Question

weathering the storm: the d - day invasion

1. in 1941, world war ii was underway. the united states was not yet involved in the war. then, in december of 1941, japan bombed pearl harbor in hawaii. this surprise attack on an american naval base shocked americans.
2. the united states quickly joined the allied forces in their fight against adolf hitler and the axis powers. the allies decided a surprise invasion in europe was necessary. in 1944, the allies moved forward with a plan to invade the beaches of normandy, france.
3. american general dwight eisenhower was the invasion commander. he worked with other allied leaders to organize the attack. although they made very detailed plans, one thing that the allies could not control was the weather.
4. to help them see, allied troops hoped for clear skies and a bright moon. they also wanted calm seas and very low tides. low tides would help expose the enemys underwater defenses.
5. forecasters from britain and the united states worked together to gather information about storms and tides. they tried

according to the passage, what was an effect of bad weather on the normandy invasion?
storms caused the invasion to be canceled.
storms caused the allied troops to retreat.
storms caused the allied troops to get injured.
storms caused the invasion to be delayed.

Explanation:

The passage mentions that the Allies could not control the weather. Bad weather, such as storms, was a factor they had to deal with. While it doesn't say the invasion was canceled, retreated, or troops were injured due to storms specifically, it implies that storms could have delayed the invasion as they were a weather - related obstacle.

Answer:

Storms caused the invasion to be delayed.