World History & Cultures (Test 10) ABEKA

What General was nicknamed "The Desert Fox" for his cleverness in desert warfare?

Name the converted baseball player who became a popular preacher in America.

What nation, other than Germany, invaded Poland, precipitating WWII?

Who was Americas most beloved illustrator?

failed invasion of Great Britain

The Great Depression began on

Held Power in Japan

What country became the world's banker in the 20th century?

Who led the communist forces in the Chinese civil war?

places man at the animal level, promotes the cruel "survival of the fittest"

Who was the promoter for progressive education?

last great German offensive in the West

What was May 8, 1945?

What was the mass slaughter of over 6 million Jews called?

costly victory for the Russians

turning point of the war in the Pacific

Name the American President at the close of World War II who decided to use the atomic bomb.

What philosophy says that nothing can be known except for observable scientific facts?

Claire Chennault led the Flying Tigers against the Japanese in_____________

The belief that nothing can be known except for observable facts

"Apostle to the Skeptics"

What has been the most powerful conservative force through the ages?

Led the Free French

popular art form that emphasizes changing light

Great concessions were made to Stalin at the meeting in

Prime Minister ___________ negotiated the Munich Pact with Hitler

Where did a miraculous evacuation of trapped French and British Troops occur?

giving in to the demands of aggressors

The ___________ Peace Pact was an attempt to "outlaw" war.

What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific called?

The Chronicles of Narnia was a series of books written by

___________was the first city destroyed by an atomic weapon.

great preacher called the "Prince of Expositors"

What philosopher declared "God is Dead."

All of the following worked on the Manhattan Project except.

wrote the devotional classic My Utmost for His Highest

form of socialism that allows some private property

The Spanish Artist ______________ is known for excelling in the Cubist style of art.

What was the date for the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

failed invasion of Great Britain

Where were Nazi war crime trials held after the war?

The Dismemberment of Czechoslovakia

Who was the existentialist that said to take a "leap of faith" since nothing can be known? 

What tiny nation was invaded by Italy in 1939?

an idea or action should be judged solely by its results without regard for morality

Desire to be free from a standard

D-Day was the great amphibious assault on

began the liberation of the Philippines

The leader of Vichy France

Francisco Franco led to a revolution in____________