Question 1

The B attle of the Coral Sea

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A) led to the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese control, making it possible for General MacArthur to have a strategic location from which to command the Pacific fleet. 
B) stopped any thoughts the Japanese had of taking India, despite the fact that the Japanese government suggested that it would liberate India if Britain lost the war. 
C) led to Japan's capture of all of Southeast Asia. 
D) halted Japan's march southward through the Pacific toward Australia, effectively turning the tide of the war. 
E) was one of the deadliest Pacific conflicts for the United States, temporarily making Americans fear that the war there might not be won. 
A) led to the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese control, making it possible for General MacArthur to have a strategic location from which to command the Pacific fleet. 
B) stopped any thoughts the Japanese had of taking India, despite the fact that the Japanese government suggested that it would liberate India if Britain lost the war. 
C) led to Japan's capture of all of Southeast Asia. 
D) halted Japan's march southward through the Pacific toward Australia, effectively turning the tide of the war. 
E) was one of the deadliest Pacific conflicts for the United States, temporarily making Americans fear that the war there might not be won.

Question 2

One of th e earliest of Hitler's violations of the Versailles Treaty was the creation of the powerful ____________________, or German ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Luftwaffe,

Question 3

Explain the concept of collective security and the reasons for its failure in World War II.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 4

Term for identification: Rhineland

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The term "Rhineland" refers to a region

Question 5

What course did the Western democracies pursue during the Spanish Civil War?

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A) They remained neutral. 
B) They supported Spain. 
C) They supported the Loyalists. 
D) They supported the  Popular Front. 
E) They supported the Nationalists. 
A) They remained neutral. 
B) They supported Spain. 
C) They supported the Loyalists. 
D) They supported the  Popular Front. 
E) They supported the Nationalists.

Question 6

To end World War II, the United States dropped bombs on ____________________ and ____________________, Japanese cities.

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The answer of To end World War II, the United...

Question 7

The c odename ____________________ denoted the German attack on Russia.

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Operation

Question 8

The German attack code named Operation Barbarossa was an offensive against which country?

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A) Fascist Italy. 
B) Soviet Russia. 
C) Great Britain. 
D) Poland. 
E) Switzerland. 
A) Fascist Italy. 
B) Soviet Russia. 
C) Great Britain. 
D) Poland. 
E) Switzerland.

Question 9

The German term blitzkrieg refers to what new method of aggressive warfare?

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A) Static defense. 
B) Naval blockade. 
C) Lightning war. 
D) Aerial reconnaissance. 
E) Linear warfare. 
A) Static defense. 
B) Naval blockade. 
C) Lightning war. 
D) Aerial reconnaissance. 
E) Linear warfare.

Question 10

The c hief American architect of the victory over Japan in the Pacific was General ____________________.

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The answer of The c hief American architect of the...

Question 11

What was somewhat unique in warfare regarding the Battle of Britain?

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A) It was fought entirely in the air and eventually was won by the British. 
B) It allowed the British to test secret jet aircraft against the Germans. 
C) It was fought entirely underwater by German and British submarines. 
D) The British were able to stop the German invaders on the shores of England. 
E) The Germans kept the British from invading their homeland by use of armored vehicles. 
A) It was fought entirely in the air and eventually was won by the British. 
B) It allowed the British to test secret jet aircraft against the Germans. 
C) It was fought entirely underwater by German and British submarines. 
D) The British were able to stop the German invaders on the shores of England. 
E) The Germans kept the British from invading their homeland by use of armored vehicles.

Question 12

Anschluss refers to which of the following?

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A) Italy breaking its alliance with the French and beginning to gravitate toward Germany. 
B) German aggressive actions toward the British. 
C) German invasion of Norway. 
D) Polish concentration camps. 
E) Union of Austria and Germany. 
A) Italy breaking its alliance with the French and beginning to gravitate toward Germany. 
B) German aggressive actions toward the British. 
C) German invasion of Norway. 
D) Polish concentration camps. 
E) Union of Austria and Germany.

Question 13

When Hitl er's war machine rolled into Poland on September 1, 1939,

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A) France and Britain declared war on Germany, and the two sides immediately gathered their forces and took the field, hoping to finish the other side off before Christmas. 
B) the Soviet Union reluctantly joined with France and Britain, although Stalin had reservations about working with the two again. 
C) Poland fell to the Germans very quickly, and Stalin's troops entered Poland from the east and occupied that part of the country. 
D) the United States tried to broker a peace between France and Britain on one side, and the Germans on the other, but they were not successful. 
E) Britain determined that it would try to stay neutral until and unless Hitler tried to invade England. 
A) France and Britain declared war on Germany, and the two sides immediately gathered their forces and took the field, hoping to finish the other side off before Christmas. 
B) the Soviet Union reluctantly joined with France and Britain, although Stalin had reservations about working with the two again. 
C) Poland fell to the Germans very quickly, and Stalin's troops entered Poland from the east and occupied that part of the country. 
D) the United States tried to broker a peace between France and Britain on one side, and the Germans on the other, but they were not successful. 
E) Britain determined that it would try to stay neutral until and unless Hitler tried to invade England.

