Question 1

Identify the following term(s).
-Auschwitz

Accepted Answer

Auschwitz was a network of concentration

Question 2

The Battle of Midway proved that the key to victory in the Pacific Ocean was

Accepted Answer

A)  holding the Philippine Islands. 
B)  aircraft carriers. 
C)  the base at Pearl Harbor. 
D)  the atomic bomb. 
E)  short supply lines. 
A)  holding the Philippine Islands. 
B)  aircraft carriers. 
C)  the base at Pearl Harbor. 
D)  the atomic bomb. 
E)  short supply lines.

Question 3

Identify the following term(s).
-blitzkrieg

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-blitzkrieg...

Question 4

Mao Zedong's 1934 escape from the Guomindang to Shaanxi was called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Miracle of Mao. 
B)  Long March. 
C)  Trek to the Mountain. 
D)  March of Madness. 
E)  Night of Terror. 
A)  Miracle of Mao. 
B)  Long March. 
C)  Trek to the Mountain. 
D)  March of Madness. 
E)  Night of Terror.

Question 5

Which of the following scientific and technological innovations were spurred by World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Synthetic rubber 
B)  Radar 
C)  Antibiotics 
D)  Nuclear weapons 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Synthetic rubber 
B)  Radar 
C)  Antibiotics 
D)  Nuclear weapons 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

Identify the following term(s).
-magnetophon

Accepted Answer

The term "magnetophon" refers to an earl

Question 7

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, identify Manchuria and Mukden and explain the incident that took place there.

Accepted Answer

Manchuria is a historical region in Nort

Question 8

The end of the war in the Pacific arena was hastened by

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S. use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
B)  the refusal of the United States to consider any alternatives. 
C)  international objection to the slaughter of civilian populations. 
D)  the environmental effects of radioactivity. 
E)  the economic devastation that would occur to the rest of Japan. 
A)  the U.S. use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
B)  the refusal of the United States to consider any alternatives. 
C)  international objection to the slaughter of civilian populations. 
D)  the environmental effects of radioactivity. 
E)  the economic devastation that would occur to the rest of Japan.

Question 9

What was the strategy behind the German tactic of "Blitzkrieg?"

Accepted Answer

utilizing speed as a tactic, t

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-El Alamein

Accepted Answer

El Alamein refers to a location in Egypt

Question 11

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, identify the regions taken by Japan, and explain why the Japanese were so fixated on taking China.

Accepted Answer

During the early 20th century, Japan too

Question 12

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, discuss Mao Zedong's struggle against the Guomindang. Why did Mao Zedong take the Long March to the north? Discuss the time and logistics involved in accomplishing this.

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong's struggle against the Guomin

Question 13

The Smoot-Hawley tariff of 1930 was

Accepted Answer

A)  a tax on raw materials for industrialization. 
B)  a means to supply the USSR with machines for the Lend-Lease program. 
C)  an economic embargo imposed by the European Allies against German imports in retaliation for suspension of reparations payments. 
D)  a protective tariff on imported goods applied by the United States to stimulate the domestic economy. 
E)  a plan to tax participants in the League of Nations to pay for rebuilding the European economy. 
A)  a tax on raw materials for industrialization. 
B)  a means to supply the USSR with machines for the Lend-Lease program. 
C)  an economic embargo imposed by the European Allies against German imports in retaliation for suspension of reparations payments. 
D)  a protective tariff on imported goods applied by the United States to stimulate the domestic economy. 
E)  a plan to tax participants in the League of Nations to pay for rebuilding the European economy.

Question 14

In 1939, Hitler formed the Axis with Italy and signed a "secret pact" with which world power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Italy 
C)  USSR 
D)  Spain 
E)  Yugoslavia 
A)  Japan 
B)  Italy 
C)  USSR 
D)  Spain 
E)  Yugoslavia

Question 15

Hitler's first invasion with a newly rearmed Germany in 1938 was in

Accepted Answer

A)  Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  Finland. 
A)  Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  Finland.

Question 16

The better-off peasants, or kulaks, reacted to collectivization by

Accepted Answer

A)  killing their livestock. 
B)  burning their crops. 
C)  smashing their equipment. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only 
A)  killing their livestock. 
B)  burning their crops. 
C)  smashing their equipment. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only

Question 17

The Germans were unable to overcome the British use of radar and code-breaking in the Battle of Britain, which 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 18

What were some of the technological advances during World War II that made it a "war of science"?

Accepted Answer

Existing technology underwent considerab

Question 19

Per his earlier writings in Mein Kampf, Hitler's plan for Russia was

Accepted Answer

A)  to enslave the Slavic people and create "living space" to the East. 
B)  complete genocide of all Bolsheviks. 
C)  to work in cooperation with Stalin to execute all Jews. 
D)  to take over the fertile agricultural lands of western Russia. 
E)  to install Catholicism in place of the Russian Orthodox Church. 
A)  to enslave the Slavic people and create "living space" to the East. 
B)  complete genocide of all Bolsheviks. 
C)  to work in cooperation with Stalin to execute all Jews. 
D)  to take over the fertile agricultural lands of western Russia. 
E)  to install Catholicism in place of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Question 20

Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic recovery plan was called the

Accepted Answer

A)  New Deal. 
B)  Square Deal. 
C)  New Frontier. 
D)  Fair Deal. 
E)  Trickle Down Economics. 
A)  New Deal. 
B)  Square Deal. 
C)  New Frontier. 
D)  Fair Deal. 
E)  Trickle Down Economics.

Exam 30: The Collapse of the Old Order

Identify the following term(s). -Auschwitz

The Battle of Midway proved that the key to victory in the Pacific Ocean was

Identify the following term(s). -blitzkrieg

Mao Zedong's 1934 escape from the Guomindang to Shaanxi was called the

Which of the following scientific and technological innovations were spurred by World War II?

Identify the following term(s). -magnetophon

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, identify Manchuria and Mukden and explain the incident that took place there.

The end of the war in the Pacific arena was hastened by

What was the strategy behind the German tactic of "Blitzkrieg?"

Identify the following term(s). -El Alamein

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, identify the regions taken by Japan, and explain why the Japanese were so fixated on taking China.

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, discuss Mao Zedong's struggle against the Guomindang. Why did Mao Zedong take the Long March to the north? Discuss the time and logistics involved in accomplishing this.

The Smoot-Hawley tariff of 1930 was

In 1939, Hitler formed the Axis with Italy and signed a "secret pact" with which world power?

Hitler's first invasion with a newly rearmed Germany in 1938 was in

The better-off peasants, or kulaks, reacted to collectivization by

The Germans were unable to overcome the British use of radar and code-breaking in the Battle of Britain, which was conducted primarily by

What were some of the technological advances during World War II that made it a "war of science"?

Per his earlier writings in Mein Kampf, Hitler's plan for Russia was

Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic recovery plan was called the

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