Question 1

The Japanese, during World War II, claimed to be acting to

Accepted Answer

A)  spread democracy. 
B)  combat Communism. 
C)  rid Asia of Western imperialists. 
D)  bring peace to Asia. 
A)  spread democracy. 
B)  combat Communism. 
C)  rid Asia of Western imperialists. 
D)  bring peace to Asia. C

Question 2

Who led the conservatives in the attack on liberals in Spain?

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Francisco Franco

Question 3

What was the effect of Japanese invasion on China's civil war?

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A)  The Japanese found the internal conflict made their invasion easy. 
B)  The Communists improved their reputation by successfully opposing the Japanese. 
C)  The Nationalists gained in power. 
D)  The country descended into anarchy, split by a dozen factions. 
A)  The Japanese found the internal conflict made their invasion easy. 
B)  The Communists improved their reputation by successfully opposing the Japanese. 
C)  The Nationalists gained in power. 
D)  The country descended into anarchy, split by a dozen factions. B

Question 4

Discuss the Spanish Civil War, including the involvement of Italy and Germany.

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The Spanish Civil War was a conflict tha

Question 5

How did Japan justify the annexation of territories in East Asia?

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They claimed that th

Question 6

Adolf Eichmann was the head of Hitler's SS.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How long did it take for Germany to defeat France in WWII?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How long did it take for Germany...

Question 8

Pope Pius XII did NOT know of the Nazi atrocities being perpetrated on the Jews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The goal of the Anschluss was to

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A)  punish Austria for its part in World War I. 
B)  unific German peoples. 
C)  isolate Italy. 
D)  give Germans lebensraum in lands of inferior Slavs. 
A)  punish Austria for its part in World War I. 
B)  unific German peoples. 
C)  isolate Italy. 
D)  give Germans lebensraum in lands of inferior Slavs.

Question 10

Resistance to the Nazis in Europe can be said to have been

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A)  limited to small regions in France. 
B)  widespread but doing little to weaken Nazi control. 
C)  limited to Eastern Europe. 
D)  rare, but highly successful in those cases. 
A)  limited to small regions in France. 
B)  widespread but doing little to weaken Nazi control. 
C)  limited to Eastern Europe. 
D)  rare, but highly successful in those cases.

Question 11

What was the Luftwaffe?

Accepted Answer

the German

Question 12

The Germans were surprised by D-day because

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A)  they did not expect an amphibious assault. 
B)  they believed that the United States would defeat Japan before arriving in Europe. 
C)  they believed the attack would come at Calais. 
D)  they expected a bombing raid instead. 
A)  they did not expect an amphibious assault. 
B)  they believed that the United States would defeat Japan before arriving in Europe. 
C)  they believed the attack would come at Calais. 
D)  they expected a bombing raid instead.

Question 13

What North African town changed hands five times during WW II?

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A)  Cairo. 
B)  Tunis. 
C)  Benghazi. 
D)  Casablanca. 
A)  Cairo. 
B)  Tunis. 
C)  Benghazi. 
D)  Casablanca.

Question 14

Czechoslovakia agreed to allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland in order to avoid war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Discuss Japan's strategy for creating a "New Order in East Asia."

Accepted Answer

Japan's strategy for creating a "New Ord

Question 16

How did Hitler justify the annexation of the Sudetenland?

Accepted Answer

The area w

Question 17

The Tripartite Pact was an alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of these switched sides from the First to the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  Austria 
C)  China 
D)  Japan 
A)  Germany 
B)  Austria 
C)  China 
D)  Japan

Question 19

Who was the leader of Hitler's forces in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hermann Göring 
B)  Joseph Goebbels 
C)  Erwin Rommel 
D)  Bernard Montgomery 
A)  Hermann Göring 
B)  Joseph Goebbels 
C)  Erwin Rommel 
D)  Bernard Montgomery

Question 20

Discuss Hitler's violations of the Versailles Treaty in the 1930s, as well as his annexations of Austria and the Sudetenland.

Accepted Answer

In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler violated the

Exam 33: World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1933-1945

The Japanese, during World War II, claimed to be acting to

Who led the conservatives in the attack on liberals in Spain?

What was the effect of Japanese invasion on China's civil war?

Discuss the Spanish Civil War, including the involvement of Italy and Germany.

How did Japan justify the annexation of territories in East Asia?

Adolf Eichmann was the head of Hitler's SS.

How long did it take for Germany to defeat France in WWII?

Pope Pius XII did NOT know of the Nazi atrocities being perpetrated on the Jews.

The goal of the Anschluss was to

Resistance to the Nazis in Europe can be said to have been

What was the Luftwaffe?

The Germans were surprised by D-day because

What North African town changed hands five times during WW II?

Czechoslovakia agreed to allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland in order to avoid war.

Discuss Japan's strategy for creating a "New Order in East Asia."

How did Hitler justify the annexation of the Sudetenland?

The Tripartite Pact was an alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Which of these switched sides from the First to the Second World War?

Who was the leader of Hitler's forces in Africa?

Discuss Hitler's violations of the Versailles Treaty in the 1930s, as well as his annexations of Austria and the Sudetenland.

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