

7.  What resistance did the Vichy French forces put up against the Allies during the North African landings?

8.  As an indirect result of the Allied victory in Africa, what happened to the Vichy French Naval Fleet?

9.  What was the most significant result of the Sicilian campaign of 1943 for the Allies?

10.  What made possible the rapid movement of Allied forces through France after the Normandy invasion.