Question 1

Please define the following key terms
-Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was a signifi

Question 2

During the Cold War,several new communist states were established,including the

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A) Democratic People's Republic of Nigeria. 
B) Republic of South Korea. 
C) Republic of Venezuela. 
D) Democratic Republic of Thailand. 
E) People's Republic of China. 
A) Democratic People's Republic of Nigeria. 
B) Republic of South Korea. 
C) Republic of Venezuela. 
D) Democratic Republic of Thailand. 
E) People's Republic of China.

Question 3

What was one of important result of African involvement in World War II?

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A) The war polarized black Africans over whether to support the Allies or Axis powers. 
B) Militarization and the spread of weaponry led to wartime rebellions against colonial overseers. 
C) African colonies were unified in their resentment at being thrust into a war for the empire. 
D) The promise of self-determination made in the Atlantic Charter was immediately granted to the Allies' African colonies in gratitude for their military contributions. 
E) Africans who fought overseas came home with an expanded view and ideas of the outside world. 
A) The war polarized black Africans over whether to support the Allies or Axis powers. 
B) Militarization and the spread of weaponry led to wartime rebellions against colonial overseers. 
C) African colonies were unified in their resentment at being thrust into a war for the empire. 
D) The promise of self-determination made in the Atlantic Charter was immediately granted to the Allies' African colonies in gratitude for their military contributions. 
E) Africans who fought overseas came home with an expanded view and ideas of the outside world.

Question 4

The partition of Germany occurred in

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A) 1945. 
B) 1946. 
C) 1947. 
D) 1948. 
E) 1949. 
A) 1945. 
B) 1946. 
C) 1947. 
D) 1948. 
E) 1949.

Question 5

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor

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A) the Japanese threatened the United States with outright war if America did not increase its exports to Japan of rubber and steel. 
B) Italy and Germany had declared war on the United States. 
C) the American Pacific fleet was warned and able to prepare. 
D) the United States froze Japanese assets in the United States and cut off exports of steel and oil to Japan. 
E) Japan had already caught the United States off-guard by attacking the Philippines. 
A) the Japanese threatened the United States with outright war if America did not increase its exports to Japan of rubber and steel. 
B) Italy and Germany had declared war on the United States. 
C) the American Pacific fleet was warned and able to prepare. 
D) the United States froze Japanese assets in the United States and cut off exports of steel and oil to Japan. 
E) Japan had already caught the United States off-guard by attacking the Philippines.

Question 6

In recalling the horrors of Auschwitz,survivor Primo Levi explained that the Nazi camps "abolish[ed] men´s personality,inside and outside: not only of the prisoner,but also of the jailer." In what ways did the camps work to dehumanize both Jewish prisoners and their Nazi tormenters?

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The Nazi camps, particularly Auschwitz,

Question 7

Which African leader provided a crucial base of operations and support for the movement to free France from Nazi occupation?

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A) Charles de Gaulle 
B) Nelson Mandela 
C) Haile Selassie 
D) Félix Éboué 
E) Bretton Woods 
A) Charles de Gaulle 
B) Nelson Mandela 
C) Haile Selassie 
D) Félix Éboué 
E) Bretton Woods

Question 8

From one perspective,World War II can be viewed as essentially a continuation of the conflict that began in World War I,with merely a long suspension of hostilities between the two.From another perspective,World War II can be viewed as a unique conflict in its own right,which engulfed the entire globe on an unprecedented scale.Which perspective do you find more persuasive? Why?

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I find the perspective that World War II

Question 9

The first major reversal for the Axis occurred in

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A) Germany. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Ethiopia. 
D) England. 
E) Italy. 
A) Germany. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Ethiopia. 
D) England. 
E) Italy.

Question 10

The Berlin Airlift was the result of

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A) Russian occupation of all of Berlin. 
B) disagreements between the Americans, British, and French over the control of Berlin. 
C) the Soviet blockade of the West's access to Berlin. 
D) German rebellions inside the former capital. 
E) major famines and disease inside West Berlin. 
A) Russian occupation of all of Berlin. 
B) disagreements between the Americans, British, and French over the control of Berlin. 
C) the Soviet blockade of the West's access to Berlin. 
D) German rebellions inside the former capital. 
E) major famines and disease inside West Berlin.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-Battle of Britain

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Britain was a significant

Question 12

Considering past invasions of Russia,why was Hitler's invasion in 1941 a foolhardy enterprise?

Accepted Answer

Hitler's invasion of Russia in 1941 was

Question 13

Please define the following key terms
-Battle of Midway

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Midway was a pivotal naval

Question 14

What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?

