Question 1

World War II in the Far East began with

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A)  Germany's invasion of Siberia. 
B)  Japan's invasion of Manchuria. 
C)  the capture of Singapore by the British navy. 
D)  Japan's assault on Pearl Harbor. 
E)  the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. 
A)  Germany's invasion of Siberia. 
B)  Japan's invasion of Manchuria. 
C)  the capture of Singapore by the British navy. 
D)  Japan's assault on Pearl Harbor. 
E)  the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. B

Question 2

The concept of a new "Monroe Doctrine for Asia" meant that

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A)  the United States would protect Asia from European exploitation. 
B)  Japan would play the role of guiding Asia to prosperity and development. 
C)  the Soviet Union would become the Chinese protector against Japanese aggression. 
D)  Japanese diplomatic and military relationships with the other nations of Asia would be reduced. 
E)  the British navy would protect East Asian waters. 
A)  the United States would protect Asia from European exploitation. 
B)  Japan would play the role of guiding Asia to prosperity and development. 
C)  the Soviet Union would become the Chinese protector against Japanese aggression. 
D)  Japanese diplomatic and military relationships with the other nations of Asia would be reduced. 
E)  the British navy would protect East Asian waters. B

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Winston Churchill and the "iron curtain"

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Winston Churchill was a British statesman, orator, and author who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during two critical periods in history, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century and was instrumental in the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. Churchill was also a Nobel Prize laureate in Literature and is known for his speeches and writings.

The term "iron curtain" is closely associated with Winston Churchill and refers to the political, military, and ideological barrier that separated the Soviet bloc and the Western countries of Europe after World War II. The phrase was popularized by Churchill in a speech he delivered on March 5, 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, with the famous line: "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." This metaphorical curtain symbolized the division between Eastern and Western Europe, which was a central feature of the Cold War. The Eastern side of the iron curtain was dominated by the Soviet Union and its satellite states, which had communist governments and were not freely accessible to the West. The Western side consisted of countries with democratic governments and market economies. The iron curtain represented not just a physical division, but also the stark contrast in ideologies and the lack of communication and exchange between the two sides.

Question 4

The events that allowed Hitler to gain dictatorial powers by "legal" means were

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A)  his Dachau speech and the two subsequent assassination attempts by the SPD in 1932. 
B)  the death of President Hindenburg and Hitler's speech at Hindenburg's funeral. 
C)  the Reichstag fire, Mussolini's "Caesar" speech, and Rommel's endorsement. 
D)  the crushing of the Kiel Mutiny by the SS. 
E)  the passage of the Enabling Act by the Reichstag. 
A)  his Dachau speech and the two subsequent assassination attempts by the SPD in 1932. 
B)  the death of President Hindenburg and Hitler's speech at Hindenburg's funeral. 
C)  the Reichstag fire, Mussolini's "Caesar" speech, and Rommel's endorsement. 
D)  the crushing of the Kiel Mutiny by the SS. 
E)  the passage of the Enabling Act by the Reichstag.

Question 5

Hitler intended to gain more land for Germany in

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A)  France. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  the British Empire. 
E)  the Middle East. 
A)  France. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  the British Empire. 
E)  the Middle East.

Question 6

At the Yalta Conference,

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A)  De Gaulle demanded equal industrial reparation payments for all victor nations. 
B)  Stalin agreed to "free elections" in Eastern Europe. 
C)  Truman received word of the successful testing of an atomic bomb. 
D)  Churchill made his "Iron Curtain" speech. 
E)  the Truman Doctrine was issued. 
A)  De Gaulle demanded equal industrial reparation payments for all victor nations. 
B)  Stalin agreed to "free elections" in Eastern Europe. 
C)  Truman received word of the successful testing of an atomic bomb. 
D)  Churchill made his "Iron Curtain" speech. 
E)  the Truman Doctrine was issued.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-collectivization of agriculture/the kolkhoz

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Collectivization of agriculture refers t

Question 8

The Aryan racial state

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A)  was destined, in Nazi plans, to control Western Europe and Africa. 
B)  needed only the passive tolerance of the German population in order to be established. 
C)  required the active involvement of the entire German population to achieve its destiny. 
D)  disliked mass demonstration unless the emotionalism was minimized. 
E)  would make all women warrior-soldiers, thus doubling Aryan military strength. 
A)  was destined, in Nazi plans, to control Western Europe and Africa. 
B)  needed only the passive tolerance of the German population in order to be established. 
C)  required the active involvement of the entire German population to achieve its destiny. 
D)  disliked mass demonstration unless the emotionalism was minimized. 
E)  would make all women warrior-soldiers, thus doubling Aryan military strength.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-decolonization

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Decolonization refers to the process of

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-"Night Witches"

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"Night Witches" refers to the female pil

