meeting of the Big Three at Tehran conference

decided to partition postwar Germany

one major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history

The genocide was planned in great detail

United States placed an embargo on the shipment of aviation fuel and scrap metal to Japan after

Germany, Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact

Japanese finally surrendered in August 1945 because

use of the Atomic bombs on Japanese cities

What was the key significance of the Battle of Stalingrad

Soviet forces defeated German forces in a counteroffensive

serious fear shared by Soviet and Western statesmen after World War II was

Revival of a strong military state in Germany

World War II, most of the damage to cities in Western Germany was caused by

bombing raids by the Americans & British

Spanish Civil War was a local struggle that drew other European powers into the fighting because

Hitler and Mussolini supported Franco's fascist policies

Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of perestroika and glasnost

resulted in the breakup of the USSR

Make communism less appealing to Europeans

major result of the Nuremburg trials

Axis leaders were held personally accountable for war crimes

a treaty that established a mutual-defense organization by the USSR

military alliance against Soviet aggression

why were there serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference

Stalin had reneged on his promise to allow free elections

“island hopping” during World War II describes

US technique of capturing strategic islands in the Pacific

Yalta conference determined

gave the Soviet Union most control over Eastern Europe

term "Cold War" refers to

tensions between the Soviets and the West after World War II

what event was the catalyst for the space race

Soviet Sputnik satellite launch

this would correspond with the end of the Cold War in Europe

Soviets couldn't keep up with the US economically

what was the Munich Conference in September 1938

Germany was given all of Czechoslovakia

During the Khrushchev era (1956-1964) the Soviet Union

Retreated from some Stalinist practices

major reason President Truman used to justify his decision to drop the atomic bomb

