Question 1

During the first year of the war,which area came under German military control?

Accepted Answer

A) Spain 
B) Sweden 
C) Denmark 
D) Ireland 
E) Switzerland 
A) Spain 
B) Sweden 
C) Denmark 
D) Ireland 
E) Switzerland

Question 2

Please define the following key terms
-Truman Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was a pivotal policy

Question 3

The Truman Doctrine was an immediate reaction to the communist rebellion in ____ after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) Austria 
B) France 
C) Greece 
D) Poland 
E) Czechoslovakia 
A) Austria 
B) France 
C) Greece 
D) Poland 
E) Czechoslovakia

Question 4

How and why were some British colonies not supportive of the British during World War II? How and why were others willing contributors to the Allied war effort?

Accepted Answer

Some British colonies were not supportiv

Question 5

Expecting a situation similar to World War I,France resorted to the ____ to protect it from German invasion.

Accepted Answer

A) sea blockade of Germany 
B) French tank corps 
C) Maginot Line 
D) use of gas 
E) massive propaganda techniques against the German population 
A) sea blockade of Germany 
B) French tank corps 
C) Maginot Line 
D) use of gas 
E) massive propaganda techniques against the German population

Question 6

Please define the following key terms
-Holocaust

Accepted Answer

The Holocaust was a systematic, state-sp

Question 7

Which development occurred in Asia in the years before Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan promised to free Asia from Western imperialists. 
B) Vichy France refused to give Japan airfields in French Indochina. 
C) Japan was threatened by India. 
D) Russia and Japan signed a secret treaty agreeing to divide and share Manchuria. 
E) The United States and Japan experienced a brief improvement in relations. 
A) Japan promised to free Asia from Western imperialists. 
B) Vichy France refused to give Japan airfields in French Indochina. 
C) Japan was threatened by India. 
D) Russia and Japan signed a secret treaty agreeing to divide and share Manchuria. 
E) The United States and Japan experienced a brief improvement in relations.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms
-quislings

Accepted Answer

The term "quisling" is used to describe

Question 9

Although the majority of nations and their peoples considered the Axis powers invaders,the Axis powers were able to find collaborators who supported them for a variety of reasons.Discuss these groups or individuals.

Accepted Answer

The Axis powers, consisting of Germany,

Question 10

With the Marshall Plan,American leaders hoped to

Accepted Answer

A) extract the maximum amount of German reparations. 
B) keep up with the Soviet Union's generosity in offering economic aid to war-torn nations. 
C) ensure a minimal role for the United States in future European conflicts. 
D) re-arm European democracies as a quickly as possible. 
E) ensure international and American economic progress in the postwar world. 
A) extract the maximum amount of German reparations. 
B) keep up with the Soviet Union's generosity in offering economic aid to war-torn nations. 
C) ensure a minimal role for the United States in future European conflicts. 
D) re-arm European democracies as a quickly as possible. 
E) ensure international and American economic progress in the postwar world.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-Berlin Airlift

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Airlift was a major operation

Question 12

Which groups in the United States especially benefited from new job opportunities in war industries?

Accepted Answer

A) Women and children 
B) Women and African Americans 
C) Native Americans 
D) African Americans and Japanese immigrants 
E) Japanese and German Americans 
A) Women and children 
B) Women and African Americans 
C) Native Americans 
D) African Americans and Japanese immigrants 
E) Japanese and German Americans

Question 13

What was the real turning point for the success of the Soviets in 1942?

Accepted Answer

A) British victory at the Battle of El Alamein 
B) Italy's loss in Ethiopia 
C) New underground movement support for the Soviets 
D) German defeat at Stalingrad 
E) United States entry into the war 
A) British victory at the Battle of El Alamein 
B) Italy's loss in Ethiopia 
C) New underground movement support for the Soviets 
D) German defeat at Stalingrad 
E) United States entry into the war

Question 14

Please define the following key terms
-V-E Day

Accepted Answer

V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day, is th

Question 15

Please define the following key terms
-"Quit India"

Accepted Answer

"Quit India" refers to a significant mov

Question 16

Charles de Gaulle was associated with the underground of

Accepted Answer

A) Yugoslavia. 
B) Greece. 
C) Norway. 
D) France. 
E) Poland. 
A) Yugoslavia. 
B) Greece. 
C) Norway. 
D) France. 
E) Poland.

