World History Final (end of WWI-Cold War)

One effect of the arms race was

United States’ support for countries that were fighting against communist take-over was called

World War II was a “total war” because:

What was the goal of the US when it went to war in Korea?

Why did Japanese forces attack Manchuria?

During World War II propaganda was used to:

The Nuremberg Laws

Which three men are known as the “big three”?

The economic aid the US gave to countries damaged by World War II was called the

What is true about Lenin’s New Economic Policy?

Which battled turned the tide in the Pacific?

What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?

The U.S. policy (plan) of containment was intended to stop the spread of

As a response to perceived threats, Stalin sent his enemy’s to labor camps called

What event led to a decisive shift away from isolationism in the United States?

What were the goals of France and Great Britain during Versailles Treaty?

The title of Hitler’s book, Mein Kampf, in English means:

Which of the following did Winston Churchill use as an image to describe the division of Europe

The belief that the fall of one nation to communism would lead to other becoming communists is 

What would have been the consequence for disobeying or disagreeing with a dictator

Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after WWII?

What was the name of the time period of economic problems that affected the entire world?

What event involved USSR placing nuclear weapons on an island near US?

SALT and the Helsinki Accords are examples of this policy of reducing tension:

Which country was not one of the Axis Powers

How did Russia’s revolution affect their participation in World War I?

The Japanese finally surrendered in 1945 after

Stalin wanted to transform the Soviet Union into

Why did American and British forces plan a massive invasion of Western Europe?

All of these people are considered to have been dictators except:

A nation that was not allied with the United States or the Soviet Union would be described as a

All of the following were common to both fascism and communism during the 1920s/30s EXCEPT

The D-Day invasion of Normandy was launched from:

Who was required to take responsibility for the war?

Which of the following did Hitler refer to as the “Final Solution”?

Which of the following best describes Mao’s Great Leap Forward?

One way fascist leaders in the 1920s and 1930s gained popular support was by

What was the system of rationing designed to limit?

The Allied “island-hopping” strategy involved attacking and taking those Pacific islands that

Why was the Soviet Union unprepared for Hitler’s attack in June 1941?

What combination led to the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?

NATO was created in order to:

Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

The alliance system between the communist countries of Europe was called the

Which of the following brought Great Britain and France into World War II?

What nation was divided after WWII into a democratic western half and a communist eastern half?

The League of Nations was unsuccessful in keeping peace for all the reasons EXCEPT:

President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points would provide a framework for

What was Sputnik?

How did Joseph Stalin punish Ukrainians who resisted collectivization?