Question 1

By the ____, the war in Europe had turned against Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) spring of 1943 
B) winter of 1944 
C) fall of 1942 
D) summer of 1941 
E) spring of 1945 
A) spring of 1943 
B) winter of 1944 
C) fall of 1942 
D) summer of 1941 
E) spring of 1945 C

Question 2

What steps the Allied powers take to open up a "second front" in Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) They quickly advanced through Italy into France in 1943. 
B) They invaded Normandy in June 1944, carrying out the greatest naval invasion in history. 
C) They landed on the Iberian peninsula and advanced through southern France. 
D) They lured German forces south to Italy and invaded the north German coast. 
E) They secretly landed a large invading force in the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 
A) They quickly advanced through Italy into France in 1943. 
B) They invaded Normandy in June 1944, carrying out the greatest naval invasion in history. 
C) They landed on the Iberian peninsula and advanced through southern France. 
D) They lured German forces south to Italy and invaded the north German coast. 
E) They secretly landed a large invading force in the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. B

Question 3

In Hitler's view, which group threatened Germany from the east?

Accepted Answer

A) The Japanese 
B) The Chinese 
C) The Muslims 
D) The Slavs 
E) The Mongols 
A) The Japanese 
B) The Chinese 
C) The Muslims 
D) The Slavs 
E) The Mongols D

Question 4

What was the official reason for dropping atomic bombs on Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) To punish Japan for Pearl Harbor 
B) To test out the new weapon to see how powerful it was 
C) To offset a shortage of conventional explosive materials in the United States 
D) To save the hundreds of thousands of American lives it was calculated that a U.S.-led invasion of Japan would cost 
E) To force the Japanese emperor to give up his claims to divinity and to abdicate 
A) To punish Japan for Pearl Harbor 
B) To test out the new weapon to see how powerful it was 
C) To offset a shortage of conventional explosive materials in the United States 
D) To save the hundreds of thousands of American lives it was calculated that a U.S.-led invasion of Japan would cost 
E) To force the Japanese emperor to give up his claims to divinity and to abdicate

Question 5

What was life like on the U.S. home front? How did the U.S. government harness its population and resources to advance the war effort?

Accepted Answer

Life on the U.S. home front during World

Question 6

Erwin Rommel's ____ fought the British in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) southern Luftwaffe 
B) SS 
C) Afrika Korps 
D) Desert Wehrmacht 
E) Blitzkriegers 
A) southern Luftwaffe 
B) SS 
C) Afrika Korps 
D) Desert Wehrmacht 
E) Blitzkriegers

Question 7

Which ethnic group was relocated to internment camps for the duration of the war in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Japanese and Japanese Americans 
B) German and German Americans 
C) Italians and Italian Americans 
D) Chinese and Chinese Americans 
E) Russians and Russian Americans 
A) Japanese and Japanese Americans 
B) German and German Americans 
C) Italians and Italian Americans 
D) Chinese and Chinese Americans 
E) Russians and Russian Americans

Question 8

How did the Battles of Stalingrad and Midway change the course of World War II?

Accepted Answer

The Battles of Stalingrad and Midway wer

Question 9

The United States destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers at the Battle of

Accepted Answer

A) Guadalcanal. 
B) Coral Sea. 
C) Siam. 
D) Midway. 
E) Dutch Harbor. 
A) Guadalcanal. 
B) Coral Sea. 
C) Siam. 
D) Midway. 
E) Dutch Harbor.

Question 10

The German annexation of Austria cost the lives of thousands of soldiers on both sides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was the main purpose of civilian bombing campaigns?

Accepted Answer

A) To reduce the number of people available to participate in war 
B) To exact revenge on the people 
C) To break the will of a people to resist 
D) To prepare enemy territory for resettlement 
E) To test new weapons 
A) To reduce the number of people available to participate in war 
B) To exact revenge on the people 
C) To break the will of a people to resist 
D) To prepare enemy territory for resettlement 
E) To test new weapons

Question 12

Roughly how many German civilians were killed in Allied bombing raids?

Accepted Answer

A) 500,000 
B) 25,000 
C) 1.5 million 
D) 3 million 
E) 10.5 million 
A) 500,000 
B) 25,000 
C) 1.5 million 
D) 3 million 
E) 10.5 million

Question 13

What was the main priority of the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

A) Defeat Japan as quickly as possible 
B) Recover the Hawaiian Islands 
C) Defeat Germany first and then turn its great naval war machine against Japan 
D) Remain neutral, while buying time to build up industrial and military supplies 
E) Defend "Fortress America" from the expected combined Japanese and German invasion of the United States 
A) Defeat Japan as quickly as possible 
B) Recover the Hawaiian Islands 
C) Defeat Germany first and then turn its great naval war machine against Japan 
D) Remain neutral, while buying time to build up industrial and military supplies 
E) Defend "Fortress America" from the expected combined Japanese and German invasion of the United States

Question 14

What was the only country to use women as combatants in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) Soviet Union 
C) Japan 
D) Britain 
E) Italy 
A) Germany 
B) Soviet Union 
C) Japan 
D) Britain 
E) Italy

Question 15

In 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to divide

Accepted Answer

A) Poland. 
B) Norway. 
C) France. 
D) Belgium. 
E) the Netherlands. 
A) Poland. 
B) Norway. 
C) France. 
D) Belgium. 
E) the Netherlands.

