Question 1

Hitler's first act of aggression took place in 1936 when the Germans occupied what area?

Accepted Answer

A) Austria 
B) Sudetenland 
C) Bavaria 
D) Rhineland 
E) East Tyrol 
A) Austria 
B) Sudetenland 
C) Bavaria 
D) Rhineland 
E) East Tyrol

Question 2

What was the chief argument between Truman and Stalin at Potsdam in July of 1945?

Accepted Answer

A) Free elections in eastern Europe 
B) The numbers of tanks Americans and Russians could keep in Europe 
C) What to do with German prisoners of war 
D) Whether or not the Soviet Union would be in the United Nations 
E) Whether the Soviet Union would join the war against Japan 
A) Free elections in eastern Europe 
B) The numbers of tanks Americans and Russians could keep in Europe 
C) What to do with German prisoners of war 
D) Whether or not the Soviet Union would be in the United Nations 
E) Whether the Soviet Union would join the war against Japan

Question 3

What was the only country to use women as combatants in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) Soviet Union 
C) Japan 
D) Britain 
E) Italy 
A) Germany 
B) Soviet Union 
C) Japan 
D) Britain 
E) Italy

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Great Patriotic War

Accepted Answer

The Great Patriotic War, also known as W

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Holocaust

Accepted Answer

The Holocaust was a systematic, state-sp

Question 6

In which area was the Nazi rule of Europe most ruthless?

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern Europe, because the Slavs were considered racially inferior 
B) France, due to the long rivalry between France and Germany 
C) Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands, due to their close proximity to Germany. 
D) Italy, because the Italians were generally considered to be disloyal. 
E) Greece and Yugoslavia, because of the strategic nature of the Balkans region. 
A) Eastern Europe, because the Slavs were considered racially inferior 
B) France, due to the long rivalry between France and Germany 
C) Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands, due to their close proximity to Germany. 
D) Italy, because the Italians were generally considered to be disloyal. 
E) Greece and Yugoslavia, because of the strategic nature of the Balkans region.

Question 7

Which nation experienced the greatest loss of life in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Soviet Union 
B) Nazi German 
C) United States 
D) Great Britain 
E) France 
A) Soviet Union 
B) Nazi German 
C) United States 
D) Great Britain 
E) France

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Dresden

Accepted Answer

Dresden is the capital city of the Germa

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Luftwaffe

Accepted Answer

The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare bra

Question 10

The Allies met at ____ in November 1943 to plan the course of the war.

Accepted Answer

A) Yalta 
B) Tehran 
C) Potsdam 
D) Casablanca 
E) Munich 
A) Yalta 
B) Tehran 
C) Potsdam 
D) Casablanca 
E) Munich

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-"phony war"

Accepted Answer

The "phony war" refers to the early phas

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Rome-Berlin Axis

Accepted Answer

The Rome-Berlin Axis was a military and

Question 13

By 1942, 2 million ethnic Germans had been settled in

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet Union. 
B) Poland. 
C) Scandinavia. 
D) Italy. 
E) Spain. 
A) the Soviet Union. 
B) Poland. 
C) Scandinavia. 
D) Italy. 
E) Spain.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Harry Truman

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman, whose full name is Harry S

Question 15

What did Japanese expansionists hope to achieve in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A) They wanted to create trade relationship with Western powers. 
B) They wanted to create a military alliance with China. 
C) They wanted to create a new power structure in Asia with Japan guiding its neighbors. 
D) They wanted to align with the powerful Soviet Union. 
E) They wanted create a military and economic alliance with the United States. 
A) They wanted to create trade relationship with Western powers. 
B) They wanted to create a military alliance with China. 
C) They wanted to create a new power structure in Asia with Japan guiding its neighbors. 
D) They wanted to align with the powerful Soviet Union. 
E) They wanted create a military and economic alliance with the United States.

Question 16

What technological innovation was crucial to British victory in the Battle of Britain?

Accepted Answer

A) Ballistic missiles 
B) Automatic weapons 
C) Radar 
D) Sonar 
E) Jet engines 
A) Ballistic missiles 
B) Automatic weapons 
C) Radar 
D) Sonar 
E) Jet engines

Question 17

Hitler made a crucial error when he switched from bombing military targets in Britain to bombing British cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What was the main priority of the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

A) Defeat Japan as quickly as possible 
B) Recover the Hawaiian Islands 
C) Defeat Germany first and then turn its great naval war machine against Japan 
D) Remain neutral, while buying time to build up industrial and military supplies 
E) Defend "Fortress America" from the expected combined Japanese and German invasion of the United States 
A) Defeat Japan as quickly as possible 
B) Recover the Hawaiian Islands 
C) Defeat Germany first and then turn its great naval war machine against Japan 
D) Remain neutral, while buying time to build up industrial and military supplies 
E) Defend "Fortress America" from the expected combined Japanese and German invasion of the United States

Question 19

About ____ million civilians were killed during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) 80 
B) 20 
C) 10 
D) 100 
E) 40 
A) 80 
B) 20 
C) 10 
D) 100 
E) 40

Question 20

Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on what?

Accepted Answer

A) The support of Soviet troops in a massive amphibious invasion 
B) Germany's Luftwaffe gaining control of the skies 
C) V-2 rockets to destroy British industrial power 
D) A giant tunnel, the "chunnel," under the English channel 
E) The support of Irish fifth-columnists 
A) The support of Soviet troops in a massive amphibious invasion 
B) Germany's Luftwaffe gaining control of the skies 
C) V-2 rockets to destroy British industrial power 
D) A giant tunnel, the "chunnel," under the English channel 
E) The support of Irish fifth-columnists

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

Hitler's first act of aggression took place in 1936 when the Germans occupied what area?

What was the chief argument between Truman and Stalin at Potsdam in July of 1945?

What was the only country to use women as combatants in World War II?

Please define the following key terms. -Great Patriotic War

Please define the following key terms. -Holocaust

In which area was the Nazi rule of Europe most ruthless?

Which nation experienced the greatest loss of life in World War II?

Please define the following key terms. -Dresden

Please define the following key terms. -Luftwaffe

The Allies met at ____ in November 1943 to plan the course of the war.

Please define the following key terms. -"phony war"

Please define the following key terms. -Rome-Berlin Axis

By 1942, 2 million ethnic Germans had been settled in

Please define the following key terms. -Harry Truman

What did Japanese expansionists hope to achieve in the 1930s?

What technological innovation was crucial to British victory in the Battle of Britain?

Hitler made a crucial error when he switched from bombing military targets in Britain to bombing British cities.

What was the main priority of the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

About ____ million civilians were killed during World War II.

Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on what?

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