Question 1

The Battle of Britain

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A)  brought tremendous mental confusion to the British. 
B)  was fought entirely in the air. 
C)  allowed Hitler to begin an invasion of the island. 
D)  had little or no impact on the British. 
E)  was on the verge of success until Churchill replaced Chamberlain as Prime Minister. 
A)  brought tremendous mental confusion to the British. 
B)  was fought entirely in the air. 
C)  allowed Hitler to begin an invasion of the island. 
D)  had little or no impact on the British. 
E)  was on the verge of success until Churchill replaced Chamberlain as Prime Minister. B

Question 2

Preparing for war,Hitler reoccupied the ____________________ in 1936,and in 1938 he announced ____________________ with Austria.

Accepted Answer

Rhineland,Anschluss

Question 3

Moscow supported and sent aid to the ____________________ in Spain,which was battling Franco's forces.

Accepted Answer

Popular Front

Question 4

By the date of the Pearl Harbor attack,

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A)  America was mediating between Germany and the Allies. 
B)  America had the industrial capacity to win the war. 
C)  Roosevelt was attempting to move away from involvement. 
D)  most Americans were already urging Congress to declare war on Germany. 
E)  the United States had agreed to cease supplying Britain. 
A)  America was mediating between Germany and the Allies. 
B)  America had the industrial capacity to win the war. 
C)  Roosevelt was attempting to move away from involvement. 
D)  most Americans were already urging Congress to declare war on Germany. 
E)  the United States had agreed to cease supplying Britain.

Question 5

Appeasement of Hitler,1938-39,was ardently practiced by

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A)  Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain. 
B)  Anthony Eden of Great Britain. 
C)  Vittorio Orlando of Italy. 
D)  Winston Churchill of Great Britain. 
E)  Charles de Gaulle of France. 
A)  Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain. 
B)  Anthony Eden of Great Britain. 
C)  Vittorio Orlando of Italy. 
D)  Winston Churchill of Great Britain. 
E)  Charles de Gaulle of France.

Question 6

One of the earliest of Hitler's violations of the Versailles Treaty was the creation of the powerful ____________________,or German ____________________.

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The answer of One of the earliest of Hitler's violations...

Question 7

At the Munich Conference of 1938,____________________ and ____________________ joined with Italy in allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia.

Accepted Answer

France,Bri

Question 8

When Hitler renounced the provisions of the Versailles Treaty and announced that he was enlarging his army and creating an air force,the reaction in Britain and France was

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A)  an attempt to get the League of Nations to halt his actions at any cost. 
B)  leaders of the two countries exhausted all means to get the Soviet Union to enter into an alliance with them as they had done before the First World War. 
C)  both France and Britain murmured through diplomatic channels that they heartily disapproved. 
D)  the events went almost unnoticed, since the Spanish Civil War was still raging. 
E)  the two countries demanded that he halt his military buildup, but since Hitler knew they planned to do nothing, he continued unopposed. 
A)  an attempt to get the League of Nations to halt his actions at any cost. 
B)  leaders of the two countries exhausted all means to get the Soviet Union to enter into an alliance with them as they had done before the First World War. 
C)  both France and Britain murmured through diplomatic channels that they heartily disapproved. 
D)  the events went almost unnoticed, since the Spanish Civil War was still raging. 
E)  the two countries demanded that he halt his military buildup, but since Hitler knew they planned to do nothing, he continued unopposed.

Question 9

World War II was a watershed in history in several ways,one of them being that

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A)  most countries in Western Europe were damaged heavily by the fighting and took decades to recover. 
B)  even all of the war's winners felt like losers when the war was over. 
C)  a war was fought in two completely different parts of the world for the first time in history. 
D)  the United States agreed to a negotiated treaty with Japan after stating that there would be no negotiations. 
E)  more people died in World War II, perhaps as many as 30 million, than had died in any other disaster in recorded history, and a huge number of those killed were civilians. 
A)  most countries in Western Europe were damaged heavily by the fighting and took decades to recover. 
B)  even all of the war's winners felt like losers when the war was over. 
C)  a war was fought in two completely different parts of the world for the first time in history. 
D)  the United States agreed to a negotiated treaty with Japan after stating that there would be no negotiations. 
E)  more people died in World War II, perhaps as many as 30 million, than had died in any other disaster in recorded history, and a huge number of those killed were civilians.

Question 10

Explain the concept of collective security and the reasons for its failure in World War II.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 11

The most important and strategic city in the Russian theater proved to be

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A)  Moscow. 
B)  Stalingrad. 
C)  Leningrad. 
D)  St. Petersburg. 
E)  Port Arthur. 
A)  Moscow. 
B)  Stalingrad. 
C)  Leningrad. 
D)  St. Petersburg. 
E)  Port Arthur.

Question 12

"Peace in our time" (1938)lasted about

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A)  two years. 
B)  two months. 
C)  one year. 
D)  six months. 
E)  ten weeks. 
A)  two years. 
B)  two months. 
C)  one year. 
D)  six months. 
E)  ten weeks.

