Question 1

​The Holocaust killed approximately_______ of the population of European Jews.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​two-thirds 
B)  ​one-half 
C)  ​three-fourths 
D)  ​one-fourth 
E)  ​three-fifths 
A)  ​two-thirds 
B)  ​one-half 
C)  ​three-fourths 
D)  ​one-fourth 
E)  ​three-fifths

Question 2

Popular reaction in Austria to the German Anschluss was

Accepted Answer

A)  passive resistance. 
B)  the formation of guerrilla resistance groups. 
C)  the formation of organizations to protect Jews. 
D)  condemnation of attacks on Jews. 
E)  enthusiastic demonstrations and attacks on Jews. 
A)  passive resistance. 
B)  the formation of guerrilla resistance groups. 
C)  the formation of organizations to protect Jews. 
D)  condemnation of attacks on Jews. 
E)  enthusiastic demonstrations and attacks on Jews.

Question 3

In order to promote social and political disorientation in other lands, the Nazis propagated which of the following worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-Semitism 
B)  Anti-war 
C)  Anti-peace 
D)  Anti-liberalism 
E)  Anti-Communism 
A)  Anti-Semitism 
B)  Anti-war 
C)  Anti-peace 
D)  Anti-liberalism 
E)  Anti-Communism

Question 4

The task of carrying out the "Final Solution" was given to __________.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Heinrich Himmler 
B)  ​Joseph Goebbels 
C)  ​Erwin Rommel 
D)  ​Adolf Eichmann 
E)  ​Rudolph Hess 
A)  ​Heinrich Himmler 
B)  ​Joseph Goebbels 
C)  ​Erwin Rommel 
D)  ​Adolf Eichmann 
E)  ​Rudolph Hess

Question 5

Manchukuo may be connected with

Accepted Answer

A)  the safe area for Chinese communists. 
B)  a Japanese puppet state. 
C)  the fall of Korea. 
D)  the base from which planes left for Pearl Harbor. 
E)  the defeat at Iwo Jima. 
A)  the safe area for Chinese communists. 
B)  a Japanese puppet state. 
C)  the fall of Korea. 
D)  the base from which planes left for Pearl Harbor. 
E)  the defeat at Iwo Jima.

Question 6

​The Japanese defeat at __________ serves as the turning point in the Pacific.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Philippines 
B)  ​Iwo Jima 
C)  ​Midway 
D)  ​Guadalcanal 
E)  ​Guam 
A)  ​Philippines 
B)  ​Iwo Jima 
C)  ​Midway 
D)  ​Guadalcanal 
E)  ​Guam

Question 7

Please use this outline map of East Asia to answer the question(s).
  
-What was Hitler's New World Order?

Accepted Answer

Hitler's New World Order was a plan to e

Question 8

Adolf Hitler's policy objectives included the destruction of the Versailles treaty, the conquest and colonization of Eastern Europe, and the

Accepted Answer

A)  domination and exploitation of racial inferiors. 
B)  destruction of the United States. 
C)  destruction of England. 
D)  destruction of Italy. 
E)  destruction of France. 
A)  domination and exploitation of racial inferiors. 
B)  destruction of the United States. 
C)  destruction of England. 
D)  destruction of Italy. 
E)  destruction of France.

Question 9

Which of the following statements in regard to the war in the Pacific is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Japanese lost their initiative at the Battle of Midway. 
B)  The breaking of the Japanese naval code was important to the American offensive. 
C)  Japanese suffered a severe loss to its potential air power at Midway. 
D)  Japanese soldiers surrendered by the thousands fearing they would be abandoned on isolated Pacific islands. 
E)  Americans feared the entry of the Soviet Union in the Pacific Theater. 
A)  The Japanese lost their initiative at the Battle of Midway. 
B)  The breaking of the Japanese naval code was important to the American offensive. 
C)  Japanese suffered a severe loss to its potential air power at Midway. 
D)  Japanese soldiers surrendered by the thousands fearing they would be abandoned on isolated Pacific islands. 
E)  Americans feared the entry of the Soviet Union in the Pacific Theater.

Question 10

Nations finally reacted to German aggression after

Accepted Answer

A)  the Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed. 
B)  Germany installed a fascist regime in Spain. 
C)  the fall of Czechoslovakia. 
D)  the League of Nations reacted to Italian invasion of Ethiopia. 
E)  Germany introduced military conscription. 
A)  the Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed. 
B)  Germany installed a fascist regime in Spain. 
C)  the fall of Czechoslovakia. 
D)  the League of Nations reacted to Italian invasion of Ethiopia. 
E)  Germany introduced military conscription.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Winston Churchill

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill was a British statesma

Question 12

How was World War II an important part of many women's lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many women became part of newly formed armed forces. 
B)  Russian women actually fought in combat. 
C)  Many spies came from the ranks of women. 
D)  Thousands of women became employed to replace men who were in the military. 
E)  All of these emphasize the importance of women in World War II. 
A)  Many women became part of newly formed armed forces. 
B)  Russian women actually fought in combat. 
C)  Many spies came from the ranks of women. 
D)  Thousands of women became employed to replace men who were in the military. 
E)  All of these emphasize the importance of women in World War II.

