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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
In 1948, why did the Soviets put a blockade on West Berlin?
To prevent western products from getting out of West Berlin
To create a fake crisis that would allow them to attack
To make West Berlin surrender
To force withdrawal of the newly introduced Deutsche Mark
2
Reason the US government placed thousands of Japanese Americans into internment camps?
US government wanted to train them to fight in the war.
US government wanted to offer them protection.
They were quarantined for a small pox outbreak.
Americans were concerned about their loyalty
3
Replaced FDR as President decided to end the war with the Japanese by using the A-bomb?
Ronald Reagan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
4
Why were the achievements of the Enigma Code Breakers so important?
Allies could track Hitler’s movements for assassination.
Allies could steal German nuclear secrets.
It made the Germans change all of their codes.
It was estimated to have shortened the war by about 2 years.
5
In 1943, Stalin, Churchill and FDR met at the Tehran Conference and agreed to:
The division of Germany into four occupation zones.
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.
6
1. What impact did World War II have on the American economy?
permanently ended the Great Depression
caused the stock market crash of 1929
placed a huge war debt on the American people
burdened the nations farmers who grew too little
7
The new German strategy of warfare of quickly penetrating into enemy territory.
Panzer
Einsatzgruppen
Blitzkrieg
Luftwaffe
8
A book written by Adolf Hitler while in prison sentence outlining his plans for Nazi Germany.
Third Reich Objectives
Lebensraum
The German Problem
Mein Kampf
9
Critics of Truman's decision to drop the bomb argued that the bomb
led to the surrender of Japan.
was not required militarily.
was needed to end the war.
made an invasion unnecessary.
10
The main objective of Operation Overlord (D-Day) was to liberate this country:
Germany
France
England
Japan
11
A major turning point for the Allies on the Eastern front and a victory for the Red Army?
Midway
Stalingrad
Berlin
Britain
12
The communist leader of the Soviet Union during WWII was:
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
13
The Berlin Wall was built around
Around West Berlin
Along the Iron Curtain
Between Germany and the USSR
Around East Berlin
14
Policy that US would provide assistance to all democratic nations under threat.
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Pact
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
15
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
16
Why was World War II's Battle of the Bulge important?
It prompted Italy to surrender
It was the final major Nazi offensive in WWII.
Created a path for German forces to attack Stalingrad.
Allowed Japan to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
17
What was the purpose of the US policy of containment as expressed in Keenan’s Long Telegram?
Allow Communism to continue where exists, but oppose spread
Use telegrams to contain spy messages against the USSR
Keep East Germans in East Germany
Put all Allies military strength in one contained area
18
Japan's refusal to surrender in accordance with the Potsdam Declaration led directly to
the creation of the United Nations
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
the dropping of the atomic bombs
the invasion of France at Normandy
19
At the end of WWII, the 2 most powerful military forces were?
US and USSR
USSR and Germany
Japan and China
Britain and France
20
What was the main reason Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
He wanted to avoid an American invasion of Japan
He wanted Germany to surrender unconditionally
All of the above
He wanted to wait for the USSR to join the war
21
The USSR pledged which of the following at the Yalta Conference in February of 1945?
to attack Japan within three months of German surrender
to disarm as quickly as possible once the war ended
to foster communism in nations taken from Germany
to open a second front in the war by invading France
22
Which of the following is the name that the British gave to the German bombing of London?
The Luftwaffe
The Blitzkrieg
The London Air Raid
The Blitz
23
At the beginning of WWII, Hitler’s forces surrounded the British Army on the coast of France at
Bruges
Dunkirk
Cannes
Paris
24
In the Battle of Britain, what technology did the British have that Germans didn't?
Jet fighters
Nuclear bombs
Ballistic missiles
Radar
25
What was the significance of World War II's Normandy Invasion, commonly referred to as D-Day?
It marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
It prompted a peace summit that ended World War II
It marked the first use of the atomic bomb in a war.
It promptly pulled the United States out of World War II.
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Which Allied meeting focused on how to deal with Axis powers after the surrender of Germany?
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
Paris Accords
Tehran Conference
27
Operation Torch used U.S. troops for the first time in the Mediterranean to attack here.
