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Duplicate of WWII and Cold War
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1
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
Took away rights of German Jews
Prejudice against the Jews
Hold Nazis accountable for the Holocaust
Movement to create a Jewish homeland
2
Why did relations between USSR and Germany go badly?
Hitler invade Poland
Hitler invaded with Italy who was Stalin's main enemy
Hitler allied with Japan
Hitler broke the nonaggression pact
3
Which of the following was a goal of the Yalta Conference?
to provide emergency relief to countries destroyed by war
to promote a peaceful postwar world order
to impose strict sanctions on the Soviet Union
to punish Germany and Japan
4
What date did America drop the A-bomb on Nagasaki?
September 2, 1945
August 6, 1945
July 26, 1945
August 9, 1945
5
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
The Bolsheviks
6
Who became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt died?
Winston Churchill
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
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Which best defines blitzkrieg?
using slow methodical methods of killing
using suicide bombers (kamikazes)
large #s of tanks to break through & encircle enemy position
using modern weapons
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Why did Japan launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?
cut off their oil shipments
cut off their steel production
cut off their weapon shipments
all of the above
9
When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
September 1, 1939
December 7, 1943
December 7, 1940
December 7, 1941
10
Hitler wanted the Sudetenland. What country did this territory belong to?
Austria
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Manchuria
11
Which laws took citizenship away from JewishGermans?
Treaty of Versailles
Nuremberg Laws
nonaggression pact
Yalta Conference
12
The Berlin Wall creates a barrier between:
North and South
East and West
North and West
North and East
13
What marks the official beginning of WWII?
Germany's invasion of Poland
Battle of Britain
Pearl Harbor
Hitler taking over Czechoslavakia
14
Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?
Queen Elizabeth II
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
15
Which two cities did the United States use the atomic bomb on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Tokyo
Tokyo and Nagasaki
Beijing and Berlin
16
What date is known as D-Day?
June 25, 1944
December 7, 1941
June 6, 1945
June 6, 1944
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Who were the Japanese suicide bombers?
SA (Storm Troopers)
Lutwaffe
Kamikazes
blitzkrieg
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What battle was the German's last attempt to gain control in the war?
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Leningrad
D-Day
Battle of Midway
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What was Hitler's Final Solution?
Hitler's plan to dominate the entire world
Hitler's plan to invade Poland
Hitler's plan to invade the United Sates after Pearl Harbor
Hitler's plan to systematically kill an entire people
20
What was Truman's rationale for dropping a bomb on Japan that killed so many civilians?
He wanted to pay back the Japanese for Midway
He did not want to spare anymore American troops' lives
He wanted to send a message to the rest of the world
He really enjoyed using nuclear weapons
21
Hitler and Mussolini preferred which type of government
Marxism
capitalism
Fascism
Communism
22
What is the significance of D-Day?
The Allied troops liberated France
Last major German offensive attempt
Bloodiest battle in history of warfare
Axis troops were able to invade Soviet Union
23
How was Japan treated by the US and Allies after WW2?
Japan was forced to accept Communism by the occupying USSR.
Japan was left alone to continue its imperial militarism.
Japan was occupied, given aid, and adopted democratic laws.
Japan was punished severely and became a colony of China.
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Prior to World War II, Japan had been invading different parts of Asia.
True
False
25
Before the war Britain and France gave into Hitler's demands, a policy known as....
appeasement
phony war
isolationism
blitzkrieg
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What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?
Is turning point in Pacific, U.S. begins offensive campaign
Japanese soldiers could launch missiles from Cuba
Japanesenavy now had control of the Pacific
Japanese now had control over Pearl Harbor and Midway
27
Which American territory was briefly taken by the Japanese during World War II?
Midway
Hawaii
California
Philippines
28
What is FDR's speech the day after Pearl Harbor most widely known as?
Day of Infamy
D-Day
Manhattan Project
New Deal
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What date did America drop the A-bomb on Hiroshima?
July 26, 1945
August 9, 1945
September 2, 1945
August 6, 1945
