Chief among the reasons for Japanese expansion in the 1930s were

an expanding population and severe lack of natural resources

Following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk, France

soon surrendered, and the Vichy government was set up

Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on

Germany's Luftwaffe gaining control of the skies.

The turning point of the North African campaign came

at El Alamein where the British stopped Rommel

The Nazi rule of Europe was most ruthless in

the east because the Slavs were considered racially inferior

Civilian bombing was done mainly

to break the will of a people to resist.

War broke out between Russia and Germany in 1941 when

Germany launched a surprise attack on Russia.

This key decision early in the war by Hitler possibly made the defeat of Germany inevitable:

immediately declaring war on the United States

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the main priority for the United States was

defeating Germany first and then Japan

Hitler's "Final Solution" to the Jewish problem called for

the extermination of all European Jews.

The Nazi Einsatzgruppen were

special strike forces used in eastern Europe to kill Jews.

Hitler's "Diplomatic Revolution" between 1933 and 1936 included all of the following except

seizing leadership of the League of Nations in 1933

President Truman and his advisers chose to use the atomic bombs against Japan because

convinced American troops would suffer many casualties

Hitler settled on acquiring German Lebensraum in Russian territory because of his belief that

the Slavs were a "inferior" people governed by impotent Jews

Immediately following the invasion of Poland

France & Britain declared war, but remained inactive

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1
A major source of resistance to the Nazis came from
Communists throughout Europe.
German people became effective at internal sabotage.
escapees from the internment camps
the Vichy regime in France.
2
Chief among the reasons for Japanese expansion in the 1930s were
beliefs among the Japanese that they were a "master race"
an expanding population and severe lack of natural resources
fear of Chinese imperial aggression
intense hatreds for the Chinese and Chinese culture
3
Besides the Jews, another group singled out by the Nazis for extermination were the
Belgians
Poles
Ukrainians
Roma
4
Following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk, France
benefited when the United States declared war on Germany
soon surrendered, and the Vichy government was set up
went on the offensive and bogged Germany down in Normandy
constitutionally became a temporary part of Great Britain
5
Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on
the support of USSR troops in a massive amphibious invasion.
the support of Irish fifth-columnists
Germany's Luftwaffe gaining control of the skies.
V-2 rockets to destroy British industrial power
6
At Munich Conference in 1938, Hitler demanded the right to annex the German-speaking area of
Belgium
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
7
Between April and June of 1940, Nazi Germany successfully invaded all of the following except
Norway
France
Belgium
the Soviet Union
8
The turning point of the North African campaign came
when South African troops crossed the Sahara
at El Alamein where the British stopped Rommel
when the Italians joined the Allied cause in 1942.
with the revolt of the Vichy French in North Africa.
9
Who became the new prime minister of Great Britain in May, 1940?
David Lloyd Geroge.
Swaggie J
Winston Churchil
Neville Chamberlain.
10
The Nazi rule of Europe was most ruthless in
Greece, because of strategic nature of the Balkans region.
France due to the long rivalry between France and Germany.
Italy because the Italians were considered to be disloyal.
the east because the Slavs were considered racially inferior
11
The nation that experienced the greatest population losses in World War II was
the Soviet Union.
France.
the United States.
Nazi Germany.
12
Civilian bombing was done mainly
to exact revenge on the people.
by the Germans and was never an Allied strategy.
to test new weapons.
to break the will of a people to resist.
13
War broke out between Russia and Germany in 1941 when
Russia launched a surprise attack on Germany.
Russian agents assassinated Hitler's nephew.
Germany launched a surprise attack on Russia.
Russia refused to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
14
Hitler's first act of aggression took place in 1936 when the Germans occupied
Sudetenland
Rhineland
Bavaria
Austria
15
The Nationalist leader of China in the 1930s was
Sun Yat-sen
Liu Shao-ch'i.
Mao Tse-tung.
Chiang Kai-shek
16
Hitler took Poland in 1939
in a long protracted struggle that cost Germany dearly.
upon Poland's request for a restructured government
using "lightning war" tactics
despite interference by the Soviet Union
17
This key decision early in the war by Hitler possibly made the defeat of Germany inevitable:
immediately declaring war on the United States
dividing France into a zone of German occupation & the Vichy
losing the Battle of Watertown.
invading Scandinavia
18
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the main priority for the United States was
to remain neutral
defeating Japan as quickly as possible
recovering the Hawaiian Islands
defeating Germany first and then Japan
19
By 1933, the Japanese Empire included all of the following, except
Korea
Formosa (Taiwan)
Manchuria
Kauai
20
Integral to Germany's plans for blitzkrieg was
All of these
tanks
mobile artillery
mechanized infantry
21
Hitler's "Final Solution" to the Jewish problem called for
the forced deportation of the Jews to Madagascar.
breeding "Jewish genes" out of the Jewish population itself.
the resettlement and isolation of Jews in ghettos.
the extermination of all European Jews.
22
26.In order to open up a "second front" in Western Europe, the Allies
quickly advanced through Italy into France in 1943.
invaded Normandy in June 1944
landed on the Iberian peninsula
lured German forces to Italy and invaded the German coast.
23
In pursuing the war against the Axis powers, the Allies demanded of its opponents
that reparations would be required
unconditional surrender.
the exchange of promises regarding post-war influence
the maintenance of diplomatic contacts
24
The Nazi Einsatzgruppen were
special commando units sent to infiltrate Britain.
special strike forces used in eastern Europe to kill Jews.
an internal police force that kept order in restless places.
highly mobile tank forces used to fight against Russia.
25
The greatest tank battle of all time was fought in this conflict at
Kursk.
Moscow.
Kiev.
Stalingrad.
26
Hitler's "Diplomatic Revolution" between 1933 and 1936 included all of the following except
withdrawing from the Geneva Disarmament Conference in 1933
publicly announcing the creation of a new air force in 1935
seizing leadership of the League of Nations in 1933
the Anglo-German Naval Pact of 1935
27
President Truman and his advisers chose to use the atomic bombs against Japan because
they wanted to scare Joseph Stalin.
they were unaware of how deadly the bombs would truly be.
they wanted to test the bombs in a combat situation.
convinced American troops would suffer many casualties
28
The naval battle in the Pacific that is considered the turning point of the war
Midway.
Guadalcanal
Coral Sea.
Leyte Gulf
29
Hitler settled on acquiring German Lebensraum in Russian territory because of his belief that
Germany must conquer all of Europe before America
the Slavs were a "inferior" people governed by impotent Jews
the should never come to the aid of eastern Europeans.
weakened Aryan "race" could only be made better through war
30
Immediately following the invasion of Poland
France and Britain decided to continue to appease Hitler
France was invaded by Franco's Spain
Germany turned on its Russian allies.
France & Britain declared war, but remained inactive

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