Question 1

What political, economic, and social motives account for Japanese aggression in the 1930s and 1940s?

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Question 2

Besides the Jews, another group singled out by the Nazis for extermination were the

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A)  Poles.
B)  Ukrainians.
C)  Gypsies.
D)  Czechs.
E)  Belgians.

Question 3

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the main priority for the United States was

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

Question 4

The total monetary cost of World War II has been estimated at

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A)  $500 billion.
B)  $1 trillion.
C)  $4 trillion.
D)  $10 trillion.
E)  $100 trillion.

Question 5

Hitler took Poland in 1939

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A)  despite interference by the Soviet Union.
B)  in a long protracted struggle that cost Germany dearly.
C)  upon Poland's request for a restructured government.
D)  using "lightning war" tactics and with active support from Joseph Stalin.
E)  peacefully, with the reluctant acquiescence of Britain and France.

Question 6

Which one of the following did NOT occur after Hitler's unilateral 1935 announcement of German rearmament?

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A)  France condemned Germany and warned against future aggression.
B)  Britain condemned Germany and warned against future aggression.
C)  Italy praised Germany and counseled more such behavior in the future.
D)  Britain signed the Anglo-German Naval Pact later in the year, acquiescing to Hitler's growing military might.
E)  The British began to appease Hitler.

Question 7

Allied bombing raids on German civilians

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A)  contrary to expectations, produced stubborn resistance from the German people.
B)  destroyed the average German's will to fight.
C)  were only done to retaliate for German bombing.
D)  occurred mostly by accident when bombing strategic targets.
E)  never occurred.

Question 8

The naval battle in the Pacific that is considered the turning point of the war and established U.S.Naval supremacy in the area was

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

Question 9

How do you account for the early successes of the Germans from 1939 to 1941? To what degree did Blitzkrieg play a role in these successes?

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Question 10

By 1941, the Japanese Empire included all of the following, EXCEPT

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A)  Korea.
B)  Manchuria.
C)  Australia.
D)  Formosa (Taiwan) .
E)  Marshall islands.

Question 11

Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of

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A)  Osaka and Kyoto.
B)  Kyoto and Tokyo.
C)  Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
D)  Osaka and Kobe.
E)  Nagoya and Yokohama.

Question 12

Japan's attack on Manchuria resulted in condemnation by the League of Nations and Japan's withdrawal from the League.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A major source of resistance to the Nazis came from

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A)  the German people, who became effective at internal sabotage of Nazi plans.
B)  Communists throughout Europe, especially after the German invasion of Russia in 1941.
C)  the Vichy regime in France.
D)  the Austrians, who felt that they should be the leaders of the Aryan race in Europe.
E)  escapees from the internment camps who organized resistance movements against the Germans.

Question 14

Following World War II, Germany was

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A)  divided into two zones of occupation: east and west.
B)  separated into twenty small security districts policed by the United Nations.
C)  divided into four zones of occupation under U.S., British, French, and Russian administration.
D)  dismembered and replaced by three new smaller states determined by the ethnicity of their inhabitants.
E)  ruled and controlled by a single Allied government entity.

Question 15

At the Munich Conference in 1938, Hitler demanded the right to annex the German-speaking area of

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

Question 16

Because of fear of the ferocity of the SS and other Nazi groups, there was almost no resistance to German rule in World War II, either in the conquered countries or in Germany itself.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Nazi New Order, the Germans established civil administrations in which of the following states?

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A)  Norway.
B)  France.
C)  Poland.
D)  Lithuania.
E)  Latvia.

Question 18

Chief among the reasons for Japanese expansion in the 1930s were

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A)  an expanding population and severe lack of natural resources on the island nation.
B)  intense hatreds for the Chinese and Chinese culture.
C)  desires by ruling military leaders to test their newly developed and newly organized armed forces.
D)  beliefs among the Japanese that they were a "master race" destined to rule all of Asia.
E)  fear of Chinese imperial aggression unless the Japanese struck first.

Question 19

Hitler's unilateral repudiation of the disarmament clauses of the Versailles Treaty in 1935 resulted in verbal condemnation but no concrete responses from either Britain or France.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Nazi rule of Europe was most ruthless in

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A)  Eastern Europe because the Slavs were considered racially inferior.
B)  France due to the long rivalry between France and Germany.
C)  Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands due to their close proximity to Germany.
D)  Italy because the Italians were generally considered to be disloyal.
E)  Greece and Yugoslavia, because of the strategic nature of the Balkans region.

Exam 27: The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

The naval battle in the Pacific that is considered the turning point of the war and established U.S.Naval supremacy in the area was

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At the Munich Conference in 1938, Hitler demanded the right to annex the German-speaking area of

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Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of

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In the Nazi New Order, the Germans established civil administrations in which of the following states?

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Besides the Jews, another group singled out by the Nazis for extermination were the

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Hitler took Poland in 1939

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Japan's attack on Manchuria resulted in condemnation by the League of Nations and Japan's withdrawal from the League.

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The total monetary cost of World War II has been estimated at

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