Question 1

Seeking security after World War I, France created a series of alliances in the 1920s with ​

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A) Britain and its imperial territories. 
B) the United States. 
C) the new states of Eastern Europe. 
D) Italy and Spain. 
E) the Soviet Union. 
A) Britain and its imperial territories. 
B) the United States. 
C) the new states of Eastern Europe. 
D) Italy and Spain. 
E) the Soviet Union.

Question 2

The signing of a nonaggression pact between which states preceded, by one week, the outbreak of hostilities on September 1, 1939?

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A) Germany and the Soviet Union 
B) Germany and Poland 
C) France, Britain, and the Soviet Union 
D) Britain and Germany 
E) Germany and Italy 
A) Germany and the Soviet Union 
B) Germany and Poland 
C) France, Britain, and the Soviet Union 
D) Britain and Germany 
E) Germany and Italy

Question 3

World War II brought unanticipated consequences such as

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A) intense national passions giving way to increasing Western European unity. 
B) massive material destruction quickly being replaced by prosperity. 
C) the explosion of totalitarianism and militarism actually demonstrating the resilience of democracy. 
D) the consequences of irrationalism leading to a continued skepticism of reason. 
E) all of the above 
A) intense national passions giving way to increasing Western European unity. 
B) massive material destruction quickly being replaced by prosperity. 
C) the explosion of totalitarianism and militarism actually demonstrating the resilience of democracy. 
D) the consequences of irrationalism leading to a continued skepticism of reason. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Anschluss

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Anschluss refers to the annexation of Au

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 blitzkreig

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Blitzkrieg

Who?
The term "blitzkrieg" i

Question 6

Following Hitler's declaration of German withdrawal from the Treaty of Versailles, Britain

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A) imposed economic sanctions on Germany. 
B) signed a naval arms agreement with Germany. 
C) blockaded the port of Wilhelmshaven. 
D) encouraged the French to reoccupy the Rhineland but the French refused. 
E) began to invest in Germany's armaments industry. 
A) imposed economic sanctions on Germany. 
B) signed a naval arms agreement with Germany. 
C) blockaded the port of Wilhelmshaven. 
D) encouraged the French to reoccupy the Rhineland but the French refused. 
E) began to invest in Germany's armaments industry.

Question 7

The main difference between Hitler's war aims and Germany's war aims in World War I was that Hitler desired

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A) the conquest of much of Eastern Europe. 
B) the defeat of France. 
C) enslavement of the Polish population and colonization of their land. 
D) making Germany into the dominant European power. 
E) all of the above 
A) the conquest of much of Eastern Europe. 
B) the defeat of France. 
C) enslavement of the Polish population and colonization of their land. 
D) making Germany into the dominant European power. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

Operation Barbarossa was postponed by five weeks because

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A) there were unexpected production delays. 
B) Germany decided to protect its flank in the Balkans. 
C) negotiations with the Soviet Union were still in progress. 
D) Stalin knew the original date of attack, March 15, 1941, and was prepared. 
E) the new date June 21, 1941 was the eve of the first anniversary of France's capitulation. 
A) there were unexpected production delays. 
B) Germany decided to protect its flank in the Balkans. 
C) negotiations with the Soviet Union were still in progress. 
D) Stalin knew the original date of attack, March 15, 1941, and was prepared. 
E) the new date June 21, 1941 was the eve of the first anniversary of France's capitulation.

Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the meaning of self-determination, and explain how Hitler used it.

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Self-determination is the concept that i

Question 10

The Germans attacked Greece in 1941

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A) because the Greeks had recently overthrown Prince Paul, who was a German ally. 
B) to communicate Hitler's final break with Mussolini, who had already invaded Greece.​ 
C) to safeguard vital Romanian oil fields, which were vital to the German war effort. 
D) and were successfully repelled by the British. 
E) all of the above 
A) because the Greeks had recently overthrown Prince Paul, who was a German ally. 
B) to communicate Hitler's final break with Mussolini, who had already invaded Greece.​ 
C) to safeguard vital Romanian oil fields, which were vital to the German war effort. 
D) and were successfully repelled by the British. 
E) all of the above

Question 11

In September 1939

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A) the Luftwaffe did not play a key role in the attack on Poland, although tanks did. 
B) Warsaw was largely left unscathed. ​ 
C) Soviet troops did not invade Poland as the result of Stalin's pact with Hitler. ​ 
D) Poland was defeated by the Nazi blitzkrieg. 
E) all of the above 
A) the Luftwaffe did not play a key role in the attack on Poland, although tanks did. 
B) Warsaw was largely left unscathed. ​ 
C) Soviet troops did not invade Poland as the result of Stalin's pact with Hitler. ​ 
D) Poland was defeated by the Nazi blitzkrieg. 
E) all of the above

Question 12

The Vichy government of France led by Marshall Pétain, a war hero from World War I

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A) had no real domestic support base. 
B) was dominated by Communists. 
C) had the support of many French who were anti-democratic, anti-Marxist, and anti-Semitic. 
D) relied largely on support in the city of Paris. 
E) did not actively cooperate with the Nazis. 
A) had no real domestic support base. 
B) was dominated by Communists. 
C) had the support of many French who were anti-democratic, anti-Marxist, and anti-Semitic. 
D) relied largely on support in the city of Paris. 
E) did not actively cooperate with the Nazis.

