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World History Final #2
What event resulted in the US entering WWII?
Roughly how many people perished in The Great Purge?
World History Final #2
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Roughly how many people perished in The Great Purge?
4 million
8 million
1 million
2 million
2
What event resulted in the US entering WWII?
Invasion of Poland
Hitler's final solution
Invasion of Australia
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
3
Laissez Faire economics believes in which of the following?
total control
never worked after the Soviet System
command economics are better
government hands off
4
What government was initially established in Germany after WWI?
Nuremberg Democracy
Weimar Republic
Fascist Regime
National Socialist Workers Party
5
France occupied Germany’s coal-rich Ruhr Valley in 1923
to protest the policies of Adolf Hitler.
because Germany had fallen behind in reparations.
because the French wanted to acquire more land.
to force striking German miners back to work.
6
What year did WWII officially come to an end?
1948
1919
1939
1945
7
Which European country was the first to establish a Fascist Government?
Britain
Germany
Austria
Italy
8
What event is credited with the beginning of the WWII?
Pearl Harbor
Invasion of Belgium
Hitler's release of Mein Kampf
Invasion of Poland
9
What was the name of the project that created the 1st atomic bomb?
Operation Bright Light
New York Project
Los Alamos Project
Manhattan Project
10
Who is credited with creating the comic version of this show?
stan lee
Caaarl...
Robert Kirkman
Thomas Goodman
11
Which world leader made the decision to drop the 1st atomic bomb
Stalin
Woodrow Wilson
FDR
Truman
12
Which of the following was not a type of government in Europe in 1939?
Democracy
Communist
Fascist
taoist
13
What tactic did Germany employ successfully at the beginning of WWII?
blockades
blitzkrieg
island hopping
desert control
14
Which work of literature best symbolized the Harlem Renaissance?
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Great Gatsby
The Sun Also Rises
Finnegans Wake
15
In what year did WWII begin?
1941
1939
1914
1919
16
The massive bombing campaign against British cities became known as
D-Day
The Rush
The Blitz
Operation Barbarossa
17
Which of the following was a massive counter-attack made by the Germans?
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Midway
Battle of Paris
18
Which artist do we most closely associate with the cubist movement?
Salvador Dali
Albert Fish
Pablo Picasso
George Braque
19
What group of people were targeted for internment in the US after Pearl Harbor?
Jews
German Americans
Japanese Americans
Muslims
20
Which nation gained independence in 1922 with the help of the IRA?
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
N. Ireland
21
Which of the following was the leader of Italy during this time period?
Victory Emanuel II
Victor Emanuel III
Benito Mussolini
Giuseppe Garibaldi
22
When do we see imperialism take place for the first time?
age of exploration
Age of Renaissance
Age of Reformation
Age of Industrialization
23
What sport is this?
cricket
Rugby
Pickleball
Suramati Chaoes
24
What was it called when Hitler encourage NAZIsupporters to attack Jews, ending in 30000 arrests
Silente Nacht
Lebensraum
Mein Kampf
Kristallnacht
25
Bloody Sunday served as a turning point in Russia because
it marked the beginning of World War I.
it strengthened the tsar’s power.
it led to Japan’s triumph over Russia.
it caused the people to lose faith in the tsar.
26
Which of the following cities experienced the power of the atomic bomb?
London
Edo
Nagasaki
Tokyo
27
In 1800, Austria was ruled by the oldest ruling house in Europe, called the
Romanovs
Hapsburgs.
Bourbons.
Hohenzollerns.
28
Who warned that Hitler was not finished with his aggression after annexing Czechoslovakia?
Stalin
Churchill
FDR
Chamberlain
29
Which General was in charge of the Pacific Theatre during WWII?
MacArthur
Rommel
Eisenhower
Patton
30
The name given to the German airforce
blitzkrieg
lebensraum
kristallnacht
luftwaffe
31
In what city were trials held for "crimes against humanity" committed by German officers?
Munich
Nuremberg
Dresden
Berlin
32
Which artist do we most closely associate with the surrealist movement?
George Braque
Pablo Picasso
Albert Fish
Salvador Dali
33
Who did most Americans view as a threat to the US during WWII?
Japan
Italy
Germany
Soviet Union
34
Prime Minister of Japan who was a militarist
Tojo
Hirohito
Edo
Saki
35
According to socialists, the solution to poverty and injustice was
decline of westernization
the charity and good works of the religious community.
armed revolution
landowners working was proletariat workers
36
Erwin Rommel became famous for his series of victories in __________________.
Africa
Italy
Germany
Soviet Union