What was Hitler's Final Solution?

Hitler's plan to systematically kill an entire people

What was the Korean War?

A war between North and South Korea, A war between North Korea and the UN/South Korea

What was Truman's rationale for dropping a bomb on Japan that killed so many civilians?

He did not want to spare anymore American troops' lives

During the Cold War, the United Nations...

Attempted to help solve problems but was not always successful in doing so

What was the biggest challenge facing the United States at the beginning of WWII?

The United States was still suffering from the Great Depression

What was the non-aligned movement?

Countries that refused to pick a side in the Cold War

What is the significance of D-Day?

The Allied troops liberated France

Which of the following is false? Destalinization...

...was an American plan to assassinate Stalin.

At the Yalta Conference, the Allies agreed to what?

the establishment of the United Nations

Which best defines blitzkrieg?

large #s of tanks to break through & encircle enemy position

Under the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, the USSR...

Began the policy of perestroika

The Marshall Plan was designed to

Restore the economic stability of European nations after WWII

What action did General MacArthur take during the Korean War that immediately led to his discharge?

Attempted to use the press and Congress to go over Truman’s head

The Strategic Defense Initiative was a...

program to use laser tech to defend America from missiles.

At the Potsdam conference...

Stalin demanded a “buffer zone” of communist nations in Eastern Europe, Stalin agreed to allow free elections in Eastern Europe

What was the cold war?

A rivalry between the united states and the soviet union.

The Tehran Conference decided:

Where the second front/ D Day attack should be

Which of the following was a goal of the Yalta Conference?

to promote a peaceful postwar world order

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?

Is turning point in Pacific, U.S. begins offensive campaign

What was the Bay of Pigs?

An attempted assault on Cuba to over throw government., A beach that could have been the spearhead of the invasion of Cuba.

What nearly happened as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

World War III, Thermonuclear War

How was Japan treated by the US and Allies after WW2?

Japan was occupied, given aid, and adopted democratic laws.

Why did relations between USSR and Germany go badly?

Hitler broke the nonaggression pact

Why was NATO created?

