Question 1

Under Soviet occupation, the states of east-central Europe

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A) established communist governments in free elections. 
B) restored their prewar governments. 
C) were forced to accept communist governments supported by the Soviet Union. 
D) were defended against Soviet domination by the West. 
E) Yugoslavia and Albania were attacked by the Soviet Union for refusing to become part of the Soviet bloc of nations. 
A) established communist governments in free elections. 
B) restored their prewar governments. 
C) were forced to accept communist governments supported by the Soviet Union. 
D) were defended against Soviet domination by the West. 
E) Yugoslavia and Albania were attacked by the Soviet Union for refusing to become part of the Soviet bloc of nations. C

Question 2

The controversy over the Yalta Conference lay in the issue of

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A) whether it betrayed east-central Europe by ensuring Soviet domination. 
B) its location in the Soviet Union. 
C) establishing the United Nations. 
D) economic reconstruction of postwar Europe. 
E) military resistance to the Soviet Union's claim to all of Germany. 
A) whether it betrayed east-central Europe by ensuring Soviet domination. 
B) its location in the Soviet Union. 
C) establishing the United Nations. 
D) economic reconstruction of postwar Europe. 
E) military resistance to the Soviet Union's claim to all of Germany. A

Question 3

The state of Israel was created in Palestine under all of the following circumstances except

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A) a general conviction that the Jews deserved a homeland after the Holocaust. 
B) the blowing up of British headquarters in Jerusalem by Jewish terrorists. 
C) consent of the Arab population. 
D) withdrawal of the British from Palestine. 
E) many European Jews had no place to live and refused to live as a minority in Europe. 
A) a general conviction that the Jews deserved a homeland after the Holocaust. 
B) the blowing up of British headquarters in Jerusalem by Jewish terrorists. 
C) consent of the Arab population. 
D) withdrawal of the British from Palestine. 
E) many European Jews had no place to live and refused to live as a minority in Europe. C

Question 4

What was Operation Barbarossa?

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A) The German plans to invade the Soviet Union. 
B) Contingency plans if the US declared war on Germany. 
C) A secret British plan to invade western Germany. 
D) The Italian effort to attack Greece. 
E) The German push for more land in Eastern Europe. 
A) The German plans to invade the Soviet Union. 
B) Contingency plans if the US declared war on Germany. 
C) A secret British plan to invade western Germany. 
D) The Italian effort to attack Greece. 
E) The German push for more land in Eastern Europe.

Question 5

The 'cold war' refers to the hostile standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that began after World War II.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not true of the resistance movements in occupied Europe?

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A) The largest, best organized resistance was in Poland, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union. 
B) Communists played important roles in Italy and France. 
C) The most effective resistance movement was the Free French. 
D) The resistance movements in Western Europe had a major influence on postwar politics. 
E) Resistance movements were involved in guerrilla war against the Germans and their collaborators. 
A) The largest, best organized resistance was in Poland, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union. 
B) Communists played important roles in Italy and France. 
C) The most effective resistance movement was the Free French. 
D) The resistance movements in Western Europe had a major influence on postwar politics. 
E) Resistance movements were involved in guerrilla war against the Germans and their collaborators.

Question 7

What was the "Phony War"?

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A) The failure of the European powers to support Czechoslovakia 
B) The inability of France and England to invade western Germany 
C) The winter of 1939-40 when there was little military development 
D) The invasion of France by Italy 
E) Italian war efforts in Africa 
A) The failure of the European powers to support Czechoslovakia 
B) The inability of France and England to invade western Germany 
C) The winter of 1939-40 when there was little military development 
D) The invasion of France by Italy 
E) Italian war efforts in Africa

Question 8

Which of the following is not true in regard to the death camps?

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A) Himmler was personally in charge of the camps. 
B) Germans involved in this were sworn to keep all information secret. 
C) Extermination was to be done as quickly as possible. 
D) Only very young children were spared as they would not have a memory of the camps. 
E) The process took resources needed for the war effort. 
A) Himmler was personally in charge of the camps. 
B) Germans involved in this were sworn to keep all information secret. 
C) Extermination was to be done as quickly as possible. 
D) Only very young children were spared as they would not have a memory of the camps. 
E) The process took resources needed for the war effort.

