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World War II and Cold War
World War II and Cold War
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WWII History Review for Mr. Parzych's Honors Modern World History class.
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What is this German battleship called which the British sank during the Battle of the Atlantic?
Luftwaffe
Bismarck
Weissenburg
Panzer
2
What is the name of this Painting by Frida Kahlo?
Sacrament of the Last Supper
Ryan Angers: The Life
The Dream
Last Supper
3
Which government lead the land of France for most of WWII?
League of Nations
Free French Government
Vichy Government
Soviet Union
4
What sparked WWII in Europe?
Invasion of Poland by Nazis
Pearl Harbor
The murder of Ferdinand
El Alamein
5
In which battle was the Nazi invasion into Russia halted?
Battle of Britain
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Atlantic
Dunkirk
6
What was V-J day?
End of WWII in Asia
End of WWII in Europe
Start of WWII in Europe
Start of WWII in Asia
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Who built the Berlin Wall and why?
Nazis to keep the Allies out of Berlin
U.S.A. to keep communism out of West Berlin
British to keep communism out of West Berlin
Soviets to keep people out of West Berlin
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What was the importance of the Potsdam Conference?
Allies agree to invade Italy
Decide to divide Germany into DMVs
Allies agree to destroy Japan
Germans create the final solution
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What was the significance of the Vietnam War?
First Russian loss in war
Introduced democracy in Vietnam
First American loss in war
Morale booster for the Chinese
10
Which one of these countries was not a Soviet Satellite?
Hungary
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
11
What is the signifigance of the battle at Coral Sea?
last naval victory for the allies
forces Japan to use Kamikazes
destroys all of Japan's navy
first naval victory for the allies
12
Under what Russian leader was SALT 1 and SALT 2 created?
Brezhnev
Putin
Gorbachev
Krushchev
13
Choose the author and title of this painting.
Miro, The Tilled Field
Rivera, The Tilled Firled
Klee, Tale a la Hoffman
Pollock, Tale a la Hoffman
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What was the Warsaw Pact?
Alliance with Eastern European countries during the Cold War
Alliance between the Axis powers
Alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union before WWII
Military alliance in the North Atlantic
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What was the Marshall Plan?
U.S. plan to stop communism
America's plan to rebuild west Europe
Soviet plan to rebuild east Europe
President Marshall's weight loss routine
16
What did the Iron Curtain do?
Seperate the Allies from the Axis
Conceal the concentration camps in Germany
Conceal the Soviet's military presence in Cuba
Seperate Communist East and Capitalist West Europe
17
What question must always be answered yes?
Is everyone made of cells?
What does Y-E-S spell?
Are you human?
Will everyone die someday?
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What was D-day?
Invasion of Normandy by allies
The end of the race to Berlin
The end of WWII in Europe?
HItler's death day
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What was this man known for?
Create a united Asia
Use apeasement against Germany
Fled to Taiwan
Plan and execute the attacks on Pearl Harbor
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What group did Chiang Kai-Shek lead?
Nationalists
CCP
NATO
Nazis
21
What happened during the Wannsee Conference?
Allies decide to bomb Japan
Germans created the final solution
The Allies divided Germany
Germany and the Soviet Union discussed taking over Poland
22
What is Neville Chamberlain known for?
Leader of the Vichy government
Apeasement of Germany
Poster-boy for freedom
Commanding U.S. army
23
What was the signifigance of Iwo Jima and Okinowa?
sparked war in Asia
cities hit with atomic bomb
gave U.S. airstrips close to Japan
first loss for Japan
24
Which one of these was NOT a reason for the beginning of the Cold War?
Soviet's control of satellites
Race for nuclear weapons
Iron Curtain
The US and Soviet fight against Communism and Capitalism
25
This man, "Desert Fox" was the commander of what?
German Navy
Luftwaffe
Panzer Tank Army
Army that defeated the Soviets at the battle of Stalingrad
26
What event sparked the war in Asia?
Marco Polo Bridge
Pearl Harbor
Invasion of Poland
Shanghai bombing
27
Who was this?
Ruler after Stalin
Soviet leader in 70s
Hitler's right hand man
Commander of Russian troops at Stalingrad
28
In which of the following countries was the Truman Doctrine tested?
Ukraine
Vietnam
Malaysia
USSR
29
What is Perestroika?
Economic reform for mid capitalism
An embargo on Japanese goods
Social reform for education
The act which dismantled Gulags
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Who was the artist of this picture?
Dali
Hopper
Picasso
Rivera
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What is the name of this artwork?
Relativity
Number 8 "shimmer"
Heaven and Earth
Yellow Red Blue