Question 16

What occurred immediately following the fall of Poland in 1939?

Accepted Answer

A) France and Britain declared war and started an offensive against Germany. 
B) France and Britain decided to continue to appease Hitler. 
C) France and Britain declared war, but remained relatively inactive militarily. 
D) Germany turned on its Russian allies. 
E) France was invaded by Franco's Spain. 
A) France and Britain declared war and started an offensive against Germany. 
B) France and Britain decided to continue to appease Hitler. 
C) France and Britain declared war, but remained relatively inactive militarily. 
D) Germany turned on its Russian allies. 
E) France was invaded by Franco's Spain.

Question 17

What was the chief argument between Truman and Stalin at Potsdam in July of 1945?

Accepted Answer

A) Free elections in eastern Europe 
B) The numbers of tanks Americans and Russians could keep in Europe 
C) What to do with German prisoners of war 
D) Whether or not the Soviet Union would be in the United Nations 
E) Whether the Soviet Union would join the war against Japan 
A) Free elections in eastern Europe 
B) The numbers of tanks Americans and Russians could keep in Europe 
C) What to do with German prisoners of war 
D) Whether or not the Soviet Union would be in the United Nations 
E) Whether the Soviet Union would join the war against Japan

Question 18

Who was the Nationalist leader of China in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A) Mao Tse-tung 
B) Chiang Kai-shek 
C) Deng Xiaoping 
D) Hu Jintao 
E) Sun Yat-sen 
A) Mao Tse-tung 
B) Chiang Kai-shek 
C) Deng Xiaoping 
D) Hu Jintao 
E) Sun Yat-sen

Question 19

What did Japanese expansionists hope to achieve in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A) They wanted to create trade relationship with Western powers. 
B) They wanted to create a military alliance with China. 
C) They wanted to create a new power structure in Asia with Japan guiding its neighbors. 
D) They wanted to align with the powerful Soviet Union. 
E) They wanted create a military and economic alliance with the United States. 
A) They wanted to create trade relationship with Western powers. 
B) They wanted to create a military alliance with China. 
C) They wanted to create a new power structure in Asia with Japan guiding its neighbors. 
D) They wanted to align with the powerful Soviet Union. 
E) They wanted create a military and economic alliance with the United States.

Question 20

Hitler looked east for more land for the German people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

By the ____, the war in Europe had turned against Germany.

What steps the Allied powers take to open up a "second front" in Western Europe?

In Hitler's view, which group threatened Germany from the east?

What was the official reason for dropping atomic bombs on Japan?

What was life like on the U.S. home front? How did the U.S. government harness its population and resources to advance the war effort?

Erwin Rommel's ____ fought the British in Egypt.

Which ethnic group was relocated to internment camps for the duration of the war in the United States?

How did the Battles of Stalingrad and Midway change the course of World War II?

The United States destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers at the Battle of

The German annexation of Austria cost the lives of thousands of soldiers on both sides.

What was the main purpose of civilian bombing campaigns?

Roughly how many German civilians were killed in Allied bombing raids?

What was the main priority of the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

What was the only country to use women as combatants in World War II?

In 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to divide

What occurred immediately following the fall of Poland in 1939?

What was the chief argument between Truman and Stalin at Potsdam in July of 1945?

Who was the Nationalist leader of China in the 1930s?

What did Japanese expansionists hope to achieve in the 1930s?

Hitler looked east for more land for the German people.

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Exam 14: The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

By the ____, the war in Europe had turned against Germany.

What steps the Allied powers take to open up a "second front" in Western Europe?

In Hitler's view, which group threatened Germany from the east?

What was the official reason for dropping atomic bombs on Japan?

What was life like on the U.S. home front? How did the U.S. government harness its population and resources to advance the war effort?

Erwin Rommel's ____ fought the British in Egypt.

Which ethnic group was relocated to internment camps for the duration of the war in the United States?

How did the Battles of Stalingrad and Midway change the course of World War II?

The United States destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers at the Battle of

The German annexation of Austria cost the lives of thousands of soldiers on both sides.

What was the main purpose of civilian bombing campaigns?

Roughly how many German civilians were killed in Allied bombing raids?

What was the main priority of the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

What was the only country to use women as combatants in World War II?

In 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to divide

What occurred immediately following the fall of Poland in 1939?

What was the chief argument between Truman and Stalin at Potsdam in July of 1945?

Who was the Nationalist leader of China in the 1930s?

What did Japanese expansionists hope to achieve in the 1930s?

Hitler looked east for more land for the German people.

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State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

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