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WWII, Holocaust and The Cold War: Final Exam Spring Term 2015
WWII, Holocaust and The Cold War: Final Exam Spring Term 2015
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Review for Spring Final Exam in 10th grade Modern World History class.
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1
Anti-Semitism is hatred of
Gypsies
Aryans
Poles
Jews
2
Hitler's attempt to overthrow the Bavarian government in 1923 was called
Kristallnacht
Night of the Long Knives
Beer Hall Putsch
Fire at the Reichstag
3
Causes of the Cold War included
The Vietnam War
The Breshnev Doctrine
conflicting economic & political ideologies
glasnost
4
In the 1930's, German aggression included
The Phony War
expansion into the Rhineland
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Lend Lease Act
5
This cartoon is celebrating
Space Race
summit
MAD
Detente
6
About how many casualties resulted from World War II?
60 million
20 million
6 million
100 million
7
After liberation from the camps, Jews faced
continued life in camps
starvation
all of the above
no where to go
8
World War II was different from other wars because of
all of the above
the scope of area where the war was fought
the number of civilian casualities
the scale of the genocide against the Jews
9
Which of the following events came BEFORE the outbreak of World War II
creation of the DMZ
Rape of Nanjing
Signing of the Warsaw Pact
Invasion of South Korea
10
The Holocaust included ALL of the following EXCEPT
deportation
genocide
scapegoating
quagmire
11
Blitzkrieg caused
The Space Race
The Miracle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Midway
the Invasion of Manchuria
12
What is V-E day? The day
Japan surrendered
Hitler committed suicide
Germany surrendered
women got the vote
13
The Battle of Stalingrad was
over quickly
a turning point on the Eastern Front
won by Germany
was safe for civilians
14
Which leaders are CORRECTLY associated with their policies?
Hitler : The Final Solution"
ALL are CORRECTLY associated with their policies
Truman : containment
Chamberlain : Appeasement
15
Ways that Hitler shaped the thinking of young people in Germany included
organizing the Hitler Youth
Teaching "racial science" in schools
all of the above
portraying Jews as "dirty rats" in propaganda
16
Which of the following speakers are NOT correctly matched with their words
Stalin : "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down these walls!"
Gerda : "I would never go home again"
Churchill : "an iron curtain is descending over E. Europe"
FDR: "A day which will live in infamy"
17
Appeasement was the policy of
protecting the right of self-determination
reuniting Germany and Austria
trying enemy leaders for war crimes
giving in to Hitler's demands to prevent conflict
18
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the cartoon?
Domino Theory
The Containment Theory
Fascist Doctrine
Quagmire in Asia
19
Who gave the order to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
General MacArthur
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
John F Kennedy
20
D-Day was the re-invasion of _____ during World War II
Midway Island
Normandy, France
Gallipoli, Italy
Dover, England
21
Which of the following occured in 1961?
Cuban Missile Crisis took place
"Iron Curtain" descended over Eastern Europe
Crossing the 38th parallel
Building the Berlin Wall
22
When did America join the war?
1944
1941
1939
1942
23
All of the following were considered turning points in World War II EXCEPT
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day Invasion
The London Blitz
24
World War II was significant because it
All of the above
made warfare faster and more offensive than ever before
was the bloodiest and costliest war in history
shifted the balance of power from W. Eur. to the US and USSR
25
Which of the following "isms" are NOT CORRECTLY matched with their country?
militarism : Japan
totalitarianism : Russia
capitalism : North Korea
fascism : Italy
26
This cartoon is celebrating
Creation of the Warsaw Pact
The 1950s Red Scare
The disintegration of the Soviet Union
The end of the Vietnam War
27
Where was the atomic bomb first dropped?
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Singapore
28
You can tell when something is significant in history when you read the phrase
all of the above are correct
lays the ground work for
an example of
part of a larger process
29
The purpose of Ghettoes in the Final Solution was to
quarantine the Germans
annex Austria
gather Jewish leaders for a summit
concenrate and isolate the Jews
30
The main tactic used to fight the Battle of Midway was
blitzkrieg
submarine warfare
fighter jets
atomic weapons
31
New technology used in World War II included
all of the above
rockets
radar and sonar
faster tanks
32
What U.S. actions caused the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor?
imposing an embargo
challenging Japanese expansion
limiting trade
all of the above
33
Which events made Chinese and Korean people carry a grudge against the Japanese?
