WWII and the Cold War

Question 1

What other groups did the Nazis target for extermination (killing)?

Accepted Answer

Gypsies and Communists

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

Accepted Answer

to prevent citizens of Communist East Germany from escaping

Question 3

Which Allied Forces country refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

The United States

Question 4

The piles of nuclear weapons acted as a deterrent to war during the Cold War. This means

Accepted Answer

they kept the U.S. and U.S.S.R. from fighting directly

Question 5

What happened immediately after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Accepted Answer

Japan surrendered

Question 6

Hitler promised to give the German people ____________________.

Accepted Answer

a rebuilt military and reclaimed land

Question 7

If Hitler was said to "persecute" the Jewish people, the word "persecute" most likely means:

Accepted Answer

discriminate against

Question 8

The Cold War involved which two superpowers?

Accepted Answer

The United States and Soviet Union

Question 9

Hitler and Mussolini could best be described as ___________.

Accepted Answer

dictators

Question 10

The time of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991 is called __.

Accepted Answer

The Cold War

Question 11

The Treaty of Versailles is thought to have caused WWII due to what?

Accepted Answer

the terms were too harsh on Germany

Question 12

The Berlin Wall was built in this country during the Cold War (1961):

Accepted Answer

Germany

Questions 12