Question 1

Please define the following key terms
-Atlantic Charter

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal polic

Question 2

During the war in the Pacific,the United States and its allies won a major victory when they retook _____ in late 1944.

Accepted Answer

A) Guadalcanal 
B) the Kiska Islands 
C) the Philippines 
D) the Dutch East Indies 
E) Midway Island 
A) Guadalcanal 
B) the Kiska Islands 
C) the Philippines 
D) the Dutch East Indies 
E) Midway Island

Question 3

Communist guerrillas led by Ho Chi Minh harassed Japanese occupation forces in Vietnam with American and British assistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of these terms describes American naval strategy in the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

A) Blitzkrieg 
B) Fire bombing 
C) Island hopping 
D) Kamikaze 
E) Unrestricted submarine warfare 
A) Blitzkrieg 
B) Fire bombing 
C) Island hopping 
D) Kamikaze 
E) Unrestricted submarine warfare

Question 5

Please define the following key terms
-Winston Churchill

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill was a British statesma

Question 6

The core goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

Accepted Answer

A) free Czechoslovakia from Soviet control. 
B) halt Soviet expansionism. 
C) threaten the Soviet Union with war if its troops did not withdraw from eastern Europe. 
D) use the American military to protect European democracies. 
E) destroy the emerging Soviet nuclear arsenal. 
A) free Czechoslovakia from Soviet control. 
B) halt Soviet expansionism. 
C) threaten the Soviet Union with war if its troops did not withdraw from eastern Europe. 
D) use the American military to protect European democracies. 
E) destroy the emerging Soviet nuclear arsenal.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms
-Pearl Harbor

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base locate

Question 8

What was the goal of the Wannsee Conference?

Accepted Answer

A) Deciding how to deal with underground movements in German-occupied areas 
B) Determining the effective use of captive civilians in the support of the war 
C) Establishing a "final solution" 
D) Creating a youth corps to fight the Allies as the war neared the German homeland 
E) Assassinating Adolf Hitler 
A) Deciding how to deal with underground movements in German-occupied areas 
B) Determining the effective use of captive civilians in the support of the war 
C) Establishing a "final solution" 
D) Creating a youth corps to fight the Allies as the war neared the German homeland 
E) Assassinating Adolf Hitler

Question 9

One of Stalin's key goals after the defeat of Germany and Japan was to

Accepted Answer

A) maintain friendly relations with the United States and Great Britain despite any conflicts of interest. 
B) expand Russian lands as far and wide as possible. 
C) support all national communist groups that were vying for postwar control of their countries. 
D) establish the Soviet Union as the world's most dominant naval power. 
E) establish a buffer zone to protect the Russian core of the Soviet Union from yet another invasion. 
A) maintain friendly relations with the United States and Great Britain despite any conflicts of interest. 
B) expand Russian lands as far and wide as possible. 
C) support all national communist groups that were vying for postwar control of their countries. 
D) establish the Soviet Union as the world's most dominant naval power. 
E) establish a buffer zone to protect the Russian core of the Soviet Union from yet another invasion.

Question 10

The wave of Axis victories before and early in the war included the

Accepted Answer

A) complete collapse of the Chinese military. 
B) German invasion of the Netherlands. 
C) Japanese seizure of British India. 
D) Battle at El Alamein. 
E) capture of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. 
A) complete collapse of the Chinese military. 
B) German invasion of the Netherlands. 
C) Japanese seizure of British India. 
D) Battle at El Alamein. 
E) capture of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Accepted Answer

Hiroshima and Nagasaki are two cities in

Question 12

One German military technique used during World War II was known as

Accepted Answer

A) phony warfare. 
B) trench warfare. 
C) the Royal Air Force. 
D) fire bombing. 
E) lightning warfare. 
A) phony warfare. 
B) trench warfare. 
C) the Royal Air Force. 
D) fire bombing. 
E) lightning warfare.