Question 9

In the final years of the war, Germany suffered

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A) shortages of oil and military personnel but not armaments. 
B) the same widespread shortages it did during World War I. 
C) mutiny of important high German military officers. 
D) from widespread disease, which undermined the military effort. 
E) rebellions by German citizenry. 
A) shortages of oil and military personnel but not armaments. 
B) the same widespread shortages it did during World War I. 
C) mutiny of important high German military officers. 
D) from widespread disease, which undermined the military effort. 
E) rebellions by German citizenry.

Question 10

German invasion of the Soviet Union in mid-1941

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A) was delayed by German invasions of North Africa and the Balkans. 
B) was initially a spectacular success. 
C) stalled on the outskirts of Moscow as winter descended and Soviet resistance stiffened. 
D) met with strong resistance from a surprisingly strong Soviet military. 
E) All of the above. 
A) was delayed by German invasions of North Africa and the Balkans. 
B) was initially a spectacular success. 
C) stalled on the outskirts of Moscow as winter descended and Soviet resistance stiffened. 
D) met with strong resistance from a surprisingly strong Soviet military. 
E) All of the above.

Question 11

Which of the following is not true concerning the effects of World War II?

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A) World War II caused 60 million deaths and made another 60 million homeless or refugees. 
B) Britain, France, and Italy suffered fewer casualties in 1939-1945 than they did in the First World War. 
C) the highest casualty figures were in the Soviet Union, Poland, and Germany. 
D) Japanese military casualties were roughly equal to those suffered by the United States. 
E) A wave of anti-German feelings developed. 
A) World War II caused 60 million deaths and made another 60 million homeless or refugees. 
B) Britain, France, and Italy suffered fewer casualties in 1939-1945 than they did in the First World War. 
C) the highest casualty figures were in the Soviet Union, Poland, and Germany. 
D) Japanese military casualties were roughly equal to those suffered by the United States. 
E) A wave of anti-German feelings developed.

Question 12

Because of disputes with the Western powers on the issue of German economic recovery versus reparations, the Soviet Union

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A) blockaded Berlin in 1948. 
B) withdrew from Germany. 
C) invaded the Western zones. 
D) agreed to stop plundering Germany. 
E) created the Federal Republic of Germany in their zone. 
A) blockaded Berlin in 1948. 
B) withdrew from Germany. 
C) invaded the Western zones. 
D) agreed to stop plundering Germany. 
E) created the Federal Republic of Germany in their zone.

Question 13

Collaboration in Nazi Europe in regard to the Jews involved which of the following?

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A) The Nazis excused nations from the Jewish roundup if rebellions might result. 
B) Croatia sent their Jews to France rather than to German camps. 
C) Nations collaborated with the Germans to achieve their own national interests. 
D) The Scandinavian nations, feeling a strong kinship to Germany, rounded up their Jews. 
E) As fascist nations, both Italy and Bulgaria were strongly in favor of the final solution. 
A) The Nazis excused nations from the Jewish roundup if rebellions might result. 
B) Croatia sent their Jews to France rather than to German camps. 
C) Nations collaborated with the Germans to achieve their own national interests. 
D) The Scandinavian nations, feeling a strong kinship to Germany, rounded up their Jews. 
E) As fascist nations, both Italy and Bulgaria were strongly in favor of the final solution.

Question 14

Describe communist consolidation in east-central Europe and the Balkans, as well as the response of Britain and the United States to the threat of a communist takeover in Greece.

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Students should show an awareness of exa

Question 15

All of the following are true of the Nuremberg trials and the question of their legitimacy except that

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A) "crimes against humanity" was a vague concept. 
B) the accused were judged by laws made after the fact. 
C) the Allies could not agree that Nazi leaders should be treated differently than other former adversaries. 
D) international law was generally binding only on states. 
E) several high German officials found guilty were executed. 
A) "crimes against humanity" was a vague concept. 
B) the accused were judged by laws made after the fact. 
C) the Allies could not agree that Nazi leaders should be treated differently than other former adversaries. 
D) international law was generally binding only on states. 
E) several high German officials found guilty were executed.

