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P6 World History - WWII & Cold War Final Practice
P6 World History - WWII & Cold War Final Practice
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For use in practicing for the WWII & Cold War Final Exam.
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1
After WWII, Berlin and Germany were divided into 4 zones, each controlled by:
Italy, France, Belgium, Britain
Japan, Italy, US, USSR
USSR, US, France, Britain
U.S, China, Austria, USSR
2
Japan wanted to expand to create an Asia Pacific empire with Japan at the center, called:
The Co-Regional Pacific Peace Territory
The AsiaPac Empire Club
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
The Japan Anti-Colonial Pan-Asian League
3
Why did the US and Britain think that the "Germany First" strategy would be effective?
They wanted to prevent Germany from invading France.
They wanted to take control of all German territory.
They viewed Germany as the greatest threat in the war.
They thought Germany would be the easiest country to defeat.
4
The communist leader of the Soviet Union during WWII was:
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
5
The USSR pledged which of the following at the Yalta Conference in February of 1945?
to open a second front in the war by invading France
to disarm as quickly as possible once the war ended
to attack Japan within three months of German surrender
to foster communism in nations taken from Germany
6
Operation Torch used U.S. troops for the first time in the Mediterranean to attack here.
Baltic States
Greece
North Africa
Spanish Riviera
7
US general who uttered the famous words, “I shall return” when retreating from the Philippines.
George Patton
Andrew Jackson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
8
The US Neutrality Acts, a policy of isolationism during the 1930s, were mostly a response to
spreading anxieties regarding nuclear warfare.
growing conflicts in European and Asian countries
imperial conquests by the USSR in South Africa
aggression of China against the Japanese.
9
Critics of Truman's decision to drop the bomb argued that the bomb
made an invasion unnecessary.
was not required militarily.
led to the surrender of Japan.
was needed to end the war.
10
On May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. This is called
World Peace Day
World War Ending Day
D-Day
VE Day
11
What was the main reason Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
He wanted to wait for the USSR to join the war
He wanted Germany to surrender unconditionally
He wanted to avoid an American invasion of Japan
All of the above
12
Why was World War II's Battle of the Bulge important?
It prompted Italy to surrender
Allowed Japan to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
It was the final major Nazi offensive in WWII.
Created a path for German forces to attack Stalingrad.
13
Replaced FDR as President decided to end the war with the Japanese by using the A-bomb?
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
14
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur led the U.S. forces in the Pacific and was also the general who:
required the immediate evacuation of London.
accepted Japan's surrender in September 1945
traded U.S. military secrets with the Chinese.
started a nuclear war with Cuba and the U.S.S.R.
15
In the Battle of Britain, what technology did the British have that Germans didn't?
Jet fighters
Ballistic missiles
Nuclear bombs
Radar
16
According to Keenan, during the Cold War the Soviets believed that :
they were in a state of perpetual war with capitalism.
A and B
could make much better consumer goods than the capitalists.
they could use Marxists in the capitalist world as allies.
17
The new German strategy of warfare of quickly penetrating into enemy territory.
Panzer
Luftwaffe
Einsatzgruppen
Blitzkrieg
18
What was the significance of World War II's Normandy Invasion, commonly referred to as D-Day?
It marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
It prompted a peace summit that ended World War II
It promptly pulled the United States out of World War II.
It marked the first use of the atomic bomb in a war.
19
Which Allied meeting focused on how to deal with Axis powers after the surrender of Germany?
Potsdam Conference
Tehran Conference
Paris Accords
Yalta Conference
20
1. What impact did World War II have on the American economy?
permanently ended the Great Depression
burdened the nations farmers who grew too little
caused the stock market crash of 1929
placed a huge war debt on the American people
21
British Prime Minster during WWII who opposed Hitler’s aggression
Clement Atlee
Neville Chamberlin
Tony Blair
Winston Churchill
22
At the beginning of WWII, Hitler’s forces surrounded the British Army on the coast of France at
Cannes
Paris
Bruges
Dunkirk
23
Pre-WWII agreement between Hitler and Stalin committing to never attack each other?
Poland Pact
Nonaggression Pact
Treaty of Versailles
Nonviolent Union
24
Which of the following is the name that the British gave to the German bombing of London?
The Blitz
The Blitzkrieg
The Luftwaffe
The London Air Raid
25
Why was the Marshall Plan so effective?
It prevented weapons being shipped to Soviet client states
It made China more competitive with the USSR
It helped governments to quickly imprison communists
It helped Western European countries to rebuild after WWII
26
What reason explains why Hitler chose Austria as the first country to annex in 1938?
