WW2 Test

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At the end of World War I, many new democracies were established in Europe. In the years between the two world wars, what happened to most of these democracies?
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They were replaced by dictatorships.
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Define genocide-practiced by the Nazis.
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The deliberate extermination of a specific group of people.
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What was the German military strategy of blitzkrieg?
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Surprise and overwhelming force.
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When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement towards Germany?
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Before the war began.
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Which nation signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?
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The Soviet Union.
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How were Britain and France drawn into war with Germany?
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Germany had attacked Poland.
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What did Winston Churchill oppose regarding Germany?
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The Munich Pact.
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What happened during the Battle of Britain?
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Germany bombed Britain for 2 months.
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What was the Lend-Lease Act?
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A policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries.
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The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?
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Japan.
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What problem did the Office of Price Administration target?
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Inflation
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The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked what?
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The last German offensive.
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Who was the Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What was the Allied invasion of Nazi-occuppied Europe called?
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D-Day
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During the war, women in the WAAC served in what capacity?
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Nurses and radio operators.
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What was the major cause of Japanese American internment during World War II?
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Radical prejudice.
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What was Roosevelt's decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps a response to?
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A strong anti-Japanese sentiment.
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Who was the general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima?
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Douglas MacArthur
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What was President Truman's main goal in deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
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To end the war and save American lives
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After the war, what did the GI Bills of Rights make possible?
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Veterans to attend college for free.
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What controversial issue resulted from the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on Japan?
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The morality of nuclear warfare.
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Nuremberg Trials
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Court cases held against military leaders, government officials and industrialists of the axis powers charged with crimes
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Which of the following was not true of Joseph Stalin?
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He believed in militaristic expansion
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Which of the following is not true of hitler
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Supported the treaty of Versailles
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Which of the following is not true of Benito Mussolini
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He was a communist
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What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?
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The deliberate extermination of a specific group of people.
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On what did the German military strategy of "blitzkrieg" depend?
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Surprise and overwhelming force.
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When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
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Before the war began.
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Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?
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Jews.
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Winston Churchill showed good character and pride by opposing what?
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The Munich Pact.
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The most likely outcome of Hitler and Stalin not signing the nonaggression pact?
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The Soviet Union would have declared war on Germany after a Polish invasion.
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In following a policy of appeasement by signing the Munich Pact, Britain and France compromised what core democratic value for Czechoslovakia?
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Popular sovereignty.
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What was the foreign policy position of Franklin Roosevelt as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
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Make war on Japan.
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At the end of World War I, many new democracies were established in Europe. In the years between the two world wars, what happened to most of these democracies?
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They were replaced by dictatorships.
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Which of the following matches a nation with another nation that it invaded in the 1930s?
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Soviet Union invaded Poland.
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Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Roosevelt's feelings toward joining the war?
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He wanted to help the Allies but had to appease U.S. citizens who opposed entering the war.
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Which of the following is not true of fransisco Franco
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Held communist beliefs
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An example of Franklin Roosevelt showing good character and personal virtue by directly helping an American Ally?
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Roosevelt's support of the Lend-Lease Act.
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The rise of Adolph Hitler and German aggression and anger in the years leading up to World War II can be considered a consequence of what major settlement?
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Treaty of Versailles.
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Action that demonstrated how Joseph Stalin demonstrates good character in decision making for the Soviet Union?
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Transforming Russia into an industrial power.
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Statement that most accurately reflects Roosevelt's feeling toward joining the war?
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He wanted to help the Allies but had to appease U.S. citizens who opposed entering the war.
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What was the Lend-Lease Act?
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A policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries.
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Adolf Hitler opposed what?
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Treaty of Versailles.
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In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do?
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Submitted to Hitler's demands.
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The actions of which country finally forced the U.S. to enter the war?
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Japan.
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Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to
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End the war and save American lives
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In December of 1941 who commanded the allied forces in the Philippines?
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Douglas MacArthur
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Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power
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Stalin
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Germany's goal in the battle of the Atlantic was to
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Keep food and war supplies from reaching Great Britain and the soviet union
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Which of the following is not true of Japan's militarists
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Held communist beliefs
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All of the following are examples of how Hitler violated the treaty of Versailles except
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Creating the Rome Berlin axis with Mussolini
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European appeasement with Germany ended when
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Hitler invaded Poland
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Neautrality Acts
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To prevent the us from entering the war
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Luftwaffe
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German Air Force
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Which of the leaders of the allied powers fell to the nazi occupation early in the war
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France
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All of the following are examples of anti Semitic policies in Germany except
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The Nuremberg trials
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Maginot Line
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To protect France from being invaded by Germany
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Led the third army into Paris to liberate the city
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George Patton
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Manhattan Project
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A secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic bomb.