Question 17

The Japanese were on the defensive by

Accepted Answer

A) 1945. 
B) 1943. 
C) 1944. 
D) 1942. 
E) 1946. 
A) 1945. 
B) 1943. 
C) 1944. 
D) 1942. 
E) 1946.

Question 18

What decision was made by Roosevelt,Churchill,and Stalin at Teheran in 1943?

Accepted Answer

A) To drop the atomic bomb on Japan 
B) To launch an Allied invasion of Eastern Europe 
C) To open a second Allied front in France 
D) To defeat the Japanese first 
E) To assassinate Hitler 
A) To drop the atomic bomb on Japan 
B) To launch an Allied invasion of Eastern Europe 
C) To open a second Allied front in France 
D) To defeat the Japanese first 
E) To assassinate Hitler

Question 19

In several instances,Mussolini´s troops had to shore up Hitler´s forces when they floundered in their campaigns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Please define the following key terms
-Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere

Accepted Answer

The Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sph

During the first year of the war,which area came under German military control?

Please define the following key terms -Truman Doctrine

The Truman Doctrine was an immediate reaction to the communist rebellion in ____ after the war.

How and why were some British colonies not supportive of the British during World War II? How and why were others willing contributors to the Allied war effort?

Expecting a situation similar to World War I,France resorted to the ____ to protect it from German invasion.

Please define the following key terms -Holocaust

Which development occurred in Asia in the years before Pearl Harbor?

Please define the following key terms -quislings

Although the majority of nations and their peoples considered the Axis powers invaders,the Axis powers were able to find collaborators who supported them for a variety of reasons.Discuss these groups or individuals.

With the Marshall Plan,American leaders hoped to

Please define the following key terms -Berlin Airlift

Which groups in the United States especially benefited from new job opportunities in war industries?

What was the real turning point for the success of the Soviets in 1942?

Please define the following key terms -V-E Day

Please define the following key terms -"Quit India"

Charles de Gaulle was associated with the underground of

The Japanese were on the defensive by

What decision was made by Roosevelt,Churchill,and Stalin at Teheran in 1943?

In several instances,Mussolini´s troops had to shore up Hitler´s forces when they floundered in their campaigns.

Please define the following key terms -Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere

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

During the first year of the war,which area came under German military control?

Please define the following key terms -Truman Doctrine

The Truman Doctrine was an immediate reaction to the communist rebellion in ____ after the war.

How and why were some British colonies not supportive of the British during World War II? How and why were others willing contributors to the Allied war effort?

Expecting a situation similar to World War I,France resorted to the ____ to protect it from German invasion.

Please define the following key terms -Holocaust

Which development occurred in Asia in the years before Pearl Harbor?

Please define the following key terms -quislings

Although the majority of nations and their peoples considered the Axis powers invaders,the Axis powers were able to find collaborators who supported them for a variety of reasons.Discuss these groups or individuals.

With the Marshall Plan,American leaders hoped to

Please define the following key terms -Berlin Airlift

Which groups in the United States especially benefited from new job opportunities in war industries?

What was the real turning point for the success of the Soviets in 1942?

Please define the following key terms -V-E Day

Please define the following key terms -"Quit India"

Charles de Gaulle was associated with the underground of

The Japanese were on the defensive by

What decision was made by Roosevelt,Churchill,and Stalin at Teheran in 1943?

In several instances,Mussolini´s troops had to shore up Hitler´s forces when they floundered in their campaigns.

Please define the following key terms -Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere

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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