Exam 26: The Second World War

Although all of western Europe had fallen to German arms by the summer of 1941,Hitler's ultimate goal lay to the east where he next attacked under the code name "Operation:

What role did other European countries play in the persecution of the Jews?

To what does the term Untermenschen refer?

Which of the following was NOT an important factor in the weakness of the League of Nations?

Due to the memories of World War I,many Western nations were divided in their response to actions taken by fascist and nationalist governments.Some wished to meet such actions with force if necessary,while others wished to negotiate.This second approach is usually referred to as:

What was the effect of Hitler's attack on civilians in the early stages of the war?

How did the war affect women?

At the end of the war in Europe,Adolf Hitler:

The Second World War differed from the First World War in many ways that did NOT include:

Which of the following is considered a crucial quality of Winston Churchill's leadership during the Second World War?

Several consequences of the Great Depression of the 1930s led to the Second World War.Among these was:

Industrially,the Allies had several advantages over the Axis powers,not the least of which was:

After a policy of appeasement failed to curb Hitler's actions on the Continent,the ruling British government was replaced by a coalition under the leadership of:

The German panzers,enormous repeat-firing guns,were part of the wave of new technologies Germany brought to war.

During the German occupation of eastern Europe and the campaign of extermination they carried out,the Jewish inhabitants in the _________ attempted to fight back.

The German forces in Europe began to retreat toward Germany in the summer of 1944,but in December 1944 they launched a counterattack,known as the battle of _________,which very nearly broke through Allied lines.

To support the Spanish republican government and to protest the German bombing of a Basque town in April 1937,Pablo Picasso painted:

Which of the following actions by the Allies caused the highest casualty rates among Japanese civilians?

Which of the following was the first major effort by the Nazis to "cleanse" conquered territories of "undesirable" populations?

How was the policy of appeasement to blame for many of Hitler's early successes?