Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in military spending by the United States. 
B)  a decrease in involvement in the League of Nations by the United States. 
C)  the decrease in aggressive tendencies by the fascist governments of Europe. 
D)  an intensification of economic nationalism. 
E)  the admission of Germany and the Soviet Union to the League of Nations. 
A)  an increase in military spending by the United States. 
B)  a decrease in involvement in the League of Nations by the United States. 
C)  the decrease in aggressive tendencies by the fascist governments of Europe. 
D)  an intensification of economic nationalism. 
E)  the admission of Germany and the Soviet Union to the League of Nations.

Question 2

The Allies launched a successful attack on the Germans in December 1944 that broke the German lines and nearly ended the war,an attack known as the Battle of the Bulge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The most important "second front" opened by the Allies in Europe occurred in June 1944 with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Allied invasion of Italy. 
B)  Allied invasion of Norway. 
C)  U.S. invasion of Algeria. 
D)  Allied landings in Normandy. 
E)  start of a massive bombing campaign against German cities. 
A)  Allied invasion of Italy. 
B)  Allied invasion of Norway. 
C)  U.S. invasion of Algeria. 
D)  Allied landings in Normandy. 
E)  start of a massive bombing campaign against German cities.

Question 4

When Germany invaded Russia,following the front-line troops into the country were military squads charged with dealing with undesirable individuals among the conquered peoples.These squads were called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Schutzstaffel. 
B)  Sturmabteilung. 
C)  Saalschutz Abteilung. 
D)  Einsatzgruppen. 
E)  Totenkopf. 
A)  Schutzstaffel. 
B)  Sturmabteilung. 
C)  Saalschutz Abteilung. 
D)  Einsatzgruppen. 
E)  Totenkopf.

Question 5

In what ways was the war between Germany and Russia a war of racial hatred?

Accepted Answer

The war against the Soviets was a war of

Question 6

The League of Nations included all the participants of the First World War,including France,Britain,the United States,Germany,and the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Second World War began with the German invasion of Poland on:

Accepted Answer

A)  December 7, 1941. 
B)  September 29, 1938. 
C)  September 1, 1939. 
D)  June 6, 1944. 
E)  July 14, 1940. 
A)  December 7, 1941. 
B)  September 29, 1938. 
C)  September 1, 1939. 
D)  June 6, 1944. 
E)  July 14, 1940.

Question 8

During the German occupation of eastern Europe and the campaign of extermination they carried out,only in the _________ did the Jewish inhabitants attempt significant resistance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prague Ghetto 
B)  Budapest Ghetto 
C)  Warsaw Ghetto 
D)  Leipzig Ghetto 
E)  Venice Ghetto 
A)  Prague Ghetto 
B)  Budapest Ghetto 
C)  Warsaw Ghetto 
D)  Leipzig Ghetto 
E)  Venice Ghetto

Question 9

How did Nazi efforts to end the Great Depression in Germany contribute to the militarization of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  through French fears of German rearmament, which produced a massive French response in kind 
B)  through fears of a potential conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union 
C)  through a massive program of rearmament, also intended to reduce unemployment 
D)  through a financial crisis triggered by German refusal to continue reparation payments 
E)  through the employment of thousands in building a series of defensive forts, the Siegfried Line, along the eastern border of Germany 
A)  through French fears of German rearmament, which produced a massive French response in kind 
B)  through fears of a potential conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union 
C)  through a massive program of rearmament, also intended to reduce unemployment 
D)  through a financial crisis triggered by German refusal to continue reparation payments 
E)  through the employment of thousands in building a series of defensive forts, the Siegfried Line, along the eastern border of Germany

Question 10

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nibelungenlied." 
B)  Nevsky." 
C)  Teuton." 
D)  Barbarossa." 
E)  Kasserine." 
A)  Nibelungenlied." 
B)  Nevsky." 
C)  Teuton." 
D)  Barbarossa." 
E)  Kasserine."

Question 11

The strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific campaign consisted of attacking strategic Japanese bases was referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  "island hopping." 
B)  "cherry picking." 
C)  "a turkey shoot." 
D)  "staying on the beam." 
E)  "strategic targeting." 
A)  "island hopping." 
B)  "cherry picking." 
C)  "a turkey shoot." 
D)  "staying on the beam." 
E)  "strategic targeting."

