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1
How did the Allies end the war with Japan?
through negotiations
by dropping an atomic bomb
through economic sanctions
by invading Japan
2
Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?
Italy and Japan
the Soviet Union
Spain
Italy
3
The Battle of Britain involved:
Army troops
airplanes
submarines
tanks
4
During the Great Depression, the overall employment rate was about ____.
10%
100%
25%
75%
5
Detention centers for civilians considered to be enemies of the state
SS camps
concentration camps
constitution camps
prejudice camps
6
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington, D.C.?
Business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
WWI veterans and their families
Unemployed industrial workers and their families
Farmers forced off their lands by the dust storms
7
What action began Hitler’s plan to limit the rights of German Jews?
Kristallnacht
Nuremberg Laws
book-burning laws
concentration camp laws
8
The Allied invasion of __________ was given the code name D-Day.
North Africa
Japan
Italy
Nazi-occupied Europe
9
During the Great Depression, African American, Hispanics and Asian Americans ______.
Often lost their jobs to white laborers who needed jobs.
Were encouraged to start their own businesses
Were less affected than other groups
Made great strides in equal right legislation
10
The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?
Italy
Germany
the Soviet Union
Japan
11
Name of the party organized in Italy by Mussolini
Nazi Party
Republicans
Red Army
Fascist Party
12
What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?
the killing of people for the purpose of creating terror
the abuse of a nation's citizens by their own government
the spread of anti-Semitic ideas
the deliberate extermination of a specific group of people
13
“Lightning war” waged by the Germans
blitzkrieg
appeasement
trench warfare
dog fights
14
What German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war?
the seizing of Czechoslovakia
the annexation of Austria
the invasion of Ethiopia
the invasion of Poland
15
Name was given to the Nazi massacre of more than six million Jews
Final Solution
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Holocaust
16
What country did Italy invade in 1935 in an attempt at becoming an imperialist world power?
France
Spain
Egypt
Ethiopia
17
Which of the following was one reason that Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
He harbored ill feelings toward the Japanese.
Experts had underestimated the bomb’s capabilities.
He had no other alternatives.
An invasion of Japan would result in an enormous loss of lives.
18
U.S. Congress passed Neutrality Acts that were designed to _____.
Support other neutral nations in the Western Hemisphere.
Limit international involvement.
Allow nations to purchase weapons on credit.
Support other neutral states around the world.
19
The economic theory that argued that massive government spending could help a collapsing economy is ___.
Marx economics
Roosevelt economics
Hoover economics
Keynesian economists
20
What position did the United States take as conflict engulfed Europe?
remained neutral
sided with Germany
declared war on Germany
sided with Britain
21
What was Japan forced to do after WWII?
Disarm the military.
Build a stronger military.
Take part in the Cold War.
Join the League of Nations.
22
The Great Depression served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed ______.
The responsibilities of the federal government
Local relief programs and private charities
The Bill of Rights
Presidential elections
23
Nazi secret police
Red Army
Gestapo
MI6
FBI
24
For what did many Germans blame the Weimar Republic?
the Russian Revolution
the Versailles treaty
peasant uprisings
its parliamentary government
25
The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the ___.
liberation of the death camps
Allies' first victory in a land battle
last German offensive
Axis powers' first loss in a land battle
26
What was Mussolini’s fate?
He was executed by Italians.
He became president of Italy.
He was captured by the Allies.
He joined Hitler in Berlin.
27
Which of the following terms describes giving into aggressive demands in order to maintain peace?
blitzkrieg
lebensraum
appeasement
capitulation
28
Form of government which dictatorship controls and regulates every aspect of the lives of its citizens
monarchy
totalitarianism
socialism
democracy
29
V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when ______________.
the Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga
the United States entered the war
Germany surrendered
Allied forces invaded France
30
In 1932, Manchuria was taken over by _____.
Hitler and the Germans
Stalin and the Soviets
The Japanese military
Franco and the Netherlands
31
He was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII.
Stalin
Mussoline
Hitler
Brock
32
He was the Supreme Commander of Allied troops in Europe and the executer of the D-day invasion.
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Henry Kaiser
Harry Truman
33
Where did the United States drop the atomic bomb?
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal
Hiroshima and Okinawa
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
34
Night of the Broken Glass, in which mobs attacked Jewish communities and killed 100 Jews
Blitzkrieg
Lebensraum
Crystal Night
Kristillnacht
35
What was the Manhattan Project?
the plan to develop the atomic bomb
the plan to crash Japanese suicide planes into Allied ships
the historic meeting of the "Big Three"
the training of the Navajo code talkers
36
When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
before the war began
when they declared war
when the United States declared war
after France was invaded and divided
37
Hitler’s German living space - an increase in the size of German territory
imperialism
lebensraum
blitzkrieg
nationalism
38
Operation Overload is more commonly known as ________________.
The Battle of the Bulge
The Ambush
Paratroopers
D-Day
39
What was the campaign to recapture Japanese held islands in the Pacific called?
kamikaze
genocide
island-hopping
total war
40
What did the Nazi’s establish to help them with the “Final Solution”?
The War Production Board
Collectives
B-22 Bombers
Concentration camps
41
After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?
By asking businesses to maintain their current wage rates
By closing banks
By funding handouts of food and clothing
By lowering foreign tariffs
42
When forced to abandon the Philippines, ___________________made the vow, "I shall return."
Chester Nimitz
Hideki Tojo
Douglas MacArthur
Franklin D. Roosevelt
43
Which of the following statements regarding Germany under Hitler is true?
The Nazis controlled all aspects of German life.
Most Germans were barely affected by Nazism.
Nazis kept control over Germany but followed moderate & tolerant policies.
Nazis controlled the govt, but had little influence on German institutions.
44
Day the war officially ended in the Pacific
V-J Day
D-Day
Armistice Day
V-E Day
45
On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?
the ability to make a long, steady advance
a system of fortifications
"out-waiting" the opponent
surprise and overwhelming force
