The Major Consequence of the Allied Conquest of Sicily in August

question 20

Multiple Choice

The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was

• A) a modification of the demand for unconditional surrender of Italy.
• B) the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy's unconditional surrender.
• C) the swift Allied conquest of the Italian peninsula.
• D) a conflict between Churchill and General Eisenhower over the invasion of the Italian mainland.
• E) the threat of a Communist takeover of the Italian government.

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