Question 1

By the end of 1926, Mussolini ruled Italy with this title​:

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A) der Furher 
B) Il Duce 
C) El Jefe 
D) Beloved Leader 
E) Citoyen 
A) der Furher 
B) Il Duce 
C) El Jefe 
D) Beloved Leader 
E) Citoyen

Question 2

The earliest originator of the concept and practice of fascism was

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A) Adolph Hitler. 
B) General Francisco Franco. 
C) Juan Peron. 
D) Benito Mussolini. 
E) Otto von Bismarck. 
A) Adolph Hitler. 
B) General Francisco Franco. 
C) Juan Peron. 
D) Benito Mussolini. 
E) Otto von Bismarck.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki are two cities in

Question 4

How, and why, did the battles in the Coral Sea and at Midway in the Pacific and at Stalingrad in Europe mark the turning points of World War II? Why then, and not sooner or later?

Accepted Answer

The battles in the Coral Sea and at Midw

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
five-year plans

Accepted Answer

The Five-Year Plans refer to a series of

Question 6

The Beer Hall Putsch of 1923

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A) brought Mussolini to power. 
B) was an attempt to seize power in the independent nation of Southern Bavaria. 
C) brought Hitler to power in Germany. 
D) was quickly crushed. 
E) led to the German government exiling Hitler back to his native Austria. 
A) brought Mussolini to power. 
B) was an attempt to seize power in the independent nation of Southern Bavaria. 
C) brought Hitler to power in Germany. 
D) was quickly crushed. 
E) led to the German government exiling Hitler back to his native Austria.

Question 7

The concept of a new "Monroe Doctrine for Asia" meant that

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A) the United States would protect Asia from European exploitation. 
B) Japan would play the role of guiding Asia to prosperity and development. 
C) the Soviet Union would become the Chinese protector against Japanese aggression. 
D) Japanese diplomatic and military relationships with the other nations of Asia would be reduced. 
E) the British navy would protect East Asian waters. 
A) the United States would protect Asia from European exploitation. 
B) Japan would play the role of guiding Asia to prosperity and development. 
C) the Soviet Union would become the Chinese protector against Japanese aggression. 
D) Japanese diplomatic and military relationships with the other nations of Asia would be reduced. 
E) the British navy would protect East Asian waters.

Question 8

On the Eastern Front,

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A) at Stalingrad, Germany lost an army of 300,000. 
B) in Siberia, Japanese troops never penetrated more than 500 miles inland from their base in the Pacific port of Vladivostok. 
C) German troops continued to push east of the Ural Mountains in early 1944. 
D) Indian Gurkha troops played a major role in the battles of Moscow and Stalingrad. 
E) over ninety percent of Moscow was flattened during the German bombing raids of late 1944. 
A) at Stalingrad, Germany lost an army of 300,000. 
B) in Siberia, Japanese troops never penetrated more than 500 miles inland from their base in the Pacific port of Vladivostok. 
C) German troops continued to push east of the Ural Mountains in early 1944. 
D) Indian Gurkha troops played a major role in the battles of Moscow and Stalingrad. 
E) over ninety percent of Moscow was flattened during the German bombing raids of late 1944.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Dwight D. Eisenhower and June 6, 1944

Accepted Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th Presid

Question 10

What was the "Cold War," and was it inevitable? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War was a period of geopolitica

Question 11

Mussolini and Hitler joined forces in support of ​

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A) Hitler's occupation of Ethiopia 
B) Japan's invasion of Nanking 
C) Franco's fascist army in the Spanish Civil War 
D) annexing Poland 
E) occupying Belgium. 
A) Hitler's occupation of Ethiopia 
B) Japan's invasion of Nanking 
C) Franco's fascist army in the Spanish Civil War 
D) annexing Poland 
E) occupying Belgium.

Question 12

Japan's decision to seize much of Southeast Asia was based primarily on

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A) its contempt for China. 
B) a need to satisfy rampant nationalism. 
C) providing bases for Pacific dominance. 
D) the need to secure vital natural resources. 
E) Tojo's meglamania. 
A) its contempt for China. 
B) a need to satisfy rampant nationalism. 
C) providing bases for Pacific dominance. 
D) the need to secure vital natural resources. 
E) Tojo's meglamania.

