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World War 2 and Cold War
World War 2 and Cold War
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What battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
2
Allied invasion of Normandy, France:
B-Day
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
3
What does MAD stand for? (In the term of the Cold War)
Marine Aviation Detachment
Mean Absolute Deviation
Marine Aviation Deviation
Mutually Assured Destruction
4
What did the US do to Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor?
Sent them to fight in Europe
Sent them back to Japan
Nothing
Sent them to Internment Camps
5
What was Germany's last offensive against the Allied powers?
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Stalingrad
6
The leader of Italy during WW2:
Roosevelt
Hirohito
Mussolini
Churchill
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The Cold War, clash between capitalism and communism, was between which two superpowers?
USSR and China
US and USSR
Germany and Japan
US and China
8
During the Cold War, which event occured last?
destruction of the Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
launch of Sputnik by Soviet Union
Berlin Airlift
9
The leader of Great Britain during WW2 was:
Churchill
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Stalin
10
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to
complete the post World War 2 rebuilding of Berlin
meet the requirements of NATO
keep East Germans from fleeing to the West section of Berlin
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
11
Germany killed approximately how many people during the Holocaust?
6 million
5 million
3 million
11 million
12
On August 6, 1945, the US first dropped an atomic bomb on which Japanese city?
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Berlin
13
What is the definition of an "Arms race?"
A competition to make cars
A race against arms
A competition to make powerful weapons
A race to manufacture the most planes
14
What country used Kamikaze ("divine wind") attacks?
US
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
15
World War 2 began when Germany invaded what country?
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Austria
France
16
The goal of the Nuremberg Laws was to
force Jews and other "undesirables" to leave Germany
turn Germany into a single-party totalitarian dictatorship.
combat the effects of the Great Depression in Germany.
deprive German Jews of citizenship and other basic rights.
17
The Truman doctrine and NATO were United States' responses to the
communist threat after WW2
Fear of economic depression after WWI
threat of the Nazis in the 1930s
concern about the partition of India in 1947
18
The German philosopher Karl Marx advocated what type of economic system?
Capitalism
NATO
Communism
Warsaw Pact
19
The Marshall Plan in Western Europe after WW2 strengthened the forces of
isolationism
democracy
autocracy
communism
20
What's the name of the military bond between America and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Friendships
Greeks
Arms Race
Chasers
21
The leader of Russia during WW2:
Stalin
Roosevelt
Tojo
Churchill
22
What was the "final solution" to the Germans' Jewish "problem"?
Deportation
All of these
Sterilization
Extermination
23
Which nation lost at least 20 million people during WW2?
Great Britain
Soviet Union
US
Germany
24
Allied project to bring foreign scientists to the US to develop new technologies.
Operation Bodyguard
Operation Paperclip
Operation Stapler
Operation File Folder
25
What event caused the US to declare war and begin fighting in WW2?
Bombing of London
Sinking of the Lusitania
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bombing of Washington DC
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The leader of the US for most of WW2:
Roosevelt
Stalin
Tojo
Churchill
27
What joined Germany and Italy with Japan?
Non-Aggression Pact
Tripartite Alliance
Treaty of Versailles
Lend-Lease Act
28
Germany planned to invade Great Britain after doing what?
Amphibious assault
Prolonged aerial bombings
Atomic bombings
Unrestricted submarine warfare
29
The Allied Powers included:
Great Britain, Japan, US
Great Britain, Soviet Union, US
Great Britain, Soviet Union, Japan
Great Britain, US, Italy
30
What did the Allies do to trick the Germans so D-Day could be successful?
All of these
Capture of all German spies
Inflatable tanks
Operation Bodyguard
31
The prime minister of Japan for most of WW2:
Churchill
Tojo
Stalin
Roosevelt
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What is Capitalism?
An economic system based on private ownership and businesses
A name of a political party
The name of a government
Farms and businesses should be owned by the workers
33
Approximately how many Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?
5 million
6 million
11 million
1.5 million
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Which event illustrates the policy of containment?
naval blockade of Cuba
Hungarian Revolt
launching of Sputnik
Nuremberg Trials
35
In the 1950s, what was the status of most countries in Eastern Europe
members of the Common Market
allies of the United States
satellites of the Soviet Union
participants in the Marshall Plan
36
Major battle in Soviet Union in which Soviet troops defeated Germany; heavy casualties.
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
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What was the Holocaust?
The catastrophe
The final solution to the Jewish problem
The attempted extermination of the Jews by Germany
All of these
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What does NATO stand for?
North Asia Tries Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nukes Atomic Thermal Organization
North Alaska Treaty Organization
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After which battle was the following photo taken?
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Hiroshima
Midway
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Who was the Allied commander of Europe?
Goring
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Rommel
41
US strategy in the Pacific: bypass strongly held islands and attack weaker ones to gain bases.
Fire Bombing
Blitzkreig
Island Hopping
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
42
The names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were?
Fat Man and Little Boy
Little Man and Fat Boy
Alfred and Big John
Enola Gay and Little Boy
43
The imaginary line that split the West European from the East European countries after WW2 was
Iron Curtain
line of demarcation
Berlin Wall
prime meridian
44
Besides the blast and heat, what killed people after the atomic bombs were dropped?
Burns
Lack of food and water
Radiation Poisoning
Severe injuries
45
Walled-off areas of cities into which Jews were forced to move:
Concentration Camps
Projects
Internment Camps
Ghettos
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Name of the German "doctor" who performed medical "experiments" on Jewish prisoners.
Hitler
Heinz
Mengele
Goerring
47
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing
government housing to refugees
military assistance to Vietnam
nuclear weapons to NATO
funds for economic recovery
48
Great Britain and the US signed what agreement for supplies?
Supplies Act
Buy-Sell Act
Lend-Lease Act
Non-aggression pact
49
What US leader made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
Churchill
50
The Axis Powers of WW2 included:
Germany, Japan, Ottoman Empire
Germany, Italy, US
Germany, Japan, France
Germany, Italy, Japan
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Why is it called the Cold War?
It used military combat.
Soviet Union was in winter during the time
America was in winter during the time
It never resulted in any direct military combat.