Question 1

Where was the strike which drew the United States into World War II initiated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leningrad. 
B)  London. 
C)  Pearl Harbor 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Stalingrad. 
A)  Leningrad. 
B)  London. 
C)  Pearl Harbor 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Stalingrad.

Question 2

How did Churchill utilize American resources to buttress British involvement against Germany during World War II?

Accepted Answer

While the U.S.initially refrained from j

Question 3

The Nazi Party found adherents in which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  The middle classes 
B)  World War I veterans 
C)  Students 
D)  Those hurt most by the depression 
E)  All of these. 
A)  The middle classes 
B)  World War I veterans 
C)  Students 
D)  Those hurt most by the depression 
E)  All of these.

Question 4

The focus of the first five-year plan was collectivized agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hitler broke the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact first.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Manhattan Project sought to launch a massive Allied assault on the beaches of Normandy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Jewish resistance under the Holocaust developed slowly in part due to the diversity of the Jewish population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The guiding principle of the five-year plans was based on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialism 
B)  Gradual transition to communism 
C)  Command economy 
D)  Nationalization of industry 
E)  State-controlled labor forces 
A)  Socialism 
B)  Gradual transition to communism 
C)  Command economy 
D)  Nationalization of industry 
E)  State-controlled labor forces

Question 9

The greatest defeat to Germany was at the battle in

Accepted Answer

A)  Kalininigrad. 
B)  Leningrad. 
C)  Moscow. 
D)  Kursk. 
E)  Novosibirsk. 
A)  Kalininigrad. 
B)  Leningrad. 
C)  Moscow. 
D)  Kursk. 
E)  Novosibirsk.

Question 10

All of the following provided popular resistance to Hitler's ideas except

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Mann. 
B)  Charlie Chaplin. 
C)  Léon Blum. 
D)  Cardinal Pacelli. 
E)  Dietrich Bonhoeffer. 
A)  Thomas Mann. 
B)  Charlie Chaplin. 
C)  Léon Blum. 
D)  Cardinal Pacelli. 
E)  Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Question 11

In order to rapidly industrialize the USSR,Stalin initiated

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of NEP. 
B)  a program of war communism. 
C)  the five-year plans. 
D)  the Great Patriotic War. 
E)  lebensraum. 
A)  the end of NEP. 
B)  a program of war communism. 
C)  the five-year plans. 
D)  the Great Patriotic War. 
E)  lebensraum.

Exam 27: Democracy Under Siege,1929-1945

Where was the strike which drew the United States into World War II initiated?

How did Churchill utilize American resources to buttress British involvement against Germany during World War II?

The Nazi Party found adherents in which group?

The focus of the first five-year plan was collectivized agriculture.

Hitler broke the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact first.

The Manhattan Project sought to launch a massive Allied assault on the beaches of Normandy.

Jewish resistance under the Holocaust developed slowly in part due to the diversity of the Jewish population.

The guiding principle of the five-year plans was based on what?

The greatest defeat to Germany was at the battle in

All of the following provided popular resistance to Hitler's ideas except

In order to rapidly industrialize the USSR,Stalin initiated

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