Question 1

To end World War II,the United States dropped bombs on ____________________ and ____________________,Japanese cities.

Accepted Answer

Hiroshima,

Question 2

Describe the foreign policy decisions during and after World War II.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the failure of col

Question 3

France held out hope for a long time that,if push came to shove,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Maginot Line would protect them from Germany. 
B)  Germany could not succeed in any aggressive action against them without Austria's support, and since Anschluss was forbidden, all would be well. 
C)  Mussolini would rein Hitler in and come on board with France. 
D)  the United States would intervene with economic sanctions and halt German aggression in its tracks. 
E)  Britain would come to the support of the beleaguered Czech government when Hitler made his bid for domination there. 
A)  the Maginot Line would protect them from Germany. 
B)  Germany could not succeed in any aggressive action against them without Austria's support, and since Anschluss was forbidden, all would be well. 
C)  Mussolini would rein Hitler in and come on board with France. 
D)  the United States would intervene with economic sanctions and halt German aggression in its tracks. 
E)  Britain would come to the support of the beleaguered Czech government when Hitler made his bid for domination there.

Question 4

A chief reason for Britain's prolonged appeasement of Hitler was that

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A)  the British government wanted a counterweight to France on the Continent. 
B)  he was seen by some leaders as an anticommunist bulwark. 
C)  the British government of the late 1930s was strongly pro-German. 
D)  he was seen as a way to tame the eastern European troublemakers. 
E)  the United States urged Britain to stay out of any dangerous situations. 
A)  the British government wanted a counterweight to France on the Continent. 
B)  he was seen by some leaders as an anticommunist bulwark. 
C)  the British government of the late 1930s was strongly pro-German. 
D)  he was seen as a way to tame the eastern European troublemakers. 
E)  the United States urged Britain to stay out of any dangerous situations.

Question 5

The Little Entente allied France with

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A)  Austria, Greece, and Bulgaria. 
B)  Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. 
C)  Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Poland. 
D)  Poland, Russia, and Britain. 
E)  Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Austria. 
A)  Austria, Greece, and Bulgaria. 
B)  Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. 
C)  Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Poland. 
D)  Poland, Russia, and Britain. 
E)  Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Austria.

Question 6

The focal point of the Yalta conference among the Allied leaders in 1945 was

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A)  the future of Japan. 
B)  the postwar political arrangements in Eastern Europe. 
C)  the details of a peace treaty with Germany. 
D)  the signing of a peace treaty with Italy. 
E)  a plan to liberate the Jews in occupied Poland. 
A)  the future of Japan. 
B)  the postwar political arrangements in Eastern Europe. 
C)  the details of a peace treaty with Germany. 
D)  the signing of a peace treaty with Italy. 
E)  a plan to liberate the Jews in occupied Poland.

Question 7

By the terms of the Little Entente,____________________ undertook mutual protection against Germany,by joining with three Eastern European states.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By the terms of the Little Entente,____________________...

Question 8

Operation Barbarossa

Accepted Answer

A)  was the code name for the attack on Russia by the Germans. 
B)  pitted Hitler and Mussolini on one side against all of the Allied forces, at the Marne River in 1944. 
C)  was the name given for the invasion of Sicily as the Allies moved to take Italy in 1943. 
D)  stood for Hitler's planned invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939. 
E)  was Hitler's plan to tear down the Maginot Line as he invaded France and captured Paris. 
A)  was the code name for the attack on Russia by the Germans. 
B)  pitted Hitler and Mussolini on one side against all of the Allied forces, at the Marne River in 1944. 
C)  was the name given for the invasion of Sicily as the Allies moved to take Italy in 1943. 
D)  stood for Hitler's planned invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939. 
E)  was Hitler's plan to tear down the Maginot Line as he invaded France and captured Paris.

Question 9

The Second Front in World War II began with

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A)  an evacuation from the beaches at Dunkirk. 
B)  the success of the Soviet Union in repelling Germany. 
C)  the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 
D)  the defeat of the Germans in Italy. 
E)  an invasion across the English Channel on D-Day. 
A)  an evacuation from the beaches at Dunkirk. 
B)  the success of the Soviet Union in repelling Germany. 
C)  the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 
D)  the defeat of the Germans in Italy. 
E)  an invasion across the English Channel on D-Day.

Question 10

In making the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan,the United States dealt with all of these situations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  The Japanese had throughout the war shown fierce resistance and determination. 
B)  Some analysts suggested American casualties during an invasion of Japan might rise to 200,000. 
C)  Some who were against dropping the bombs believed that the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. 
D)  The Japanese had already fought very bloody battles trying to hang on to other islands. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  The Japanese had throughout the war shown fierce resistance and determination. 
B)  Some analysts suggested American casualties during an invasion of Japan might rise to 200,000. 
C)  Some who were against dropping the bombs believed that the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. 
D)  The Japanese had already fought very bloody battles trying to hang on to other islands. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 11

Discuss the course of World War II from the German perspective.How did they justify their actions and succeed initially?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 12

The codename ____________________ denoted the German attack on Russia.

Accepted Answer

Operation

Question 13

The League of Nations' course of action against aggressive,militaristic powers turned out to be mainly

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A)  military. 
B)  diplomatic. 
C)  economic. 
D)  moral. 
E)  sociopolitical. 
A)  military. 
B)  diplomatic. 
C)  economic. 
D)  moral. 
E)  sociopolitical.

