Question

Why was North Africa strategically important during World War II?(1 point)
Responses

It provided access to the Suez Canal and Middle Eastern oil
It provided access to the Suez Canal and Middle Eastern oil

It controlled trade routes in the Atlantic Ocean
It controlled trade routes in the Atlantic Ocean

It had rich diamond mines
It had rich diamond mines

It was the main training ground for Allied troops

Answer 1

It provided access to the Suez Canal and Middle Eastern oil.

Controlling North Africa let the Axis or Allies threaten the Suez Canal (vital shipping route to Asia and the Middle East) and access oil supplies and sea lanes in the eastern Mediterranean. The other choices are not the primary strategic reasons.