Question 1

By the summer of 1944, foreign workers accounted for ____ percent of Germany's labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) 70 
B) 45 
C) 5 
D) 20 
E) 30 
A) 70 
B) 45 
C) 5 
D) 20 
E) 30

Question 2

What did Hitler do following the conclusion of the Munich Conference?

Accepted Answer

A) He had Germany relinquish its claims to Czechoslovakia. 
B) He took the rest of Czechoslovakia. 
C) He attacked France. 
D) He launched an attack on the Soviet Union. 
E) He invaded Belgium. 
A) He had Germany relinquish its claims to Czechoslovakia. 
B) He took the rest of Czechoslovakia. 
C) He attacked France. 
D) He launched an attack on the Soviet Union. 
E) He invaded Belgium.

Question 3

What event precipitated war between Russia and Germany in 1941?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany launched a surprise attack on Russia 
B) Russia launched a surprise attack on Germany 
C) Russian agents assassinated Hitler's nephew 
D) Russia refused to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 
E) Japan staged a fake attack in eastern Russia, making it look like a German offensive 
A) Germany launched a surprise attack on Russia 
B) Russia launched a surprise attack on Germany 
C) Russian agents assassinated Hitler's nephew 
D) Russia refused to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 
E) Japan staged a fake attack in eastern Russia, making it look like a German offensive

Question 4

Why did the United States decide to use atomic weapons against Japan? In your opinion, was the use of atomic weapons justified?

Accepted Answer

The United States decided to use atomic

Question 5

What technological innovation was crucial to British victory in the Battle of Britain?

Accepted Answer

A) Ballistic missiles 
B) Automatic weapons 
C) Radar 
D) Sonar 
E) Jet engines 
A) Ballistic missiles 
B) Automatic weapons 
C) Radar 
D) Sonar 
E) Jet engines

Question 6

What steps did Hitler take between 1933 and 1937 to strengthen Germany's position in Europe? In your opinion, why were these steps so successful?

Accepted Answer

Between 1933 and 1937, Hitler took sever

Question 7

How did the British respond to Hitler's demands with respect to Czechoslovakia? Why did they make the choices they did?

Accepted Answer

The British responded to Hitler's demand

Question 8

What is the historical significance of the Battle of Stalingrad?

Accepted Answer

A) Stalin's forces suffered their most devastating defeat. 
B) Hitler demonstrated the unstoppable force of Blitzkrieg. 
C) The German offensive in the Soviet Union was stopped and then reversed. 
D) The United States made a significant contribution to the defense of a key Soviet city. 
E) Germany and the Soviet Union were unable to defeat one another and quietly withdrew their forces to meet another day. 
A) Stalin's forces suffered their most devastating defeat. 
B) Hitler demonstrated the unstoppable force of Blitzkrieg. 
C) The German offensive in the Soviet Union was stopped and then reversed. 
D) The United States made a significant contribution to the defense of a key Soviet city. 
E) Germany and the Soviet Union were unable to defeat one another and quietly withdrew their forces to meet another day.

Question 9

The Battle of ____ was the turning point of the war in North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) El Alamein 
B) Cairo 
C) Morocco 
D) Tangiers 
E) Libya 
A) El Alamein 
B) Cairo 
C) Morocco 
D) Tangiers 
E) Libya

Question 10

Hitler made a crucial error when he switched from bombing military targets in Britain to bombing British cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How did the Japanese rule their Asian empire? How did they see subject populations and their resources?

Accepted Answer

The Japanese ruled their Asian empire wi

Question 12

What was the "Final Solution"? How was it carried out?

Accepted Answer

The "Final Solution" was the Nazi plan t

Question 13

Hitler's first act of aggression took place in 1936 when the Germans occupied what area?

Accepted Answer

A) Austria 
B) Sudetenland 
C) Bavaria 
D) Rhineland 
E) East Tyrol 
A) Austria 
B) Sudetenland 
C) Bavaria 
D) Rhineland 
E) East Tyrol

Question 14

What did France do following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk?

Accepted Answer

A) France soon surrendered and the Vichy government was set up as a German puppet state. 
B) France went on the offensive and bogged Germany down in Normandy. 
C) France benefited when Italian forces assisted Allied defenses, providing time to regroup. 
D) France benefited when the United States declared war on Germany. 
E) France became a temporary part of the British Empire. 
A) France soon surrendered and the Vichy government was set up as a German puppet state. 
B) France went on the offensive and bogged Germany down in Normandy. 
C) France benefited when Italian forces assisted Allied defenses, providing time to regroup. 
D) France benefited when the United States declared war on Germany. 
E) France became a temporary part of the British Empire.

Question 15

The ____ took the lead in the bombing of German cities.

Accepted Answer

A) Americans 
B) Soviets 
C) British 
D) Poles 
E) French 
A) Americans 
B) Soviets 
C) British 
D) Poles 
E) French

Question 16

What did "appeasement" mean to the British?

