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1
What was Japan forced to do after WWII?
Join the League of Nations.
Disarm the military.
Build a stronger military.
Take part in the Cold War.
2
He was the Supreme Commander of Allied troops in Europe and the executer of the D-day invasion.
Henry Kaiser
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
3
For what did many Germans blame the Weimar Republic?
its parliamentary government
the Russian Revolution
peasant uprisings
the Versailles treaty
4
Operation Overload is more commonly known as ________________.
D-Day
The Ambush
Paratroopers
The Battle of the Bulge
5
What German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war?
the invasion of Poland
the invasion of Ethiopia
the annexation of Austria
the seizing of Czechoslovakia
6
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington, D.C.?
Business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
Unemployed industrial workers and their families
Farmers forced off their lands by the dust storms
WWI veterans and their families
7
When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
when they declared war
before the war began
after France was invaded and divided
when the United States declared war
8
Day the war officially ended in the Pacific
V-E Day
D-Day
Armistice Day
V-J Day
9
The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?
Italy
the Soviet Union
Japan
Germany
10
Nazi secret police
Red Army
Gestapo
FBI
MI6
11
What was the campaign to recapture Japanese held islands in the Pacific called?
island-hopping
total war
kamikaze
genocide
12
“Lightning war” waged by the Germans
trench warfare
dog fights
blitzkrieg
appeasement
13
V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when ______________.
the United States entered the war
the Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga
Allied forces invaded France
Germany surrendered
14
Which of the following statements regarding Germany under Hitler is true?
Most Germans were barely affected by Nazism.
Nazis kept control over Germany but followed moderate & tolerant policies.
Nazis controlled the govt, but had little influence on German institutions.
The Nazis controlled all aspects of German life.
15
Form of government which dictatorship controls and regulates every aspect of the lives of its citizens
totalitarianism
monarchy
democracy
socialism
16
During the Great Depression, the overall employment rate was about ____.
75%
10%
100%
25%
17
When forced to abandon the Philippines, ___________________made the vow, "I shall return."
Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
Hideki Tojo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
18
What was Mussolini’s fate?
He became president of Italy.
He was executed by Italians.
He joined Hitler in Berlin.
He was captured by the Allies.
19
During the Great Depression, African American, Hispanics and Asian Americans ______.
Were less affected than other groups
Were encouraged to start their own businesses
Made great strides in equal right legislation
Often lost their jobs to white laborers who needed jobs.
20
The Allied invasion of __________ was given the code name D-Day.
Japan
Nazi-occupied Europe
North Africa
Italy
21
Name was given to the Nazi massacre of more than six million Jews
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Final Solution
Holocaust
22
The economic theory that argued that massive government spending could help a collapsing economy is ___.
Hoover economics
Marx economics
Keynesian economists
Roosevelt economics
23
What was the Manhattan Project?
the historic meeting of the "Big Three"
the plan to develop the atomic bomb
the plan to crash Japanese suicide planes into Allied ships
the training of the Navajo code talkers
24
The Battle of Britain involved:
submarines
tanks
airplanes
Army troops
25
The Great Depression served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed ______.
Local relief programs and private charities
The Bill of Rights
Presidential elections
The responsibilities of the federal government
26
He was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII.
Mussoline
Stalin
Hitler
Brock
27
Which of the following terms describes giving into aggressive demands in order to maintain peace?
capitulation
lebensraum
appeasement
blitzkrieg
28
What action began Hitler’s plan to limit the rights of German Jews?
Kristallnacht
Nuremberg Laws
concentration camp laws
book-burning laws
29
What country did Italy invade in 1935 in an attempt at becoming an imperialist world power?
Spain
Ethiopia
Egypt
France
30
The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the ___.
Axis powers' first loss in a land battle
Allies' first victory in a land battle
liberation of the death camps
last German offensive
31
On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?
a system of fortifications
"out-waiting" the opponent
the ability to make a long, steady advance
surprise and overwhelming force
32
Where did the United States drop the atomic bomb?
Hiroshima and Okinawa
Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
33
Which of the following was one reason that Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
Experts had underestimated the bomb’s capabilities.
An invasion of Japan would result in an enormous loss of lives.
He had no other alternatives.
He harbored ill feelings toward the Japanese.
34
U.S. Congress passed Neutrality Acts that were designed to _____.
Support other neutral states around the world.
Allow nations to purchase weapons on credit.
Limit international involvement.
Support other neutral nations in the Western Hemisphere.
35
What position did the United States take as conflict engulfed Europe?
remained neutral
sided with Germany
declared war on Germany
sided with Britain
36
Detention centers for civilians considered to be enemies of the state
prejudice camps
constitution camps
SS camps
concentration camps
37
In 1932, Manchuria was taken over by _____.
Franco and the Netherlands
Stalin and the Soviets
The Japanese military
Hitler and the Germans
38
Night of the Broken Glass, in which mobs attacked Jewish communities and killed 100 Jews
Lebensraum
Kristillnacht
Crystal Night
Blitzkrieg
39
What did the Nazi’s establish to help them with the “Final Solution”?
Collectives
Concentration camps
B-22 Bombers
The War Production Board
40
After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?
By asking businesses to maintain their current wage rates
By closing banks
By lowering foreign tariffs
By funding handouts of food and clothing
41
Hitler’s German living space - an increase in the size of German territory
blitzkrieg
imperialism
nationalism
lebensraum
42
How did the Allies end the war with Japan?
through economic sanctions
by dropping an atomic bomb
through negotiations
by invading Japan
43
What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?
the abuse of a nation's citizens by their own government
the deliberate extermination of a specific group of people
the spread of anti-Semitic ideas
the killing of people for the purpose of creating terror
44
Name of the party organized in Italy by Mussolini
Fascist Party
Red Army
Nazi Party
Republicans
45
Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?
Italy and Japan
Italy
Spain
the Soviet Union