Question 14

In June 1944, what began the part of World War II in Europe that was known as the Second Front?

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A) The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 
B) The German attacks on Soviet Russian territory. 
C) The German attacks and later defeat on the Italian peninsula. 
D) The attacks around Stalingrad marking the beginning of the Russian offensive. 
E) The invasion across the English Channel by British, American, and Canadian forces. 
A) The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 
B) The German attacks on Soviet Russian territory. 
C) The German attacks and later defeat on the Italian peninsula. 
D) The attacks around Stalingrad marking the beginning of the Russian offensive. 
E) The invasion across the English Channel by British, American, and Canadian forces.

Question 15

Most of the deaths during World War II occurred in which of the following?

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A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Pacific Front 
D) the United States 
E) Eastern Front 
A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Pacific Front 
D) the United States 
E) Eastern Front

Question 16

In February 1945, the allied participants at the ____________________ agreed that free elections would be held in liberated areas as soon as possible, but the Soviets refused to honor the agreement.

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The answer of In February 1945, the allied participants at...

Question 17

What were the main terms of the Nonaggression Pact of 1939 between Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler?

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A) The Pact allowed for an armistice between the Germans and the Soviets on the Eastern Front. 
B) The Pact divided up Eastern Europe between the National Socialists and the Soviets. 
C) The Pact allowed the Soviet Union to pursue a war against Japan without German interference. 
D) The Pact gave parts of Denmark to Germany in exchange for friendship toward the Soviets. 
E) The Pact allowed Hitler to annex Austria without getting prior approval from the Soviets. 
A) The Pact allowed for an armistice between the Germans and the Soviets on the Eastern Front. 
B) The Pact divided up Eastern Europe between the National Socialists and the Soviets. 
C) The Pact allowed the Soviet Union to pursue a war against Japan without German interference. 
D) The Pact gave parts of Denmark to Germany in exchange for friendship toward the Soviets. 
E) The Pact allowed Hitler to annex Austria without getting prior approval from the Soviets.

Question 18

Describe the foreign policy decisions during and after World War II.

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Answers would include the failure of col

Question 19

World War II was a watershed in history in several ways, one of them being that

Accepted Answer

A) most countries in Western Europe were damaged heavily by the fighting and took decades to recover. 
B) even all of the war's winners felt like losers when the war was over. 
C) a war was fought in two completely different parts of the world for the first time in history. 
D) the United States agreed to a negotiated treaty with Japan after stating that there would be no negotiations. 
E) more people died in World War II, perhaps as many as 30 million, than had died in any other disaster in recorded history, and a huge number of those killed were civilians. 
A) most countries in Western Europe were damaged heavily by the fighting and took decades to recover. 
B) even all of the war's winners felt like losers when the war was over. 
C) a war was fought in two completely different parts of the world for the first time in history. 
D) the United States agreed to a negotiated treaty with Japan after stating that there would be no negotiations. 
E) more people died in World War II, perhaps as many as 30 million, than had died in any other disaster in recorded history, and a huge number of those killed were civilians.

Question 20

Term for identification: General Francisco Franco

Accepted Answer

General Francisco Franco was a Spanish m

Exam 45: World War II

The B attle of the Coral Sea

One of th e earliest of Hitler's violations of the Versailles Treaty was the creation of the powerful ____________________, or German ____________________.

Explain the concept of collective security and the reasons for its failure in World War II.

Term for identification: Rhineland

What course did the Western democracies pursue during the Spanish Civil War?

To end World War II, the United States dropped bombs on ____________________ and ____________________, Japanese cities.

The c odename ____________________ denoted the German attack on Russia.

The German attack code named Operation Barbarossa was an offensive against which country?

The German term blitzkrieg refers to what new method of aggressive warfare?

The c hief American architect of the victory over Japan in the Pacific was General ____________________.

What was somewhat unique in warfare regarding the Battle of Britain?

Anschluss refers to which of the following?

When Hitl er's war machine rolled into Poland on September 1, 1939,

In June 1944, what began the part of World War II in Europe that was known as the Second Front?

Most of the deaths during World War II occurred in which of the following?

In February 1945, the allied participants at the ____________________ agreed that free elections would be held in liberated areas as soon as possible, but the Soviets refused to honor the agreement.

What were the main terms of the Nonaggression Pact of 1939 between Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler?

Describe the foreign policy decisions during and after World War II.

World War II was a watershed in history in several ways, one of them being that

Term for identification: General Francisco Franco

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