Question 1

The German invasion of Poland in September 1939 was facilitated by Hitler's nonaggression pact with

Accepted Answer

A)  Petain's France. 
B)  Churchill's Great Britain. 
C)  Tojo's Imperial Japan. 
D)  Mussolini's Italy. 
E)  Stalin's Soviet Union. 
A)  Petain's France. 
B)  Churchill's Great Britain. 
C)  Tojo's Imperial Japan. 
D)  Mussolini's Italy. 
E)  Stalin's Soviet Union.

Question 2

Conventional aerial bombing during World War II

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A)  did not appear to weaken the will of the people to continue to fight the enemy. 
B)  devastated German military production. 
C)  caused minimal damage, despite military planners´ hopes. 
D)  had little impact in Britain alone among the belligerent nations of Europe. 
E)  was practiced mostly by the Axis powers and only rarely by the Allies. 
A)  did not appear to weaken the will of the people to continue to fight the enemy. 
B)  devastated German military production. 
C)  caused minimal damage, despite military planners´ hopes. 
D)  had little impact in Britain alone among the belligerent nations of Europe. 
E)  was practiced mostly by the Axis powers and only rarely by the Allies.

Question 3

Under Japan's "New Order" in Asia

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A)  the Japanese government and military sincerely intended to liberate their fellow Asians from the burdens of Western colonialism and grant them complete independence. 
B)  Japanese treatment of conquered Asian peoples was intensely brutal in many cases. 
C)  Asian nationalists generally sided with the Japanese. 
D)  the Japanese were held in high regard by the conquered peoples of Asia. 
E)  Japan hoped to sell raw materials to conquered Asian lands to raise money for its military. 
A)  the Japanese government and military sincerely intended to liberate their fellow Asians from the burdens of Western colonialism and grant them complete independence. 
B)  Japanese treatment of conquered Asian peoples was intensely brutal in many cases. 
C)  Asian nationalists generally sided with the Japanese. 
D)  the Japanese were held in high regard by the conquered peoples of Asia. 
E)  Japan hoped to sell raw materials to conquered Asian lands to raise money for its military.

Question 4

During World War II, the Soviet Union

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A)  moved many factories from the eastern part of the nation to safer locations in the west. 
B)  had women actively participating in all aspects of the war effort, including combat. 
C)  suffered few civilian casualties, although its military losses were well into the millions. 
D)  captured Paris from the Vichy regime. 
E)  joined the war against Japan in 1941, immediately after Pearl Harbor. 
A)  moved many factories from the eastern part of the nation to safer locations in the west. 
B)  had women actively participating in all aspects of the war effort, including combat. 
C)  suffered few civilian casualties, although its military losses were well into the millions. 
D)  captured Paris from the Vichy regime. 
E)  joined the war against Japan in 1941, immediately after Pearl Harbor.

Question 5

In order to secure reliable sources of rubber, tin, rice, scrap iron and liquid fuel, Japan decided it must

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A)  seize much of Southeast Asia. 
B)  attack British Pacific bases in Australia and elsewhere. 
C)  make arrangements with France and the Soviet Union to get oil and steel. 
D)  make trade treaties with Nazi Germany. 
E)  invade and conquer all of China. 
A)  seize much of Southeast Asia. 
B)  attack British Pacific bases in Australia and elsewhere. 
C)  make arrangements with France and the Soviet Union to get oil and steel. 
D)  make trade treaties with Nazi Germany. 
E)  invade and conquer all of China.

Question 6

Which act by Hitler constituted a violation of the Versailles Treaty?

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A)  The abolition of political parties 
B)  The creation of a new German national police force 
C)  The introduction of a military draft that would expand Germany's army to 550,000 troops 
D)  The German remilitarization of the Sudetenland 
E)  The cancellation of military inspections by the League of Nations 
A)  The abolition of political parties 
B)  The creation of a new German national police force 
C)  The introduction of a military draft that would expand Germany's army to 550,000 troops 
D)  The German remilitarization of the Sudetenland 
E)  The cancellation of military inspections by the League of Nations

Question 7

Blitzkrieg was

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A)  a steady, methodical armed attack that was aimed at achieving an eventual weakening of an enemy and, finally, surrender. 
B)  a coordinated sudden attack by land and air forces. 
C)  never able to achieve its specific military objectives. 
D)  a series of naval attacks that were aimed at blockading enemy ports. 
E)  the use of massed artillery fire and poison gas against enemy fortifications. 
A)  a steady, methodical armed attack that was aimed at achieving an eventual weakening of an enemy and, finally, surrender. 
B)  a coordinated sudden attack by land and air forces. 
C)  never able to achieve its specific military objectives. 
D)  a series of naval attacks that were aimed at blockading enemy ports. 
E)  the use of massed artillery fire and poison gas against enemy fortifications.

Question 8

Hitler's change in strategy to bomb British cities instead of British military targets

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A)  demoralized the British people. 
B)  allowed the British to rebuild their air strength quickly. 
C)  badly hindered British communication and transportation. 
D)  made Britain reach out to the United States asking for aid. 
E)  led German allies to break with Hitler over his tactics. 
A)  demoralized the British people. 
B)  allowed the British to rebuild their air strength quickly. 
C)  badly hindered British communication and transportation. 
D)  made Britain reach out to the United States asking for aid. 
E)  led German allies to break with Hitler over his tactics.

Question 9

In March 1938, Hitler successfully united Germany with

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A)  Poland. 
B)  Austria. 
C)  Czechoslovakia. 
D)  the Rhineland. 
E)  Bavaria. 
A)  Poland. 
B)  Austria. 
C)  Czechoslovakia. 
D)  the Rhineland. 
E)  Bavaria.

