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Review: World War II
1939-1945
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League of Nations was weak b/c
a. had no president b. had no armed forces c. had no money d. had no organizationAnswer: B
League of Nations was weak b/c
a. had no president b. had no armed forces c. had no money d. had no organizationAnswer: B
The League of Nations did not interfere with Hitler’s conquest b/c
a. They were afraid of Hitlerb. They were friends of Hitlerc. They were distracted by war in Africad. They did not want to start another world war
True or False:
• All countries in Europe successfully adopted democracies After World War
• Answer: False
Weak Democratic Gov’t in GermanyA. Heftklammer
RepublicB. Filzstift RepublicC. Weimer RepublicD. Malkreide Republic
Answer: C
How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany? Which is INCORRECT
A. Downsize militaryB. Enslaved GermansC. Give up population,
resources, coloniesD. Guilt clause: take
blame and cost
Answer: B
What was Germany’s solution to hyperinflation, paying for WWI?
A. Print more moneyB. Borrow from banksC. Taking out loansD. All of the Above
Answer: A
Which is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
A. US Stock market crash
B. World War IIC. Dust Bowl: farms
fail, factories closeD. Buying on Margin
Answer: B
Alliances?
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Father of FascismA.Benito MussoliniB.Adolf HitlerC.Joseph StalinD.Winston ChurchillAnswer: A
Fascism in GermanyA. CommunismB. NazismC. DemocracyD.NilhismAnswer: B
Fascists hate
A.democracy B. communism C. socialism D. all of the above
Answer: D
How many political parties are allowed to exist?
A.no limit B.4 C. 2 D. 1Answer: D
Gov’t decisions are made
A.consent of the people B. men only C. single leader D.Congress
Answer: C
What is used to persuade citizens to obey the laws?
A.propaganda B. violence C. secret police D.all of the above
Answer: D
True or False
Fascists promoted and believed in racism.
Answer: True
Who controls businesses, political parties, education, music, art?
A.consent of people B.Parliament C.government D. men only
Answer: C
Yes or No
Are there opportunities for freedom of expression, rights, individualism?
Answer: No
Which would NOT be an example of a totalitarian method of staying in power.
A.terror tacticsB. secret policeC. state-controlled media D.open elections
Answer: D
Il Duce
A. Benito MussoliniB. Adolf HitlerC. Emperor HirohitoD. Dolcho
Answer: A
Wanted an empire in Africa
A. Benito MussoliniB. Adolf HitlerC. Emperor HirohitoD. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer: A
Title of the book Hitler wrote in prison, outlining his beliefs. Means “My Struggle”
A. Zweites BuchB. Mein KampfC. SteppenwolfD. Erbarmen
Answer: B
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“Master Race”
A. AryansB. AlsatiansC. DobrujanD.BanatAnswer: A
Groups Hitler believed to be inferior or subhuman
A. JewsB. GypsiesC. SlavsD. All the Above
Answer: D25
True or False: One of Hitler’s rationale for conquering more land: believed Germany was overcrowded.
Needed more living space (lebensraum)
• Answer: True
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Hitler’s elite, back-uniformed unit. Murdered Hitler’s enemies
A. SSB. RAC. TARD.SUNY
Answer: A27
Hitler’s secret police
A. AbwehrB. MekurC. OtlagD.Gestapo
Answer: D28
Title for Hitler
A. HerzogB. Der FuhrerC. KonigD. ValkyrieAnswer: B
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Hatred for Jews
A. Anti - IsraeliB. Anti - JudaismC. Anti - nihlismD.Anti – semitism
Answer: D
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Driving force behind decisions, strategies during WWI in Japan
A. EmperorB. CitizensC. MilitaryD. Wealthy
Answer: C
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Japan wanted
A. OilB. Natural resourcesC. Pacific EmpireD. All above
Answer: D
Which would NOT be an example of a totalitarian method of staying in power.
A.terror tacticsB. secret policeC. state-controlled media D.open elections
Answer: D
Term for giving in to aggressor to keep peace.
A. surrenderB. isolationismC. appeasementD. bagration
Answer: C34
United States’ involvement in WWII
A. IsolationistsB. Involved since the
beginning of the warC. Boycotted selling
goodsD. All of the above
Answer: A35
Event that encouraged US to declare war, enter WWII
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Name of Hitler’s Empire
A. First ReichB. Second ReichC. Third ReichD. Fourth Reich
Answer: C
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Germany signed a Nonaggression Pact with – to avoid a two front war.
