Question 1

How did the war affect American citizens?

Accepted Answer

A) Because of full employment,housing construction increased. 
B) In reaction to fascist racism,Americans became more tolerant of African and Japanese Americans. 
C) They did not have to face government regulations of their private or professional lives. 
D) They did not have to face various goods and food shortages. 
E) Most found employment during the war years. 
A) Because of full employment,housing construction increased. 
B) In reaction to fascist racism,Americans became more tolerant of African and Japanese Americans. 
C) They did not have to face government regulations of their private or professional lives. 
D) They did not have to face various goods and food shortages. 
E) Most found employment during the war years.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
- Massacre at Katyn Forest

Accepted Answer

The Massacre at Katyn Forest refers to a

Question 3

Felix Eboue supported and helped to raise troops for whom in the war?

Accepted Answer

A) Vichy. 
B) Free French. 
C) Germany. 
D) Britain. 
E) Japan. 
A) Vichy. 
B) Free French. 
C) Germany. 
D) Britain. 
E) Japan.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
- Battle of the Bulge

Accepted Answer

The Battle of the Bulge, also known as t

Question 5

Which leader used the term "Great Patriotic Homeland War" to rally his people?

Accepted Answer

A) Stalin. 
B) Gandhi. 
C) Churchill. 
D) Mussolini. 
E) Mao. 
A) Stalin. 
B) Gandhi. 
C) Churchill. 
D) Mussolini. 
E) Mao.

Question 6

The German military tactic used for the first time during World War II,was known as

Accepted Answer

A) the phony war. 
B) trench warfare. 
C) aerial bombing 
D) fire bombing. 
E) lightning warfare or blitzkrieg. 
A) the phony war. 
B) trench warfare. 
C) aerial bombing 
D) fire bombing. 
E) lightning warfare or blitzkrieg.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Bretton Woods Conference

Accepted Answer

The Bretton Woods Conference, formally k

Question 8

England and France declared war on Germany when it attacked and invaded

Accepted Answer

A) Denmark. 
B) Poland. 
C) Sweden. 
D) Norway. 
E) the Soviet Union. 
A) Denmark. 
B) Poland. 
C) Sweden. 
D) Norway. 
E) the Soviet Union.

Question 9

With Soviet troops closing in,where was Hitler when he committed suicide?

Accepted Answer

A) Dresden,during the firebombing. 
B) In a bunker under Berlin. 
C) Outside of Stalingrad. 
D) At his vacation home in the Alps. 
E) Munich at the Nazi headquarters. 
A) Dresden,during the firebombing. 
B) In a bunker under Berlin. 
C) Outside of Stalingrad. 
D) At his vacation home in the Alps. 
E) Munich at the Nazi headquarters.

Question 10

The Free French Forces formed a government in exile and were led from its base in London by

Accepted Answer

A) Winston Churchill. 
B) Charles de Gaulle. 
C) Henri Petain. 
D) Harry Truman. 
E) Franklyn Roosevelt 
A) Winston Churchill. 
B) Charles de Gaulle. 
C) Henri Petain. 
D) Harry Truman. 
E) Franklyn Roosevelt

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
- Atlantic Charter

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal polic

Question 12

Which country failed to take Egypt in 1941? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Germany. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Ethiopia. 
D) England. 
E) Italy. 
A) Germany. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Ethiopia. 
D) England. 
E) Italy.

Question 13

____,who had appealed to the League Nations after the invasion of Ethiopia in 1935,returned to his throne in 1941.

Accepted Answer

A) Charles de Gaulle 
B) Chaing Kai shek 
C) Felix Eboue 
D) Hailie Selassie 
E) Bretton Woods 
A) Charles de Gaulle 
B) Chaing Kai shek 
C) Felix Eboue 
D) Hailie Selassie 
E) Bretton Woods

Question 14

The core goal of the Truman Doctrine was

Accepted Answer

A) to free Czechoslovakia from Soviet control. 
B) containment of Soviet expansion. 
C) threatening the Soviet Union with war if its troops did not withdraw from Eastern Europe. 
D) to use the American military to protect European democracies. 
E) destroying the emerging Soviet nuclear arsenal. 
A) to free Czechoslovakia from Soviet control. 
B) containment of Soviet expansion. 
C) threatening the Soviet Union with war if its troops did not withdraw from Eastern Europe. 
D) to use the American military to protect European democracies. 
E) destroying the emerging Soviet nuclear arsenal.

