Question 1

After WW II, the League of Nations was replaced by the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The British won the battle of Britain largely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany's lack of fuel. 
B)  U.S. intervention. 
C)  the British invention of radar. 
D)  Hitler turning his attention to an invasion of Greece. 
A)  Germany's lack of fuel. 
B)  U.S. intervention. 
C)  the British invention of radar. 
D)  Hitler turning his attention to an invasion of Greece.

Question 3

In arguing for self-determination in the Sudetenland, Hitler was appealing to

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalist sentiment. 
B)  Italian solidarity. 
C)  the United Nations. 
D)  anti-Semitism. 
A)  nationalist sentiment. 
B)  Italian solidarity. 
C)  the United Nations. 
D)  anti-Semitism.

Question 4

The leader of the Free French during WW II was

Accepted Answer

A)  Ferdinand Foch. 
B)  Marshal Pétain. 
C)  Edouard Deladier. 
D)  Charles de Gaulle. 
A)  Ferdinand Foch. 
B)  Marshal Pétain. 
C)  Edouard Deladier. 
D)  Charles de Gaulle.

Question 5

Hitler relied on bombing in the Battle of Britain because

Accepted Answer

A)  most of British industry was close to continental Europe. 
B)  Britain had no way of detecting approaching aircraft. 
C)  the Royal Navy blocked an assault by sea. 
D)  Britain had virtually no air force. 
A)  most of British industry was close to continental Europe. 
B)  Britain had no way of detecting approaching aircraft. 
C)  the Royal Navy blocked an assault by sea. 
D)  Britain had virtually no air force.

Question 6

What made the fall of France so shocking?

Accepted Answer

A)  France had signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. 
B)  The French army had been considered a bastion of democracy against fascist aggression. 
C)  England made no effort to support France militarily. 
D)  France had not been invaded for four hundred years. 
A)  France had signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. 
B)  The French army had been considered a bastion of democracy against fascist aggression. 
C)  England made no effort to support France militarily. 
D)  France had not been invaded for four hundred years.

Question 7

The relationship between Hitler and Mussolini improved because, after Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia, Italy needed, and German could provide

Accepted Answer

A)  munitions. 
B)  oil. 
C)  coal. 
D)  food. 
A)  munitions. 
B)  oil. 
C)  coal. 
D)  food.

Question 8

Compared to the Great War, WW II's impact on civilians was

Accepted Answer

A)  about the same. 
B)  much less destructive. 
C)  exaggerated by both sides for political advantage. 
D)  far more deadly and destructive. 
A)  about the same. 
B)  much less destructive. 
C)  exaggerated by both sides for political advantage. 
D)  far more deadly and destructive.

Question 9

The bombing of Pearl Harbor would have been even more devastating if several American aircraft carriers had not been on routine training missions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Harry Truman refused to accept Japan's conditional surrender because

Accepted Answer

A)  he distrusted the gesture. 
B)  the atomic bomb made invasion of Japan unnecessary. 
C)  he was misinformed of the terms of the surrender. 
D)  he wanted Japan to be humiliated first. 
A)  he distrusted the gesture. 
B)  the atomic bomb made invasion of Japan unnecessary. 
C)  he was misinformed of the terms of the surrender. 
D)  he wanted Japan to be humiliated first.

Question 11

Discuss the end of WWII in Europe.

Accepted Answer

The end of World War II in Europe occurr

Question 12

The Rape of Nanjing caused global condemnation against

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  France. 
A)  China. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  France.

Question 13

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was

Accepted Answer

A)  poorly planned and executed. 
B)  a desperate gamble that paid off for Japan. 
C)  a tactical success but a strategic failure. 
D)  a strongly opposed by Hitler. 
A)  poorly planned and executed. 
B)  a desperate gamble that paid off for Japan. 
C)  a tactical success but a strategic failure. 
D)  a strongly opposed by Hitler.

Question 14

Which of these had Japan erroneously assumed when creating its Asian empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain and France would not support an attack on Japan. 
B)  The United States would never confront Japan in force. 
C)  British would attempt to balance Japanese and Russian imperialism. 
D)  China would not defend itself against a Japanese invasion. 
A)  Britain and France would not support an attack on Japan. 
B)  The United States would never confront Japan in force. 
C)  British would attempt to balance Japanese and Russian imperialism. 
D)  China would not defend itself against a Japanese invasion.

Question 15

Which countries supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain and France 
B)  Portugal and Holland 
C)  Belgium and Portugal 
D)  Germany and Italy 
A)  Britain and France 
B)  Portugal and Holland 
C)  Belgium and Portugal 
D)  Germany and Italy

Question 16

Who did Winston Churchill refer to as a "bloodthirsty guttersnipe"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who did Winston Churchill refer to as...

Question 17

Discuss the major campaigns in the East Asian theater during WWII.

Accepted Answer

The major campaigns in the East Asian th

Question 18

Douglas MacArthur was widely criticized for his

Accepted Answer

A)  poor military strategy. 
B)  refusal to protect the Philippines. 
C)  arrogance. 
D)  refusal to share command with Nimitz. 
A)  poor military strategy. 
B)  refusal to protect the Philippines. 
C)  arrogance. 
D)  refusal to share command with Nimitz.

Question 19

Where was the formal surrender for WWII signed?

Accepted Answer

in Tokyo B

Question 20

Which country safely evacuated its Jewish population to Sweden?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denmark 
B)  Belgium 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  Poland 
A)  Denmark 
B)  Belgium 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  Poland

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

After WW II, the League of Nations was replaced by the United Nations.

The British won the battle of Britain largely due to

In arguing for self-determination in the Sudetenland, Hitler was appealing to

The leader of the Free French during WW II was

Hitler relied on bombing in the Battle of Britain because

What made the fall of France so shocking?

The relationship between Hitler and Mussolini improved because, after Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia, Italy needed, and German could provide

Compared to the Great War, WW II's impact on civilians was

The bombing of Pearl Harbor would have been even more devastating if several American aircraft carriers had not been on routine training missions.

Harry Truman refused to accept Japan's conditional surrender because

Discuss the end of WWII in Europe.

The Rape of Nanjing caused global condemnation against

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was

Which of these had Japan erroneously assumed when creating its Asian empire?

Which countries supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War?

Who did Winston Churchill refer to as a "bloodthirsty guttersnipe"?

Discuss the major campaigns in the East Asian theater during WWII.

Douglas MacArthur was widely criticized for his

Where was the formal surrender for WWII signed?

Which country safely evacuated its Jewish population to Sweden?

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