Question 1

Sophie Scholl was

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A)  a filmmaker who celebrated the Nazi regime. 
B)  a Soviet "patriot" who saw extended military action against the Germans. 
C)  a Polish Jew whose plight helped to raise awareness of Nazi extermination policies. 
D)  a member of the White Rose at the University of Munich. 
E)  a scientist who conducted medical experiments on Soviet prisoners of war. 
A)  a filmmaker who celebrated the Nazi regime. 
B)  a Soviet "patriot" who saw extended military action against the Germans. 
C)  a Polish Jew whose plight helped to raise awareness of Nazi extermination policies. 
D)  a member of the White Rose at the University of Munich. 
E)  a scientist who conducted medical experiments on Soviet prisoners of war. D

Question 2

Particularly common among those who conducted the Final Solution was

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A)  the disproportionate number of previously jailed or institutionalized sociopaths. 
B)  the difficulty in finding people willing to participate. 
C)  their short tenure at the job; many burned out very quickly. 
D)  the very businesslike performance of the job and subsequent lack of any guilt or regrets. 
E)  the large number of suicides among this group after the war. 
A)  the disproportionate number of previously jailed or institutionalized sociopaths. 
B)  the difficulty in finding people willing to participate. 
C)  their short tenure at the job; many burned out very quickly. 
D)  the very businesslike performance of the job and subsequent lack of any guilt or regrets. 
E)  the large number of suicides among this group after the war. D

Question 3

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

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Blitzkrieg, a German term meaning "lightning war," was a military strategy used by the German army during World War II. It involved a rapid and coordinated attack using tanks, aircraft, and infantry to quickly overwhelm and outmaneuver the enemy. The strategy was first used by the Germans in their invasions of Poland and France, and later in other campaigns.

Who: The blitzkrieg strategy was used by the German army during World War II.

What: Blitzkrieg is a military strategy that involves a rapid and coordinated attack using tanks, aircraft, and infantry to quickly overwhelm and outmaneuver the enemy.

Where: Blitzkrieg was first used by the Germans in their invasions of Poland and France, and later in other campaigns during World War II.

When: Blitzkrieg was used during World War II, particularly in the early years of the conflict.

Why Important: Blitzkrieg was important because it allowed the German army to achieve rapid and decisive victories, often catching their opponents off guard and quickly gaining control of territory. This strategy was a key factor in the early successes of the German military in World War II.

Question 4

Popular reaction in Austria to the German Anschluss was

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

Question 5

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Explain the basic foreign policy views of Britain,France,and the United States toward Germany in the 1920s.

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Britain, France, and the United States h

Question 6

Amidst the Nazi crimes of World War II,the Holocaust was unique because it

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A)  was based on racial doctrines and Social Darwinism. 
B)  produced tremendous suffering. 
C)  was done with impunity, in a business-like manner. 
D)  aimed at killing every last member of a given people. 
E)  aimed at creating a more racially pure Europe. 
A)  was based on racial doctrines and Social Darwinism. 
B)  produced tremendous suffering. 
C)  was done with impunity, in a business-like manner. 
D)  aimed at killing every last member of a given people. 
E)  aimed at creating a more racially pure Europe.

Question 7

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

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One of the primary reasons for Hitler's

Question 8

The human cost of World War IIincluded all the following EXCEPT

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A)  at least 50 million killed. 
B)  imprisonment or execution of 80 percent of the 2 million Soviet citizens forced to return to the USSR by the American and the British. 
C)  millions of East Europeans displaced by Soviet annexation at the end of the war. 
D)  12-13 million Germans driven from Eastern Europe. 
E)  massive forced migrations within Western Europe. 
A)  at least 50 million killed. 
B)  imprisonment or execution of 80 percent of the 2 million Soviet citizens forced to return to the USSR by the American and the British. 
C)  millions of East Europeans displaced by Soviet annexation at the end of the war. 
D)  12-13 million Germans driven from Eastern Europe. 
E)  massive forced migrations within Western Europe.

Question 9

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

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Xenophobic nationalism is a political an

Question 10

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

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The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as t

Question 11

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Indicate the furthest advance of the Soviet Union in 1945 andthe furthest advance of the United States and Western Allies in 1945.Locate and labelthe country that effectively liberated itself from German occupation.

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I'm sorry for any confusion, but as a te

Question 12

The text includes commentary from Rudolf Höss,the commandant of Auschwitz,who recorded all of the following observations EXCEPT

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A)  the selection of those unfit for work but fit for death. 
B)  the ruse of delousing. 
C)  occasional signs of compassion by those sending the prisoners to their deaths. 
D)  the futile attempts of mothers to hide their children. 
E)  riots that stemmed from the victims' realization of their impending deaths. 
A)  the selection of those unfit for work but fit for death. 
B)  the ruse of delousing. 
C)  occasional signs of compassion by those sending the prisoners to their deaths. 
D)  the futile attempts of mothers to hide their children. 
E)  riots that stemmed from the victims' realization of their impending deaths.