Question 13

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Comment upon the nature of the resistance Hans and Sophie Scholl made to the Nazi regime. How significant is such resistance? Discuss.

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Hans and Sophie Scholl were members of t

Question 14

The war in the Pacific included all the following EXCEPT

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A) the Japanese attempt to secure raw materials and markets by creating an empire stretching to Burma and Polynesia. 
B) the major Japanese success at Pearl Harbor, loss of initiative at Midway, and surrender after two nuclear attacks. 
C) the successful Chinese defense of its major ports. 
D) extremely tenacious Japanese defense of its possessions. 
E) a major debate about the American decision to use the atom bomb against the civilian population of a nearly defeated foe. 
A) the Japanese attempt to secure raw materials and markets by creating an empire stretching to Burma and Polynesia. 
B) the major Japanese success at Pearl Harbor, loss of initiative at Midway, and surrender after two nuclear attacks. 
C) the successful Chinese defense of its major ports. 
D) extremely tenacious Japanese defense of its possessions. 
E) a major debate about the American decision to use the atom bomb against the civilian population of a nearly defeated foe.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. There were significant signs of instability in continental Europe during the 1930s. What were some of these signs?

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Some of the significant signs of instabi

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT correct?

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A) Hitler's goals were not a secret; they were published in Mein Kampf for all the world to read. 
B) The policy of appeasement seemed to ignore developments in Germany, such as the growing persecution of the Jews and the establishment of concentration camps for political prisoners. 
C) Appeasement emboldened Hitler. 
D) Appeasement gave Germany time to rearm and the Nazi government to consolidate its support by the German population. 
E) Appeasement made World War II avoidable. 
A) Hitler's goals were not a secret; they were published in Mein Kampf for all the world to read. 
B) The policy of appeasement seemed to ignore developments in Germany, such as the growing persecution of the Jews and the establishment of concentration camps for political prisoners. 
C) Appeasement emboldened Hitler. 
D) Appeasement gave Germany time to rearm and the Nazi government to consolidate its support by the German population. 
E) Appeasement made World War II avoidable.

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Stalingrad

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Stalingrad was a major battle during Wor

Question 18

All of the following explains why Hitler's gamble in remilitarizing the Rhineland worked EXCEPT

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A) Britain found it to be reasonable. 
B) Though alarmed, France did not act because it was not willing to act by itself. 
C) France overestimated the size of the German force. 
D) French public opinion had no enthusiasm for a clash with Germany. 
E) Germany had already completed its rearmament and could repulse any attack by opponents. ​ 
A) Britain found it to be reasonable. 
B) Though alarmed, France did not act because it was not willing to act by itself. 
C) France overestimated the size of the German force. 
D) French public opinion had no enthusiasm for a clash with Germany. 
E) Germany had already completed its rearmament and could repulse any attack by opponents. ​

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 resistance

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Resistance can refer to the act of oppos

Question 20

The resistance of which country smuggled almost all of their  ​ Jewish population (approximately 8,000)to safety?

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A) France 
B) Denmark 
C) Belgium 
D) Slovakia 
E) Hungary 
A) France 
B) Denmark 
C) Belgium 
D) Slovakia 
E) Hungary

Exam 31: World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Seeking security after World War I, France created a series of alliances in the 1920s with ​

The signing of a nonaggression pact between which states preceded, by one week, the outbreak of hostilities on September 1, 1939?

World War II brought unanticipated consequences such as

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Anschluss

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? blitzkreig

Following Hitler's declaration of German withdrawal from the Treaty of Versailles, Britain

The main difference between Hitler's war aims and Germany's war aims in World War I was that Hitler desired

Operation Barbarossa was postponed by five weeks because

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the meaning of self-determination, and explain how Hitler used it.

The Germans attacked Greece in 1941

In September 1939

The Vichy government of France led by Marshall Pétain, a war hero from World War I

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Comment upon the nature of the resistance Hans and Sophie Scholl made to the Nazi regime. How significant is such resistance? Discuss.

The war in the Pacific included all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. There were significant signs of instability in continental Europe during the 1930s. What were some of these signs?

Which of the following is NOT correct?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Stalingrad

All of the following explains why Hitler's gamble in remilitarizing the Rhineland worked EXCEPT

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? resistance

The resistance of which country smuggled almost all of their ​ Jewish population (approximately 8,000)to safety?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Seeking security after World War I, France created a series of alliances in the 1920s with

The resistance of which country smuggled almost all of their Jewish population (approximately 8,000)to safety?