Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-free elections in Eastern Europe

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Free elections in Eastern Europe refer t

Question 2

By 1939,only two major states in Europe,France and Great Britain,remained democratic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following brought Hitler support in Germany except

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A)  the economic problems created by the Great Depression. 
B)  support of the conservative economic elite which saw him as a bulwark against communism. 
C)  his promise to uphold the Versailles Treaty in spite of its unpopularity. 
D)  his aim to restore Germany's power among the nations of Europe. 
E)  his threat to tear up the Versailles Treaty. 
A)  the economic problems created by the Great Depression. 
B)  support of the conservative economic elite which saw him as a bulwark against communism. 
C)  his promise to uphold the Versailles Treaty in spite of its unpopularity. 
D)  his aim to restore Germany's power among the nations of Europe. 
E)  his threat to tear up the Versailles Treaty.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Pearl Harbor,December 7,1941

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Pearl Harbor refers to a United States n

Question 5

Major German initiatives in moving toward control of Europe before 1939 included all of the following except the

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A)  occupation of the Rhineland in 1935. 
B)  German seizure of Libya in 1935. 
C)  two-stage takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and 1939. 
D)  union with Austria. 
E)  formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis and the Anti-Comintern Pact. 
A)  occupation of the Rhineland in 1935. 
B)  German seizure of Libya in 1935. 
C)  two-stage takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and 1939. 
D)  union with Austria. 
E)  formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis and the Anti-Comintern Pact.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Rome-Berlin Axis and the Anti-Comintern Pact

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The Rome-Berlin Axis and the Anti-Comint

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk

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The Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk were

Question 8

To whip up popular support for his totalitarian regime,Hitler organized gigantic mass rallies in the 1930's in the city of

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A)  Berlin. 
B)  Nuremberg. 
C)  Cologne. 
D)  Vienna. 
E)  Munich. 
A)  Berlin. 
B)  Nuremberg. 
C)  Cologne. 
D)  Vienna. 
E)  Munich.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Austrian annexation

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The term "Austrian annexation" typically

Question 10

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?

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Hitler attempted to implement his New Or

Question 11

At the Munich Conference of 1938,

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A)  the British and the French representatives allowed Hitler to take over the Sudetenland. 
B)  the British prime minister refused to agree to the demands of Adolf Hitler. 
C)  the policy of appeasement successfully put a stop to German expansion in Europe. 
D)  eventual Nazi control of all of Czechoslovakia was avoided. 
E)  Winston Churchill gave his support to the policy of appeasement. 
A)  the British and the French representatives allowed Hitler to take over the Sudetenland. 
B)  the British prime minister refused to agree to the demands of Adolf Hitler. 
C)  the policy of appeasement successfully put a stop to German expansion in Europe. 
D)  eventual Nazi control of all of Czechoslovakia was avoided. 
E)  Winston Churchill gave his support to the policy of appeasement.

Question 12

Which Western European and Western Hemisphere nations other than Italy and Germany developed authoritarian governments by 1939? Why and how?

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Several Western European and Western Hem

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-"unconditional surrender"

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-"unconditional surrender"...

Question 14

The Nuremberg Laws established the

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A)  process of collectivization. 
B)  ethnic racial homogeneity of Nazi Germany by expelling all Asians. 
C)  institutionalization of an annual kristallnacht celebration at the end of June. 
D)  the legal isolation of German Jews from citizenship and legal rights. 
E)  Nazi renunciation of all anti-Semitic policies in Germany. 
A)  process of collectivization. 
B)  ethnic racial homogeneity of Nazi Germany by expelling all Asians. 
C)  institutionalization of an annual kristallnacht celebration at the end of June. 
D)  the legal isolation of German Jews from citizenship and legal rights. 
E)  Nazi renunciation of all anti-Semitic policies in Germany.

Question 15

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

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The Cold War was a period of geopolitica

Question 16

Mussolini became prime minister of Italy

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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 17

History's greatest naval invasion occurred on June 6,1944,when the Allies landed in Normandy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Was the personal background and skill of Adolf Hitler,the state of German society in the early 1930s,or the political and economic problems of the Weimar Republic most important in bringing Hitler to power in 1933? How,and why?

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The personal background and skill of Ado

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-United Nations

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The United Nations (UN) is an internatio

Question 20

In Japan,after 1929,

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A)  the Great Depression increased both exports and wages. 
B)  a policy of political and diplomatic conciliation with China was followed. 
C)  right-wing extremists began to terrorize and at times murder opponents. 
D)  a formal treaty of non-aggression was made with the United States. 
E)  Prime Minister Tojo forced the emperor to declare war on Germany. 
A)  the Great Depression increased both exports and wages. 
B)  a policy of political and diplomatic conciliation with China was followed. 
C)  right-wing extremists began to terrorize and at times murder opponents. 
D)  a formal treaty of non-aggression was made with the United States. 
E)  Prime Minister Tojo forced the emperor to declare war on Germany.

Exam 25: The Crisis Deepens: World War II

Identify the following terms. -free elections in Eastern Europe

By 1939,only two major states in Europe,France and Great Britain,remained democratic.

All of the following brought Hitler support in Germany except

Identify the following terms. -Pearl Harbor,December 7,1941

Major German initiatives in moving toward control of Europe before 1939 included all of the following except the

Identify the following terms. -Rome-Berlin Axis and the Anti-Comintern Pact

Identify the following terms. -Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk

To whip up popular support for his totalitarian regime,Hitler organized gigantic mass rallies in the 1930's in the city of

Identify the following terms. -Austrian annexation

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?

At the Munich Conference of 1938,

Which Western European and Western Hemisphere nations other than Italy and Germany developed authoritarian governments by 1939? Why and how?

Identify the following terms. -"unconditional surrender"

The Nuremberg Laws established the

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

Mussolini became prime minister of Italy

History's greatest naval invasion occurred on June 6,1944,when the Allies landed in Normandy.

Was the personal background and skill of Adolf Hitler,the state of German society in the early 1930s,or the political and economic problems of the Weimar Republic most important in bringing Hitler to power in 1933? How,and why?

Identify the following terms. -United Nations

In Japan,after 1929,

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

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

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