Question

Which best describes the 1942 Allied strategy in North Africa?
The Allies advanced on Axis troops in Libya from both east and west, trapping them in the middle.
The Allies pushed Rommel’s troops out of Egypt and trapped them against more Allied forces in the west.
The Allies first fought Rommel in Morocco and Algeria, then moved eastward into Egypt.
The Allies landed along the coast and pushed inland, forcing Rommel’s troops into the Sahara.

Answer 1

The first choice. In late 1942 the British Eighth Army (from Egypt after El Alamein) advanced west while Allied forces from Operation Torch landed in Morocco and Algeria and moved east, trapping Axis forces in Tunisia.