Question 1

What factors combined to change Russian fortunes in the war after 1941?

Accepted Answer

After the winter of 1941,Russian forces

Question 2

How did the United States acquire the atomic bomb before the Germans?

Accepted Answer

While British scientists had begun the r

Question 3

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neville Chamberlain. 
B)  Winston Churchill. 
C)  Clement Atlee. 
D)  George Orwell. 
E)  Eric Blair. 
A)  Neville Chamberlain. 
B)  Winston Churchill. 
C)  Clement Atlee. 
D)  George Orwell. 
E)  Eric Blair.

Question 4

Once Hitler had pieced together an empire that stretched across Europe,he declared:

Accepted Answer

A)  "We have forged the foundation for a new Greater German Empire which shall last until the end of time!" 
B)  "Germans were created to rule the world; we have finally begun to realize our birthright and destiny." 
C)  "We come as the vanguard of a new Germany which shall rule with fairness and justice." 
D)  "The world shall learn of the consequences of stabbing Germany in the back." 
E)  "We come as the heralds of a New Order and a new justice." 
A)  "We have forged the foundation for a new Greater German Empire which shall last until the end of time!" 
B)  "Germans were created to rule the world; we have finally begun to realize our birthright and destiny." 
C)  "We come as the vanguard of a new Germany which shall rule with fairness and justice." 
D)  "The world shall learn of the consequences of stabbing Germany in the back." 
E)  "We come as the heralds of a New Order and a new justice."

Question 5

What factors combined to save Britain from the same fate as the rest of Europe in 1941?

Accepted Answer

The British ability to stand firm in the

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  Waterloo 
B)  the Bulge 
C)  Stalingrad 
D)  the Meuse-Argonne 
E)  the Somme 
A)  Waterloo 
B)  the Bulge 
C)  Stalingrad 
D)  the Meuse-Argonne 
E)  the Somme

Question 7

When the war in the West finally did begin in 1940,the Germans nearly destroyed the combined British and French armies,but a great number of the British and French soldiers escaped in a massive evacuation from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Normandy. 
B)  Dunkirk. 
C)  Amsterdam. 
D)  Calais. 
E)  Dieppe. 
A)  Normandy. 
B)  Dunkirk. 
C)  Amsterdam. 
D)  Calais. 
E)  Dieppe.

Question 8

"Island hopping" was a removed,yet brutal,form of warfare in which the American navy destroyed Japan's network of island bases throughout the Pacific by aerial bombings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was the "Second Front," and what was its effect on the war?

Accepted Answer

During the campaigns in the East,Stalin

Question 10

What description best characterizes the Vichy government's treatment of France's Jewish population?

Accepted Answer

A)  passive resistance to German efforts at criminalization and deportation 
B)  active resistance to deportation but enforcement of anti-Semitic laws 
C)  a conflict of interest between the revival of French patriotism and anti-Semitic laments in the regime 
D)  selective enforcement of racial laws based on political affiliation 
E)  selective support of deportation and the passage of sweeping anti-Semitic legislation 
A)  passive resistance to German efforts at criminalization and deportation 
B)  active resistance to deportation but enforcement of anti-Semitic laws 
C)  a conflict of interest between the revival of French patriotism and anti-Semitic laments in the regime 
D)  selective enforcement of racial laws based on political affiliation 
E)  selective support of deportation and the passage of sweeping anti-Semitic legislation

Question 11

How did Neville Chamberlain presume that the Munich agreement would satisfy Hitler's ambitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  by securing an informal agreement with Mussolini to resist Soviet expansion, which he hoped would moderate Hitler's stance 
B)  by demonstrating that the Western democracies were prepared to go to war to prevent further German aggression 
C)  by constructing a new system of financial and industrial agreements with Germany to produce economic recovery without rearmament 
D)  by allowing Hitler to unify all ethnic Germans in one state 
E)  by allying all of western Europe against the Soviet Union 
A)  by securing an informal agreement with Mussolini to resist Soviet expansion, which he hoped would moderate Hitler's stance 
B)  by demonstrating that the Western democracies were prepared to go to war to prevent further German aggression 
C)  by constructing a new system of financial and industrial agreements with Germany to produce economic recovery without rearmament 
D)  by allowing Hitler to unify all ethnic Germans in one state 
E)  by allying all of western Europe against the Soviet Union

Question 12

Soon after coming to power,the Nazis adopted a policy of Rassenkampf,which dealt with:

Accepted Answer

A)  racial policies to keep German blood pure. 
B)  labor relations within Germany. 
C)  educational policies to ensure all Germans received a primary education. 
D)  providing for universal military service. 
E)  policies to guarantee that all Germans were physically fit. 
A)  racial policies to keep German blood pure. 
B)  labor relations within Germany. 
C)  educational policies to ensure all Germans received a primary education. 
D)  providing for universal military service. 
E)  policies to guarantee that all Germans were physically fit.

Question 13

Having defeated the French the previous year,in 1941,Hitler turned his attention to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  the Balkans. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Scandinavia. 
A)  Britain. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  the Balkans. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Scandinavia.

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Second World War's expansion from a European war to a genuinely global conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  the eruption of conflict between Axis and Allied forces in French and German colonies in Africa 
B)  Germany's submarine campaign to starve out Great Britain 
C)  Japan's surprise attack on the Allies in the Pacific and its stunning early success 
D)  the fighting in North Africa, which threatened the Suez Canal and Allied access to Middle Eastern oil 
E)  the establishment of an alliance between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan 
A)  the eruption of conflict between Axis and Allied forces in French and German colonies in Africa 
B)  Germany's submarine campaign to starve out Great Britain 
C)  Japan's surprise attack on the Allies in the Pacific and its stunning early success 
D)  the fighting in North Africa, which threatened the Suez Canal and Allied access to Middle Eastern oil 
E)  the establishment of an alliance between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan

Exam 26: The Second World War

What factors combined to change Russian fortunes in the war after 1941?

How did the United States acquire the atomic bomb before the Germans?

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:

Once Hitler had pieced together an empire that stretched across Europe,he declared:

What factors combined to save Britain from the same fate as the rest of Europe in 1941?

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.

When the war in the West finally did begin in 1940,the Germans nearly destroyed the combined British and French armies,but a great number of the British and French soldiers escaped in a massive evacuation from:

"Island hopping" was a removed,yet brutal,form of warfare in which the American navy destroyed Japan's network of island bases throughout the Pacific by aerial bombings.

What was the "Second Front," and what was its effect on the war?

What description best characterizes the Vichy government's treatment of France's Jewish population?

How did Neville Chamberlain presume that the Munich agreement would satisfy Hitler's ambitions?

Soon after coming to power,the Nazis adopted a policy of Rassenkampf,which dealt with:

Having defeated the French the previous year,in 1941,Hitler turned his attention to:

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Second World War's expansion from a European war to a genuinely global conflict?

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