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WWII Cold War Holocaust
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Why did the Cold War start?
Germany invaded Poland
Sinking of the Lusitania
The US and Soviets had differering political views
Pearl Harbor
2
Which was not a reason that the fall of the Berlin Wall important?
It was the end of the Cold War
It was the beginning of the end of the war
It reunited East and West Berlin
It symbolized the fall of communism
3
the mass murder of the Jews during WWII was called...
Hallocawst
Hollacast
Halocaused
Holocaust
4
Why did Gorbachev release control of the command economy?
The Soviet Union's citizens protested
The Berlin Wall Crumbled
The US required the Soviets into a market economy
The economy was failing due to military spending
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How did Hitler come to power?
Military force
He was the heir to the throne
He was nominated and voted into office
He promised change
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When the Cold War ended the Soviet Union...
became Russia and 14 other countries.
had to take blame for the war
had a great depression
went to war with Germany
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Why was the Cold War called "cold"?
It involved the use of Nuclear Weapons
There was no actual direct fighting
It was fought against the Soviet Union
It began during winter
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Who was the Soviet leader who helped to bring about an end to the cold war?
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
George H W Bush
John F Kennedy
9
Which term referred to the imaginary boundary line between democratic and communist nations?
The Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
The Soviet Union
NATO
10
What happened to those who spoke out against Hitler?
sent to Siberia
sent to Israel
put in jail or murdered
shot
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Who led the rise of Nazi power in Germany?
Czar Nicholas II
Mikhail Gorbachev
Adolf Hitler
Vladimir Lenin
12
What was the event that sparked World War I?
Imperialism
Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Germany attacked Poland
Scramble for Africa
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What was the alliance the US formed during the Cold War?
Super Powers Unite
NATO
Warsaw Pact
North American Treaty Organization
14
Auschwitz was one of the most infamous concentration camps. It was in
Poland
Russia
Germany
East Germany
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When the Jews were liberated (freed) where did they go?
Home
Death Camps
Israel
United States
16
Who was not a dictator who rose to power during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Mikhail Gorbachev
Emperor Hirohito
17
Allied countries during WWII?
US, UK, Germany
Japan, Italy, Germany
US, UK, Soviet Union
Japan, Germany, US
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What was not a way in which the Soviet Union and the US expressed conflict during the Cold War?
Arms Race
Space Race
Military Combat
Athletic Rivalries
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Which was not a reason that Hitler rose to power?
The people were hungry and wanted a new government
promised Germans they would not follow treaty of Versailles
used the Jews as a scapegoat for Germany's problems
promised German's hope
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How were Jews transported to concentration camps?
planes
trains
automobiles
walked
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Where were the Jews sent by the UN as a result of the Holocaust?
Auschwitz
Berlin
West Berlin
Israel
22
When did the Cold War start and end?
1945-1991
1914-1918
1945-1989
1918-1945
23
The Axis countries during WWII were...
Germany, Soviet Union, US
US, UK and Soviet Union
Japan, Italy, Germany
United States, Japan, Germany
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Which part of Europe was mostly democratic?
Western Europe
the UK
Eastern Europe
Berlin
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What event caused WWII?
The Holocaust
The sinking of the Lusitania
Germany invaded Poland
Poland invaded Germany