All of the above
Most Austrians favored a union with Germany
Majority of people living in Austria were German
He was originally from Austria
27
At the end of WWII, the 2 most powerful military forces were?
Britain and France
Japan and China
USSR and Germany
US and USSR
28
Policy that US would provide assistance to all democratic nations under threat.
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Pact
29
A major turning point for the Allies on the Eastern front and a victory for the Red Army?
Stalingrad
Britain
Berlin
Midway
30
Which battle marks the turning point of World War II in the Pacific?
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Midway
Iwo Jima
31
What impact did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have on World War II?
The Pacific Charter was organized against Japan.
It pulled the United States into World War II.
Japan surrendered to the Allies the following day.
Italy surrendered and united with the Allies.
32
What was the name of the strategy of giving into Hitler’s demands to prevent war?
None of the above
Militarism
Isolationism
Appeasement
33
Refers to the mass extermination of Jews and other groups deemed undesirable by the Nazis
Nazi Project
Jewish Purge
Hitler’s Mandate
Holocaust
34
The main objective of Operation Overlord (D-Day) was to liberate this country:
France
Germany
Japan
England
35
Japan's refusal to surrender in accordance with the Potsdam Declaration led directly to
the creation of the United Nations
the invasion of France at Normandy
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
the dropping of the atomic bombs
36
US used a group of people to speak in a unique language the Japanese were not able to decode.
Cherokee Chill Chatters
Saxon Smoke Signalers
Navajo Wind Talkers
Commanche Crack Communicators
37
Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill were known as the "Big Three" because they led
the countries that suffered the most casualties in WWII
the most powerful of the Allied countries.
the only countries fighting against Germany.
All of the above.
38
Fascist leader of Italy from 1921, who later joined Hitler to form the Axis Powers.
Benito Mussolini
King Victor Emmanuel
Klaus Von Staffenburg
Joseph Stalin
39
In 1943, Stalin, Churchill and FDR met at the Tehran Conference and agreed to:
The Potsdam Declaration asking for Japan's surrender.
The Pacific Charter was made the action plan for Asia.
The division of Germany into four occupation zones.
Operation Overlord (D-Day) was scheduled for France.
40
A book written by Adolf Hitler while in prison sentence outlining his plans for Nazi Germany.
Third Reich Objectives
The German Problem
Lebensraum
Mein Kampf
41
Why were the achievements of the Enigma Code Breakers so important?
It was estimated to have shortened the war by about 2 years.
Allies could track Hitler’s movements for assassination.
Allies could steal German nuclear secrets.
It made the Germans change all of their codes.
42
What was the purpose of the US policy of containment as expressed in Keenan’s Long Telegram?
Put all Allies military strength in one contained area
Keep East Germans in East Germany
Use telegrams to contain spy messages against the USSR
Allow Communism to continue where exists, but oppose spread
43
Reason the US government placed thousands of Japanese Americans into internment camps?
US government wanted to offer them protection.
They were quarantined for a small pox outbreak.
US government wanted to train them to fight in the war.
Americans were concerned about their loyalty
44
After
appeasing
Hitler many times, Britain & France finally declared war on Germany when
Hitler marched troops into the Sudetenland
The Germans and Soviets invaded Poland
Hitler sent the Luftwaffe to bomb London in the Blitz
The Nazi’s attacked the Maginot Line
45
Proxy
wars refers to the Cold War practice of:
Smaller nations send tribute money to pay for the Cold War
Attacking countries that are nearby
Wars go on for so long that the superpowers just give up
Superpowers using smaller nations to fight through
46
Japan’s primary reason for attacking the United States, was:
The U.S. wanted the Japanese to reduce their trade tariffs
The U.S. had placed an oil embargo on Japan
U.S. propaganda depicting Japanese was racist
The U.S. ambassador insulted the Japanese emperor
47
1. Code name for research and development of the atomic bomb by US scientists during WWII?
Truman Project
Manhattan Project
Oppenheimer Project
Nuclear Development Project
48
The Berlin Wall was built around
Between Germany and the USSR
Along the Iron Curtain
Around East Berlin
Around West Berlin
49
What was the Iron Curtain a metaphor for?
The division between Eastern and Western Europe
A barrier that protects against suicide bomber
The division between Northern and Southern Europe
A new type of weapon
50
In 1948, why did the Soviets put a blockade on West Berlin?
To force withdrawal of the newly introduced Deutsche Mark
To make West Berlin surrender
To prevent western products from getting out of West Berlin
To create a fake crisis that would allow them to attack
