Question 1

War in China spread after Chinese and Japanese forces clashed at the Marco Polo Bridge, near Beijing, in 1937.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

After World War II, movements for independence in Africa and Asia intensified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The turning point on the Eastern Front was the battle of

Accepted Answer

A)  Leningrad. 
B)  Stalingrad. 
C)  Normandy. 
D)  Warsaw. 
E)  Berlin. 
A)  Leningrad. 
B)  Stalingrad. 
C)  Normandy. 
D)  Warsaw. 
E)  Berlin.

Question 4

History's greatest naval invasion occurred on June 6, 1944, when the Allies landed in Normandy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The originator of the concept and practice of fascism was

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolph Hitler. 
B)  General Francisco Franco. 
C)  Juan Peron. 
D)  Benito Mussolini. 
E)  Otto von Bismarck. 
A)  Adolph Hitler. 
B)  General Francisco Franco. 
C)  Juan Peron. 
D)  Benito Mussolini. 
E)  Otto von Bismarck.

Question 6

At the Allied conferences of 1945, the most divisive issue was the American plan to organize the United Nations after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All of the following brought German advances in Russia to a halt EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of supplies reaching the army 
B)  Harsh winter temperatures 
C)  Unexpected Russian resistance 
D)  Breaking down of German discipline 
E)  Air attacks by Russian forces 
A)  Lack of supplies reaching the army 
B)  Harsh winter temperatures 
C)  Unexpected Russian resistance 
D)  Breaking down of German discipline 
E)  Air attacks by Russian forces

Question 8

About 40 percent of Europe's Gypsy population was murdered in the death camps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Under Hitler's New Order

Accepted Answer

A)  racial considerations played a major role in how conquered people were treated. 
B)  Latins and Aryans were equal in status and far superior to Slavic peoples. 
C)  conquered areas were directly annexed to Germany. 
D)  the Nazis sought lands to the East to extract natural resources. 
E)  the Nazi empire was ruled with equal brutality in all areas. 
A)  racial considerations played a major role in how conquered people were treated. 
B)  Latins and Aryans were equal in status and far superior to Slavic peoples. 
C)  conquered areas were directly annexed to Germany. 
D)  the Nazis sought lands to the East to extract natural resources. 
E)  the Nazi empire was ruled with equal brutality in all areas.

Question 10

The event(s) that allowed Hitler to gain dictatorial powers by "legal" means was/were

Accepted Answer

A)  his Dachau speech and the two subsequent assassination attempts by the SPD in 1932. 
B)  the death of President Hindenburg and Hitler's speech at Hindenburg's funeral. 
C)  the Reichstag fire, Mussolini's "Caesar" speech, and Rommel's endorsement. 
D)  the crushing of the Kiel Mutiny by the SS. 
E)  the passage of the Enabling Act by the Reichstag. 
A)  his Dachau speech and the two subsequent assassination attempts by the SPD in 1932. 
B)  the death of President Hindenburg and Hitler's speech at Hindenburg's funeral. 
C)  the Reichstag fire, Mussolini's "Caesar" speech, and Rommel's endorsement. 
D)  the crushing of the Kiel Mutiny by the SS. 
E)  the passage of the Enabling Act by the Reichstag.

Question 11

Which issue caused a serious rift between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free elections in Eastern Europe 
B)  Division of Germany into four occupation zones 
C)  Reestablishing Poland 
D)  Creation of the United Nations 
E)  Occupation of Japan 
A)  Free elections in Eastern Europe 
B)  Division of Germany into four occupation zones 
C)  Reestablishing Poland 
D)  Creation of the United Nations 
E)  Occupation of Japan

Question 12

Among the major results of World War II was

Accepted Answer

A)  the beginning of a major and world-wide decolonization movement. 
B)  the restoration of European world hegemony. 
C)  the restoration of a multi-power world. 
D)  the permanent partition of Germany. 
E)  that Japan was forced to join NATO. 
A)  the beginning of a major and world-wide decolonization movement. 
B)  the restoration of European world hegemony. 
C)  the restoration of a multi-power world. 
D)  the permanent partition of Germany. 
E)  that Japan was forced to join NATO.

Question 13

The commander of the Afrika Korps was

Accepted Answer

A)  Erwin Rommel. 
B)  Hans von Runstedt. 
C)  Rudolf Hess. 
D)  Adolf Gruber. 
E)  Hans Guederian. 
A)  Erwin Rommel. 
B)  Hans von Runstedt. 
C)  Rudolf Hess. 
D)  Adolf Gruber. 
E)  Hans Guederian.

