What does the use of kamikaze pilots show about Japanese culture?

They valued national honor more than individual life.

How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?

Nazis attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.

How did the Japanese try to build a Pacific empire?

by taking over U.S., British, and French territories

What was one of the main reasons for the rise of German Fascism?

Anger towards German treatment after WWI

The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?

surprise and overwhelming force

What was the policy of appeasement?

The decision to give into aggression to keep peace

Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps during the war?

They were Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies.

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1
What does the use of kamikaze pilots show about Japanese culture?
They were in despair after the atomic bombs fell on Japan.
They hated Americans enough to die killing them.
They did not mind dying since they expected to lose the war.
They valued national honor more than individual life.
2
How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?
That was the day the Nazis began large deportations of Jews.
Nazis attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.
A law passed on that day required Jews to wear yellow stars.
All the answers are correct
3
How did the Japanese try to build a Pacific empire?
by taking over U.S., British, and French territories
by attacking Pearl Harbor in a surprise raid
by convincing native peoples to save "Asia for the Asians"
by sponsoring Communist overthrow of colonial governments
4
What was one of the main reasons for the rise of German Fascism?
Anger towards the Weimar dictatorship
Anger towards American success during the Roaring Twenties
Anger towards the people of Poland
Anger towards German treatment after WWI
5
The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?
out-waiting" the opponent
surprise and overwhelming force
a system of fortifications
ability to make a long, steady advance
6
What event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in infamy"?
signing of the Atlantic Charter
Battle of Guadalcanal
Bombing of Hiroshima
attack on Pearl Harbor
7
What was the policy of appeasement?
The alliance between Italy and Germany
The treaty between the Soviet Union and Germany
The decision to give into aggression to keep peace
the U.S. desire to stay out of foreign affairs
8
Which of the following occurred on D-Day
the Allied invasion of Italy
the Allied bombing of Nagasaki
the Allied invasion of France
the Allied bombing of Hiroshima
9
At the end of the war who had the strongest army on the continent of Europe
Germany
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
10
Where were atomic bombs dropped?
Tokyo and Hong Kong
Kyoto and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Dresden and Berlin
11
Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps during the war?
They were radioing helpful information to the Germans.
They were Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies.
They had known of the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance.
They were of German descent and falsely labeled as enemies.
12
This was the traget of both Germany and the Soviet Union in order to win morale
Stalingrad
Shanghai
Beijing
Moscow
13
What was the main objective of the Japanese Empire
Conquer the United States
Oil
Demonstrate Japanese superiority
Conquer all of Asia
14
He was the Prime Minister of Japan during most of the Second World War
Yoshimaru Yamamoto
Hideki Tojo
Shunsuke Nakamura
Kenshin Ishikawa
15
What was the first "phase" of the Japanese plan for the Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere
Defeat anything in the perimeter
Take oil field and make defensive perimeter
Negotiate Peace
Destroy US Fleet
16
This was the battle that turned the war to the Allies favor in 1942
The Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of El Alamein
The Battle of the Bulge
17
Germany did not invade all of which of the following nations
Denmark
Austria
Poland
France
18
What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
German invasion of Poland
Soviet invasion of Poland
Soviet invasion of Finland
19
He was the main leader of the Japanese people during the war
Meiji
Fumihito
Hisahito
Hirohito
20
Which of the following was seen as the "underbelly" of Fascist Europe
France
Denmark
Bulgaria
Italy

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