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World War II - Modern World History
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World War II began with Germany's invasion of
Poland
France
Czechoslovakia
Austria
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One factor in Germany's inability to take Moscow was
the harsh Russian winter.
the help of American soldiers.
lack of discipline.
Erwin Rommel's leadership.
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site of war crimes trials
Yalta
Washington
Nuremberg
Potsdam
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site of Japanese naval defeat
Port Arthur
Pearl Harbor
Denmark Strait
Midway
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became prime minister of Great Britain after Denmark and Norway fell
Winston Churchill
Benjamin Disraeli
Neville Chamberlain
Margaret Thatcher
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example is the Nazi murder of Jews
genocide
Russification
appeasement
Blitzkrieg
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Japanese pilot on suicide mission
Samurai
kamikaze
HIrohito
Meiji
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The British prime minister associated with the policy of "appeasement" was
Winston Churchill
David Lloyd George
Neville Chamberlain
Clement Atlee
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name of Nazi-run puppet state in France
Bastogne
Maginot
Vichy
Normandy
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site of concentration camp in Southern Germany
Berlin
Dachau
Pearl Harbor
Vichy
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The Gap in the Maginot Line aided the
Allies in their evacuation at Dunkirk
Germans in their invasion of Poland
Germans in their invasion of France
Poles in their invasion of Germany
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policy of granting concessions to Hitler
genocide
appeasement
collective security
Tripartite Pact
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Stalin's policy of destroying everything of use to the Germans was called the
Borscht policy
"scorched earth" policy
Glasnost policy
"foil Hitler" policy
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divided into four zones at end of World War II
London
Paris
Berlin
Moscow
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site of first Japanese attack on the United States
Hiroshima
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Midway
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During the early phases of World War II the U.S. Congress favored
remaining neutral
supporting Germany
attacking Japan
the Axis Powers
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day of Japan's surrender in World War II
V-J Day
D Day
V-E Day
V Day
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country with most casualties in World War II
United States
Soviet Union
France
Germany
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ordered use of atomic bomb on Japan
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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mission name for D-Day invasion
Operation Q
Operation Tomohawk
Operation Overlord
Operation Desert Storm
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A group not chosen for extermination by the Nazis on racial grounds
Austrians
Slavs
Jews
Gypsies
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all-out quick attack method of Germans
kamikaze
Vichy
collective security
Blitzkrieg
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The U.S. entered World War II after the _________ attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japanese
German
Soviet
Italian
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Which was not a reason for dropping A-bombs on Japan?
quickly end the war
save American lives
impress the Soviets
save soldiers to fight Germany