2021 Final Exam (Inter-War/WWII/Cold War)

All the following were programs used to reinvigorate national economies during the Inter-war period (1919-1939) EXCEPT

The invasion of ________ led to the start of WWII

All the following were taken over by Japan before 1942 EXCEPT

US war strategy in Pacific to skip some islands while taking others in order to eventually invade mainland Japan

Jews lost citizenship, civil rights, and were forced to wear yellow stars as identification as a result of the...

Turning point battle of Pacific war in 1942 in which the US destroys 4 Japanese aircraft carriers

Which of the following was not an Allied power during WWII?

All the following groups were targeted by the Nazis in the Holocaust EXCEPT

This nation's goal leading into WWII was to untie E. Asian nations under its control in a New Asian Order

What site was the first atomic bomb dropped on by the US, killing an estimated 140,000 on August 6, 1945

All the following were effects of the Great Depression globally EXCEPT...

All the following were discussed at the Yalta conference in 1945 regarding the end of WWII by the Big 3 EXCEPT

All the following were Proxy Wars, or offshoot wars of the Cold War that the US and USSR didn't fight directly, EXCEPT..

Gulags were concentration camps used by Stalin to punish political opponents

Allied invasion of Western Europe that targeted the beaches of northern France (Normandy) in June of 1944

What was Mein Kampf?

Why did Nazi's burn books?

British PM Chamberlain claimed he achieved peace by allowing Germany control of Austria and the Sudetenland after this?

What happened on Kristallnacht?

What 2 ism's were the focal point of Hitler's revitalization of Germany leading up to WWII?

The targeting and execution of specific groups of people in the Holocaust is an example of which term?

Emperor Hirohito broke a 3-3 deadlock and made the ultimate decision for Japan to surrender

Stalin's 5 Year Plan industrialized that USSR came at a cost in the decline in standard of living for whom?

All the following are accurate by Hitler Youth Camps EXCEPT

All the following were punishments handed out to Germany in the WWI Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT

Who was the Nazi's Reich minister of propaganda in charge of promoting Hitler and the Nazi culture?

The AXIS powers during WWII included Germany, Japan and Italy

The most tense moment of the Cold War

Winston Churchill dubbed this title for the divide between communist eastern Europe and capitalist Western Europe

The Warsaw Pact was a communist alliance created in response to which of the following?

In the mid 50's, Sputnik had which effect on the Cold War?

Governments became heavily involved in programs to spark their economies during the Great Depression.

The Non-Aggression Act between Germany and the USSR was over the invasion and division of which nation?

Allied troops are evacuated off of beaches by Royal Navy and private vessels in 1940 after being pinned by Germans

Hitler believed that __________ were the master race, with blue eyed and blondes being in the first category

Germany building of a military force and annexing Austria were two examples of Germany violation of the ...

German lightning war using all out assault of planes and tanks

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs, justifying his action in the belief that it would save lives overall

This was the ultimate symbol of the Cold War that represented the divide between communism and capitalism

How many were killed in all during the Holocaust?

What two superpowers emerged after WWII as rivals of opposing ideologies of communism and capitalism?

Hitler's rule of Germany ended with his arrest and execution by the Soviet Red Army

British PM during 1940-45 and and 51-55 that provided strong leadership during war

British and German Air Forces square off as Germany leads blitz on major cities. British endure and Germany moves on

Surprise attack on US Pacific Fleet in Hawaii that was in response to US demands for Japan to leave occupied nations

Benito Mussolini is credited with starting which political party?

Which of the following was not an event associated with the end of the Cold War?

25 million people died overall (civilian and military) as a result of WWII

Which person held all the political power in Japan entering WWII?

1 million Jews were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust

Which nation did not become a totalitarian state after WWI?

USSR victory over Nazis during winter that was a heavy cost to Germany and was turning point of European war