Question 1

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Rhineland

Accepted Answer

The Rhineland refers to the region along

Question 2

The Anti-Comintern Pact of 1936 included the Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Potsdam

Accepted Answer

Potsdam refers to a city in Germany, loc

Question 4

The United States halted the Japanese advance in the Pacific at the Battle of ____ in May 1942.

Accepted Answer

A) the Coral Sea 
B) Midway 
C) Iwo Jima 
D) Okinawa 
E) the Solomon Islands 
A) the Coral Sea 
B) Midway 
C) Iwo Jima 
D) Okinawa 
E) the Solomon Islands

Question 5

Among the factors that led to World War II was

Accepted Answer

A) the aggressive foreign policy of the United States following World War I. 
B) the inability of Britain and France to agree on the terms of the Versailles treaty. 
C) the inability of the Soviet Union to oppose Germany. 
D) the failure of efforts of collective security such as the League of Nations and treaties. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the aggressive foreign policy of the United States following World War I. 
B) the inability of Britain and France to agree on the terms of the Versailles treaty. 
C) the inability of the Soviet Union to oppose Germany. 
D) the failure of efforts of collective security such as the League of Nations and treaties. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 6

How did Germany's strategy in World War II differ from that of World War I? In what ways did Germany's strategic failures in World War I shape its plans for the prosecution of World War II?

Accepted Answer

In World War I, Germany's strategy was p

Question 7

The Battle of ____ was the turning point of the war in North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) El Alamein 
B) Cairo 
C) Morocco 
D) Tangiers 
E) Libya 
A) El Alamein 
B) Cairo 
C) Morocco 
D) Tangiers 
E) Libya

Question 8

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 9

In 1946, former British prime minister Winston Churchill declared that "an iron curtain" had "descended across the continent" of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who were the Einsatzgruppen ?

Accepted Answer

A) Special air force pilots responsible for the bombing of Great Britain 
B) Special guards assigned to concentration camps 
C) A special court assigned the task of trying Jews 
D) Special strike forces assigned to mobile killing units of Jews 
E) A secret police force assigned the task of guarding Hitler 
A) Special air force pilots responsible for the bombing of Great Britain 
B) Special guards assigned to concentration camps 
C) A special court assigned the task of trying Jews 
D) Special strike forces assigned to mobile killing units of Jews 
E) A secret police force assigned the task of guarding Hitler

Question 11

Most of the Holocaust death camps were in the Sudetenland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Battle of Kursk

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Kursk refers to a signific

Question 13

What was the official reason for dropping atomic bombs on Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) To punish Japan for Pearl Harbor 
B) To test out the new weapon to see how powerful it was 
C) To offset a shortage of conventional explosive materials in the United States 
D) To save the hundreds of thousands of American lives it was calculated that a U.S.-led invasion of Japan would cost 
E) To force the Japanese emperor to give up his claims to divinity and to abdicate 
A) To punish Japan for Pearl Harbor 
B) To test out the new weapon to see how powerful it was 
C) To offset a shortage of conventional explosive materials in the United States 
D) To save the hundreds of thousands of American lives it was calculated that a U.S.-led invasion of Japan would cost 
E) To force the Japanese emperor to give up his claims to divinity and to abdicate

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Cold War

Accepted Answer

The Cold War refers to the period of geo

Question 15

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.

Question 16

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Final Solution

Accepted Answer

The Final Solution refers to the Nazi pl

Question 17

Hitler looked east for more land for the German people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

How did the Japanese rule their Asian empire? How did they see subject populations and their resources?

Accepted Answer

The Japanese ruled their Asian empire wi

Question 20

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Harry Truman

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman was the 33rd President of t

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Rhineland

The Anti-Comintern Pact of 1936 included the Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Potsdam

The United States halted the Japanese advance in the Pacific at the Battle of ____ in May 1942.

Among the factors that led to World War II was

How did Germany's strategy in World War II differ from that of World War I? In what ways did Germany's strategic failures in World War I shape its plans for the prosecution of World War II?

The Battle of ____ was the turning point of the war in North Africa.

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

In 1946, former British prime minister Winston Churchill declared that "an iron curtain" had "descended across the continent" of Europe.

Who were the Einsatzgruppen ?

Most of the Holocaust death camps were in the Sudetenland.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Battle of Kursk

What was the official reason for dropping atomic bombs on Japan?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Cold War

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Final Solution

Hitler looked east for more land for the German people.

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

How did the Japanese rule their Asian empire? How did they see subject populations and their resources?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Harry Truman

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