Question 10

By 1939, France and Great Britain were the only two major states in Europe that remained democratic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1939, Germany angered the Soviet Union with its conquest of Poland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The event that drew the United States fully into World War II was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 
B)  Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. 
C)  fall of France. 
D)  conquest and division of Poland by German and Russian forces. 
E)  Japanese invasion of Manchuria. 
A)  Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 
B)  Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. 
C)  fall of France. 
D)  conquest and division of Poland by German and Russian forces. 
E)  Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Question 13

What factors weakened social cohesion in European countries following the end of World War I?

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A)  A strong democratic presence 
B)  A lack of patriotic sentiment 
C)  A rise in consumerism 
D)  Class and gender divisions 
E)  Rising right-wing sentiments 
A)  A strong democratic presence 
B)  A lack of patriotic sentiment 
C)  A rise in consumerism 
D)  Class and gender divisions 
E)  Rising right-wing sentiments

Question 14

After Hitler occupied most of France, he turned his attention to

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A)  subduing Poland. 
B)  launching a major air offensive against Britain. 
C)  planning a surprise attack on the United States. 
D)  invading the Soviet Union. 
E)  conquering North Africa. 
A)  subduing Poland. 
B)  launching a major air offensive against Britain. 
C)  planning a surprise attack on the United States. 
D)  invading the Soviet Union. 
E)  conquering North Africa.

Question 15

Hitler wrote Mein Kampf

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A)  during World War I. 
B)  before the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. 
C)  while in jail after the failed Beer Hall Putsch. 
D)  during the early years of the Great Depression. 
E)  after becoming Chancellor in 1933. 
A)  during World War I. 
B)  before the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. 
C)  while in jail after the failed Beer Hall Putsch. 
D)  during the early years of the Great Depression. 
E)  after becoming Chancellor in 1933.

Question 16

In forming the Nazi party, Adolf Hitler

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A)  argued for violent political revolution to implement Communism. 
B)  lobbied a grassroots movement through the German Reichstag 
C)  consciously emulated the tactics employed by Mussolini. 
D)  tried to overthrow the government in Berlin. 
E)  ran for president of the Weimar Republic. 
A)  argued for violent political revolution to implement Communism. 
B)  lobbied a grassroots movement through the German Reichstag 
C)  consciously emulated the tactics employed by Mussolini. 
D)  tried to overthrow the government in Berlin. 
E)  ran for president of the Weimar Republic.

Question 17

The principle of unconditional surrender

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A)  made it nearly impossible for Hitler to divide his foes. 
B)  encouraged German and Japanese dissidents to negotiate peace. 
C)  focused the United States on Germany. 
D)  repeated the policies used from World War I. 
E)  cemented the United States and Britain but did not lessen suspicions of the Soviet Union. 
A)  made it nearly impossible for Hitler to divide his foes. 
B)  encouraged German and Japanese dissidents to negotiate peace. 
C)  focused the United States on Germany. 
D)  repeated the policies used from World War I. 
E)  cemented the United States and Britain but did not lessen suspicions of the Soviet Union.

Question 18

The Catholic Church was never absorbed into the fascist state in Italy and maintained its independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One of Hitler´s key lieutenants, who commanded the SS, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul von Hindenburg. 
B)  Heinrich Himmler. 
C)  Leni Riefenstahl. 
D)  Hermann Göring. 
E)  Joseph Goebbels. 
A)  Paul von Hindenburg. 
B)  Heinrich Himmler. 
C)  Leni Riefenstahl. 
D)  Hermann Göring. 
E)  Joseph Goebbels.

Question 20

To address the labor shortage during World War II, the Japanese government

Accepted Answer

A)  To address the labor shortage during World War II, the Japanese government 
B)  relied on imported Chinese and Korean workers. 
C)  encouraged the employment of women in former male-dominated industries. 
D)  shut down all non-military industries which weakened its economy and contributed to the eventual war loss. 
E)  encouraged immigration from Western nations. 
A)  To address the labor shortage during World War II, the Japanese government 
B)  relied on imported Chinese and Korean workers. 
C)  encouraged the employment of women in former male-dominated industries. 
D)  shut down all non-military industries which weakened its economy and contributed to the eventual war loss. 
E)  encouraged immigration from Western nations.

Exam 25: The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

The German invasion of Poland in September 1939 was facilitated by Hitler's nonaggression pact with

Conventional aerial bombing during World War II

Under Japan's "New Order" in Asia

During World War II, the Soviet Union

In order to secure reliable sources of rubber, tin, rice, scrap iron and liquid fuel, Japan decided it must

Which act by Hitler constituted a violation of the Versailles Treaty?

Blitzkrieg was

Hitler's change in strategy to bomb British cities instead of British military targets

In March 1938, Hitler successfully united Germany with

By 1939, France and Great Britain were the only two major states in Europe that remained democratic.

In 1939, Germany angered the Soviet Union with its conquest of Poland.

The event that drew the United States fully into World War II was the

What factors weakened social cohesion in European countries following the end of World War I?

After Hitler occupied most of France, he turned his attention to

Hitler wrote Mein Kampf

In forming the Nazi party, Adolf Hitler

The principle of unconditional surrender

The Catholic Church was never absorbed into the fascist state in Italy and maintained its independence.

One of Hitler´s key lieutenants, who commanded the SS, was

To address the labor shortage during World War II, the Japanese government

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