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1
Which of the following did not occur?
reinstitution of the draft
increase in defense spending
All of these events haplpened
Roosevelt running for 3rd term
2
In 1941, Hitler's officials came up with this plan to exterminate all of the European Jews.
Final Solution
Lebensraum
Blitzkreig
Extermination
3
Germany, Italy and Japan formed which powers?
Triple Alliance
Axis
Three Amigos
Allied
4
What is the name of the steamship denied entry into Miami and other ports in the US?
SS United States
SS Saint Louis
SS New York
SS Miami
5
By 1939, Stalin had created this kind of government.
Socialist
Communist
Democratic
Totalitarian
6
Who leads the fascists against the Spanish Republican forces?
Hitler
Stalin
Franco
Mussolini
7
Auschwitz, Belzec and Treblinka were the names of three of these.
work camps
death camps
concentration camps
8
The taking of French military bases in Indochina by Japan caused the U.S. to ___________
do nothing
cut off trade ties
mobilize its navy
declare war on Japan
9
Who is giving this speech?
Chamberlain
Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt
10
Who is giving this speech?
Churchill
Chamberlain
Hitler
Roosevelt
11
On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded what country to begin World War II?
Poland
France
Denmark
Russia
12
After its fall, he became the leader of the French Resistance.
DeGaulle
Petain
Vichy
Napoleon
13
This technology helped the U.S. contain the German submarine menace.
drones
smart bombs
microwaves
radar
14
How many Jews were killed by Hitler and the Nazis during World War II?
Nine Million
Six Million
Three Million
Twelve Million
15
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on _____________.
Dec 7, 1941
July 4, 1940
Sept. 1, 1939
16
After being given the Sudetenland, Hitler soon after took the rest of what country?
Serbia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Yugoslavia
17
Lenin's death in 1924 led to his taking control of the Soviet Union.
Mussolini
Stalin
Hitler
Franco
18
How was Roosevelt able to get around the Neutrality Acts and help China vs. Japan?
He didn't.
By claiming Japan had not declared war on China.
Using an illegal executive order
By getting Congress to repeal the Neutrality Acts
19
The policy of giving up principles to pacify an aggressor is known as _____________
appeasement
indulgence
pacification
compromise
20
On June 22, 1940, this country surrendered to Germany.
England
Italy
Belgium
France
21
German submarine movements were known as _______________
search and destroy
thrust and parry
u-boat groups
wolf packs
22
According to Roosevelt, Dec. 7, 1941 is a date which will live in ___________.
the past
story and song
history
infamy
23
Due to a secret agreement between Hitler and Stalin, which country was carved up?
Turkey
FInland
Poland
Austria
24
While Hitler was gaining power in Germany, this group was taking control in Japan.
Military
Socialists
Communists
Fascists
25
Whom did Roosevelt defeat in the 1940 election?
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Wendell Wilkie
Al Smith
26
What technology allowed the British to hold off the Germans during the Battle of Britain?
drones
radar
surface-to-air missiles
rockets
27
In Hitler's view, Jews, Slavs, and all non-whites were inferior to ________________
Nazis
Austrians
Aryans
Germans
28
Stalin's plans to transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power were known as ____ plans
Five-year
Growth
Industrial
Power
29
The Germany strategy of using overwhelming force to quickly overrun a country is called _____?
Quick Strike
Lightning War
Crush
Shock and Awe
30
Which of the following groups were
not
persecuted by the Nazis?
Slavs
Gypsies
All these groups were persecuted
Homosexuals
31
The names of the places Jews were sent were labor or _______________ camps
sleepaway
day
concentration
work
32
Hitler's first territorial grab, was the
Anschluss
, or union, with what country?
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Italy
Austria
33
The name for the overcrowded cities where Jews were sent were called ___________
Slum
Longboat Key
Ghetto
Tenement
34
After taking control of Italy in 1922, Mussolini adopted this name.
Der Furhrer
Bennie Mus
Il Duce
El Presidente
35
The joint declaration of war aims signed by Roosevelt and Churchill was called the ________
Atlantic Charter
Special Relationship
NATO Agreement
Anglo-US Pact
36
After the sinking of the destroyer
Greer
in Sept. 1941, Roosevelt ordered the navy to . . .
don't shoot till they saw the whites of their eyes
shoot on sight
fire only in self-defense
withdraw from the North Atlantic
37
In 1936, civil war breaks out in which European country?
Spain
France
Great Britain
Italy
38
This was the province invaded by Japan in 1931.
Korea
Hong Kong
Mongolia
Manchuria
39
During this, the "night of broken glass," many Jewish business and synagogues were damaged.
Blitzkreig
Nuremberg Laws
Lebensraum
Kristallnacht
40
Over 330,000 British and French troops were saved during the rescue at this town.
Calais
Dunkirk
Copenhagen
Paris
41
The systematic murder of 6 million Jews across Europe was known as the ______________
genocide
Lebensraum
Holocaust
ethnic cleansing
42
Which of these events happened last?
Germany quits the League of Nations
Hitler crosses the Rhineland
Germany annexed Austria
Germany invades Poland
43
These laws systematically stripped Jews of their rights
Aryan
Berlin
Racial Purity
Nuremberg
44
This political party was established by Mussolini in 1921.
Communist
Nazi
Fascist
Socialist
45
I will do well on tomorrow's test because _________________.
I plan to cheat
I am Mr. Speciner's favorite student
I know the material
I will study hard
46
This event is credited with helping Hitler and the Nazis gain power.
Stock Market Crash
Treaty of Versailles
Invasion of Poland
Great Depression
47
Hitler expressed concern that Germans living here were being persecuted.
Rhineland
Sudentenland
Russia
Austria
48
In August, 1939, Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with whom?
Stalin
De Gaulle
Roosevelt
Churchill
49
The 1937 invasion of China was launched by _______________.
kamikaze pilots
Hitler
Hirohito
Tojo
50
Roosevelt's 1940 plan to get more weapons and supplies to Britain was called . . .
Cash and Carry
Lend-Lease
Charity
Allied-Aid
51
Translated as "living space," this was Hitler's plan to expand and take other territory
Wohnzimmer
Lebensraum
Kindergarten
52
The story of Hitler's life and beliefs of Nazism, written while he was in prison, was called
Mein Kampf (my struggle)
Mein Leben (my life)
Mein Ziele (my goals)
Mein Planen (my plan)
53
Why didn't more Jews escape from Europe?
They lacked proper papers
There were not enough ships
Other countries refused to accept them
They couldn't afford the passage
54
In 1919, Hitler joined this political party.
Fascist
Nazi
Socialist
Communist
55
After being attacked in 1941, this country was helped by the Lend-Lease Act.
Italy
France
Belgium
Soviet Union
56
In Sept. 1938, reps. from France, Germany and Britain met here to discuss the Sudetenland.
London
Munich
Paris
Berlin
57
Mussolini conquers which of the following African nations?
Tunisia
Egypt
Ethiopia
South Arica
58
What is the name given to the set of laws passed by Congress to keep the US out of future wars?
Impartiality Acts
Swiss Laws
Isolation Acts
Neutrality Acts