Question 1

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Auschwitz

Accepted Answer

Auschwitz refers to a complex of concent

Question 2

Between 1927 and 1937, Soviet industry

Accepted Answer

A)  grew rapidly and raised most people's standards of living. 
B)  grew slowly and failed to meet increasing demand for consumer goods. 
C)  was so ineptly run it caused an economic crash. 
D)  grew rapidly but left most people with rationed food and few consumer goods. 
E)  shrank to a size even smaller than it had been under the tsars. 
A)  grew rapidly and raised most people's standards of living. 
B)  grew slowly and failed to meet increasing demand for consumer goods. 
C)  was so ineptly run it caused an economic crash. 
D)  grew rapidly but left most people with rationed food and few consumer goods. 
E)  shrank to a size even smaller than it had been under the tsars.

Question 3

The Battle of Britain was conducted primarily by

Accepted Answer

A)  air attacks. 
B)  submarines. 
C)  naval warships. 
D)  ground force invasion on the beaches at Hastings. 
E)  detonating a magneto-electric pulse on London to wipe out all electric power. 
A)  air attacks. 
B)  submarines. 
C)  naval warships. 
D)  ground force invasion on the beaches at Hastings. 
E)  detonating a magneto-electric pulse on London to wipe out all electric power.

Question 4

Which group was not murdered by the Nazis in the interest of "racial purity"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homosexuals 
B)  The disabled and mentally ill 
C)  Aryans 
D)  Gypsies 
E)  The Polish elite 
A)  Homosexuals 
B)  The disabled and mentally ill 
C)  Aryans 
D)  Gypsies 
E)  The Polish elite

Question 5

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Long March

Accepted Answer

The Long March refers to a military retr

Question 6

Which two countri es turned to radical leaders in the wake of the Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  England an d the United States 
B)  Japan and Germany 
C)  France and Germany 
D)  England and France 
E)  Canada and Venezuela 
A)  England an d the United States 
B)  Japan and Germany 
C)  France and Germany 
D)  England and France 
E)  Canada and Venezuela

Question 7

The German Blitzkrieg meant

Accepted Answer

A)  "death from above." 
B)  "no surrender." 
C)  "total war." 
D)  "lightning war." 
E)  "secret war." 
A)  "death from above." 
B)  "no surrender." 
C)  "total war." 
D)  "lightning war." 
E)  "secret war."

Question 8

The Soviet Union paid for the First Five-Year Plan by

Accepted Answer

A)  using revenue from the colonies. 
B)  borrowing heavily from Western nations. 
C)  creating a new middle class. 
D)  seizing neighboring territories. 
E)  squeezing the peasants. 
A)  using revenue from the colonies. 
B)  borrowing heavily from Western nations. 
C)  creating a new middle class. 
D)  seizing neighboring territories. 
E)  squeezing the peasants.

Question 9

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Stalingrad

Accepted Answer

Stalingrad refers to the city of Staling

Question 10

The main cause of environmental stress during World War II was the

Accepted Answer

A)  scarring of battlefields by enormous armies. 
B)  tremendous number of refugees. 
C)  economic development, which increase d damage related to the extraction of raw m aterials. 
D)  bombing of cities into ruins. 
E)  massive numbers of diseased corpses. 
A)  scarring of battlefields by enormous armies. 
B)  tremendous number of refugees. 
C)  economic development, which increase d damage related to the extraction of raw m aterials. 
D)  bombing of cities into ruins. 
E)  massive numbers of diseased corpses.

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Auschwitz

Between 1927 and 1937, Soviet industry

The Battle of Britain was conducted primarily by

Which group was not murdered by the Nazis in the interest of "racial purity"?

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Long March

Which two countri es turned to radical leaders in the wake of the Depression?

The German Blitzkrieg meant

The Soviet Union paid for the First Five-Year Plan by

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Stalingrad

The main cause of environmental stress during World War II was the

Nature, Humanity, and the First River-Valley Civilizations

The Middle East and the Mediterranean

New Civilizations in East Asia, Africa, and Europe

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Europe East and West

Southern Lands and Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Americas, the Atlantic, and Africa

Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean

East Asia

Industrial Revolution and Global Impact

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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Exam 27: The Collapse of the Old Order

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Auschwitz

Between 1927 and 1937, Soviet industry

The Battle of Britain was conducted primarily by

Which group was not murdered by the Nazis in the interest of "racial purity"?

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Long March

Which two countri es turned to radical leaders in the wake of the Depression?

The German Blitzkrieg meant

The Soviet Union paid for the First Five-Year Plan by

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Stalingrad

The main cause of environmental stress during World War II was the

Nature, Humanity, and the First River-Valley Civilizations

The Middle East and the Mediterranean

New Civilizations in East Asia, Africa, and Europe

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Europe East and West

Southern Lands and Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Americas, the Atlantic, and Africa

Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean

East Asia

Industrial Revolution and Global Impact

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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