Question 13

In Spain's Civil War that began in 1936,

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A)  Hitler and Mussolini sent enough arms and advisers to make the difference, leading Franco and his forces to victory. 
B)  France joined in to help the Spanish Loyalists by creating a Popular Front movement. 
C)  most of the Western democracies sided with the Catholic Church, the peasants, and most of the middle classes. 
D)  Sweden and Switzerland refused to get involved, but Portugal sent troops to support the Loyalists. 
E)  volunteers from around the world went to Spain to fight with the Loyalists, but United States citizens held to the government's official stance of neutrality. 
A)  Hitler and Mussolini sent enough arms and advisers to make the difference, leading Franco and his forces to victory. 
B)  France joined in to help the Spanish Loyalists by creating a Popular Front movement. 
C)  most of the Western democracies sided with the Catholic Church, the peasants, and most of the middle classes. 
D)  Sweden and Switzerland refused to get involved, but Portugal sent troops to support the Loyalists. 
E)  volunteers from around the world went to Spain to fight with the Loyalists, but United States citizens held to the government's official stance of neutrality.

Question 14

Because of the Non-Aggression Pact,

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A)  many foreign Communist Party members resigned. 
B)  the Soviets entered the Second World War. 
C)  Austria's government was captured by Nazis. 
D)  the United States threatened intervention. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  many foreign Communist Party members resigned. 
B)  the Soviets entered the Second World War. 
C)  Austria's government was captured by Nazis. 
D)  the United States threatened intervention. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 15

Elaborate on the three phases of the war and theaters.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 16

Most of the deaths during World War II occurred in which of the following?

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A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  Pacific Front 
D)  the United States 
E)  Eastern Front 
A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  Pacific Front 
D)  the United States 
E)  Eastern Front

Question 17

Anschluss refers to which of the following?

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A)  Italy breaking its alliance with the French and beginning to gravitate toward Germany. 
B)  German aggressive actions toward the British. 
C)  German invasion of Norway. 
D)  Polish concentration camps. 
E)  Union of Austria and Germany. 
A)  Italy breaking its alliance with the French and beginning to gravitate toward Germany. 
B)  German aggressive actions toward the British. 
C)  German invasion of Norway. 
D)  Polish concentration camps. 
E)  Union of Austria and Germany.

Question 18

It appears the most decisive factor the Allies winning World War II was which of the following?

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A)  Popular support 
B)  Industrial production 
C)  Party leadership 
D)  Military strategy 
E)  Ideology 
A)  Popular support 
B)  Industrial production 
C)  Party leadership 
D)  Military strategy 
E)  Ideology

Question 19

One ostensible reason for the Spanish Civil War was the military's fear of

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A)  the country's new republic. 
B)  a fascist takeover. 
C)  communism. 
D)  Mussolini. 
E)  a return to monarchy. 
A)  the country's new republic. 
B)  a fascist takeover. 
C)  communism. 
D)  Mussolini. 
E)  a return to monarchy.

Question 20

The turning point of the war in Europe came when

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A)  the Russians held the city of Stalingrad and pushed the Germans back, putting them on the defensive. 
B)  the liberation of France in 1944 after the landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944. 
C)  the Germans and Italians were driven out of North Africa in mid-1943. 
D)  the Allies landed in southern Italy in 1943. 
E)  Mussolini fell from power in Italy, leaving Hitler to make decisions alone. 
A)  the Russians held the city of Stalingrad and pushed the Germans back, putting them on the defensive. 
B)  the liberation of France in 1944 after the landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944. 
C)  the Germans and Italians were driven out of North Africa in mid-1943. 
D)  the Allies landed in southern Italy in 1943. 
E)  Mussolini fell from power in Italy, leaving Hitler to make decisions alone.

Exam 46: World War II

The Battle of Britain

Preparing for war,Hitler reoccupied the ____________________ in 1936,and in 1938 he announced ____________________ with Austria.

Moscow supported and sent aid to the ____________________ in Spain,which was battling Franco's forces.

By the date of the Pearl Harbor attack,

Appeasement of Hitler,1938-39,was ardently practiced by

One of the earliest of Hitler's violations of the Versailles Treaty was the creation of the powerful ____________________,or German ____________________.

At the Munich Conference of 1938,____________________ and ____________________ joined with Italy in allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia.

When Hitler renounced the provisions of the Versailles Treaty and announced that he was enlarging his army and creating an air force,the reaction in Britain and France was

World War II was a watershed in history in several ways,one of them being that

Explain the concept of collective security and the reasons for its failure in World War II.

The most important and strategic city in the Russian theater proved to be

"Peace in our time" (1938)lasted about

In Spain's Civil War that began in 1936,

Because of the Non-Aggression Pact,

Elaborate on the three phases of the war and theaters.

Most of the deaths during World War II occurred in which of the following?

Anschluss refers to which of the following?

It appears the most decisive factor the Allies winning World War II was which of the following?

One ostensible reason for the Spanish Civil War was the military's fear of

The turning point of the war in Europe came when

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At the Munich Conference of 1938, and joined with Italy in allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia.