Question 1

In maki ng the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan, the United States dealt with all of these considerations EXCEPT

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A) The Japanese had throughout the war shown fierce resistance and determination. 
B) Some analysts suggested American casualties during an invasion of Japan might rise to 200,000. 
C) Some who were against dropping the bombs believed that the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. 
D) The Japanese had already fought very bloody battles trying to hang on to other islands. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) The Japanese had throughout the war shown fierce resistance and determination. 
B) Some analysts suggested American casualties during an invasion of Japan might rise to 200,000. 
C) Some who were against dropping the bombs believed that the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. 
D) The Japanese had already fought very bloody battles trying to hang on to other islands. 
E) None of the options are correct. B

Question 2

A c hief reason for Britain's prolonged appeasement of Hitler was that

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A) the British government wanted a counterweight to France on the Continent. 
B) he was seen by some leaders as an anticommunist bulwark. 
C) the British government of the late 1930s was strongly pro-German. 
D) he was seen as a way to tame the eastern European troublemakers. 
E) the United States urged Britain to stay out of any dangerous situations. 
A) the British government wanted a counterweight to France on the Continent. 
B) he was seen by some leaders as an anticommunist bulwark. 
C) the British government of the late 1930s was strongly pro-German. 
D) he was seen as a way to tame the eastern European troublemakers. 
E) the United States urged Britain to stay out of any dangerous situations. B

Question 3

The most important and strategic city in the Russian theater proved to be

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A) Moscow. 
B) Stalingrad. 
C) Leningrad. 
D) St. Petersburg. 
E) Port Arthur. 
A) Moscow. 
B) Stalingrad. 
C) Leningrad. 
D) St. Petersburg. 
E) Port Arthur. B

Question 4

In Spa in's Civil War that began in 1936,

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A) Hitler and Mussolini sent enough arms and advisers to make the difference, leading Franco and his forces to victory. 
B) France joined in to help the Spanish Loyalists by creating a Popular Front movement. 
C) most of the Western democracies sided with the Catholic Church, the peasants, and most of the middle classes. 
D) Sweden and Switzerland refused to get involved, but Portugal sent troops to support the Loyalists. 
E) volunteers from around the world went to Spain to fight with the Loyalists, but United States citizens held to the government's official stance of neutrality. 
A) Hitler and Mussolini sent enough arms and advisers to make the difference, leading Franco and his forces to victory. 
B) France joined in to help the Spanish Loyalists by creating a Popular Front movement. 
C) most of the Western democracies sided with the Catholic Church, the peasants, and most of the middle classes. 
D) Sweden and Switzerland refused to get involved, but Portugal sent troops to support the Loyalists. 
E) volunteers from around the world went to Spain to fight with the Loyalists, but United States citizens held to the government's official stance of neutrality.

Question 5

Which countries comprised the alliance known as the Little Entente?

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A) Spain, Germany, and France. 
B) China, Japan, and Germany. 
C) France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Romania. 
D) France, the United States, and England. 
E) France, Greece, Austria, and Germany. 
A) Spain, Germany, and France. 
B) China, Japan, and Germany. 
C) France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Romania. 
D) France, the United States, and England. 
E) France, Greece, Austria, and Germany.

Question 6

How long did the peace last regarding the proclamation by Neville Chamberlain in 1939 declaring "peace in our time"?

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A) About a week. 
B) Four years. 
C) Three days. 
D) Almost six months. 
E) One year. 
A) About a week. 
B) Four years. 
C) Three days. 
D) Almost six months. 
E) One year.

Question 7

Term for identification: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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The term "Hiroshima and Nagasaki" refers

Question 8

One o stensible reason for the Spanish Civil War was the military's fear of

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A) the country's new republic. 
B) a fascist takeover. 
C) communism. 
D) Mussolini. 
E) a return to monarchy. 
A) the country's new republic. 
B) a fascist takeover. 
C) communism. 
D) Mussolini. 
E) a return to monarchy.

Question 9

What was a major wartime accomplishment in the Pacific Theater that was part of a campaign in 1944 by General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz?

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A) The use of the atomic bomb on the Japanese home islands. 
B) The defensive victories in the island-hopping campaign that protected Australia. 
C) The liberation of the Philippine Islands from Tokyo's forces. 
D) The Navy and Marine Corps victory on Guadalcanal. 
E) The U.S. Commanders convinced the Chinese to join the war effort against Japan. 
A) The use of the atomic bomb on the Japanese home islands. 
B) The defensive victories in the island-hopping campaign that protected Australia. 
C) The liberation of the Philippine Islands from Tokyo's forces. 
D) The Navy and Marine Corps victory on Guadalcanal. 
E) The U.S. Commanders convinced the Chinese to join the war effort against Japan.

Question 10

Term for identification: Axis Pact

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The Axis Pact, also known as the Tripart

Question 11

Discuss the significance of the atomic bomb and the beginnings of the Cold War.

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Answers would include Truman's decision

Question 12

The Sovi et Union and the United States were at odds over many things during the post-World War II era, but the issue that led to the most dramatic confrontation between the two occurred when

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A) the United States introduced a new currency, the deutsche mark, into West Germany, thus financially separating East Germany from West Germany, to East Germany's detriment. 
B) Stalin attempted to get the Allies to leave West Berlin in 1948 by imposing a blockade that denied ground access to the city, and the Americans had to carry out a long-running airlift of supplies. 
C) the Soviet Union began in late 1945 to impose satellite governments throughout the countries of eastern Europe. 
D) the Soviets accused, with reason, the Allies of refusing to honor wartime commitments to share West German resources with them, to serve as war reparations. 
E) the West chose to ignore earlier plans to hunt down Nazis and bring them to justice, choosing instead to build up German protections in hopes of keeping communism from spreading. 
A) the United States introduced a new currency, the deutsche mark, into West Germany, thus financially separating East Germany from West Germany, to East Germany's detriment. 
B) Stalin attempted to get the Allies to leave West Berlin in 1948 by imposing a blockade that denied ground access to the city, and the Americans had to carry out a long-running airlift of supplies. 
C) the Soviet Union began in late 1945 to impose satellite governments throughout the countries of eastern Europe. 
D) the Soviets accused, with reason, the Allies of refusing to honor wartime commitments to share West German resources with them, to serve as war reparations. 
E) the West chose to ignore earlier plans to hunt down Nazis and bring them to justice, choosing instead to build up German protections in hopes of keeping communism from spreading.

Question 13

The tu rning point of the war in Europe came when

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A) the Russians held the city of Stalingrad and pushed the Germans back, putting them on the defensive. 
B) the liberation of France in 1944 after the landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944. 
C) the Germans and Italians were driven out of North Africa in mid-1943. 
D) the Allies landed in southern Italy in 1943. 
E) Mussolini fell from power in Italy, leaving Hitler to make decisions alone. 
A) the Russians held the city of Stalingrad and pushed the Germans back, putting them on the defensive. 
B) the liberation of France in 1944 after the landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944. 
C) the Germans and Italians were driven out of North Africa in mid-1943. 
D) the Allies landed in southern Italy in 1943. 
E) Mussolini fell from power in Italy, leaving Hitler to make decisions alone.

Question 14

President Truman and the U.S. high command asserted that dropping the atomic bomb on Japan saved about ____________________ American lives.

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The answer of President Truman and the U.S. high command...

Question 15

Preparing for war, Hitler reoccupied the ____________________ in 1936, and in 1938 he announced ____________________ with Austria.

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Rhineland,

Question 16

Winston Churchill first became a public figure when he

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A) became the leader of the British government. 
B) was elected to Parliament. 
C) was a journalist in Africa. 
D) was a navy minister in World War Il. 
E) spoke out against Chamberlain's support of Hitler. 
A) became the leader of the British government. 
B) was elected to Parliament. 
C) was a journalist in Africa. 
D) was a navy minister in World War Il. 
E) spoke out against Chamberlain's support of Hitler.

Question 17

Term for identification: Munich Agreements

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The Munich Agreement refers to a settlem

Question 18

Blitzkrieg refers to

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A) the German SS. 
B) German military strategy. 
C) the Germany legislature. 
D) the code word for German intelligence. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) the German SS. 
B) German military strategy. 
C) the Germany legislature. 
D) the code word for German intelligence. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 19

Operation Barbarossa

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A) was the code name for the attack on Russia by the Germans. 
B) pitted Hitler and Mussolini on one side against all of the Allied forces, at the Marne River in 1944. 
C) was the name given for the invasion of Sicily as the Allies moved to take Italy in 1943. 
D) stood for Hitler's planned invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939. 
E) was Hitler's plan to tear down the Maginot Line as he invaded France and captured Paris. 
A) was the code name for the attack on Russia by the Germans. 
B) pitted Hitler and Mussolini on one side against all of the Allied forces, at the Marne River in 1944. 
C) was the name given for the invasion of Sicily as the Allies moved to take Italy in 1943. 
D) stood for Hitler's planned invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939. 
E) was Hitler's plan to tear down the Maginot Line as he invaded France and captured Paris.

Question 20

Discuss the role of Japan in World War II. Was Japan secondary to Germany? Explain your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Exam 45: World War II

In maki ng the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan, the United States dealt with all of these considerations EXCEPT

A c hief reason for Britain's prolonged appeasement of Hitler was that

The most important and strategic city in the Russian theater proved to be

In Spa in's Civil War that began in 1936,

Which countries comprised the alliance known as the Little Entente?

How long did the peace last regarding the proclamation by Neville Chamberlain in 1939 declaring "peace in our time"?

Term for identification: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

One o stensible reason for the Spanish Civil War was the military's fear of

What was a major wartime accomplishment in the Pacific Theater that was part of a campaign in 1944 by General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz?

Term for identification: Axis Pact

Discuss the significance of the atomic bomb and the beginnings of the Cold War.

The Sovi et Union and the United States were at odds over many things during the post-World War II era, but the issue that led to the most dramatic confrontation between the two occurred when

The tu rning point of the war in Europe came when

President Truman and the U.S. high command asserted that dropping the atomic bomb on Japan saved about ____________________ American lives.

Preparing for war, Hitler reoccupied the ____________________ in 1936, and in 1938 he announced ____________________ with Austria.

Winston Churchill first became a public figure when he

Term for identification: Munich Agreements

Blitzkrieg refers to

Operation Barbarossa

Discuss the role of Japan in World War II. Was Japan secondary to Germany? Explain your reasoning.

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