Question 1

Which of the following nations was not conquered by Hitler's Germany between September 1939 and June 1940?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norway 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  France 
D)  Poland 
E)  Finland 
A)  Norway 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  France 
D)  Poland 
E)  Finland E

Question 2

The first casualty of the 1939 Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty was

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland. 
B)  Czechoslovakia. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  the Jews. 
A)  Poland. 
B)  Czechoslovakia. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  the Jews. A

Question 3

By 1940 American public opinion had come to favor

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A)  taking control of defeated France's overseas colonies. 
B)  forming an alliance with the Soviet Union to resist Germany and Italy. 
C)  permitting U.S. volunteers to fight in Britain. 
D)  maintaining strict neutrality. 
E)  providing Britain with "all aid short of war." 
A)  taking control of defeated France's overseas colonies. 
B)  forming an alliance with the Soviet Union to resist Germany and Italy. 
C)  permitting U.S. volunteers to fight in Britain. 
D)  maintaining strict neutrality. 
E)  providing Britain with "all aid short of war." E

Question 4

At a secret conference aboard a warship in the North Atlantic Ocean, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill agreed on the principles of

Accepted Answer

A)  national self-determination of peoples. 
B)  international arms control. 
C)  neutrality. 
D)  collective security. 
E)  creating a new international organization. 
A)  national self-determination of peoples. 
B)  international arms control. 
C)  neutrality. 
D)  collective security. 
E)  creating a new international organization.

Question 5

On the eve of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, a large majority of Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  had begun to question whether aid to Britain was worth the risk of war. 
B)  still wanted to keep the United States out of war. 
C)  had accepted the idea that America would soon enter the war. 
D)  were unwilling to fight to stop Japan's conquests in East Asia. 
E)  were ready to fight Germany but not Japan. 
A)  had begun to question whether aid to Britain was worth the risk of war. 
B)  still wanted to keep the United States out of war. 
C)  had accepted the idea that America would soon enter the war. 
D)  were unwilling to fight to stop Japan's conquests in East Asia. 
E)  were ready to fight Germany but not Japan.

Question 6

Franklin Roosevelt sabotaged the London Economic Conference of 1933 because

Accepted Answer

A)  its members insisted on rigid adherence to the gold standard. 
B)  he believed that stabilizing national currencies might hurt America's recovery from depression. 
C)  he saw economic agreements as devices to get the United States into the League of Nations. 
D)  the Conference refused to deal with the issue of lowering German war reparations. 
E)  it was dominated by British and Swiss bankers. 
A)  its members insisted on rigid adherence to the gold standard. 
B)  he believed that stabilizing national currencies might hurt America's recovery from depression. 
C)  he saw economic agreements as devices to get the United States into the League of Nations. 
D)  the Conference refused to deal with the issue of lowering German war reparations. 
E)  it was dominated by British and Swiss bankers.

Question 7

The Atlantic Charter signed by the United States and Britain in August 1941 called for

Accepted Answer

A)  an American-British military alliance. 
B)  the United States to enter World War II by December 1941. 
C)  an end to the British and French colonial empires. 
D)  the establishment of democracy around the world. 
E)  national self-determination and a new League of Nations. 
A)  an American-British military alliance. 
B)  the United States to enter World War II by December 1941. 
C)  an end to the British and French colonial empires. 
D)  the establishment of democracy around the world. 
E)  national self-determination and a new League of Nations.

Question 8

In May 1938, the Jewish refugee ship St. Louis arrived in Miami from Hamburg after being sent away from Havana, Cuba. Here, the Jewish refugees

Accepted Answer

A)  were denied embarkation. 
B)  raised public awareness for the plight of Europe's Jews. 
C)  were processed like any other immigrants. 
D)  were drafted into the U.S. Army. 
E)  faced a hostile protest of German-Americans. 
A)  were denied embarkation. 
B)  raised public awareness for the plight of Europe's Jews. 
C)  were processed like any other immigrants. 
D)  were drafted into the U.S. Army. 
E)  faced a hostile protest of German-Americans.