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Hitler's attack on civilians had an unpr

Question 13

The siege of Leningrad was important not only for its display of Russian tenacity in their ability to hold out for 844 days of battle,but also for turning many of Germany's former allies in the Ukraine against the Nazis in reaction to this effort of "pacification."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hitler's stated objective in the 1930s was to reunite all ethnic Germans inside his "Third German Reich," and the first move to accomplish this objective was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  reoccupation of the Rhineland. 
B)  occupation of the "Polish Corridor." 
C)  annexation of Austria. 
D)  annexation of the Czechoslovakian Sudetenland. 
E)  annexation of Alsace-Lorraine. 
A)  reoccupation of the Rhineland. 
B)  occupation of the "Polish Corridor." 
C)  annexation of Austria. 
D)  annexation of the Czechoslovakian Sudetenland. 
E)  annexation of Alsace-Lorraine.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  a superior work force, which was able to maintain production utilizing eight-hour days throughout the war. 
B)  not pursuing perfection, but developing working, standard designs and producing them in overwhelming numbers. 
C)  the altruism shown by industrialists who forswore all profits for the duration of the war. 
D)  the use of all segments of the population in war work; schools were canceled so that children could work in factories. 
E)  more modern equipment and factories, since the Germans and Japanese had not been able to rebuild their industry after World War I. 
A)  a superior work force, which was able to maintain production utilizing eight-hour days throughout the war. 
B)  not pursuing perfection, but developing working, standard designs and producing them in overwhelming numbers. 
C)  the altruism shown by industrialists who forswore all profits for the duration of the war. 
D)  the use of all segments of the population in war work; schools were canceled so that children could work in factories. 
E)  more modern equipment and factories, since the Germans and Japanese had not been able to rebuild their industry after World War I.

Question 16

Japan's actions in the Pacific,which led to conflict with the Allies in the Second World War,began with its efforts to establish what Japan referred to as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese Economic Development Area. 
B)  Greater Japanese Empire. 
C)  Greater Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere. 
D)  East Asian Sphere of Prosperity. 
E)  East Asian Development Sphere. 
A)  Japanese Economic Development Area. 
B)  Greater Japanese Empire. 
C)  Greater Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere. 
D)  East Asian Sphere of Prosperity. 
E)  East Asian Development Sphere.

Question 17

In what ways did the Spanish Civil War foreshadow World War II?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Civil War was a rehearsal fo

Question 18

The decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was taken by President Harry S Truman:

Accepted Answer

A)  against the advice of his senior military advisers, who believed that an invasion of the Japanese home islands would be a more secure way of ending the war. 
B)  with the full support of his military advisers, scientific advisers, and congressional leaders. 
C)  for purely political reasons: he knew the Japanese were defeated, and he simply wanted to make a point of U.S. power. 
D)  against the advice of the Allies, who believed that the Japanese could be forced to surrender by imposing a blockade around the home islands. 
E)  against the advice of some scientists who had been involved in building the bomb but who believed that its use would set a dangerous precedent. 
A)  against the advice of his senior military advisers, who believed that an invasion of the Japanese home islands would be a more secure way of ending the war. 
B)  with the full support of his military advisers, scientific advisers, and congressional leaders. 
C)  for purely political reasons: he knew the Japanese were defeated, and he simply wanted to make a point of U.S. power. 
D)  against the advice of the Allies, who believed that the Japanese could be forced to surrender by imposing a blockade around the home islands. 
E)  against the advice of some scientists who had been involved in building the bomb but who believed that its use would set a dangerous precedent.

Question 19

The Second World War was,in essence,just a continuation of the First.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1943 the Americans helped relieve pressure on the Soviets by leading an attack on the Axis Powers by invading:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sicily. 
B)  Mallorca. 
C)  Crete. 
D)  the Balkan Peninsula. 
E)  southern France. 
A)  Sicily. 
B)  Mallorca. 
C)  Crete. 
D)  the Balkan Peninsula. 
E)  southern France.

Exam 26: The Second World War

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

The Allies launched a successful attack on the Germans in December 1944 that broke the German lines and nearly ended the war,an attack known as the Battle of the Bulge.

The most important "second front" opened by the Allies in Europe occurred in June 1944 with the:

When Germany invaded Russia,following the front-line troops into the country were military squads charged with dealing with undesirable individuals among the conquered peoples.These squads were called:

In what ways was the war between Germany and Russia a war of racial hatred?

The League of Nations included all the participants of the First World War,including France,Britain,the United States,Germany,and the Soviet Union.

The Second World War began with the German invasion of Poland on:

During the German occupation of eastern Europe and the campaign of extermination they carried out,only in the _________ did the Jewish inhabitants attempt significant resistance.

How did Nazi efforts to end the Great Depression in Germany contribute to the militarization of Europe?

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:

The strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific campaign consisted of attacking strategic Japanese bases was referred to as:

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

The siege of Leningrad was important not only for its display of Russian tenacity in their ability to hold out for 844 days of battle,but also for turning many of Germany's former allies in the Ukraine against the Nazis in reaction to this effort of "pacification."

Hitler's stated objective in the 1930s was to reunite all ethnic Germans inside his "Third German Reich," and the first move to accomplish this objective was the:

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

Japan's actions in the Pacific,which led to conflict with the Allies in the Second World War,began with its efforts to establish what Japan referred to as a(n):

In what ways did the Spanish Civil War foreshadow World War II?

The decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was taken by President Harry S Truman:

The Second World War was,in essence,just a continuation of the First.

In 1943 the Americans helped relieve pressure on the Soviets by leading an attack on the Axis Powers by invading:

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