To provide security against the Soviet Union

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

Hold Nazis accountable for the Holocaust

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1
Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Queen Elizabeth II
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2
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
3
What was the Korean War?
A war between Afghanistan and Israel
A war between North and South Korea
A war between North Korea and the UN/South Korea
A war between Britain and US
4
Who was the Cold War between??
Britain and Germany
France and USSR
US and Germany
US and USSR
5
What was Truman's rationale for dropping a bomb on Japan that killed so many civilians?
He did not want to spare anymore American troops' lives
He wanted to pay back the Japanese for Midway
He really enjoyed using nuclear weapons
He wanted to send a message to the rest of the world
6
What date did America drop the A-bomb on Nagasaki?
August 9, 1945
September 2, 1945
July 26, 1945
August 6, 1945
7
Hitler wanted the Sudetenland. What country did this territory belong to?
Manchuria
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
8
What battle was the German's last attempt to gain control in the war?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Leningrad
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
9
During the Cold War, the United Nations...
Supported insurgent groups against established dictatorships
Supported conflicts that put the democratic nations against communist ones
Attempted to help solve problems but was not always successful in doing so
Was controlled by the U.S. and did not take any action
10
Which American territory was briefly taken by the Japanese during World War II?
Midway
Hawaii
California
Philippines
11
What was the biggest challenge facing the United States at the beginning of WWII?
The United States military was relatively small
President Roosevelt did not want the United States to enter the war
The United States was still suffering from the Great Depression
Congress wasn’t willing to support enteri
12
When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
December 7, 1943
September 1, 1939
December 7, 1940
13
What date is known as D-Day?
June 6, 1945
June 6, 1944
June 25, 1944
December 7, 1941
14
Countries met at the Munich Conference to decide which country's fate?
Ethiopia
Poland
Manchuria
Czechoslavakia
15
What was the non-aligned movement?
Countries that refused to pick a side in the Cold War
Countries with high rates of scoliosis
Countries without political parties
Countries aiming to fix corrupt government
16
What is the significance of D-Day?
The Allied troops liberated France
Bloodiest battle in history of warfare
Axis troops were able to invade Soviet Union
Last major German offensive attempt
17
Which of the following is false? Destalinization...
...was an American plan to assassinate Stalin.
...was overseen by new Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
...began after Stalin's death in 1953.
...was a series of political reforms in the USSR.
18
At the Yalta Conference, the Allies agreed to what?
the establishment of the United Nations
resolve all future disagreements peacefully
a military treaty pledging support to each other
allow free elections in Africa
19
Which best defines blitzkrieg?
using modern weapons
large #s of tanks to break through & encircle enemy position
using suicide bombers (kamikazes)
using slow methodical methods of killing
20
Under the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, the USSR...
Began the policy of perestroika
Encouraged its satellite nations to become noncommunist
Entered a period of strict industrial isolation
Recognized the Roman Catholic Church as a legitimate religion in the USSR
21
The Marshall Plan was designed to
a. Create military alliances with western European Nations
Prevent Soviet involvement in Angola
Restore the economic stability of European nations after WWII
Develop a comprehensive military strategy for the defense of Canada
22
Who were the Japanese suicide bombers?
Kamikazes
Lutwaffe
SA (Storm Troopers)
blitzkrieg
23
What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?
Chinese-Soviet treaty of friendship
Cuban Missile Crisis
Establishment of the Warsaw Pact
Soviet launch of a satellite
24
What action did General MacArthur take during the Korean War that immediately led to his discharge?
Suggested that nuclear arms be used against North Korea
Attempted to use the press and Congress to go over Truman’s head
Was unable to stop the South Korean capital of Seoul from being captured
Allowed the Korean War to escalate to a war between China and the U.S.
25
The Strategic Defense Initiative was a...
coalition of nations who agreed to police the Middle East.
series of military actions to root out communism.
program to use laser tech to defend America from missiles.
plan to defend East Europe in the event of a Soviet attack.
26
At the Potsdam conference...
Stalin demanded a “buffer zone” of communist nations in Eastern Europe
Stalin demanded an unconditional surrender from Germany
Stalin immediately declared war on Japan
Stalin agreed to allow free elections in Eastern Europe
27
What is FDR's speech the day after Pearl Harbor most widely known as?
D-Day
Manhattan Project
New Deal
Day of Infamy
28
What was the cold war?
A war that was very cold.
A war involving Russia and netherlands
A world war.
A rivalry between the united states and the soviet union.
29
Why did Japan launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?
all of the above
cut off their oil shipments
cut off their weapon shipments
cut off their steel production
30
Vietnam’s national communist political leader was
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Syngman Rhee
Vo Nguyen Giap
31
Hitler and Mussolini preferred which type of government
capitalism
Marxism
Communism
Fascism
32
The Tehran Conference decided:
On how to divide power war-Germany
On unconditional surrender
Where to use the nuclear weapons on
Where the second front/ D Day attack should be
33
What date did America drop the A-bomb on Hiroshima?
August 6, 1945
August 9, 1945
July 26, 1945
September 2, 1945
34
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Vladimir Lenin
The Bolsheviks
35
Which of the following is an example of the concept of détente?
SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative
launching of Sputnik I
Escalation in Vietnam
SALT
36
Which US General was placed in charge of the occupation of Japan post WW2?
Emperor Hirohito
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
37
What was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Non-Aligned Movement
Khmer Rouge
38
Which two cities did the United States use the atomic bomb on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Tokyo
Tokyo and Nagasaki
Beijing and Berlin
39
Who became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt died?
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
40
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
41
The Berlin Wall creates a barrier between:
North and East
North and West
East and West
North and South
42
What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?
Is turning point in Pacific, U.S. begins offensive campaign
Japanese now had control over Pearl Harbor and Midway
Japanese soldiers could launch missiles from Cuba
Japanesenavy now had control of the Pacific
43
What was Sputnik?
Atomic bomb
A man-made satellite
Rocketship
Animal to travel into space
44
What was the Bay of Pigs?
An attempted assault on Cuba to over throw government.
A military base that the Cuban people wanted to hold hostage.
An open field where people celebrated their new government.
A beach that could have been the spearhead of the invasion of Cuba.
45
What nearly happened as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
World War III
The invasion of Cuba by the USA
a deescalation of the Cold War
Thermonuclear War
46
What two countries did the Truman Doctrine help directly?
Iran and Greece
Italy and Pakistan
Iran and Turkey
Turkey and Greece
47
How was Japan treated by the US and Allies after WW2?
Japan was occupied, given aid, and adopted democratic laws.
Japan was punished severely and became a colony of China.
Japan was left alone to continue its imperial militarism.
Japan was forced to accept Communism by the occupying USSR.
48
Why did relations between USSR and Germany go badly?
Hitler broke the nonaggression pact
Hitler invaded with Italy who was Stalin's main enemy
Hitler allied with Japan
Hitler invade Poland
49
Why was NATO created?
Trade
To provide security against the Soviet Union
To provide security against terroism
More allies
50
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
Hold Nazis accountable for the Holocaust
Took away rights of German Jews
Prejudice against the Jews
Movement to create a Jewish homeland
51
The purpose of perestroika was to...
Open up the Soviet political system
Allow a free exchange of ideas
To revive the Soviet economy
Reduce criminal activity
52
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To help Western Europe
To help Northern Europe
To help Eastern Europe
To help Southern Europe
53
Which laws took citizenship away from JewishGermans?
nonaggression pact
Yalta Conference
Nuremberg Laws
Treaty of Versailles
54
What marks the official beginning of WWII?
Hitler taking over Czechoslavakia
Battle of Britain
Pearl Harbor
Germany's invasion of Poland
55
Prior to World War II, Japan had been invading different parts of Asia.
True
False
56
Before the war Britain and France gave into Hitler's demands, a policy known as....
blitzkrieg
isolationism
phony war
appeasement
57
What was Space race?
The competition between U.S. and USSR regarding achievements in Space.
Competition for supremacy in warfare between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
The competition to improve education in Math and Science the U.S.
It was a highly visible 'proxy war' between the U.S. and Soviets
58
When did the Cold War end?
1970
1990
1947
1991
59
Mao’s campaign to infuse industrial development into the national economy at the commune level was called
Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
New Democratization
The Long March

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