Question 1

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 2

Japan's actions in the Pacific,which led to conflict with the Allies in the Second World War,began with its:

Accepted Answer

A)  attack on the Philippines. 
B)  seizure of Korea. 
C)  invasion of Manchuria. 
D)  creation of an East Asian Sphere of Prosperity. 
E)  occupation of French-Indo China. 
A)  attack on the Philippines. 
B)  seizure of Korea. 
C)  invasion of Manchuria. 
D)  creation of an East Asian Sphere of Prosperity. 
E)  occupation of French-Indo China.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  committed suicide in his underground bunker in Berlin. 
B)  was captured with his mistress by Soviet soldiers who shot them and hung their bodies in a public square in Stalingrad. 
C)  managed to escape to Switzerland with his mistress and lived there in relative peace until his death in 1958. 
D)  was captured and placed on trial for war crimes at Nuremberg with the rest of the Nazi leadership and executed with them in 1946. 
E)  had been killed early in the war during an Allied bombing raid on Berlin in 1942. 
A)  committed suicide in his underground bunker in Berlin. 
B)  was captured with his mistress by Soviet soldiers who shot them and hung their bodies in a public square in Stalingrad. 
C)  managed to escape to Switzerland with his mistress and lived there in relative peace until his death in 1958. 
D)  was captured and placed on trial for war crimes at Nuremberg with the rest of the Nazi leadership and executed with them in 1946. 
E)  had been killed early in the war during an Allied bombing raid on Berlin in 1942.

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

Hitler took advantage of the West's poli

Question 6

Use of the atomic bomb was considered necessary by both senior military and naval commanders who realized Japan would never surrender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To what does the term Untermenschen refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a derogatory term for French soldiers developed after France's rapid defeat in 1940. 
B)  It is the nickname given by German sailors to those who served on submarines during the war. 
C)  It refers to the leaders of Nazi Einsatzgruppen assigned to murder or deport Jewish communities or other targeted groups in eastern Europe. 
D)  It is the formal title for German governors of occupied territories created in the conquered regions of Europe. 
E)  It refers to the "subhuman" racial categories of Jews, Gypsies, and Slavs marked for murder by Nazi officials in occupied Europe. 
A)  It is a derogatory term for French soldiers developed after France's rapid defeat in 1940. 
B)  It is the nickname given by German sailors to those who served on submarines during the war. 
C)  It refers to the leaders of Nazi Einsatzgruppen assigned to murder or deport Jewish communities or other targeted groups in eastern Europe. 
D)  It is the formal title for German governors of occupied territories created in the conquered regions of Europe. 
E)  It refers to the "subhuman" racial categories of Jews, Gypsies, and Slavs marked for murder by Nazi officials in occupied Europe.

Question 8

When Germany invaded Russia,following the frontline 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 9

Use of the bomb established a new relationship between science and political power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

After the war,many former colonies found themselves worse off than before,having lost troops and supplies in the support of their colonial powers,and were more dependent than ever on their colonial overlords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Civil War was a rehearsal fo

Question 13

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 14

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."

Exam 26: The Second World War

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

Japan's actions in the Pacific,which led to conflict with the Allies in the Second World War,began with its:

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

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

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

Use of the atomic bomb was considered necessary by both senior military and naval commanders who realized Japan would never surrender.

To what does the term Untermenschen refer?

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

Use of the bomb established a new relationship between science and political power.

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

After the war,many former colonies found themselves worse off than before,having lost troops and supplies in the support of their colonial powers,and were more dependent than ever on their colonial overlords.

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

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

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

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