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