Question 11

The Blitzkrieg was

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A)  a steady, methodical armed attack that was aimed at achieving an eventual weakening of an enemy and, finally, surrender. 
B)  a coordinated sudden attack by land and air forces. 
C)  never able to achieve its specific military objectives. 
D)  a series of naval attacks that were aimed at blockading enemy ports. 
E)  the use of massed artillery fire and poison gas against enemy fortifications. 
A)  a steady, methodical armed attack that was aimed at achieving an eventual weakening of an enemy and, finally, surrender. 
B)  a coordinated sudden attack by land and air forces. 
C)  never able to achieve its specific military objectives. 
D)  a series of naval attacks that were aimed at blockading enemy ports. 
E)  the use of massed artillery fire and poison gas against enemy fortifications.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-five-year plans

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Five-year plans are comprehensive econom

Question 13

The Nazi Party

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A)  had originally been called the Labor Party. 
B)  had 800,000 members by 1932. 
C)  gave qualified support to communism until 1935. 
D)  favored collectivization until 1934. 
E)  made class-based appeals in elections. 
A)  had originally been called the Labor Party. 
B)  had 800,000 members by 1932. 
C)  gave qualified support to communism until 1935. 
D)  favored collectivization until 1934. 
E)  made class-based appeals in elections.

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S.Truman

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Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman w

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-"totalitarian state"

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-"totalitarian state"...

Question 16

On the Eastern Front,

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A)  at Stalingrad, Germany lost an army of 300,000. 
B)  in Siberia, Japanese troops never penetrated more than 500 miles inland from their base in the Pacific port of Vladivostok. 
C)  German troops continued to push east of the Ural Mountains in early 1944. 
D)  Indian Gurkha troops played a major role in the battles of Moscow and Stalingrad. 
E)  over ninety percent of Moscow was flattened during the German bombing raids of late 1944. 
A)  at Stalingrad, Germany lost an army of 300,000. 
B)  in Siberia, Japanese troops never penetrated more than 500 miles inland from their base in the Pacific port of Vladivostok. 
C)  German troops continued to push east of the Ural Mountains in early 1944. 
D)  Indian Gurkha troops played a major role in the battles of Moscow and Stalingrad. 
E)  over ninety percent of Moscow was flattened during the German bombing raids of late 1944.

Question 17

All of the following were true of Japan's experience in the war EXCEPT:

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A)  a conscript law was passed in 1938. 
B)  women actively participated in all aspects of the war effort, including combat. 
C)  Japan suffered few civilian casualties, although its military losses were well into the millions. 
D)  Japan captured Paris from the Vichy regime. 
E)  Japan joined the war against Russia in 1941, immediately after Pearl Harbor. 
A)  a conscript law was passed in 1938. 
B)  women actively participated in all aspects of the war effort, including combat. 
C)  Japan suffered few civilian casualties, although its military losses were well into the millions. 
D)  Japan captured Paris from the Vichy regime. 
E)  Japan joined the war against Russia in 1941, immediately after Pearl Harbor.

Question 18

Did the entrance of the United States into World War II,coming about six months after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union,make the defeat of Germany,Japan,and Italy inevitable? Why or why not?

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The entrance of the United States into W

Question 19

Discuss Japan's successes and failures in its conflict with China from 1931 until 1945.

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Japan's conflict with China from 1931 to

Question 20

What were the costs of World War II? How did World War II affect the European nations' colonial empires? How did the Allies' visions of the postwar world differ,and how did these differences contribute to the emergence of the Cold War? How did the attempt to arrive at a peace settlement after World War II lead to the beginnings of a new conflict known as the Cold War? What were the most significant ideas and outcomes of the conferences at Tehran,Yalta,and Potsdam?

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The costs of World War II were staggerin

Exam 25: The Crisis Deepens: World War II

World War II in the Far East began with

The concept of a new "Monroe Doctrine for Asia" meant that

Identify the following terms. -Winston Churchill and the "iron curtain"

The events that allowed Hitler to gain dictatorial powers by "legal" means were

Hitler intended to gain more land for Germany in

At the Yalta Conference,

Identify the following terms. -collectivization of agriculture/the kolkhoz

The Aryan racial state

Identify the following terms. -decolonization

Identify the following terms. -"Night Witches"

The Blitzkrieg was

Identify the following terms. -five-year plans

The Nazi Party

Identify the following terms. -Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S.Truman

Identify the following terms. -"totalitarian state"

On the Eastern Front,

All of the following were true of Japan's experience in the war EXCEPT:

Did the entrance of the United States into World War II,coming about six months after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union,make the defeat of Germany,Japan,and Italy inevitable? Why or why not?

Discuss Japan's successes and failures in its conflict with China from 1931 until 1945.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship: Asia the Middle East and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

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