Question 16

Information about the Holocaust caused all of the following reactions except

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A) disbelief, in part due to the false stories of German atrocities in the First World War. 
B) bombing of the rail line into Auschwitz and other death camps. 
C) skepticism, because it was known that in some Jewish camps, the inmates were not killed. 
D) appeals for concerted action that never came. 
E) Roosevelt refused pleas from Jewish leaders, wishing to concentrate on victory instead. 
A) disbelief, in part due to the false stories of German atrocities in the First World War. 
B) bombing of the rail line into Auschwitz and other death camps. 
C) skepticism, because it was known that in some Jewish camps, the inmates were not killed. 
D) appeals for concerted action that never came. 
E) Roosevelt refused pleas from Jewish leaders, wishing to concentrate on victory instead.

Question 17

Blitzkrieg was the place where Poland signed their surrender to Germany.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What was the "Lend-Lease Act"?

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A) The American declaration of war on Germany. 
B) A presidential decree to support Britain. 
C) The order to use American escorts for Atlantic convoy duty. 
D) The congressional authorization for the president to provide armaments to combatants. 
E) None of the above. 
A) The American declaration of war on Germany. 
B) A presidential decree to support Britain. 
C) The order to use American escorts for Atlantic convoy duty. 
D) The congressional authorization for the president to provide armaments to combatants. 
E) None of the above.

Question 19

The Truman Doctrine was a policy aimed at

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A) checking the spread of communism throughout the world, beginning with Greece. 
B) economic reconstruction of Europe. 
C) broadening the powers of the United Nations. 
D) dismantling communism in east-central Europe. 
E) the destruction of all atomic weapons. 
A) checking the spread of communism throughout the world, beginning with Greece. 
B) economic reconstruction of Europe. 
C) broadening the powers of the United Nations. 
D) dismantling communism in east-central Europe. 
E) the destruction of all atomic weapons.

Question 20

Describe the Holocaust and its consequences.

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Students should discuss the an

Under Soviet occupation, the states of east-central Europe

The controversy over the Yalta Conference lay in the issue of

The state of Israel was created in Palestine under all of the following circumstances except

What was Operation Barbarossa?

The 'cold war' refers to the hostile standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that began after World War II.

Which of the following is not true of the resistance movements in occupied Europe?

What was the "Phony War"?

Which of the following is not true in regard to the death camps?

In the final years of the war, Germany suffered

German invasion of the Soviet Union in mid-1941

Which of the following is not true concerning the effects of World War II?

Because of disputes with the Western powers on the issue of German economic recovery versus reparations, the Soviet Union

Collaboration in Nazi Europe in regard to the Jews involved which of the following?

Describe communist consolidation in east-central Europe and the Balkans, as well as the response of Britain and the United States to the threat of a communist takeover in Greece.

All of the following are true of the Nuremberg trials and the question of their legitimacy except that

Information about the Holocaust caused all of the following reactions except

Blitzkrieg was the place where Poland signed their surrender to Germany.

What was the "Lend-Lease Act"?

The Truman Doctrine was a policy aimed at

Describe the Holocaust and its consequences.

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Exam 15: The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

Under Soviet occupation, the states of east-central Europe

The controversy over the Yalta Conference lay in the issue of

The state of Israel was created in Palestine under all of the following circumstances except

What was Operation Barbarossa?

The 'cold war' refers to the hostile standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that began after World War II.

Which of the following is not true of the resistance movements in occupied Europe?

What was the "Phony War"?

Which of the following is not true in regard to the death camps?

In the final years of the war, Germany suffered

German invasion of the Soviet Union in mid-1941

Which of the following is not true concerning the effects of World War II?

Because of disputes with the Western powers on the issue of German economic recovery versus reparations, the Soviet Union

Collaboration in Nazi Europe in regard to the Jews involved which of the following?

Describe communist consolidation in east-central Europe and the Balkans, as well as the response of Britain and the United States to the threat of a communist takeover in Greece.

All of the following are true of the Nuremberg trials and the question of their legitimacy except that

Information about the Holocaust caused all of the following reactions except

Blitzkrieg was the place where Poland signed their surrender to Germany.

What was the "Lend-Lease Act"?

The Truman Doctrine was a policy aimed at

Describe the Holocaust and its consequences.

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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