Question 1

How did the resources of Europe's colonies influence the course of the Second World War?

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Question 2

In 1942, German forces controlled nearly all of Europe. Where would Hitler's opponents attempt to weaken his hold on the continent?

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Question 3

With Great Britain standing alone against Hitler, the United States:

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A)   adopted the Lend-Lease policy.
B)   sent Great Britain a small shipment of arms.
C)   gave Great Britain 50 overage destroyers.
D)   All of these are correct.

Question 4

An important factor in the success of the British Royal Air Force against the Germans in the 1940 battle of Britain was:

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A)   the availability of new radar devices.
B)   Germany's preoccupation with pushing its borders westward.
C)   the superiority of the British bombers.
D)   Hitler's dispute with Stalin over eastern Europe.

Question 5

Mussolini's war against Ethiopia succeeded because:

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A)   the League of Nations lacked an army.
B)   the League of Nations refused to take any action against Italy.
C)   France supported Italy.
D)   Britain feared that if sanctions became too effective, by refusal of oil or by closure of the Suez Canal, Italy might be provoked into a general war.

Question 6

In 1942, the Axis powers accomplished all of the following except:

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A)   penetrating Egypt to within 70 miles of Alexandria.
B)   launching a heavy air raid on the American naval base.
C)   invading the Philippines and attacking Guam, Midway, Hong Kong, and Malaya.
D)   conquering Spain.

Question 7

Outline the grand strategy of the Western Allies during the Second World War. Why did Stalin object to this strategy?

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Question 8

Describe the agreements made at the Yalta conference in 1945. Why did Roosevelt make controversial concessions at Yalta?

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Question 9

What set off the Spanish Civil War? How did the conflict divide the world?

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Question 10

Clement Attlee replaced Churchill as Britain's representative at the Potsdam Conference because Churchill:

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A)   had suffered a stroke.
B)   left the conference after Stalin and Truman refused to accept his views on a European peace settlement and repeatedly criticized the British Empire.
C)   lost his position as the prime minister when the Labour Party defeated Churchill's Conservative Party at the polls.
D)   decided to retire.

Question 11

Appeasement was a long-standing and often useful diplomatic device. Why did it fail in the 1930s? At what point should statesmen like Neville Chamberlain have recognized that appeasement was not a viable policy?

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Question 12

In March 1936, Hitler violated the Versailles treaty and moved troops into the demilitarized Rhineland. Why did the Allies fail to respond even though they knew the weakness of the German army?

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A)   Hitler promised to allow the French to keep military bases in the Rhineland if they acquiesced to his moves.
B)   The divided French government was unwilling to act without Britain, and the British would not risk war to keep German troops from occupying German soil.
C)   Britain was willing to intervene, but the French were not willing.
D)   The French would not risk war to keep German troops from occupying German soil.

Question 13

An immediate repercussion of the Allied conquest of Sicily in July-August 1943 was that:

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A)   Hitler ordered German troops to occupy the Italian peninsula.
B)   Hitler arrested Mussolini and imprisoned him in northern Italy.
C)   Mussolini declared total war, conscripting young boys and old men into the army.
D)   Mussolini fell from power, and Italy was recognized by the Allies as a "cobelligerent."

Question 14

How and why did the United States eventually join the war?

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Question 15

The demand for the "unconditional surrender" of the Axis powers:

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A)   was unanimously agreed upon by Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference.
B)   was adopted at Casablanca at an American initiative and without much thought to possible political implications.
C)   was insisted upon by Stalin and grudgingly accepted by the Americans and British.
D)   was adopted in order to justify the payment of reparations.

Question 16

With the rise of Hitler in 1933, the Soviets changed their foreign policy and:

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A)   discouraged Communist parties from working with socialists.
B)   joined the League of Nations.
C)   allied with Poland and Romania.
D)   sought to ally with Germany.

Question 17

The most difficult issue to resolve at Yalta was:

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A)   Poland and eastern Europe.
B)   the price of Russia's entry into the war with Japan.
C)   the future division of Germany.
D)   the disagreement over German reparations.

Question 18

What was the central position of the United States during the Second World War with respect to the European and Pacific theaters?

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Question 19

The Holocaust:

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A)   was not a concerted strategy to kill Jews and other minorities.
B)   was organized and approved at the highest level of Nazi leadership.
C)   was conducted without the knowledge of most Nazi followers.
D)   All of these are correct.

Question 20

Why did Hitler decide to attack Stalingrad?

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Exam 21: The Second World War

Mussolini's war against Ethiopia succeeded because:

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How did the resources of Europe's colonies influence the course of the Second World War?

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In 1942, the Axis powers accomplished all of the following except:

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The demand for the "unconditional surrender" of the Axis powers:

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Outline the grand strategy of the Western Allies during the Second World War. Why did Stalin object to this strategy?

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Describe the agreements made at the Yalta conference in 1945. Why did Roosevelt make controversial concessions at Yalta?

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An immediate repercussion of the Allied conquest of Sicily in July-August 1943 was that:

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What was the central position of the United States during the Second World War with respect to the European and Pacific theaters?

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What set off the Spanish Civil War? How did the conflict divide the world?

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Clement Attlee replaced Churchill as Britain's representative at the Potsdam Conference because Churchill:

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Appeasement was a long-standing and often useful diplomatic device. Why did it fail in the 1930s? At what point should statesmen like Neville Chamberlain have recognized that appeasement was not a viable policy?

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In March 1936, Hitler violated the Versailles treaty and moved troops into the demilitarized Rhineland. Why did the Allies fail to respond even though they knew the weakness of the German army?

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How and why did the United States eventually join the war?

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An important factor in the success of the British Royal Air Force against the Germans in the 1940 battle of Britain was:

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The Holocaust:

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With Great Britain standing alone against Hitler, the United States:

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Why did Hitler decide to attack Stalingrad?

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With the rise of Hitler in 1933, the Soviets changed their foreign policy and:

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In 1942, German forces controlled nearly all of Europe. Where would Hitler's opponents attempt to weaken his hold on the continent?

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The most difficult issue to resolve at Yalta was:

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