Question 1

The most militant Jewish resistance against Nazi terror and genocide occurred in

Accepted Answer

A) Treblinka. 
B) Auschwitz. 
C) the Warsaw Ghetto. 
D) Wannsee. 
E) the Jewish quarter of Paris. 
A) Treblinka. 
B) Auschwitz. 
C) the Warsaw Ghetto. 
D) Wannsee. 
E) the Jewish quarter of Paris.

Question 2

Which leader is associated with the fight for nationalism and against colonialism during and immediately after the war?

Accepted Answer

A) Gandhi 
B) Churchill 
C) Franco 
D) Mussolini 
E) Stalin 
A) Gandhi 
B) Churchill 
C) Franco 
D) Mussolini 
E) Stalin

Question 3

Please define the following key terms
-Siege of Leningrad

Accepted Answer

The Siege of Leningrad, also known as th

Question 4

The Cold War in Europe was symbolized by the

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A) Berlin Airlift. 
B) American and Soviet nuclear threat. 
C) division of Germany. 
D) Marshall Plan. 
E) Holocaust. 
A) Berlin Airlift. 
B) American and Soviet nuclear threat. 
C) division of Germany. 
D) Marshall Plan. 
E) Holocaust.

Question 5

The final German offensive was fought at the Battle of the Bulge in

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A) France. 
B) Belgium. 
C) the Netherlands. 
D) Germany. 
E) Italy. 
A) France. 
B) Belgium. 
C) the Netherlands. 
D) Germany. 
E) Italy.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms
-Liberation of Paris

Accepted Answer

The Liberation of Paris refers to the mi

Question 7

Which factor helped bring about the eventual failure of Germany's attack on the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) England's provision of air reinforcements 
B) Inferior German technology 
C) American landings in Leningrad 
D) Russian winter 
E) The threat of atomic bombing by the Russians 
A) England's provision of air reinforcements 
B) Inferior German technology 
C) American landings in Leningrad 
D) Russian winter 
E) The threat of atomic bombing by the Russians

Question 8

Please define the following key terms
-Allied powers

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The term "Allied powers" refers to the c

Question 9

What led most directly to the final defeat of Japan in 1945?

Accepted Answer

A) The flooding of Tokyo 
B) The assassination of Emperor Hirohito 
C) The use of nuclear devices 
D) The liberation of Manchuria by Chiang Kai-shek's forces 
E) The American troop landings on Japanese islands 
A) The flooding of Tokyo 
B) The assassination of Emperor Hirohito 
C) The use of nuclear devices 
D) The liberation of Manchuria by Chiang Kai-shek's forces 
E) The American troop landings on Japanese islands

Question 10

Please define the following key terms
-Wannsee Conference

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The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of

Question 11

In Europe,World War II began with the invasion of Poland in

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A) 1935. 
B) 1939. 
C) 1940. 
D) 1941. 
E) 1944. 
A) 1935. 
B) 1939. 
C) 1940. 
D) 1941. 
E) 1944.

Question 12

Which geographical area was spared from the fighting in World War II?

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A) The Americas 
B) Asia 
C) The Pacific 
D) Europe 
E) Africa 
A) The Americas 
B) Asia 
C) The Pacific 
D) Europe 
E) Africa

Question 13

Please define the following key terms
-Navajo "code talkers"

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The Navajo "code talkers" were a group o

Question 14

Retaking the Burma Road from the Japanese was important to the Allies because

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A) it linked Indian and Chinese forces. 
B) Japanese oil supplies from Indonesia were cut off. 
C) it served as the main supply line to Chiang Kai-shek. 
D) it opened an area for major American-British troop landings. 
E) Japan was now open to attack. 
A) it linked Indian and Chinese forces. 
B) Japanese oil supplies from Indonesia were cut off. 
C) it served as the main supply line to Chiang Kai-shek. 
D) it opened an area for major American-British troop landings. 
E) Japan was now open to attack.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms
-island hopping

Accepted Answer

Island hopping refers to a military stra

Question 16

Which development was instrumental in bringing the end of the war in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The liberation of Paris in 1944 
B) The strategy of island hopping 
C) The Battle of Warsaw 
D) The Red Army's liberation of Leningrad 
E) The bombing of Guernica 
A) The liberation of Paris in 1944 
B) The strategy of island hopping 
C) The Battle of Warsaw 
D) The Red Army's liberation of Leningrad 
E) The bombing of Guernica

Question 17

Please define the following key terms
-Hibakusha

Accepted Answer

Hibakusha is a Japanese term that direct

Question 18

Why did the United States create and carry out the Marshall Plan,and what was the reaction of the Soviets? What did critics say of the plan?

Accepted Answer

The United States created and carried ou

Question 19

One of the first covert actions of the new CIA was to influence elections in

Accepted Answer

A) Germany. 
B) France. 
C) Greece. 
D) Turkey. 
E) Italy. 
A) Germany. 
B) France. 
C) Greece. 
D) Turkey. 
E) Italy.

Question 20

The Germans found numerous collaborators in many areas,including

Accepted Answer

A) the United States. 
B) Norway. 
C) Canada. 
D) French Equatorial Africa. 
E) India. 
A) the United States. 
B) Norway. 
C) Canada. 
D) French Equatorial Africa. 
E) India.

The most militant Jewish resistance against Nazi terror and genocide occurred in

Which leader is associated with the fight for nationalism and against colonialism during and immediately after the war?

Please define the following key terms -Siege of Leningrad

The Cold War in Europe was symbolized by the

The final German offensive was fought at the Battle of the Bulge in

Please define the following key terms -Liberation of Paris

Which factor helped bring about the eventual failure of Germany's attack on the Soviet Union?

Please define the following key terms -Allied powers

What led most directly to the final defeat of Japan in 1945?

Please define the following key terms -Wannsee Conference

In Europe,World War II began with the invasion of Poland in

Which geographical area was spared from the fighting in World War II?

Please define the following key terms -Navajo "code talkers"

Retaking the Burma Road from the Japanese was important to the Allies because

Please define the following key terms -island hopping

Which development was instrumental in bringing the end of the war in Europe?

Please define the following key terms -Hibakusha

Why did the United States create and carry out the Marshall Plan,and what was the reaction of the Soviets? What did critics say of the plan?

One of the first covert actions of the new CIA was to influence elections in

The Germans found numerous collaborators in many areas,including

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

The most militant Jewish resistance against Nazi terror and genocide occurred in

Which leader is associated with the fight for nationalism and against colonialism during and immediately after the war?

Please define the following key terms -Siege of Leningrad

The Cold War in Europe was symbolized by the

The final German offensive was fought at the Battle of the Bulge in

Please define the following key terms -Liberation of Paris

Which factor helped bring about the eventual failure of Germany's attack on the Soviet Union?

Please define the following key terms -Allied powers

What led most directly to the final defeat of Japan in 1945?

Please define the following key terms -Wannsee Conference

In Europe,World War II began with the invasion of Poland in

Which geographical area was spared from the fighting in World War II?

Please define the following key terms -Navajo "code talkers"

Retaking the Burma Road from the Japanese was important to the Allies because

Please define the following key terms -island hopping

Which development was instrumental in bringing the end of the war in Europe?

Please define the following key terms -Hibakusha

Why did the United States create and carry out the Marshall Plan,and what was the reaction of the Soviets? What did critics say of the plan?

One of the first covert actions of the new CIA was to influence elections in

The Germans found numerous collaborators in many areas,including

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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