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A) Making plans for the end of the war 
B) Coordinating the Allied assault into Germany 
C) Deciding how to handle the "Jewish problem" 
D) Choosing an Allied commander for the European theater 
E) Establishing the foundation for the United Nations 
A) Making plans for the end of the war 
B) Coordinating the Allied assault into Germany 
C) Deciding how to handle the "Jewish problem" 
D) Choosing an Allied commander for the European theater 
E) Establishing the foundation for the United Nations

Question 15

In which nation was the civilian population spared the brutalities of warfare on its own soil until it was nearly over?

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A) Australia 
B) Japan 
C) Italy 
D) Spain 
E) Egypt 
A) Australia 
B) Japan 
C) Italy 
D) Spain 
E) Egypt

Question 16

The phrase "this was their finest hour" refers to the Soviet stand against the Germans in Leningrad and Stalingrad.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Roosevelt committed the United States to "lend lease" because

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A) he was against becoming involved in the war. 
B) the American people would not commit to sending troops to Europe. 
C) he believed Britain could defeat the Axis in Europe with American supply of arms. 
D) Americans feared Japan would declare war on the United States. 
E) the United States saw that both the Allies and Axis powers were to blame for the war. 
A) he was against becoming involved in the war. 
B) the American people would not commit to sending troops to Europe. 
C) he believed Britain could defeat the Axis in Europe with American supply of arms. 
D) Americans feared Japan would declare war on the United States. 
E) the United States saw that both the Allies and Axis powers were to blame for the war.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms
-Battle of Stalingrad

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Stalingrad was a major con

Question 19

What happened at the same time that Adolf Hitler committed suicide?

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A) The Axis lost the Battle of the Bulge. 
B) The Allies landed in Normandy. 
C) Soviet troops supported by aerial bombardment entered Berlin. 
D) Italy surrendered. 
E) Truman became president. 
A) The Axis lost the Battle of the Bulge. 
B) The Allies landed in Normandy. 
C) Soviet troops supported by aerial bombardment entered Berlin. 
D) Italy surrendered. 
E) Truman became president.

Question 20

Churchill's "iron curtain" speech was in reaction to

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A) the division of Germany. 
B) the continued Soviet occupation of eastern Europe after the war. 
C) the treatment of Germans involved in the execution of Jews. 
D) the spread of communism into China. 
E) the decision to allow the Soviet Union and China into the United Nations. 
A) the division of Germany. 
B) the continued Soviet occupation of eastern Europe after the war. 
C) the treatment of Germans involved in the execution of Jews. 
D) the spread of communism into China. 
E) the decision to allow the Soviet Union and China into the United Nations.

Please define the following key terms -Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

During the Cold War,several new communist states were established,including the

What was one of important result of African involvement in World War II?

The partition of Germany occurred in

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor

In recalling the horrors of Auschwitz,survivor Primo Levi explained that the Nazi camps "abolish[ed] men´s personality,inside and outside: not only of the prisoner,but also of the jailer." In what ways did the camps work to dehumanize both Jewish prisoners and their Nazi tormenters?

Which African leader provided a crucial base of operations and support for the movement to free France from Nazi occupation?

The first major reversal for the Axis occurred in

The Berlin Airlift was the result of

Please define the following key terms -Battle of Britain

Considering past invasions of Russia,why was Hitler's invasion in 1941 a foolhardy enterprise?

Please define the following key terms -Battle of Midway

What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?

In which nation was the civilian population spared the brutalities of warfare on its own soil until it was nearly over?

The phrase "this was their finest hour" refers to the Soviet stand against the Germans in Leningrad and Stalingrad.

Roosevelt committed the United States to "lend lease" because

Please define the following key terms -Battle of Stalingrad

What happened at the same time that Adolf Hitler committed suicide?

Churchill's "iron curtain" speech was in reaction to

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Exam 15: The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

Please define the following key terms -Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

During the Cold War,several new communist states were established,including the

What was one of important result of African involvement in World War II?

The partition of Germany occurred in

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor

In recalling the horrors of Auschwitz,survivor Primo Levi explained that the Nazi camps "abolish[ed] men´s personality,inside and outside: not only of the prisoner,but also of the jailer." In what ways did the camps work to dehumanize both Jewish prisoners and their Nazi tormenters?

Which African leader provided a crucial base of operations and support for the movement to free France from Nazi occupation?

The first major reversal for the Axis occurred in

The Berlin Airlift was the result of

Please define the following key terms -Battle of Britain

Considering past invasions of Russia,why was Hitler's invasion in 1941 a foolhardy enterprise?

Please define the following key terms -Battle of Midway

What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?

In which nation was the civilian population spared the brutalities of warfare on its own soil until it was nearly over?

The phrase "this was their finest hour" refers to the Soviet stand against the Germans in Leningrad and Stalingrad.

Roosevelt committed the United States to "lend lease" because

Please define the following key terms -Battle of Stalingrad

What happened at the same time that Adolf Hitler committed suicide?

Churchill's "iron curtain" speech was in reaction to

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

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