Question 9

As part of his Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America, President Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A)  abandoned the Monroe Doctrine. 
B)  withdrew American marines from Haiti. 
C)  returned the Canal Zone to Panama. 
D)  returned the Guantanamo naval base to Cuban control. 
E)  promised to grant Puerto Rico its independence by 1946. 
A)  abandoned the Monroe Doctrine. 
B)  withdrew American marines from Haiti. 
C)  returned the Canal Zone to Panama. 
D)  returned the Guantanamo naval base to Cuban control. 
E)  promised to grant Puerto Rico its independence by 1946.

Question 10

In proclaiming the Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America, Franklin Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrew American forces from northern Mexico. 
B)  promised future independence for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
C)  promised to expand American aid and investment in Latin America. 
D)  effectively repudiated the Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. 
E)  sought commitments from the Latin American nations to resist communist or fascist revolutions. 
A)  withdrew American forces from northern Mexico. 
B)  promised future independence for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
C)  promised to expand American aid and investment in Latin America. 
D)  effectively repudiated the Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. 
E)  sought commitments from the Latin American nations to resist communist or fascist revolutions.

Question 11

Shortly after Adolf Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union,

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain and France signed a similar agreement. 
B)  the Soviets attacked China. 
C)  Germany invaded Poland and started World War II. 
D)  Italy signed a similar agreement with the Soviets. 
E)  the Germans invaded Finland. 
A)  Britain and France signed a similar agreement. 
B)  the Soviets attacked China. 
C)  Germany invaded Poland and started World War II. 
D)  Italy signed a similar agreement with the Soviets. 
E)  the Germans invaded Finland.

Question 12

Franklin Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy

Accepted Answer

A)  created tensions with Britain and Spain, which both had interests in Latin America. 
B)  failed to reverse the drift toward fascism in Latin America. 
C)  was greeted with suspicion among many Latin Americans. 
D)  enabled the United States to establish military bases in Central America and the Caribbean. 
E)  began to overturn longstanding Latin American resentment of the United States. 
A)  created tensions with Britain and Spain, which both had interests in Latin America. 
B)  failed to reverse the drift toward fascism in Latin America. 
C)  was greeted with suspicion among many Latin Americans. 
D)  enabled the United States to establish military bases in Central America and the Caribbean. 
E)  began to overturn longstanding Latin American resentment of the United States.

Question 13

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) fall of France, (B) Atlantic Charter, (C) Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A)  B, A, C 
B)  A, B, C 
C)  C, B, A 
D)  A, C, B 
E)  C, A, B 
A)  B, A, C 
B)  A, B, C 
C)  C, B, A 
D)  A, C, B 
E)  C, A, B

Question 14

After the destroyer Greer was fired upon, the Kearny crippled, and the Reuben James sunk,

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act. 
B)  the United States Navy began escorting merchant vessels carrying lend-lease shipments. 
C)  Congress authorized the arming of American merchant ships. 
D)  Congress forbade United States ships to enter combat zones. 
E)  Roosevelt told the public that war was imminent. 
A)  Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act. 
B)  the United States Navy began escorting merchant vessels carrying lend-lease shipments. 
C)  Congress authorized the arming of American merchant ships. 
D)  Congress forbade United States ships to enter combat zones. 
E)  Roosevelt told the public that war was imminent.

Question 15

Fascist aggression in the 1930s included Mussolini's invasion of ____,Hitler's invasion of ____, and Franco's overthrow of the republican government of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt; France; Poland 
B)  Albania; Italy; Austria 
C)  Ethiopia; Czechoslovakia; Spain 
D)  Belgium; the Soviet Union; France 
E)  Ethiopia; Norway; Portugal 
A)  Egypt; France; Poland 
B)  Albania; Italy; Austria 
C)  Ethiopia; Czechoslovakia; Spain 
D)  Belgium; the Soviet Union; France 
E)  Ethiopia; Norway; Portugal

Question 16

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Munich Conference, (B) German invasion of Poland, (C) Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, C, B 
B)  B, C, A 
C)  C, B, A 
D)  C, A, B 
E)  A, B, C 
A)  A, C, B 
B)  B, C, A 
C)  C, B, A 
D)  C, A, B 
E)  A, B, C

Question 17

In 1938 the British and French bought peace with Hitler at the Munich Conference at the expense of

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland. 
B)  the free city of Danzig. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  Czechoslovakia. 
A)  Poland. 
B)  the free city of Danzig. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  Czechoslovakia.

