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Interwar/WWII Test (2021)
Interwar/WWII Test (2021)
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Lighting war.
Island Hopping
Vichy
Blitzkrieg
Appeasement
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Strong notifications built between Germany and France following WWI.
Atlantic Wall
Maginot Line
Manhattan Project
Munich Pact
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Agreement bt Germany & GB --gave Germany the Sudetenland in return for a promise that he wouldn't seek new territory.
Vichy Plan
Atlantic Charter
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Munich Pact
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A series of trials held to punish the surviving Nazi leaders for the injustices they had committed during WWII.
Nuremberg Trials
Berlin Court Series
Axis Party Trials
Paris Peace Trials
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US commander in the Pacific charged with overseeing the occupation of Japan.
Chiang Kai-shek
Dwight Eisenhower
General MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
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Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the European Theater.
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
General Montgomery
Neville Chamberlain
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Communist leader of China.
Hideki Tojo
Chiang Kai-shek
Benito Mussolini
Mao Zedong
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Operation Barbarossa was Hitler's plan to invade_______ after securing Western Europe?
Poland
Japan
Italy
USSR
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The collapse of the United States’ economy caused all of these ripple effects in Europe, EXCEPT
Rising unemployment
Loss of faith in current government systems
a growth in democracy
financial panic.
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President who led the United States through the Great Depression and WWII.
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
F.D. Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
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Strategy of attacking less-defended island in an attempt to get closer to Japan.
Lend-Lease
Blitzkrieg
Vichy
Island Hopping
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December 7, 1941, often referred to as the “Day of Infamy,” is known for this event
Liberation of Dachau concentration camp
Siege of Stalingrad
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Nanking Massacre
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During the Winter War
Stalin had to accept the Finnish terms of surrender.
Finnish soldiers moved about on skis as they fought the Soviets.
The Gins gave up easily when the Soviets invaded.
Soviets suffered few losses when they invaded Finland.
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Agreement between Churchill and FDR supporting free trade and democracy
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Atlantic Charter
Munich Pact
Lend-Lease Act
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Fascist leader of Italy.
Neville Chamberlain
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
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Totalitarian, militaristic Prime Minister of Japan during WWII.
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Hideki Tojo
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Which of the following best explains why Pres. Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
He wanted Germany to surrender unconditionally
He wanted to wait for the USSR to join the war.
He wanted the war to last as long as possible.
He wanted to avoid an Allied invasion of Japan
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On August 14, 1945, General MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender on the Missouri. This day is known as
Armistice Day
World Peace Day
VE Day
VJ Day
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State-sanctioned program of imprisoning/murdering Jews and other "inferior" groups.
Genocide
Holocaust
Antisemitism
Blitzkrieg
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British Prime Minister of Great Britain throughout WWII.
Harry Truman
Neville Chamberlain
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
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Communist leader of the USSR during WWII.
Vladiir Lenin
Mao Zedong
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
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Non-aggression agreement between the USSR and Germany made in 1939.
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Munich Pact
Atlantic Charter
Treaty of Versailles
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British Prime Minister who developed the policy of appeasement.
F.D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberalain
Harry Truman
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Policy of giving Hitler what he wanted to avoid war.
Antisemitism
Appeasement
Atlantic Charter
Munich Pact
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Why did Japan need to have continued U.S. military presence after the US occupation officially ended?
Japan was a small nation geographically.
Japan had no armed forces.
Japan wanted to start another war.
Japan had few natural resources.
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Top secret program to develop atomic weapons.
Operation Overlord
Manhattan Project
Brooklyn Underground
Bombdiggity
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Hatred and prejudice towards Jews.
Vichy
Antisemitism
Blitzkrieg
Appeasement
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Why did the United States government for placing thousands of Japanese Americans into internment camps?
Many Americans were concerned about the loyalty of Japanese Ams.
Japanese Ams. were quarantined to prevent a smallpox outbreak.
The U.S. govt. wanted to train Japanese Ams. to fight in the war.
The U.S. govt. wanted to offer protection to Japanese Ams.
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Leader of the nationalist party in China.
Hideki Tojo
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Hirohito
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This image represents:
the retreat of allied forces at Dunkirk.
the landing of soldiers on the beach of the Pacific Ocean.
the landing of soldiers on the beaches for the D-Day invasion.
the landing of soldiers on the beaches in Germany.
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President at the end of WWII who decided to use the A-bomb in Japan.
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
F.D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
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Wha impact did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have on world War II?
Japan surrendered to the Allies the following day.
The Pacific Charter was organized against Japan.
Italy surrendered and united with the Allies.
It pulled the US into WWII.
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US policy of borrowing weapons to countries fighting Germany.
Lend-Lease Act
Neutrality
Isolationism
Atlantic Charter
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On Sept. 1, 1939, Germany invaded________marking the beginning of WWII.
USSR
France
Poland
Austria
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Nazism & Fascism were ideologies that grew in popularity in Europe following WWI. The main difference between the 2 is
Fascism is on the rights side of the spectrum, Nazism is on the left
Nazism has a racial aspect that fascism doesn’t.
Nazism emphasizes the importance of the individual, Fascism doesn’t.
Fascism involves extreme nationalism, Nazism doesn’t.
36
Why did the allies need to be rescued at Dunkirk?
The Nazis had taken over Paris.
The Nazis had backed them to the sea.
The Nazis had invaded Poland.
The Nazis had resorted to blitzkrieg.
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What country did the Allies invade on D-Day?
France
Great Britain
the Netherlands
Belgium
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On May 8, 1945, Allied forces accepted an official surrender of the German Third Reich. This day is known as
World Peace Day
Armistice Day
VE Day
VJ Day
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All of the following were problems faced by the Weimar Republic in Germany except
Hyperinflation
It was blamed for defeat in WWI
Huge reparation payments
Impending invasion by Spain
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Leader of the Nazi Party in Germany.
Adolf Hitler
Hermman Goering
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
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Brutal march of American and Filipino prisoners by Japanese soldiers after the fall of the PhilippinesC
Holocaust
Philippine March
Bataan Death March
Trail of Tears
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How did Hitler gain support for his racist ideas against Jews?
Hitler blamed Jews for Germany's defeat in WWI and economic probs.
Hitler blamed Jews for Germany's Reichstag fire.
Hitler blamed Jews for the rise in communist govts. in Europe.
Hitler identified them as an inferior people.
