Question 1

At the Munich Conference of 1938, ____________________ and ____________________ joined with Italy in allowing Hitler to annex the Su detenland from Czechoslovakia.

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The answer of At the Munich Conference of 1938, ____________________...

Question 2

Term for identification: luftwaffe

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The term "Luftwaffe" refers to the aeria

Question 3

45 The Second Front in World War II began with

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A) an evacuation from the beaches at Dunkirk. 
B) the success of the Soviet Union in repelling Germany. 
C) the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 
D) the defeat of the Germans in Italy. 
E) an invasion across the English Channel on D-Day. 
A) an evacuation from the beaches at Dunkirk. 
B) the success of the Soviet Union in repelling Germany. 
C) the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 
D) the defeat of the Germans in Italy. 
E) an invasion across the English Channel on D-Day.

Question 4

Term for identification: Neville Chamberlain

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Neville Chamberlain was a British politi

Question 5

Term for identification: Little Entente

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The Little Entente was a political and m

Question 6

The failure of Germany's air force in the ____________________ in 1940 prevented the invasion of what was, at the time, the last rema ining Allied Power.

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The answer of The failure of Germany's air force in...

Question 7

Term for identification: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near H

Question 8

In 1948-1949 the Western Allies defeated the Soviet blockade of ____________________ by airlifting food and vital supplies for eleven months.

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The answer of In 1948-1949 the Western Allies defeated the...

Question 9

Discuss the course of World War II from the German perspective.  How did they justify their actions and succeed initially?

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 10

France held out hope for a long time that, if push came to shove,

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A) the Maginot Line would protect them from Germany. 
B) Germany could not succeed in any aggressive action against them without Austria's support, and since Anschluss was forbidden, all would be well. 
C) Mussolini would rein Hitler in and come on board with France. 
D) the United States would intervene with economic sanctions and halt German aggression in its tracks. 
E) Britain would come to the support of the beleaguered Czech government when Hitler made his bid for domination there. 
A) the Maginot Line would protect them from Germany. 
B) Germany could not succeed in any aggressive action against them without Austria's support, and since Anschluss was forbidden, all would be well. 
C) Mussolini would rein Hitler in and come on board with France. 
D) the United States would intervene with economic sanctions and halt German aggression in its tracks. 
E) Britain would come to the support of the beleaguered Czech government when Hitler made his bid for domination there.

Question 11

Term for identification: Blitzkrieg

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Blitzkrieg, a term used to describe a me

Question 12

When Hitl er renounced the provisions of the Versailles Treaty and announced that he was enlarging his army and creating an air force, the reaction in Britain and France was

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A) an attempt to get the League of Nations to halt his actions at any cost. 
B) leaders of the two countries exhausted all means to get the Soviet Union to enter into an alliance with them as they had done before the First World War. 
C) both France and Britain murmured through diplomatic channels that they heartily disapproved. 
D) the events went almost unnoticed, since the Spanish Civil War was still raging. 
E) the two countries demanded that he halt his military buildup, but since Hitler knew they planned to do nothing, he continued unopposed. 
A) an attempt to get the League of Nations to halt his actions at any cost. 
B) leaders of the two countries exhausted all means to get the Soviet Union to enter into an alliance with them as they had done before the First World War. 
C) both France and Britain murmured through diplomatic channels that they heartily disapproved. 
D) the events went almost unnoticed, since the Spanish Civil War was still raging. 
E) the two countries demanded that he halt his military buildup, but since Hitler knew they planned to do nothing, he continued unopposed.

Question 13

The fo cal point of the Yalta conference among the Allied leaders in 1945 was

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A) the future of Japan. 
B) the postwar political arrangements in Eastern Europe. 
C) the details of a peace treaty with Germany. 
D) the signing of a peace treaty with Italy. 
E) a plan to liberate the Jews in occupied Poland. 
A) the future of Japan. 
B) the postwar political arrangements in Eastern Europe. 
C) the details of a peace treaty with Germany. 
D) the signing of a peace treaty with Italy. 
E) a plan to liberate the Jews in occupied Poland.

Question 14

In 1 944, General Douglas MacArthur

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A) urged the use of the atom bomb on Japan. 
B) moderated a meeting of the British, Soviets, and Americans. 
C) liberated the Philippines. 
D) led the successful Battle of the Coral Sea. 
E) was relieved of command in the Pacific. 
A) urged the use of the atom bomb on Japan. 
B) moderated a meeting of the British, Soviets, and Americans. 
C) liberated the Philippines. 
D) led the successful Battle of the Coral Sea. 
E) was relieved of command in the Pacific.

Exam 45: World War II

At the Munich Conference of 1938, ____________________ and ____________________ joined with Italy in allowing Hitler to annex the Su detenland from Czechoslovakia.

Term for identification: luftwaffe

45 The Second Front in World War II began with

Term for identification: Neville Chamberlain

Term for identification: Little Entente

The failure of Germany's air force in the ____________________ in 1940 prevented the invasion of what was, at the time, the last rema ining Allied Power.

Term for identification: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

In 1948-1949 the Western Allies defeated the Soviet blockade of ____________________ by airlifting food and vital supplies for eleven months.

Discuss the course of World War II from the German perspective. How did they justify their actions and succeed initially?

France held out hope for a long time that, if push came to shove,

Term for identification: Blitzkrieg

When Hitl er renounced the provisions of the Versailles Treaty and announced that he was enlarging his army and creating an air force, the reaction in Britain and France was

The fo cal point of the Yalta conference among the Allied leaders in 1945 was

In 1 944, General Douglas MacArthur

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