Greece
North Africa
Spanish Riviera
Baltic States
28
The US Neutrality Acts, a policy of isolationism during the 1930s, were mostly a response to
imperial conquests by the USSR in South Africa
growing conflicts in European and Asian countries
aggression of China against the Japanese.
spreading anxieties regarding nuclear warfare.
29
On May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. This is called
D-Day
VE Day
World Peace Day
World War Ending Day
30
According to Keenan, during the Cold War the Soviets believed that :
A and B
could make much better consumer goods than the capitalists.
they were in a state of perpetual war with capitalism.
they could use Marxists in the capitalist world as allies.
31
What was the Iron Curtain a metaphor for?
The division between Eastern and Western Europe
A barrier that protects against suicide bomber
A new type of weapon
The division between Northern and Southern Europe
32
What reason explains why Hitler chose Austria as the first country to annex in 1938?
He was originally from Austria
Most Austrians favored a union with Germany
All of the above
Majority of people living in Austria were German
33
US general who uttered the famous words, “I shall return” when retreating from the Philippines.
George Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Andrew Jackson
34
Pre-WWII agreement between Hitler and Stalin committing to never attack each other?
Nonviolent Union
Poland Pact
Nonaggression Pact
Treaty of Versailles
35
Refers to the mass extermination of Jews and other groups deemed undesirable by the Nazis
Hitler’s Mandate
Nazi Project
Jewish Purge
Holocaust
36
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.
37
Japan’s primary reason for attacking the United States, was:
The U.S. wanted the Japanese to reduce their trade tariffs
The U.S. ambassador insulted the Japanese emperor
The U.S. had placed an oil embargo on Japan
U.S. propaganda depicting Japanese was racist
38
Japan wanted to expand to create an Asia Pacific empire with Japan at the center, called:
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
The Japan Anti-Colonial Pan-Asian League
The Co-Regional Pacific Peace Territory
The AsiaPac Empire Club
39
What impact did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have on World War II?
Italy surrendered and united with the Allies.
It pulled the United States into World War II.
The Pacific Charter was organized against Japan.
Japan surrendered to the Allies the following day.
40
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur led the U.S. forces in the Pacific and was also the general who:
required the immediate evacuation of London.
accepted Japan's surrender in September 1945
traded U.S. military secrets with the Chinese.
started a nuclear war with Cuba and the U.S.S.R.
41
What was the name of the strategy of giving into Hitler’s demands to prevent war?
Militarism
Isolationism
Appeasement
None of the above
42
Which battle marks the turning point of World War II in the Pacific?
Midway
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
43
After WWII, Berlin and Germany were divided into 4 zones, each controlled by:
U.S, China, Austria, USSR
USSR, US, France, Britain
Italy, France, Belgium, Britain
Japan, Italy, US, USSR
44
After
appeasing
Hitler many times, Britain & France finally declared war on Germany when
The Nazi’s attacked the Maginot Line
Hitler marched troops into the Sudetenland
The Germans and Soviets invaded Poland
Hitler sent the Luftwaffe to bomb London in the Blitz
45
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.
46
British Prime Minster during WWII who opposed Hitler’s aggression
Neville Chamberlin
Tony Blair
Winston Churchill
Clement Atlee
47
US used a group of people to speak in a unique language the Japanese were not able to decode.
Cherokee Chill Chatters
Saxon Smoke Signalers
Commanche Crack Communicators
Navajo Wind Talkers
48
Fascist leader of Italy from 1921, who later joined Hitler to form the Axis Powers.
Joseph Stalin
Klaus Von Staffenburg
Benito Mussolini
King Victor Emmanuel
49
Why was the Marshall Plan so effective?
It helped governments to quickly imprison communists
It made China more competitive with the USSR
It helped Western European countries to rebuild after WWII
It prevented weapons being shipped to Soviet client states
50
Proxy
wars refers to the Cold War practice of:
Wars go on for so long that the superpowers just give up
Smaller nations send tribute money to pay for the Cold War
Attacking countries that are nearby
Superpowers using smaller nations to fight through