Question 13

The Stalinist era in Soviet Russia saw a large increased in education.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mussolini became prime minister of Italy

Accepted Answer

A) when King Victor Emmanuel, reacting to Fascist intimidation, appointed him. 
B) because the Fascio di Combattimento won a majority of seats in the parliamentary election. 
C) after groups of squadristi destroyed the socialist opposition to Fascist rule. 
D) when he mounted a violent coup d'etat and seized control of the government. 
E) when he made an alliance with the pope and the Bolshevik government of Russia. 
A) when King Victor Emmanuel, reacting to Fascist intimidation, appointed him. 
B) because the Fascio di Combattimento won a majority of seats in the parliamentary election. 
C) after groups of squadristi destroyed the socialist opposition to Fascist rule. 
D) when he mounted a violent coup d'etat and seized control of the government. 
E) when he made an alliance with the pope and the Bolshevik government of Russia.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Winston Churchill and the "iron curtain"

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill was a British statesma

Question 16

All of the following were targets in Japan's military expansion in 1941 EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Hawaii 
B) Philippines 
C) Malaya 
D) Dutch East Indies 
E) Australia 
A) Hawaii 
B) Philippines 
C) Malaya 
D) Dutch East Indies 
E) Australia

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Old Bolsheviks and the purges

Accepted Answer

Old Bolsheviks refer to the members of t

Question 18

How did Hitler attempt to implement his New Order in Europe? To what degree was it effective and in line with his ideological goals? Why?

Accepted Answer

Hitler attempted to implement his New Or

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway

Accepted Answer

The Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway

Question 20

The 250,000 collectivized farms were known as ​

Accepted Answer

A) kulak 
B) kitchen plots 
C) khoziaka 
D) kolkhozes 
E) kartoshka 
A) kulak 
B) kitchen plots 
C) khoziaka 
D) kolkhozes 
E) kartoshka

By the end of 1926, Mussolini ruled Italy with this title:

The earliest originator of the concept and practice of fascism was

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

How, and why, did the battles in the Coral Sea and at Midway in the Pacific and at Stalingrad in Europe mark the turning points of World War II? Why then, and not sooner or later?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. five-year plans

The Beer Hall Putsch of 1923

The concept of a new "Monroe Doctrine for Asia" meant that

On the Eastern Front,

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Dwight D. Eisenhower and June 6, 1944

What was the "Cold War," and was it inevitable? Why or why not?

Mussolini and Hitler joined forces in support of

Japan's decision to seize much of Southeast Asia was based primarily on

The Stalinist era in Soviet Russia saw a large increased in education.

Mussolini became prime minister of Italy

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Winston Churchill and the "iron curtain"

All of the following were targets in Japan's military expansion in 1941 EXCEPT

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Old Bolsheviks and the purges

How did Hitler attempt to implement his New Order in Europe? To what degree was it effective and in line with his ideological goals? Why?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway

The 250,000 collectivized farms were known as

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Exam 12: The Crisis Deepens: World War II

By the end of 1926, Mussolini ruled Italy with this title​:

The earliest originator of the concept and practice of fascism was

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

How, and why, did the battles in the Coral Sea and at Midway in the Pacific and at Stalingrad in Europe mark the turning points of World War II? Why then, and not sooner or later?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. five-year plans

The Beer Hall Putsch of 1923

The concept of a new "Monroe Doctrine for Asia" meant that

On the Eastern Front,

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Dwight D. Eisenhower and June 6, 1944

What was the "Cold War," and was it inevitable? Why or why not?

Mussolini and Hitler joined forces in support of ​

Japan's decision to seize much of Southeast Asia was based primarily on

The Stalinist era in Soviet Russia saw a large increased in education.​

Mussolini became prime minister of Italy

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Winston Churchill and the "iron curtain"

All of the following were targets in Japan's military expansion in 1941 EXCEPT

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Old Bolsheviks and the purges

How did Hitler attempt to implement his New Order in Europe? To what degree was it effective and in line with his ideological goals? Why?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway

The 250,000 collectivized farms were known as ​

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

Filters

By the end of 1926, Mussolini ruled Italy with this title:

Mussolini and Hitler joined forces in support of

The Stalinist era in Soviet Russia saw a large increased in education.

The 250,000 collectivized farms were known as