Question 13

England and France declared war on Germany when it attacked and invaded

Accepted Answer

A) Denmark. 
B) Poland. 
C) Sweden. 
D) Norway. 
E) the Soviet Union. 
A) Denmark. 
B) Poland. 
C) Sweden. 
D) Norway. 
E) the Soviet Union.

Question 14

Japanese leaders justified their expansionism in the 1930s as freeing Asian peoples from Western imperialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Please define the following key terms
-"comfort women"

Accepted Answer

"Comfort women" is a term that refers to

Question 16

What was the Truman Doctrine and what was it meant to accomplish?

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was a policy announc

Question 17

Please define the following key terms
-Blitzkrieg

Accepted Answer

Blitzkrieg, a German term meaning "light

Question 18

Which statement best describes how Americans viewed the postwar world and the United States' role in it?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans retained their optimism and hoped to spread their ideals of democracy and market-driven economic efficiency. 
B) Americans wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Europe and impose their political and military agenda unilaterally. 
C) Although the strongest nation in the world after the war, the United States suffered a collective crisis of confidence. 
D) As in World War I, the United States reverted back into its historical isolationist posture. 
E) With the developed world mostly destroyed by the war, Americans became interested only in the economic and political affairs of Latin America, Africa, and South Asia. 
A) Americans retained their optimism and hoped to spread their ideals of democracy and market-driven economic efficiency. 
B) Americans wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Europe and impose their political and military agenda unilaterally. 
C) Although the strongest nation in the world after the war, the United States suffered a collective crisis of confidence. 
D) As in World War I, the United States reverted back into its historical isolationist posture. 
E) With the developed world mostly destroyed by the war, Americans became interested only in the economic and political affairs of Latin America, Africa, and South Asia.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms
-"Great Patriotic Homeland War"

Accepted Answer

The term "Great Patriotic War" (Великая

Question 20

Please define the following key terms
-Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Accepted Answer

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is

Please define the following key terms -Atlantic Charter

During the war in the Pacific,the United States and its allies won a major victory when they retook _____ in late 1944.

Communist guerrillas led by Ho Chi Minh harassed Japanese occupation forces in Vietnam with American and British assistance.

Which of these terms describes American naval strategy in the Pacific?

Please define the following key terms -Winston Churchill

The core goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

Please define the following key terms -Pearl Harbor

What was the goal of the Wannsee Conference?

One of Stalin's key goals after the defeat of Germany and Japan was to

The wave of Axis victories before and early in the war included the

Please define the following key terms -Hiroshima and Nagasaki

One German military technique used during World War II was known as

England and France declared war on Germany when it attacked and invaded

Japanese leaders justified their expansionism in the 1930s as freeing Asian peoples from Western imperialism.

Please define the following key terms -"comfort women"

What was the Truman Doctrine and what was it meant to accomplish?

Please define the following key terms -Blitzkrieg

Which statement best describes how Americans viewed the postwar world and the United States' role in it?

Please define the following key terms -"Great Patriotic Homeland War"

Please define the following key terms -Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

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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 -Atlantic Charter

During the war in the Pacific,the United States and its allies won a major victory when they retook _____ in late 1944.

Communist guerrillas led by Ho Chi Minh harassed Japanese occupation forces in Vietnam with American and British assistance.

Which of these terms describes American naval strategy in the Pacific?

Please define the following key terms -Winston Churchill

The core goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

Please define the following key terms -Pearl Harbor

What was the goal of the Wannsee Conference?

One of Stalin's key goals after the defeat of Germany and Japan was to

The wave of Axis victories before and early in the war included the

Please define the following key terms -Hiroshima and Nagasaki

One German military technique used during World War II was known as

England and France declared war on Germany when it attacked and invaded

Japanese leaders justified their expansionism in the 1930s as freeing Asian peoples from Western imperialism.

Please define the following key terms -"comfort women"

What was the Truman Doctrine and what was it meant to accomplish?

Please define the following key terms -Blitzkrieg

Which statement best describes how Americans viewed the postwar world and the United States' role in it?

Please define the following key terms -"Great Patriotic Homeland War"

Please define the following key terms -Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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