Question 14

Aerial bombing of wartime Japan

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred only during the last month of the war. 
B)  had virtually no effect on Japanese industrial facilities. 
C)  included the first use of an atomic bomb. 
D)  produced very little destruction of Japanese housing. 
E)  spared Tokyo entirely. 
A)  occurred only during the last month of the war. 
B)  had virtually no effect on Japanese industrial facilities. 
C)  included the first use of an atomic bomb. 
D)  produced very little destruction of Japanese housing. 
E)  spared Tokyo entirely.

Question 15

Fascist propaganda for women in Italy argued for

Accepted Answer

A)  equality within the workplace to build a stronger state. 
B)  a woman's duty was to be a homemaker and raise children. 
C)  women to become indoctrinated in fascism instead of the folly of religion. 
D)  civil service requirements for everyone according to skills, including women and children. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  equality within the workplace to build a stronger state. 
B)  a woman's duty was to be a homemaker and raise children. 
C)  women to become indoctrinated in fascism instead of the folly of religion. 
D)  civil service requirements for everyone according to skills, including women and children. 
E)  None of these.

Question 16

Which of these paths towards modernization did Vladimir Lenin support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modernization was brought about by an independent urban merchant class. 
B)  Modernization was brought about by traditional elites in the absence of a strong middle class. 
C)  Modernization was brought about by the end of agriculture. 
D)  Modernization was brought about by the ruthless military management of the economy. 
E)  Modernization was brought about by the destruction of private property. 
A)  Modernization was brought about by an independent urban merchant class. 
B)  Modernization was brought about by traditional elites in the absence of a strong middle class. 
C)  Modernization was brought about by the end of agriculture. 
D)  Modernization was brought about by the ruthless military management of the economy. 
E)  Modernization was brought about by the destruction of private property.

Question 17

The concept of a new "Monroe Doctrine for Asia" meant that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States would protect Asia from European exploitation. 
B)  Japan would play the role of guiding Asia to prosperity and development. 
C)  the Soviet Union would become the Chinese protector against Japanese aggression. 
D)  Japanese diplomatic and military relationships with the other nations of Asia would be reduced. 
E)  the British navy would protect East Asian waters. 
A)  the United States would protect Asia from European exploitation. 
B)  Japan would play the role of guiding Asia to prosperity and development. 
C)  the Soviet Union would become the Chinese protector against Japanese aggression. 
D)  Japanese diplomatic and military relationships with the other nations of Asia would be reduced. 
E)  the British navy would protect East Asian waters.

Question 18

Japan began to cooperate with Nazi Germany under the belief they would receive parts of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which country suffered by far the most casualties (civilian and military) during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  China 
C)  Russia 
D)  France 
E)  Japan 
A)  Germany 
B)  China 
C)  Russia 
D)  France 
E)  Japan

Question 20

Hitler's ability to gain followers for the Nazi party was largely based on his prestigious position within the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

War in China spread after Chinese and Japanese forces clashed at the Marco Polo Bridge, near Beijing, in 1937.

After World War II, movements for independence in Africa and Asia intensified.

The turning point on the Eastern Front was the battle of

History's greatest naval invasion occurred on June 6, 1944, when the Allies landed in Normandy.

The originator of the concept and practice of fascism was

At the Allied conferences of 1945, the most divisive issue was the American plan to organize the United Nations after the war.

All of the following brought German advances in Russia to a halt EXCEPT

About 40 percent of Europe's Gypsy population was murdered in the death camps.

Under Hitler's New Order

The event(s) that allowed Hitler to gain dictatorial powers by "legal" means was/were

Which issue caused a serious rift between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union after World War II?

Among the major results of World War II was

The commander of the Afrika Korps was

Aerial bombing of wartime Japan

Fascist propaganda for women in Italy argued for

Which of these paths towards modernization did Vladimir Lenin support?

The concept of a new "Monroe Doctrine for Asia" meant that

Japan began to cooperate with Nazi Germany under the belief they would receive parts of the Soviet Union.

Which country suffered by far the most casualties (civilian and military) during World War II?

Hitler's ability to gain followers for the Nazi party was largely based on his prestigious position within the government.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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