Question 1

How did World War I influence the decisions concerning international affairs in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

World War I had a significant impact on

Question 2

Who was the president of the United States when Pearl Harbor was bombed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Herbert Hoover 
C)  Harry Truman 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt 
A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Herbert Hoover 
C)  Harry Truman 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt

Question 3

Evaluate the strategic errors made by Hitler in WWII.

Accepted Answer

There were several strategic errors made

Question 4

What does Lebensraum mean?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does Lebensraum mean?...

Question 5

Prior to the dropping of nuclear weapons, Japan

Accepted Answer

A)  refused to surrender. 
B)  wanted to surrender if they could keep their emperor. 
C)  was planning another bombing of the United States. 
D)  had broken away from the Axis powers. 
A)  refused to surrender. 
B)  wanted to surrender if they could keep their emperor. 
C)  was planning another bombing of the United States. 
D)  had broken away from the Axis powers.

Question 6

In 1935, Mussolini announced that he was creating a "New Roman Empire" after his invasion of

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco. 
B)  Greece. 
C)  Yugoslavia. 
D)  Ethiopia. 
A)  Morocco. 
B)  Greece. 
C)  Yugoslavia. 
D)  Ethiopia.

Question 7

The Nazis viewed Slavs such as the Russians as "subhuman."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was Eichmann's role in the planning of the Final Solution?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was an expert on chemical and biological weapons. 
B)  He was an expert in train scheduling. 
C)  He was an expert in cremation. 
D)  He was a munitions expert. 
A)  He was an expert on chemical and biological weapons. 
B)  He was an expert in train scheduling. 
C)  He was an expert in cremation. 
D)  He was a munitions expert.

Question 9

Which of these worked with the D-day invasion to defeat Hitler?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Swedish bombing assault from the north 
B)  the defection of masses of German soldiers 
C)  the Soviet assault from the east 
D)  the withdrawal of Italy from the war just before the invasion 
A)  the Swedish bombing assault from the north 
B)  the defection of masses of German soldiers 
C)  the Soviet assault from the east 
D)  the withdrawal of Italy from the war just before the invasion

Question 10

The assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rome-Berlin Axis. 
B)  the formation of the Axis powers. 
C)  Hitler's annexation of the Sudetenland. 
D)  tension between Hitler and Mussolini. 
A)  the Rome-Berlin Axis. 
B)  the formation of the Axis powers. 
C)  Hitler's annexation of the Sudetenland. 
D)  tension between Hitler and Mussolini.

Question 11

Which of these remained neutral in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Bulgaria 
C)  Austria 
D)  Vichy France 
A)  Spain 
B)  Bulgaria 
C)  Austria 
D)  Vichy France

Question 12

What did Benito Mussolini and Hungary's Nicholas Horthy have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both survived the war as rulers of their countries. 
B)  Both protected their countries' Jews from Nazi extermination. 
C)  Both assisted Hitler's campaign against Europe's Jews. 
D)  Both were Fascist dictators. 
A)  Both survived the war as rulers of their countries. 
B)  Both protected their countries' Jews from Nazi extermination. 
C)  Both assisted Hitler's campaign against Europe's Jews. 
D)  Both were Fascist dictators.

Question 13

Hitler diverted his attention from the drive for Moscow, instead turning his forces southeast, because

Accepted Answer

A)  he did not believe that Moscow could be taken. 
B)  the capital had been moved to Stalingrad. 
C)  he wanted to reach the oil in the Caucasus. 
D)  of the weather. 
A)  he did not believe that Moscow could be taken. 
B)  the capital had been moved to Stalingrad. 
C)  he wanted to reach the oil in the Caucasus. 
D)  of the weather.

Question 14

The United Nations differed from the League of Nations in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany was a founding member. 
B)  Itsoon expanded to include most of the losers of the war. 
C)  The Soviet Union was not a member. 
D)  The United States refused to join. 
A)  Germany was a founding member. 
B)  Itsoon expanded to include most of the losers of the war. 
C)  The Soviet Union was not a member. 
D)  The United States refused to join.

Question 15

Which of these was the question raised by the Spanish Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Was Spain about to become a Communist nation? 
B)  Was Russia willing to aid other nations that might adopt Communism? 
C)  Was Germany was willing to defy international opinion? 
D)  Would the Western democracies oppose dictators? 
A)  Was Spain about to become a Communist nation? 
B)  Was Russia willing to aid other nations that might adopt Communism? 
C)  Was Germany was willing to defy international opinion? 
D)  Would the Western democracies oppose dictators?

Question 16

Which battle was considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iwo Jima 
B)  Midway 
C)  Coral Sea 
D)  Okinawa 
A)  Iwo Jima 
B)  Midway 
C)  Coral Sea 
D)  Okinawa

Question 17

Rommel's defeat in Africa was largely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  Hitler's failure to send reinforcements requested by Rommel. 
B)  superior British and American resources. 
C)  lack of military planning. 
D)  incompetent strategy. 
A)  Hitler's failure to send reinforcements requested by Rommel. 
B)  superior British and American resources. 
C)  lack of military planning. 
D)  incompetent strategy.

Question 18

Who was the commander of the Afrika Korps?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who was the commander of the Afrika...

Question 19

Which of the following was not developed during WW II?

Accepted Answer

A)  antibiotics 
B)  jet aircraft 
C)  the Internet 
D)  ballistic missiles. 
A)  antibiotics 
B)  jet aircraft 
C)  the Internet 
D)  ballistic missiles.

Question 20

Discuss the devastating loss of civilian life in WWII.

Accepted Answer

The devastating loss of civilian life in

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

How did World War I influence the decisions concerning international affairs in the 1930s?

Who was the president of the United States when Pearl Harbor was bombed?

Evaluate the strategic errors made by Hitler in WWII.

What does Lebensraum mean?

Prior to the dropping of nuclear weapons, Japan

In 1935, Mussolini announced that he was creating a "New Roman Empire" after his invasion of

The Nazis viewed Slavs such as the Russians as "subhuman."

What was Eichmann's role in the planning of the Final Solution?

Which of these worked with the D-day invasion to defeat Hitler?

The assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss led to

Which of these remained neutral in World War II?

What did Benito Mussolini and Hungary's Nicholas Horthy have in common?

Hitler diverted his attention from the drive for Moscow, instead turning his forces southeast, because

The United Nations differed from the League of Nations in what way?

Which of these was the question raised by the Spanish Civil War?

Which battle was considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

Rommel's defeat in Africa was largely due to

Who was the commander of the Afrika Korps?

Which of the following was not developed during WW II?

Discuss the devastating loss of civilian life in WWII.

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