Question 15

Which of the following is related to the defeat of Germany in its attack on the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) England remaining undefeated and a threat to Germany. 
B) German supply lines that were stretched too long. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) Russian winter. 
E) The tenacity of the Russian people. 
A) England remaining undefeated and a threat to Germany. 
B) German supply lines that were stretched too long. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) Russian winter. 
E) The tenacity of the Russian people.

Question 16

How did the fortifications France built as a result of World War I match the German invasion?

Accepted Answer

A) it was not a match for the German navy. 
B) it was well-suited for the French Air Force. 
C) it failed to account for a German invasion through Belgium. 
D) it failed to account for the German use of gas. 
E) it was an ineffective barrier to German tanks. 
A) it was not a match for the German navy. 
B) it was well-suited for the French Air Force. 
C) it failed to account for a German invasion through Belgium. 
D) it failed to account for the German use of gas. 
E) it was an ineffective barrier to German tanks.

Question 17

Japanese cruelty and brutality against American prisoners was seen after Pearl Harbor at

Accepted Answer

A) Bataan peninsula of the Philippines. 
B) China. 
C) Hong Kong. 
D) Australia. 
E) Dutch East Indies. 
A) Bataan peninsula of the Philippines. 
B) China. 
C) Hong Kong. 
D) Australia. 
E) Dutch East Indies.

Question 18

Wake's determination to do everything she could to fight the Nazis was the result of

Accepted Answer

A) the German invasion of Poland in 1939. 
B) witnessing an emotional,frenzied German youth responding to a speech by Hitler. 
C) her personal observations of German public humiliation of Jews in Vienna. 
D) the invasion of her homeland,Australia,by the Japanese. 
E) personal involvement in the Spanish Civil War. 
A) the German invasion of Poland in 1939. 
B) witnessing an emotional,frenzied German youth responding to a speech by Hitler. 
C) her personal observations of German public humiliation of Jews in Vienna. 
D) the invasion of her homeland,Australia,by the Japanese. 
E) personal involvement in the Spanish Civil War.

Question 19

By negotiating a "lend lease" program for armaments,who became the "arsenal of democracy" in 1941?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain. 
B) Free French. 
C) Canada. 
D) China. 
E) United States. 
A) Britain. 
B) Free French. 
C) Canada. 
D) China. 
E) United States.

Question 20

Which of the following was an original member of the Security Council of the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union. 
B) England. 
C) France. 
D) China. 
E) All of the answers are correct.
F)United States. 
A) The Soviet Union. 
B) England. 
C) France. 
D) China. 
E) All of the answers are correct.
F)United States.

Exam 29: The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

How did the war affect American citizens?

Please define the following key terms. - Massacre at Katyn Forest

Felix Eboue supported and helped to raise troops for whom in the war?

Please define the following key terms. - Battle of the Bulge

Which leader used the term "Great Patriotic Homeland War" to rally his people?

The German military tactic used for the first time during World War II,was known as

Please define the following key terms. - Bretton Woods Conference

England and France declared war on Germany when it attacked and invaded

With Soviet troops closing in,where was Hitler when he committed suicide?

The Free French Forces formed a government in exile and were led from its base in London by

Please define the following key terms. - Atlantic Charter

Which country failed to take Egypt in 1941? ​

____,who had appealed to the League Nations after the invasion of Ethiopia in 1935,returned to his throne in 1941.

The core goal of the Truman Doctrine was

Which of the following is related to the defeat of Germany in its attack on the Soviet Union?

How did the fortifications France built as a result of World War I match the German invasion?

Japanese cruelty and brutality against American prisoners was seen after Pearl Harbor at

Wake's determination to do everything she could to fight the Nazis was the result of

By negotiating a "lend lease" program for armaments,who became the "arsenal of democracy" in 1941?

Which of the following was an original member of the Security Council of the United Nations?

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