Question 13

Included among the actions undertaken by the Soviets to repel the Germans was

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A)  the recruitment of hundreds of thousands of women for military action. 
B)  a Soviet propaganda campaign that promoted the defend of the motherland as a great "patriotic war."​ 
C)  the movement of industrial facilities from vulnerable areas to locations beyond the range of the Luftwaffe.​ 
D)  the merciless treatment of Russian deserters.​ 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the recruitment of hundreds of thousands of women for military action. 
B)  a Soviet propaganda campaign that promoted the defend of the motherland as a great "patriotic war."​ 
C)  the movement of industrial facilities from vulnerable areas to locations beyond the range of the Luftwaffe.​ 
D)  the merciless treatment of Russian deserters.​ 
E)  all of the above

Question 14

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Explain the efforts undertaken in the 1920s to prevent a future war and why those efforts failed to avert World War II.

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In the 1920s, efforts were made to preve

Question 15

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

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The Maginot Line was a line of fortifica

Question 16

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

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The Einsatzgruppen were mobile killing u

Question 17

In regards to Nazi racial policies during the war,Germans

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A)  in the army were quite devoted to their realization. 
B)  deliberately starved to death over 3 million captive Soviet soldiers. 
C)  attempted to reduce entire populations to servants. 
D)  treated the "subhuman" Slav (Poles, Russians, etc.) with particular brutality. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  in the army were quite devoted to their realization. 
B)  deliberately starved to death over 3 million captive Soviet soldiers. 
C)  attempted to reduce entire populations to servants. 
D)  treated the "subhuman" Slav (Poles, Russians, etc.) with particular brutality. 
E)  all of the above

Question 18

The Vichy government of France led by Marshall Pétain,a war hero from World WarI

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A)  had no real domestic support base. 
B)  was dominated by Communists. 
C)  had the support of many French who were anti-democratic, anti-Marxist, and anti-Semitic. 
D)  relied largely on support in the city of Paris. 
E)  did not actively cooperate with the Nazis. 
A)  had no real domestic support base. 
B)  was dominated by Communists. 
C)  had the support of many French who were anti-democratic, anti-Marxist, and anti-Semitic. 
D)  relied largely on support in the city of Paris. 
E)  did not actively cooperate with the Nazis.

Question 19

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

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The Locarno Pact refers to a series of a

Question 20

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-How did World War II impact the lives of civilians and inhabitants in imperial territories?

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World War II had a significant impact on

Sophie Scholl was

Particularly common among those who conducted the Final Solution was

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

Popular reaction in Austria to the German Anschluss was

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Explain the basic foreign policy views of Britain,France,and the United States toward Germany in the 1920s.

Amidst the Nazi crimes of World War II,the Holocaust was unique because it

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

The human cost of World War IIincluded all the following EXCEPT

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

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Indicate the furthest advance of the Soviet Union in 1945 andthe furthest advance of the United States and Western Allies in 1945.Locate and labelthe country that effectively liberated itself from German occupation.

The text includes commentary from Rudolf Höss,the commandant of Auschwitz,who recorded all of the following observations EXCEPT

Included among the actions undertaken by the Soviets to repel the Germans was

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Explain the efforts undertaken in the 1920s to prevent a future war and why those efforts failed to avert World War II.

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

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

In regards to Nazi racial policies during the war,Germans

The Vichy government of France led by Marshall Pétain,a war hero from World WarI

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -How did World War II impact the lives of civilians and inhabitants in imperial territories?

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

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

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

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

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Exam 16: World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

Sophie Scholl was

Particularly common among those who conducted the Final Solution was

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

Popular reaction in Austria to the German Anschluss was

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Explain the basic foreign policy views of Britain,France,and the United States toward Germany in the 1920s.

Amidst the Nazi crimes of World War II,the Holocaust was unique because it

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

The human cost of World War IIincluded all the following EXCEPT

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

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Indicate the furthest advance of the Soviet Union in 1945 andthe furthest advance of the United States and Western Allies in 1945.Locate and labelthe country that effectively liberated itself from German occupation.

The text includes commentary from Rudolf Höss,the commandant of Auschwitz,who recorded all of the following observations EXCEPT

Included among the actions undertaken by the Soviets to repel the Germans was

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Explain the efforts undertaken in the 1920s to prevent a future war and why those efforts failed to avert World War II.

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

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

In regards to Nazi racial policies during the war,Germans

The Vichy government of France led by Marshall Pétain,a war hero from World WarI

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -How did World War II impact the lives of civilians and inhabitants in imperial territories?

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

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

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

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

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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