Rape of Nanjing
Comfort Women
All of the Above
Invasion of Manchuria
34
Camps like Auschwitz were ALL of the following EXCEPT
Where Gerda spent time
efficient extermination factories
for the old and sick
Those unable to work
35
Which of the following were part of the War in the Pacific?
Japanese enjoyed a technological advantage over U.S.
Japanese followed Geneva Convention rules for POWS
it was fought mostly on land
island hopping
36
Benito Mussolini was the first
Russian Czar
Vietnamese Ruler
Fascist Dictator
author of the Communist Manifesto
37
The concept of Lebensraum meant
creating a Master Race
isolationism
anti-Jewish feeling
Living Space
38
Countries DID NOT respond to the economic problems created by the Great Depression by
Expanding their territory to feed their people
creating welfare capitalism to make a social safety net
turning to strong leaders to organize their economies
racing to put the first man in space
39
Which of the following are in the CORRECT chronological order?
Israel : Death March : Nuremburg Trials
Kristallnacht : ghettoes : The Final Solution
Deportation : Meeting Kurt : Auschwitz
Kristallnacht : deportation : Anti-Semitism
40
The Cuban Missile Crisis was ALL of the following EXCEPT
part of the Cold War
an example of perestroika
between Kennedy and Khrushchev
almost a nuclear conflict
41
The main religion in Israel is
Scientology
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
42
Which of the following are TRUE?
MAD means countries will fall like dominoes
Mein Kampf translates to "Trust but Verify"
Britain and France remained free during WWII
Khrushchev and Kennedy faced off over Cuban missiles
43
Hitler's rise to power included
Detente'
The Reichstag Fire
Blitzkreig
Nuremburg Trials
44
What phrase best describes World War II?
Total War
quagmire
European
Defensive Warfare
45
World War II triggered the following changes, it
excluded women from the workplace
all of the above
hindered technological innovation
shifted global power
46
The main purpose of labor camps was
killing Jews
protecting children
creating propaganda
making war materials
47
Which if the following were events that led up to the war?
All of the above
The Sudetenland
Conquest of Czechoslovakia
Re-militarization of the Rhineland
48
World War II ended in what year?
1939
1946
1942
1945
49
The U.S. entered World War II as a result of
The Battle of Britain
Hiroshima was bombed
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Holocaust began
50
Which of the following countries were NOT correctly matched with their side in WWII
Britain : Allied
Japan : Axis
Germany: Allied
Italy : Axis
51
Which of the following are correctly matched with their historical definition?
partisan : blaming another group when things go wrong
deterrence : encouraging someone to do something
quarantine : isolation of a country
annex : when territory does not change hands
52
All of the following took place in 1949 EXCEPT
USSR tested an atomic bomb
The Berlin Airlift was ended
Korean War began
NATO was created
53
In Crash Course #220, JG argued the war was caused primarily by
Extreme Nationalism
Hitler was Evil and had to be stopped
The Treaty of Versailles was weak
lack of resources
54
True or False: Only the Nazis committed war crimes in World War II
False
True
55
Causes of World War II included
Hitler's desire to rebuild Germany's power and prestige
reductions in the German army
All of the above
German bitterness over war reparations
56
The Nuremburg Trials were significant because it was there that
Japanese generals were punished
war damages were calculated
Alfons Heck found out the truth about the Holocaust
Stalin punished his political enemies
57
It was in this country the Gerda lived at the beginning of World War II
Russia
France
Poland
Germany
58
Which of the following phrases best describes the meaning of the cartoon?
perestroika
The Breshnev Doctrine
Cuban Missile Crisis
NATO
59
Europeans resisted Nazi rule in ALL of the following ways EXCEPT
assassinating Nazi officials
Danes smuggled Jews into neutral Sweden
partisan fighters used guerilla tactics
No Exceptions; all are correct
60
The Korean War
all of the above
was a reaction to the conflict between the superpowers
was a "proxy" war
resulted in "no winner," just a cease-fire
61
Which of the following are NOT correctly matched with their date?
Berlin Wall Built : 1961
Vietnam War ends : 1975
Cuban Missile Crisis : 1955
USSR splits up : 1991