Question 13

Of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, one may say that it

Accepted Answer

A)  was really a minor victory. 
B)  was part of Japan's general interest in expanding into Southeast Asia. 
C)  was followed by Hitler's invasion of Poland. 
D)  destroyed carriers, but no battleships. 
E)  was a Japanese attempt to enforce the treaty of Versailles. 
A)  was really a minor victory. 
B)  was part of Japan's general interest in expanding into Southeast Asia. 
C)  was followed by Hitler's invasion of Poland. 
D)  destroyed carriers, but no battleships. 
E)  was a Japanese attempt to enforce the treaty of Versailles.

Question 14

Resistance was in important part of World War II. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Claus von Stauffenberg succeeded in his plan to assassinate high level German officials. 
B)  Tito and his guerrilla force tied down huge numbers of German fighting men. 
C)  Revolts took place in ghettos and camps. 
D)  Norwegians destroyed supplies of heavy water. 
E)  Italian partisans help to free Italy from the fascists. 
A)  Claus von Stauffenberg succeeded in his plan to assassinate high level German officials. 
B)  Tito and his guerrilla force tied down huge numbers of German fighting men. 
C)  Revolts took place in ghettos and camps. 
D)  Norwegians destroyed supplies of heavy water. 
E)  Italian partisans help to free Italy from the fascists.

Question 15

​The leader of Free France that escaped and organized in London was

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Edouard Daladier. 
B)  ​Neville Chamberlain. 
C)  ​Georges Clemenceau. 
D)  ​Charles de Gaulle. 
E)  ​Philippe Petain 
A)  ​Edouard Daladier. 
B)  ​Neville Chamberlain. 
C)  ​Georges Clemenceau. 
D)  ​Charles de Gaulle. 
E)  ​Philippe Petain

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Stalingrad was a major battle during Wor

Question 17

Please use this outline map of East Asia to answer the question(s).
  
-What were the primary reasons for Hitler's string of successes early in the war?

Accepted Answer

One of the primary reasons for Hitler's

Question 18

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-On a map of Europe, designate the location of the following military engagements: Warsaw, Dunkirk, the London blitz, Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad, and Normandy.

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I'm unable to physically mark

Question 19

What was the fate of the majority of Soviet POWs held by the Nazis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death in the POW camps 
B)  Resettlement in the Balkans 
C)  Enlistment in Vlasov's army 
D)  Transport to Britain 
E)  Enlistment in the German army 
A)  Death in the POW camps 
B)  Resettlement in the Balkans 
C)  Enlistment in Vlasov's army 
D)  Transport to Britain 
E)  Enlistment in the German army

Question 20

German self-determination should least be applied to

Accepted Answer

A)  marching into Prague. 
B)  demands for the Sudetenland. 
C)  sending troops into the Rhineland. 
D)  an interest in Danzig. 
E)  marching into Austria. 
A)  marching into Prague. 
B)  demands for the Sudetenland. 
C)  sending troops into the Rhineland. 
D)  an interest in Danzig. 
E)  marching into Austria.

Exam 20: World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

​The Holocaust killed approximately_______ of the population of European Jews.

Popular reaction in Austria to the German Anschluss was

In order to promote social and political disorientation in other lands, the Nazis propagated which of the following worldwide?

The task of carrying out the "Final Solution" was given to __________.​

Manchukuo may be connected with

​The Japanese defeat at __________ serves as the turning point in the Pacific.

Please use this outline map of East Asia to answer the question(s). -What was Hitler's New World Order?

Adolf Hitler's policy objectives included the destruction of the Versailles treaty, the conquest and colonization of Eastern Europe, and the

Which of the following statements in regard to the war in the Pacific is NOT true?

Nations finally reacted to German aggression after

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Winston Churchill

How was World War II an important part of many women's lives?

Of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, one may say that it

Resistance was in important part of World War II. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

​The leader of Free France that escaped and organized in London was

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

Please use this outline map of East Asia to answer the question(s). -What were the primary reasons for Hitler's string of successes early in the war?

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -On a map of Europe, designate the location of the following military engagements: Warsaw, Dunkirk, the London blitz, Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad, and Normandy.

What was the fate of the majority of Soviet POWs held by the Nazis?

German self-determination should least be applied to

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Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

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The Holocaust killed approximately_______ of the population of European Jews.

The task of carrying out the "Final Solution" was given to __________.

The Japanese defeat at __________ serves as the turning point in the Pacific.

The leader of Free France that escaped and organized in London was