Question 1

What did Hitler's "Final Solution" to the Jewish problem call for?

Accepted Answer

A) The extermination of all European Jews 
B) The forced deportation of the Jews to Madagascar 
C) The resettlement of Jews in ghettos, isolated from other Europeans 
D) Breeding "Jewish genes" out of the Jewish population itself 
E) The expulsion of the Jews from Germany and the rest of Central Europe 
A) The extermination of all European Jews 
B) The forced deportation of the Jews to Madagascar 
C) The resettlement of Jews in ghettos, isolated from other Europeans 
D) Breeding "Jewish genes" out of the Jewish population itself 
E) The expulsion of the Jews from Germany and the rest of Central Europe A

Question 2

What happened to Germany following the conclusion of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) It was divided into two zones of occupation: east and west. 
B) It was separated into twenty small security districts policed by the United Nations. 
C) It was divided into four zones of occupation under U.S., British, French, and Russian administration. 
D) It was dismembered and replaced by three new smaller states determined by the ethnicity of their inhabitants. 
E) It was ruled and controlled by a single Allied government entity. 
A) It was divided into two zones of occupation: east and west. 
B) It was separated into twenty small security districts policed by the United Nations. 
C) It was divided into four zones of occupation under U.S., British, French, and Russian administration. 
D) It was dismembered and replaced by three new smaller states determined by the ethnicity of their inhabitants. 
E) It was ruled and controlled by a single Allied government entity. C

Question 3

What best describes Hitler's invasion and occupation of Poland in 1939?

Accepted Answer

A) He did it despite interference by the Soviet Union. 
B) He invaded and occupied Poland after a long protracted struggle that cost Germany dearly. 
C) He occupied Poland after the country requested a restructured government. 
D) He used Blitzkrieg or "lightning war" tactics and had the active support of Joseph Stalin. 
E) He carried it out peacefully, with the reluctant acquiescence of Britain and France. 
A) He did it despite interference by the Soviet Union. 
B) He invaded and occupied Poland after a long protracted struggle that cost Germany dearly. 
C) He occupied Poland after the country requested a restructured government. 
D) He used Blitzkrieg or "lightning war" tactics and had the active support of Joseph Stalin. 
E) He carried it out peacefully, with the reluctant acquiescence of Britain and France. D

Question 4

France could not oppose the German occupation of the Rhineland without the support of

Accepted Answer

A) Britain. 
B) the United States. 
C) the Soviet Union. 
D) the League of Nations. 
E) the European Union. 
A) Britain. 
B) the United States. 
C) the Soviet Union. 
D) the League of Nations. 
E) the European Union.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Treaty of Versailles

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the

Question 6

The Nazis began to implement their plans for the creation of an Aryan racial empire right after the conquest of Poland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Accepted Answer

The Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Question 8

What prompted the British to offer its support to Poland in the event of war?

Accepted Answer

A) Hitler's occupation of Hungary 
B) Hitler's threat to attack the Soviet Union 
C) Hitler's demand of Danzig 
D) Hitler's occupation of the Sudetenland 
E) Hitler's invasion of France 
A) Hitler's occupation of Hungary 
B) Hitler's threat to attack the Soviet Union 
C) Hitler's demand of Danzig 
D) Hitler's occupation of the Sudetenland 
E) Hitler's invasion of France

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Normandy

Accepted Answer

Normandy is a region located in the nort

Question 10

What role did racial considerations play in the Nazi rule of their empire?

Accepted Answer

Racial considerations played a central r

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-panzer divisions

Accepted Answer

Panzer divisions were a key component of

Question 12

What event precipitated war between Russia and Germany in 1941?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany launched a surprise attack on Russia 
B) Russia launched a surprise attack on Germany 
C) Russian agents assassinated Hitler's nephew 
D) Russia refused to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 
E) Japan staged a fake attack in eastern Russia, making it look like a German offensive 
A) Germany launched a surprise attack on Russia 
B) Russia launched a surprise attack on Germany 
C) Russian agents assassinated Hitler's nephew 
D) Russia refused to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 
E) Japan staged a fake attack in eastern Russia, making it look like a German offensive

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-Final Solution

Accepted Answer

The term "Final Solution" refers to the

Question 14

Which of these countries was Hitler's first major European ally?

Accepted Answer

A) Italy 
B) France 
C) Soviet Union 
D) Spain 
E) Greece 
A) Italy 
B) France 
C) Soviet Union 
D) Spain 
E) Greece

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Battle of Kursk

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Kursk was a major World Wa

Question 16

Roosevelt was unable to convince Stalin to agree to the creation of the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was the "Final Solution"? How was it carried out?

Accepted Answer

The "Final Solution" was the Nazi plan t

Question 18

Cooperation between Germany and Japan was based on the assumption that the two nations would eventually attack the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-unconditional surrender

Accepted Answer

Unconditional surrender refers to a surr

Question 20

What was the main purpose of civilian bombing campaigns?

Accepted Answer

A) To reduce the number of people available to participate in war 
B) To exact revenge on the people 
C) To break the will of a people to resist 
D) To prepare enemy territory for resettlement 
E) To test new weapons 
A) To reduce the number of people available to participate in war 
B) To exact revenge on the people 
C) To break the will of a people to resist 
D) To prepare enemy territory for resettlement 
E) To test new weapons

Exam 27: The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

What did Hitler's "Final Solution" to the Jewish problem call for?

What happened to Germany following the conclusion of World War II?

What best describes Hitler's invasion and occupation of Poland in 1939?

France could not oppose the German occupation of the Rhineland without the support of

Please define the following key terms. -Treaty of Versailles

The Nazis began to implement their plans for the creation of an Aryan racial empire right after the conquest of Poland.

Please define the following key terms. -Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

What prompted the British to offer its support to Poland in the event of war?

Please define the following key terms. -Normandy

What role did racial considerations play in the Nazi rule of their empire?

Please define the following key terms. -panzer divisions

What event precipitated war between Russia and Germany in 1941?

Please define the following key terms. -Final Solution

Which of these countries was Hitler's first major European ally?

Please define the following key terms. -Battle of Kursk

Roosevelt was unable to convince Stalin to agree to the creation of the United Nations.

What was the "Final Solution"? How was it carried out?

Cooperation between Germany and Japan was based on the assumption that the two nations would eventually attack the Soviet Union.

Please define the following key terms. -unconditional surrender

What was the main purpose of civilian bombing campaigns?

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