Question 1

What political, economic, and social motives account for Japanese aggression in the 1930s and 1940s?

Accepted Answer

The Japanese aggression in the 1930s and

Question 2

The total monetary cost of World War II has been estimated at

Accepted Answer

A) $500 billion. 
B) $1 trillion. 
C) $4 trillion. 
D) $10 trillion. 
E) $100 trillion. 
A) $500 billion. 
B) $1 trillion. 
C) $4 trillion. 
D) $10 trillion. 
E) $100 trillion.

Question 3

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the main priority for the United States was

Accepted Answer

A) defeating Japan as quickly as possible. 
B) recovering the Hawaiian Islands. 
C) defeating Germany first and then turning its great naval war machine against Japan. 
D) to remain neutral, while buying time to build up industrial and military supplies. 
E) defending "Fortress America" from the expected combined Japanese and German invasion of the United States. 
A) defeating Japan as quickly as possible. 
B) recovering the Hawaiian Islands. 
C) defeating Germany first and then turning its great naval war machine against Japan. 
D) to remain neutral, while buying time to build up industrial and military supplies. 
E) defending "Fortress America" from the expected combined Japanese and German invasion of the United States.

Question 4

Following World War II, Germany was

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A) divided into two zones of occupation: east and west. 
B) separated into twenty small security districts policed by the United Nations. 
C) divided into four zones of occupation under U.S., British, French, and Russian administration. 
D) dismembered and replaced by three new smaller states determined by the ethnicity of their inhabitants. 
E) ruled and controlled by a single Allied government entity. 
A) divided into two zones of occupation: east and west. 
B) separated into twenty small security districts policed by the United Nations. 
C) divided into four zones of occupation under U.S., British, French, and Russian administration. 
D) dismembered and replaced by three new smaller states determined by the ethnicity of their inhabitants. 
E) ruled and controlled by a single Allied government entity.

Question 5

Allied bombing raids on German civilians

Accepted Answer

A) contrary to expectations, produced stubborn resistance from the German people. 
B) destroyed the average German's will to fight. 
C) were only done to retaliate for German bombing. 
D) occurred mostly by accident when bombing strategic targets. 
E) never occurred. 
A) contrary to expectations, produced stubborn resistance from the German people. 
B) destroyed the average German's will to fight. 
C) were only done to retaliate for German bombing. 
D) occurred mostly by accident when bombing strategic targets. 
E) never occurred.

Question 6

Besides the Jews, another group singled out by the Nazis for extermination were the

Accepted Answer

A) Poles. 
B) Ukrainians. 
C) Gypsies. 
D) Czechs. 
E) Belgians. 
A) Poles. 
B) Ukrainians. 
C) Gypsies. 
D) Czechs. 
E) Belgians.

Question 7

Chief among the reasons for Japanese expansion in the 1930s were

Accepted Answer

A) an expanding population and severe lack of natural resources on the island nation. 
B) intense hatreds for the Chinese and Chinese culture. 
C) desires by ruling military leaders to test their newly developed and newly organized armed forces. 
D) beliefs among the Japanese that they were a "master race" destined to rule all of Asia. 
E) fear of Chinese imperial aggression unless the Japanese struck first. 
A) an expanding population and severe lack of natural resources on the island nation. 
B) intense hatreds for the Chinese and Chinese culture. 
C) desires by ruling military leaders to test their newly developed and newly organized armed forces. 
D) beliefs among the Japanese that they were a "master race" destined to rule all of Asia. 
E) fear of Chinese imperial aggression unless the Japanese struck first.

Question 8

At the Munich Conference in 1938, Hitler demanded the right to annex the German-speaking area of

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A) Poland. 
B) Austria. 
C) Russia. 
D) Czechoslovakia. 
E) Belgium. 
A) Poland. 
B) Austria. 
C) Russia. 
D) Czechoslovakia. 
E) Belgium.

Question 9

How do you account for the early successes of the Germans from 1939 to 1941? To what degree did Blitzkrieg play a role in these successes?

Accepted Answer

The early successes of the Germans from

Question 10

Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of

Accepted Answer

A) Osaka and Kyoto. 
B) Kyoto and Tokyo. 
C) Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
D) Osaka and Kobe. 
E) Nagoya and Yokohama. 
A) Osaka and Kyoto. 
B) Kyoto and Tokyo. 
C) Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
D) Osaka and Kobe. 
E) Nagoya and Yokohama.

Question 11

By 1941, the Japanese Empire included all of the following, EXCEPT

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A) Korea. 
B) Manchuria. 
C) Australia. 
D) Formosa (Taiwan). 
E) Marshall islands. 
A) Korea. 
B) Manchuria. 
C) Australia. 
D) Formosa (Taiwan). 
E) Marshall islands.