Question 14

The Soviet Union and the United States were at odds over many things during the post-World War II era,but the issue that led to the most dramatic confrontation between the two occurred when

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A)  the United States introduced a new currency, the deutsche mark, into West Germany, thus financially separating East Germany from West Germany, to East Germany's detriment. 
B)  Stalin attempted to get the Allies to leave West Berlin in 1948 by imposing a blockade that denied ground access to the city, and the Americans had to carry out a long-running airlift of supplies. 
C)  the Soviet Union began in late 1945 to impose satellite governments throughout the countries of eastern Europe. 
D)  the Soviets accused, with reason, the Allies of refusing to honor wartime commitments to share West German resources with them, to serve as war reparations. 
E)  the West chose to ignore earlier plans to hunt down Nazis and bring them to justice, choosing instead to build up German protections in hopes of keeping communism from spreading. 
A)  the United States introduced a new currency, the deutsche mark, into West Germany, thus financially separating East Germany from West Germany, to East Germany's detriment. 
B)  Stalin attempted to get the Allies to leave West Berlin in 1948 by imposing a blockade that denied ground access to the city, and the Americans had to carry out a long-running airlift of supplies. 
C)  the Soviet Union began in late 1945 to impose satellite governments throughout the countries of eastern Europe. 
D)  the Soviets accused, with reason, the Allies of refusing to honor wartime commitments to share West German resources with them, to serve as war reparations. 
E)  the West chose to ignore earlier plans to hunt down Nazis and bring them to justice, choosing instead to build up German protections in hopes of keeping communism from spreading.

Question 15

The failure of Germany's air force in the ____________________ in 1940 prevented the invasion of what was,at the time,the last remaining Allied Power.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The failure of Germany's air force in...

Question 16

The chief American architect of the victory over Japan in the Pacific was General ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The chief American architect of the victory...

Question 17

When Hitler's war machine rolled into Poland on September 1,1939,

Accepted Answer

A)  France and Britain declared war on Germany, and the two sides immediately gathered their forces and took the field, hoping to finish the other side off before Christmas. 
B)  the Soviet Union reluctantly joined with France and Britain, although Stalin had reservations about working with the two again. 
C)  Poland fell to the Germans very quickly, and Stalin's troops entered Poland from the east and occupied that part of the country. 
D)  the United States tried to broker a peace between France and Britain on one side, and the Germans on the other, but they were not successful. 
E)  Britain determined that it would try to stay neutral until and unless Hitler tried to invade England. 
A)  France and Britain declared war on Germany, and the two sides immediately gathered their forces and took the field, hoping to finish the other side off before Christmas. 
B)  the Soviet Union reluctantly joined with France and Britain, although Stalin had reservations about working with the two again. 
C)  Poland fell to the Germans very quickly, and Stalin's troops entered Poland from the east and occupied that part of the country. 
D)  the United States tried to broker a peace between France and Britain on one side, and the Germans on the other, but they were not successful. 
E)  Britain determined that it would try to stay neutral until and unless Hitler tried to invade England.

Question 18

In 1944,General Douglas MacArthur

Accepted Answer

A)  urged the use of the atom bomb on Japan. 
B)  moderated a meeting of the British, Soviets, and Americans. 
C)  liberated the Philippines. 
D)  led the successful Battle of the Coral Sea. 
E)  was relieved of command in the Pacific. 
A)  urged the use of the atom bomb on Japan. 
B)  moderated a meeting of the British, Soviets, and Americans. 
C)  liberated the Philippines. 
D)  led the successful Battle of the Coral Sea. 
E)  was relieved of command in the Pacific.

Question 19

The Non-Aggression Pact

Accepted Answer

A)  assured Hitler control of the Sudetenland. 
B)  handed Danzig to the Nazis. 
C)  divided Eastern Europe between Nazis and Soviets. 
D)  established an Eastern European cease-fire. 
E)  assured Chamberlain of Hitler's good intentions. 
A)  assured Hitler control of the Sudetenland. 
B)  handed Danzig to the Nazis. 
C)  divided Eastern Europe between Nazis and Soviets. 
D)  established an Eastern European cease-fire. 
E)  assured Chamberlain of Hitler's good intentions.

Question 20

During the Spanish Civil War,the Western democracies

Accepted Answer

A)  supported the loyalists. 
B)  intervened against Soviet interference. 
C)  pushed both sides to stop fighting. 
D)  assisted the Nationalists. 
E)  remained neutral. 
A)  supported the loyalists. 
B)  intervened against Soviet interference. 
C)  pushed both sides to stop fighting. 
D)  assisted the Nationalists. 
E)  remained neutral.

Exam 46: World War II

To end World War II,the United States dropped bombs on ____________________ and ____________________,Japanese cities.

Describe the foreign policy decisions during and after World War II.

France held out hope for a long time that,if push came to shove,

A chief reason for Britain's prolonged appeasement of Hitler was that

The Little Entente allied France with

The focal point of the Yalta conference among the Allied leaders in 1945 was

By the terms of the Little Entente,____________________ undertook mutual protection against Germany,by joining with three Eastern European states.

Operation Barbarossa

The Second Front in World War II began with

In making the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan,the United States dealt with all of these situations EXCEPT

Discuss the course of World War II from the German perspective.How did they justify their actions and succeed initially?

The codename ____________________ denoted the German attack on Russia.

The League of Nations' course of action against aggressive,militaristic powers turned out to be mainly

The Soviet Union and the United States were at odds over many things during the post-World War II era,but the issue that led to the most dramatic confrontation between the two occurred when

The failure of Germany's air force in the ____________________ in 1940 prevented the invasion of what was,at the time,the last remaining Allied Power.

The chief American architect of the victory over Japan in the Pacific was General ____________________.

When Hitler's war machine rolled into Poland on September 1,1939,

In 1944,General Douglas MacArthur

The Non-Aggression Pact

During the Spanish Civil War,the Western democracies

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