shorten the war and eliminate the need for an invasion of Japan

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1
meeting of the Big Three at Tehran conference
use the atomic bomb against Japan
decided to partition postwar Germany
Churchill strongly advocated an American invasion of the USSR
Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to eliminate Germany as a country
2
one major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history
Civilians rarely were killed during air raids on Great Britain
The genocide was planned in great detail
Jews of Europe have seldom been victims of persecution
Adolf Hitler concealed his anti-Jewish feeling until after he came to power
3
United States placed an embargo on the shipment of aviation fuel and scrap metal to Japan after
Germany, Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Japan withdrew its diplomats from the United States
Japan occupied French Indochina
4
Politial opponents, Gypsies, Jews, & mentally disabled were all targets of what during WW II
deliverance of the Nuremburg laws
holocaust
armenian genocide
saving of millions of people
5
Japanese finally surrendered in August 1945 because
weakening of the Japanese economy
use of the Atomic bombs on Japanese cities
Soviet Union invading the northern Japanese islands
Germany had surrendered
6
initiative to relax Cold War tension around the globe was known as
detente
Brezhnev doctrine
glasnost
NATO
7
What was the key significance of the Battle of Stalingrad
Soviet forces successfully held German forces to a stalemate
Soviet forces defeated German forces in a counteroffensive
Soviet forces violated their nonaggression pact with Germany
Soviet forces were trapped & defeated at Stalingrad
8
serious fear shared by Soviet and Western statesmen after World War II was
The failure of democracy in Czechoslovakia
Formation of a European Parliament or economic trade union
Revival of a strong military state in Germany
The United Nations being weak and inefficient
9
World War II, most of the damage to cities in Western Germany was caused by
use of the atomic bomb
Godzilla
bombing raids by the Americans & British
siege by the Soviet army
10
Spanish Civil War was a local struggle that drew other European powers into the fighting because
The Loyalists were made up of communists
Most Spanish wanted a peaceful democracy
The Europeans wanted to stop the spread of communism
Hitler and Mussolini supported Franco's fascist policies
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fought by a UN forces composed of S. Korean & U.S. troops on one side & N. Korean and Chinese forces on the other
Burmese–Siamese War
Sino-Sikh war
Indo-Pakistani War
Korean War
12
American foreign policy regarding Europe in the 1930s was primarily directed toward
Maintaining U.S. neutrality
Guaranteeing the safety of the democracies
Blocking Fascist aggression
Containing the spread of Soviet Communism
13
what happened to Korea after the Korean War
both would remain under communist rule
Korea remains divided
North Korea created strong ties to NATO countries
both countries remained neutral after the cold war
14
Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of perestroika and glasnost
resulted in the breakup of the USSR
created a command economy in the USSR
established world peace between the US and USSR
took away civil liberties in the USSR
15
phrase "iron curtain," used by Winston Churchill refered to
Kremlin's veil of secrecy
building of the Berlin Wall
goal of Soviet domination of the world
production of munitions factories in WW II
16
Marshall Plan
eliminate the possibility of a threat from an industrialized Germany
make the Soviet Union economically dependent on Britain
Make communism less appealing to Europeans
End European nations postwar depression
17
"we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence". The quote by Churchill is talking about
the invasion of Japan
the Spanish Civil War
the battle of Britain
the battle of Britain
18
major result of the Nuremburg trials
Prisoners from all countries were immediately released
Axis leaders were held personally accountable for war crimes
The State of Israel was created
Soldiers were required to pay for the property damages
19
Warsaw Pact
treaty to rebuild Japan after WW II
avoid another post-war depression
a treaty that established a mutual-defense organization by the USSR
agreement to divide Germany after the war
20
NATO was designed to
Break the Japanese code during World War II.
Control trade between the United States & Latin America
military alliance against Soviet aggression
counterbalance the Soviet-dominated United Nations
21
why were there serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference
Stalin had reneged on his promise to allow free elections
Churchill had strained relations w/ the USSR & rebuiling Europe
Truman plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin
Soviets refused to invade Japan
22
“island hopping” during World War II describes
retreat of Japanese forces as they were overwhelmed
airplanes to have to make frequent stops for fueling
US technique of capturing strategic islands in the Pacific
use of bases in the Dutch East Indies by Allied forces
23
Yalta conference determined
Tactic used by Germany against European countries early on in WW II
established the US as the only nuclear power
agreement made between Germany and the Soviet Union about Poland
gave the Soviet Union most control over Eastern Europe
24
what is true of both the 1956 revolt in Hungary and the 1968 revolt in Czechoslovakia
succeeded in establishing an American-style democracy
the US failed to help out
recieved goods from the British & US via airlift
would lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union
25
term "Cold War" refers to
Rivalry between France and Britain in the postwar era
U.S.—British tension during WWII
Fighting in Siberia during World War II
tensions between the Soviets and the West after World War II
26
what event was the catalyst for the space race
United States landing of a man on the moon
US awareness that it had fallen behind in science and technology
Soviet Sputnik satellite launch
crash of the Apollo 11
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this would correspond with the end of the Cold War in Europe
increase in the influence of Marxist policies through out Europe
increase in ethnic and nationalistic tension
decline in trade of heavy industry
Soviets couldn't keep up with the US economically
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what was the Munich Conference in September 1938
Germany was given all of Czechoslovakia
Germany formally surrendered ending WW II
Germany was given the opportunity to pay its reparations
Germany was given the opportunity to pay its reparations
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1945, the war left only these nations with the economic and military strength
United States, U.S.S.R., Great Britain, China
United States, U.S.S.R., Great Britain, France
United States, U.S.S.R
United States, U.S.S.R., Great Britain, France, China
30
During the Khrushchev era (1956-1964) the Soviet Union
Enjoyed great expansion in agricultural production
Sought to join NATO
Created a consumer economy
Retreated from some Stalinist practices
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major reason President Truman used to justify his decision to drop the atomic bomb
Truman felt he had to use it to justify the investment in resources & money
wanted to send a strong warning message to the Russians
shorten the war and eliminate the need for an invasion of Japan
revenge for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
32
crisis brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of nuclear war in 1962
Bay of Pigs invasion supported by the CIA
missiles in Cuba
the war in Vietnam
split of Germany into east & west
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the British-French policy of attempting to prevent war by granting German demands
appeasement
pacification
self-determination
liberation

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