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1
What was the name of the German general who invaded Africa?
Goering
Rommel
Hess
Goebbels
2
What was one reason that totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe?
Governments failed to meet the needs of people
Monarchies were reinstated in many nations
Trade was banned between western and eastern Europe
Famine and AIDS spread throughout Europe
3
What cities did the US drop atomic bombs on during WWII?
Nagasaki & Tokyo
Tokyo & Hiroshima
Ido & Tokyo
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
4
Why did Japan follow a policy of expansion before WWII?
They wanted additional natural resources
Control of the Suez Canal
They wanted control of Tibet
They wanted warm water ports
5
What agreement was made at the Munich Conference?
Britain and France stood up to Germany
Britain and France gave Germany the Sudetenland
Britain and France gave Germany Austria
Britain and France gave Germany Poland
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What was the major turning point battle in the Soviet Union?
D-Day
St. Petersburg
Sicily
Stalingrad
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The Treaty of Versailles lead to...
Armenian massacre in Turkey
Fascist Revolution in Spain
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
rise of Nazism in Germany
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What was the German style of attack during WWII?
Blitzbop
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
Guerilla
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Why was the German military defeated in the USSR?
Tornadoes
Sand Storm
Cold Weather
Hurriances
10
What lead to the US entry into WWII?
Zimmerman Note
D-Day
Sinking of Lusitania
Pearl Harbor
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Why did Nazi programs appeal to many Germans during the 1930s?
German people feared French or British would gain control
A coup d'etat had forced communism on the German people
People were frustrated with their current economic situation
Germany was denied membership in the UN
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What was the strategy that the League of Nations used to try to maintain peace in Europe?
Isolationism
Appeasment
Domino Theory
Containment
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What aggressive action did Hitler take to start WWII?
Attack Pearl Harbor
Invade Manchuria
Invade Ethiopia
Invade Poland
14
What country reached Berlin first in WWII?
Great Britain
US
France
USSR
15
What is the day called in which Germany surrenders to the allies?
VZ Day
VE Day
VJ Day
XY Day
16
What is the term for the systematic killing of an entire group of people?
genocide
kristallnacht
emaciated
appeasement
17
What two countries signed a non-aggression pact during WWII?
Germany and Great Britain
USSR and France
USSR and Germany
US and Japan
18
Define fascism
use of free elections and allowing dissent
form of totalitarianism that emphasizes the glory of state
rule by one person who provides freedom of expression to all
a monarch who rules with absolute authority
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What was the name of the alliance between Hitler and Mussolini?
Venice-Berlin Axis
Rome-Berlin Axis
Venice-Hamburg Axis
Rome-Hamburg Axis
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Where did the Allies invade on D-Day?
Normandy
Paris
Leone
Berlin
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Which factor contributed to the rise of totalitarianism before WWII?
increasing political stablility
expanding democratic reforms
improved educational systems
worsening economic conditions
