Question 1

Which of these men wrote Indian Home Rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  B.J. Tilak 
B)  Elie Wiesel 
C)  Mohandas Gandhi 
D)  Albert Camus 
A)  B.J. Tilak 
B)  Elie Wiesel 
C)  Mohandas Gandhi 
D)  Albert Camus C

Question 2

Looking at the map "World War II in Europe," fighting occurred ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily in Western Europe 
B)  over most of northern Europe 
C)  primarily in Germany 
D)  only in the Allied nations 
A)  primarily in Western Europe 
B)  over most of northern Europe 
C)  primarily in Germany 
D)  only in the Allied nations B

Question 3

The creator of Guernica was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  T.S. Eliot 
B)  Peter Eisenman 
C)  Georges Braque 
D)  Pablo Picasso 
A)  T.S. Eliot 
B)  Peter Eisenman 
C)  Georges Braque 
D)  Pablo Picasso D

Question 4

Mussolini came to power in Italy ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  by force 
B)  legitimately 
C)  through trickery 
D)  through a variety of extralegal means 
A)  by force 
B)  legitimately 
C)  through trickery 
D)  through a variety of extralegal means

Question 5

At the height of its power in the 1940s,Japan ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ruled all of Asia 
B)  controlled most of east Asia 
C)  ruled all of east Asia 
D)  expanded mainly to the north 
A)  ruled all of Asia 
B)  controlled most of east Asia 
C)  ruled all of east Asia 
D)  expanded mainly to the north

Question 6

Japan's dual economy brought together ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign and domestic manufacturing 
B)  exports and imports 
C)  the old and the new 
D)  information technology and zaibatsus 
A)  foreign and domestic manufacturing 
B)  exports and imports 
C)  the old and the new 
D)  information technology and zaibatsus

Question 7

In totalitarianism,the ________ is placed above all.

Accepted Answer

A)  state 
B)  dictator 
C)  individual 
D)  general will 
A)  state 
B)  dictator 
C)  individual 
D)  general will

Question 8

The opening phase of World War II was ________ the opening phase of World War I.

Accepted Answer

A)  similar to 
B)  nearly identical to 
C)  very different from 
D)  the exact opposite of 
A)  similar to 
B)  nearly identical to 
C)  very different from 
D)  the exact opposite of

Question 9

How did the causes,scope,and results of World War I and World War II differ?

Accepted Answer

The causes, scope, and results of World

Question 10

British troops in North Africa were led by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernard Montgomery 
B)  Dwight Eisenhower 
C)  Winston Churchill 
D)  Douglas MacArthur 
A)  Bernard Montgomery 
B)  Dwight Eisenhower 
C)  Winston Churchill 
D)  Douglas MacArthur

Question 11

The author of The Second Sex was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Betty Friedan 
B)  Margaret Sanger 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Simone de Beauvoir 
A)  Betty Friedan 
B)  Margaret Sanger 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Simone de Beauvoir

Question 12

When Hitler called for Lebensraum,he was calling for German ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rearmament 
B)  unity 
C)  economic stability 
D)  expansion 
A)  rearmament 
B)  unity 
C)  economic stability 
D)  expansion

Question 13

Which of these best characterizes D-Day in the context of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  the beginning of the end of the war in Europe 
B)  the end of the war 
C)  the end of the war in Europe 
D)  the opening phase of the war in Europe 
A)  the beginning of the end of the war in Europe 
B)  the end of the war 
C)  the end of the war in Europe 
D)  the opening phase of the war in Europe

Question 14

The author of "The Waste Land" was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Camus 
B)  T.S. Eliot 
C)  Simone de Beauvoir 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Albert Camus 
B)  T.S. Eliot 
C)  Simone de Beauvoir 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 15

Both Germany and Italy sought ________ in the period leading up to World War II.

Accepted Answer

A)  to expand 
B)  revenge for defeat in World War I 
C)  to unify 
D)  peace 
A)  to expand 
B)  revenge for defeat in World War I 
C)  to unify 
D)  peace

Question 16

Total war differs from earlier types of war because ________ in total war.

Accepted Answer

A)  entire populations are involved 
B)  war is more devastating 
C)  weapons of mass destruction are used 
D)  empires become enmeshed 
A)  entire populations are involved 
B)  war is more devastating 
C)  weapons of mass destruction are used 
D)  empires become enmeshed

Question 17

Robert Oppenheimer is best known for his work ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in developing radar 
B)  creating the United Nations 
C)  on submarines 
D)  on the atomic bomb 
A)  in developing radar 
B)  creating the United Nations 
C)  on submarines 
D)  on the atomic bomb

Question 18

The excerpts from Indian Home Rule and "The Wasteland" illustrate a mood of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissatisfaction with Western democracy 
B)  disillusionment 
C)  optimism 
D)  hostility towards Western culture 
A)  dissatisfaction with Western democracy 
B)  disillusionment 
C)  optimism 
D)  hostility towards Western culture

Question 19

The Kellogg-Briand Pact indicated ________ goals as the League of Nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  roughly the same 
B)  the opposite 
C)  identical 
D)  different 
A)  roughly the same 
B)  the opposite 
C)  identical 
D)  different

Question 20

Which of these is the name often given to the Roma who died in large numbers in German concentration camps?

Accepted Answer

A)  gypsies 
B)  disabled people 
C)  Jews 
D)  Slavs 
A)  gypsies 
B)  disabled people 
C)  Jews 
D)  Slavs

Exam 20: World War II

Which of these men wrote Indian Home Rule?

Looking at the map "World War II in Europe," fighting occurred ________.

The creator of Guernica was ________.

Mussolini came to power in Italy ________.

At the height of its power in the 1940s,Japan ________.

Japan's dual economy brought together ________.

In totalitarianism,the ________ is placed above all.

The opening phase of World War II was ________ the opening phase of World War I.

How did the causes,scope,and results of World War I and World War II differ?

British troops in North Africa were led by ________.

The author of The Second Sex was ________.

When Hitler called for Lebensraum,he was calling for German ________.

Which of these best characterizes D-Day in the context of World War II?

The author of "The Waste Land" was ________.

Both Germany and Italy sought ________ in the period leading up to World War II.

Total war differs from earlier types of war because ________ in total war.

Robert Oppenheimer is best known for his work ________.

The excerpts from Indian Home Rule and "The Wasteland" illustrate a mood of ________.

The Kellogg-Briand Pact indicated ________ goals as the League of Nations.

Which of these is the name often given to the Roma who died in large numbers in German concentration camps?

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