Question 18

All of the following factors contributed to the weakness and lateness of America's efforts to aid Europe's threatened Jews except

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that most Jews would be better off migrating to Israel. 
B)  the opposition of Southern Democrats in Congress. 
C)  the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924. 
D)  fear that a flood of Jewish refugees would add to unemployment during the Depression. 
E)  the reluctance of Secretary of State Cordell Hull. 
A)  the belief that most Jews would be better off migrating to Israel. 
B)  the opposition of Southern Democrats in Congress. 
C)  the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924. 
D)  fear that a flood of Jewish refugees would add to unemployment during the Depression. 
E)  the reluctance of Secretary of State Cordell Hull.

Question 19

The essential principle of totalitarianism that united both left-wing communism and right-wing fascism was

Accepted Answer

A)  a belief in the historic destiny of the working class. 
B)  an opposition to the religions of Christianity and Judaism. 
C)  the glorification of the state and disregard for the individual and his rights. 
D)  the doctrine of white racial superiority. 
E)  belief in warfare as a means of promoting national unity. 
A)  a belief in the historic destiny of the working class. 
B)  an opposition to the religions of Christianity and Judaism. 
C)  the glorification of the state and disregard for the individual and his rights. 
D)  the doctrine of white racial superiority. 
E)  belief in warfare as a means of promoting national unity.

Question 20

The thrust of Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policies in the early 1930s indicated that

Accepted Answer

A)  restoring international order and expanding trade was a high priority. 
B)  America wanted to assert political domination over the Western hemisphere. 
C)  the United States no longer sought to be a major world power. 
D)  America wanted to end its alliance with Britain and France. 
E)  the focus of American interests would be in East Asia rather than Europe. 
A)  restoring international order and expanding trade was a high priority. 
B)  America wanted to assert political domination over the Western hemisphere. 
C)  the United States no longer sought to be a major world power. 
D)  America wanted to end its alliance with Britain and France. 
E)  the focus of American interests would be in East Asia rather than Europe.

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Which of the following nations was not conquered by Hitler's Germany between September 1939 and June 1940?

The first casualty of the 1939 Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty was

By 1940 American public opinion had come to favor

At a secret conference aboard a warship in the North Atlantic Ocean, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill agreed on the principles of

On the eve of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, a large majority of Americans

Franklin Roosevelt sabotaged the London Economic Conference of 1933 because

The Atlantic Charter signed by the United States and Britain in August 1941 called for

In May 1938, the Jewish refugee ship St. Louis arrived in Miami from Hamburg after being sent away from Havana, Cuba. Here, the Jewish refugees

As part of his Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America, President Roosevelt

In proclaiming the Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America, Franklin Roosevelt

Shortly after Adolf Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union,

Franklin Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) fall of France, (B) Atlantic Charter, (C) Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.

After the destroyer Greer was fired upon, the Kearny crippled, and the Reuben James sunk,

Fascist aggression in the 1930s included Mussolini's invasion of ____,Hitler's invasion of ____, and Franco's overthrow of the republican government of ____.

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Munich Conference, (B) German invasion of Poland, (C) Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.

In 1938 the British and French bought peace with Hitler at the Munich Conference at the expense of

All of the following factors contributed to the weakness and lateness of America's efforts to aid Europe's threatened Jews except

The essential principle of totalitarianism that united both left-wing communism and right-wing fascism was

The thrust of Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policies in the early 1930s indicated that

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