A. PolandB. FranceC. AustriaD. Soviet Union
Answer: D38
Rapid advance of planes, tanks, troops, air carriers into enemy territory.
A. wegtretenB.blitzkriegC.stillgestadanD. abretren
Answer: B
Battle of Britain: secret weapon
A. Hawker hurricaneB. messerschmidtC. missilesD.RadarAnswer: D
C. The Eastern Front and the Mediterranean
Great Britain Strikes Back b. Great Britain has
success against Italy and Hitler must send General Erwin Rommel, later known as the ‘Desert Fox’ to take over command in Northern Africa.
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C. The Eastern Front and the Mediterranean
The War in the Balkans• While Rommel was in Northern Africa, Hitler
was active in the Balkans preparing to attack the Soviet Union.– Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary joined the Axis
powers in 1941.– Yugoslavia and Greece, with pro-British
governments, resisted but fell in 11 and 17 days respectively.
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Growing Axis Empire
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Operation Barbarossa: Hitler’s failed invasion of
A. Soviet UnionB. PolandC. FranceD. Greece
Answer: A44
True or False: USA sold arms to any country vital to US defense
Answer: TRUE
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In the Atlantic Charter, FDR and Churchill pledged to encourage
A. Right for people to choose own gov’t
B. Freedom of the seasC. Right for countries to
choose own banking system
D. All of the Above
Answer: A46
Battle turned the tables of the war on the Pacific, in favor of the Allies
A. Battle of TaifunB. Battle of MidwayC. Battle of BodenplatteD. Battle of Bayton
Answer: B
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U-boats are
A. torpedosB. warshipsC. submarinesD. Landrovers
Answer: C
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• Battle of the Coral Sea: new kind of naval warfare where ships are miles apart
• Aircraft carriers hold airplanes which do all the fighting
• Japan claimed victory in the battle but for the first time, Japan expansion southward was halted
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Strategy to win back Pacific islands from Axis Powers
A. Naval landingsB. Carrier actionC. Air assaultD. Island hopping
Answer: D50
• .” 3. The Allies Go on the Offensive
• After Midway victory, allies felt good and took the offensive in the Pacific under General Douglas Mac Arthur
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Mass slaughter of civilians, esp. Jews
A. HolocaustB. AnschlussC. B'richaD. Kapo
Answer: A
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Hitler’s plan to exterminate Jews
A. Final SolutionB. Mein KampfC. Blood LibelD.ChelmnoAnswer: A
Kristalnacht (“Night of the Broken Glass”) marked
A. End of the HolocaustB. Beginning of the
HolocaustC. Jewish night of
celebrationD. German invasion of
USSR
Answer: B
Initially Hitler favored purging Germany from Jews through
A. EmigrationB. Gas chamberC. ShootingD. Excommunication
Answer: A
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Segregated, holding areas where Jews lived til they were transported.
A.mitzvahB. napolasC. ghettosD. plaszow
Answer: C56
How many Jews were killed?
A. 100,000B. 1 millionC. 3 millionD. 6 million
Answer: D
Battle where Hitler tried to take over the Soviet Union
A. MoscowB. StalingradC. St. PetersburgD. Omsk
Answer: B
Germany lost the Battle of Stalingrad because
• . A. Winter set inB. Russians surrounded
city, trapping GermansC. Supplies were cut offD. All the above
Answer: D
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were sent to
A. JailB. JapanC. Relocation
campsD. Military
Answer: C
Allied Victory in Europe. Liberated France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands.
A. D-DayB. E- DayC. V- DayD. Ra – Day
Answer: A
Battle of the – was Germany’s unsuccessful attempt to divide the Allied forces and prevent
an invasion of Germany. A. Brandenburg
B. BerlinC. BavariaD. Bulge
Answer: D
How did Hitler die?
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Name of the project to develop the Atomic bomb
A.QueensB. BronxC. BrooklynD.Manhattan
Answer: D64
Which is NOT an atomic bomb
. A. Banana Joe B. Fat ManC. Little Boy
Answer: A
Atomic bomb was NOT dropped on
A.HiroshimaB.NagasakiC.TokyoD. All of the
above
Answer: D
The Nuremburg Trials and Tokyo War Crime Trials
A. B. C. tried Nazis for
warcrimes
F. Germany: Divided into -- Zones
A.1B. 2C.3D.4Answer: D
-- Created to promote world peace, human rights issues
A. League of Nations
B. United NationsC. European UnionD. United States of
the World
Country carved out of Palestine at end of WWII (Br. mandate)
A. LebanonB. JordanC. West BankD. Israel
Answer: D
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