Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-the Rhineland and Ethiopia

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The Rhineland and Ethiopia are two disti

Question 2

The German invasion of Poland in September 1939 was facilitated by Hitler's nonaggression pact with

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A)  Petain's France. 
B)  Churchill's Great Britain. 
C)  Tojo's Imperial Japan. 
D)  Mussolini's Italy. 
E)  Stalin's Soviet Union. 
A)  Petain's France. 
B)  Churchill's Great Britain. 
C)  Tojo's Imperial Japan. 
D)  Mussolini's Italy. 
E)  Stalin's Soviet Union.

Question 3

After Hitler occupied most of France,the remainder of the country became

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A)  Free France under Charles de Gaulle. 
B)  Vichy France under Marshal Henri Petain. 
C)  Communist France under Pierre Mendez-France. 
D)  Republican France under Georges Clemenceau. 
E)  prosperous. 
A)  Free France under Charles de Gaulle. 
B)  Vichy France under Marshal Henri Petain. 
C)  Communist France under Pierre Mendez-France. 
D)  Republican France under Georges Clemenceau. 
E)  prosperous.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Hitler Jugend

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The term "Hitler Jugend" translates to "

Question 5

The Cold War

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A)  was a major factor in world affairs for several decades after World War II. 
B)  resulted from the significant differences between Germany and the Soviet Union. 
C)  was the result of the agreements reached at the Allied war conferences that took place in 1939 and 1940, early in the war. 
D)  began during the battle of Stalingrad. 
E)  only began with the onset of the Korean War in 1950. 
A)  was a major factor in world affairs for several decades after World War II. 
B)  resulted from the significant differences between Germany and the Soviet Union. 
C)  was the result of the agreements reached at the Allied war conferences that took place in 1939 and 1940, early in the war. 
D)  began during the battle of Stalingrad. 
E)  only began with the onset of the Korean War in 1950.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-National Socialist German Workers' Party/Nazis

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The National Socialist German Workers' P

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-the Cold War

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The Cold War refers to the period of geo

Question 8

Hitler solved the economic problems facing Germany in the Great Depression by all of the following means except

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A)  pursuing a laissez-faire economic policy. 
B)  giving "pump-priming" grants to private industry and other businesses. 
C)  spending vast amounts of money on rearmament. 
D)  pursuing a policy of government involvement in all aspects of the economy. 
E)  working hand-in-hand with the major industrial corporations. 
A)  pursuing a laissez-faire economic policy. 
B)  giving "pump-priming" grants to private industry and other businesses. 
C)  spending vast amounts of money on rearmament. 
D)  pursuing a policy of government involvement in all aspects of the economy. 
E)  working hand-in-hand with the major industrial corporations.

Question 9

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 10

Identify the following terms.
-Dunkirk evacuation

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The Dunkirk evacuation, also known as th

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Marco Polo Bridge

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The Marco Polo Bridge, also known as the

Question 12

At the Yalta Conference,in February 1945,Franklin Roosevelt informed the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin that the United States had exploded an atomic bomb.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Munich conference/appeasement

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The Munich Conference and the policy of

Question 14

Describe the Holocaust in terms of its most significant events and participants.Which groups were targeted,and why?

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The Holocaust was a systematic, state-sp

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Great East-Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Great East-Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere...

Question 16

Because of its military-dominated dictatorship,the Great Depression had less impact on Japan than in the democratic states of Great Britain and the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Einsatzgruppen

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The Einsatzgruppen were mobile killing u

Question 18

Aerial bombing of wartime Japan

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A)  occurred only during the last month of the war. 
B)  had virtually no effect on Japanese industrial facilities. 
C)  included the first use of an atomic bomb. 
D)  produced very little destruction of Japanese housing. 
E)  spared Tokyo entirely. 
A)  occurred only during the last month of the war. 
B)  had virtually no effect on Japanese industrial facilities. 
C)  included the first use of an atomic bomb. 
D)  produced very little destruction of Japanese housing. 
E)  spared Tokyo entirely.

Question 19

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

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th Presid

Question 20

Which of the following statements best characterizes the totalitarian state in the 1930s?

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A)  It was democratic and championed individualism and democratic freedoms. 
B)  It was an all-compassing, authoritarian dictatorship that subordinated individual needs, and employed police power and mass propaganda to achieve total control. 
C)  It limited its authoritarian dictates to the political and economic aspects of the state's affairs, in an effort to have freer social and cultural choices serve as means of placating the masses. 
D)  It wanted the masses to keep quiet and not obstruct state policy. 
E)  It depended upon the appeasement policies of the Eastern democracies. 
A)  It was democratic and championed individualism and democratic freedoms. 
B)  It was an all-compassing, authoritarian dictatorship that subordinated individual needs, and employed police power and mass propaganda to achieve total control. 
C)  It limited its authoritarian dictates to the political and economic aspects of the state's affairs, in an effort to have freer social and cultural choices serve as means of placating the masses. 
D)  It wanted the masses to keep quiet and not obstruct state policy. 
E)  It depended upon the appeasement policies of the Eastern democracies.

Exam 25: The Crisis Deepens: World War II

Identify the following terms. -the Rhineland and Ethiopia

The German invasion of Poland in September 1939 was facilitated by Hitler's nonaggression pact with

After Hitler occupied most of France,the remainder of the country became

Identify the following terms. -Hitler Jugend

The Cold War

Identify the following terms. -National Socialist German Workers' Party/Nazis

Identify the following terms. -the Cold War

Hitler solved the economic problems facing Germany in the Great Depression by all of the following means except

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

Identify the following terms. -Dunkirk evacuation

Identify the following terms. -Marco Polo Bridge

At the Yalta Conference,in February 1945,Franklin Roosevelt informed the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin that the United States had exploded an atomic bomb.

Identify the following terms. -Munich conference/appeasement

Describe the Holocaust in terms of its most significant events and participants.Which groups were targeted,and why?

Identify the following terms. -Great East-Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Because of its military-dominated dictatorship,the Great Depression had less impact on Japan than in the democratic states of Great Britain and the United States.

Identify the following terms. -Einsatzgruppen

Aerial bombing of wartime Japan

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

Which of the following statements best characterizes the totalitarian state in the 1930s?

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