Accepted Answer

A) Cozying up to Hitler 
B) Trying to satisfy the demands of their allies 
C) Giving in to the demands of the dissatisfied to make them content 
D) Becoming the proxy for American overseas interests 
E) Finding a way to mollify Stalin long enough to join Hitler in a war of conquest 
A) Cozying up to Hitler 
B) Trying to satisfy the demands of their allies 
C) Giving in to the demands of the dissatisfied to make them content 
D) Becoming the proxy for American overseas interests 
E) Finding a way to mollify Stalin long enough to join Hitler in a war of conquest

Question 17

What role did racial considerations play in the Nazi rule of their empire?

Accepted Answer

Racial considerations played a central r

Question 18

What did Hitler's "Final Solution" to the Jewish problem call for?

Accepted Answer

A) The extermination of all European Jews 
B) The forced deportation of the Jews to Madagascar 
C) The resettlement of Jews in ghettos, isolated from other Europeans 
D) Breeding "Jewish genes" out of the Jewish population itself 
E) The expulsion of the Jews from Germany and the rest of Central Europe 
A) The extermination of all European Jews 
B) The forced deportation of the Jews to Madagascar 
C) The resettlement of Jews in ghettos, isolated from other Europeans 
D) Breeding "Jewish genes" out of the Jewish population itself 
E) The expulsion of the Jews from Germany and the rest of Central Europe

Question 19

Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on what?

Accepted Answer

A) The support of Soviet troops in a massive amphibious invasion 
B) Germany's Luftwaffe gaining control of the skies 
C) V-2 rockets to destroy British industrial power 
D) A giant tunnel, the "chunnel," under the English channel 
E) The support of Irish fifth-columnists 
A) The support of Soviet troops in a massive amphibious invasion 
B) Germany's Luftwaffe gaining control of the skies 
C) V-2 rockets to destroy British industrial power 
D) A giant tunnel, the "chunnel," under the English channel 
E) The support of Irish fifth-columnists

Question 20

In which area was the Nazi rule of Europe most ruthless?

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern Europe, because the Slavs were considered racially inferior 
B) France, due to the long rivalry between France and Germany 
C) Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands, due to their close proximity to Germany. 
D) Italy, because the Italians were generally considered to be disloyal. 
E) Greece and Yugoslavia, because of the strategic nature of the Balkans region. 
A) Eastern Europe, because the Slavs were considered racially inferior 
B) France, due to the long rivalry between France and Germany 
C) Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands, due to their close proximity to Germany. 
D) Italy, because the Italians were generally considered to be disloyal. 
E) Greece and Yugoslavia, because of the strategic nature of the Balkans region.

By the summer of 1944, foreign workers accounted for ____ percent of Germany's labor force.

What did Hitler do following the conclusion of the Munich Conference?

What event precipitated war between Russia and Germany in 1941?

Why did the United States decide to use atomic weapons against Japan? In your opinion, was the use of atomic weapons justified?

What technological innovation was crucial to British victory in the Battle of Britain?

What steps did Hitler take between 1933 and 1937 to strengthen Germany's position in Europe? In your opinion, why were these steps so successful?

How did the British respond to Hitler's demands with respect to Czechoslovakia? Why did they make the choices they did?

What is the historical significance of the Battle of Stalingrad?

The Battle of ____ was the turning point of the war in North Africa.

Hitler made a crucial error when he switched from bombing military targets in Britain to bombing British cities.

How did the Japanese rule their Asian empire? How did they see subject populations and their resources?

What was the "Final Solution"? How was it carried out?

Hitler's first act of aggression took place in 1936 when the Germans occupied what area?

What did France do following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk?

The ____ took the lead in the bombing of German cities.

What did "appeasement" mean to the British?

What role did racial considerations play in the Nazi rule of their empire?

What did Hitler's "Final Solution" to the Jewish problem call for?

Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on what?

In which area was the Nazi rule of Europe most ruthless?

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Exam 14: The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

By the summer of 1944, foreign workers accounted for ____ percent of Germany's labor force.

What did Hitler do following the conclusion of the Munich Conference?

What event precipitated war between Russia and Germany in 1941?

Why did the United States decide to use atomic weapons against Japan? In your opinion, was the use of atomic weapons justified?

What technological innovation was crucial to British victory in the Battle of Britain?

What steps did Hitler take between 1933 and 1937 to strengthen Germany's position in Europe? In your opinion, why were these steps so successful?

How did the British respond to Hitler's demands with respect to Czechoslovakia? Why did they make the choices they did?

What is the historical significance of the Battle of Stalingrad?

The Battle of ____ was the turning point of the war in North Africa.

Hitler made a crucial error when he switched from bombing military targets in Britain to bombing British cities.

How did the Japanese rule their Asian empire? How did they see subject populations and their resources?

What was the "Final Solution"? How was it carried out?

Hitler's first act of aggression took place in 1936 when the Germans occupied what area?

What did France do following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk?

The ____ took the lead in the bombing of German cities.

What did "appeasement" mean to the British?

What role did racial considerations play in the Nazi rule of their empire?

What did Hitler's "Final Solution" to the Jewish problem call for?

Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on what?

In which area was the Nazi rule of Europe most ruthless?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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