The Anglo-American conquest of Sicily and the invasion of mainland Italy
a. forced Germany to shift many of its soldiers to Italy from the Eastern front.
b. satisfied Joseph Stalin’s demand for a second front.
c. knocked Italy out of the war.
d. convince Hitler he was fighting a losing cause.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: C
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