Question 12

Because of fear of the ferocity of the SS and other Nazi groups, there was almost no resistance to German rule in World War II, either in the conquered countries or in Germany itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Hitler took Poland in 1939

Accepted Answer

A) despite interference by the Soviet Union. 
B) in a long protracted struggle that cost Germany dearly. 
C) upon Poland's request for a restructured government. 
D) using "lightning war" tactics and with active support from Joseph Stalin. 
E) peacefully, with the reluctant acquiescence of Britain and France. 
A) despite interference by the Soviet Union. 
B) in a long protracted struggle that cost Germany dearly. 
C) upon Poland's request for a restructured government. 
D) using "lightning war" tactics and with active support from Joseph Stalin. 
E) peacefully, with the reluctant acquiescence of Britain and France.

Question 14

Hitler's unilateral repudiation of the disarmament clauses of the Versailles Treaty in 1935 resulted in verbal condemnation but no concrete responses from either Britain or France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the Nazi New Order, the Germans established civil administrations in which of the following states?

Accepted Answer

A) Norway. 
B) France. 
C) Poland. 
D) Lithuania. 
E) Latvia. 
A) Norway. 
B) France. 
C) Poland. 
D) Lithuania. 
E) Latvia.

Question 16

The naval battle in the Pacific that is considered the turning point of the war and established U.S.Naval supremacy in the area was

Accepted Answer

A) Guadalcanal. 
B) Coral Sea. 
C) Siam. 
D) Midway. 
E) Dutch Harbor. 
A) Guadalcanal. 
B) Coral Sea. 
C) Siam. 
D) Midway. 
E) Dutch Harbor.

Question 17

Japan's attack on Manchuria resulted in condemnation by the League of Nations and Japan's withdrawal from the League.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which one of the following did NOT occur after Hitler's unilateral 1935 announcement of German rearmament?

Accepted Answer

A) France condemned Germany and warned against future aggression. 
B) Britain condemned Germany and warned against future aggression. 
C) Italy praised Germany and counseled more such behavior in the future. 
D) Britain signed the Anglo-German Naval Pact later in the year, acquiescing to Hitler's growing military might. 
E) The British began to appease Hitler. 
A) France condemned Germany and warned against future aggression. 
B) Britain condemned Germany and warned against future aggression. 
C) Italy praised Germany and counseled more such behavior in the future. 
D) Britain signed the Anglo-German Naval Pact later in the year, acquiescing to Hitler's growing military might. 
E) The British began to appease Hitler.

Question 19

The Nazi rule of Europe was most ruthless in

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.

Question 20

A major source of resistance to the Nazis came from

Accepted Answer

A) the German people, who became effective at internal sabotage of Nazi plans. 
B) Communists throughout Europe, especially after the German invasion of Russia in 1941. 
C) the Vichy regime in France. 
D) the Austrians, who felt that they should be the leaders of the Aryan race in Europe. 
E) escapees from the internment camps who organized resistance movements against the Germans. 
A) the German people, who became effective at internal sabotage of Nazi plans. 
B) Communists throughout Europe, especially after the German invasion of Russia in 1941. 
C) the Vichy regime in France. 
D) the Austrians, who felt that they should be the leaders of the Aryan race in Europe. 
E) escapees from the internment camps who organized resistance movements against the Germans.

Exam 27: The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

What political, economic, and social motives account for Japanese aggression in the 1930s and 1940s?

The total monetary cost of World War II has been estimated at

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the main priority for the United States was

Following World War II, Germany was

Allied bombing raids on German civilians

Besides the Jews, another group singled out by the Nazis for extermination were the

Chief among the reasons for Japanese expansion in the 1930s were

At the Munich Conference in 1938, Hitler demanded the right to annex the German-speaking area of

How do you account for the early successes of the Germans from 1939 to 1941? To what degree did Blitzkrieg play a role in these successes?

Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of

By 1941, the Japanese Empire included all of the following, EXCEPT

Because of fear of the ferocity of the SS and other Nazi groups, there was almost no resistance to German rule in World War II, either in the conquered countries or in Germany itself.

Hitler took Poland in 1939

Hitler's unilateral repudiation of the disarmament clauses of the Versailles Treaty in 1935 resulted in verbal condemnation but no concrete responses from either Britain or France.

In the Nazi New Order, the Germans established civil administrations in which of the following states?

The naval battle in the Pacific that is considered the turning point of the war and established U.S.Naval supremacy in the area was

Japan's attack on Manchuria resulted in condemnation by the League of Nations and Japan's withdrawal from the League.

Which one of the following did NOT occur after Hitler's unilateral 1935 announcement of German rearmament?

The Nazi rule of Europe was most ruthless in

A major source of resistance to the Nazis came from

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