World War II and Historical Periods Test #2 Review Part 2

Question 1

Who was Harry S. Truman?

Accepted Answer

president of the United States who made the decision to drop the atom bomb

Question 2

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

president of the United States during Pearl Harbor invasion

Question 3

Did the Committee of Public Safety send thousands of political prisoners to their deaths during the Reign of Terror?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Nuclear families, consisting of parents and children, became the typical family unit during which period?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Besides churches, architects designed houses, palaces, and public buildings. What period does this refer to?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 6

Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?

Accepted Answer

general who led American forces to victory in the Pacific region

Question 7

Did World War I last from 1914 to 1918?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

When Allied troops moved through Berlin, where did Hitler go?

Accepted Answer

A bunker underground

Question 9

Did the Allies defeat the Axis Powers in World War II?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Did painters and scholars produce artistic and literary works for the personal enjoyment of many European rulers?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Great Britain, Spain, France and other nation-states developed under the leadership of powerful:

Accepted Answer

kings

Question 12

Did the United States fight on the side of the Allies?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Because of Pearl Harbor, the US declares war on whom?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 14

Did the United States join the war on the side of the Central Powers?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

What is the Soviet Union's secret weapon in the battle of Stalingrad?

Accepted Answer

Russian Winter

Question 16

What did Johannes Gutenberg's invention make possible?

Accepted Answer

more books to be published

Question 17

How many people were killed between 1913 and 1945?

Accepted Answer

40 million

Question 18

What was the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

The Church

Question 19

Who was Martin Luther?

Accepted Answer

German monk and scholar who became the leader of the Protestant Reformation

Question 20

Who was Galileo?

Accepted Answer

founder of modern experimental science

Question 21

What islands were the Japanese going to attack?

Accepted Answer

Midway

Question 22

Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

destroy the American fleet (ships)

Question 23

What does the term "Renaissance" refer to?

Accepted Answer

a renewed interest in culture and learning in Western Europe

Question 24

What did Queen Marie Antoinette allegedly say in response to the women's march?

Accepted Answer

"Let them eat cake!"

Question 25

Why is Marat calling for the slaughter of all the people in the prisons?

Accepted Answer

Fear of them being freed by Germans and then bringing down the revolution

Question 26

Scholars were more interested in theology than science and nature. What period does this refer to?

Accepted Answer

Middle Ages

Question 27

What was the preferred method of execution in death camps?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Question 28

What was the most common form of government during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 29

Did the United States enter World War II when Germany launched an invasion of Russia?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

What was the immediate cause of World War I?

Accepted Answer

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Belief in predestination

Question 32

What does the technique "Blitzkrieg" mean?

Accepted Answer

lightening war

Question 33

Did the Nazis and Fascists commit acts of violence against political opponents within their own countries?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

Did the United States send troops to France to help the Third Estate?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

The most common schools were church schools taught by priests and monks. What period does this refer to?

Accepted Answer

Middle Ages

Question 36

People judged others by their accomplishments rather than their social class. What period does this refer to?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 37

Were Louis and his wife, Marie Antoinette, executed?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

Was the Renaissance centered in Italy and had little influence on other European countries?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

Who was Douglas MacArthur?

Accepted Answer

general who led American forces to victory in the Pacific region

Question 40

Did much of Europe fall under the control of Germany and Italy during the early years of World War II?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

Who was Winston Churchill?

Accepted Answer

prime minister of Great Britain who vowed never to surrender to the Germans

Question 42

What happens on August 6, 1945?

Accepted Answer

An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima

Question 43

What was the main goal of the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

To spread Christianity

Question 44

The Renaissance began in Italy and spread to other countries in Europe. Is this statement true or false?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 45

What did Hitler break his agreement and attack?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 46

What groups of people did Hitler consider "undesirable"?

Accepted Answer

Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, and anyone with disabilities

Question 47

Which political group believes King Louis XVI is a traitor and deserves to die?

Accepted Answer

Jacobins (Robespierre, Marat)

Question 48

Was the United States eventually drawn into the war because of Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

As a result of the Women's March, where will Louis XVI and his family be forced to relocate?

Accepted Answer

the Tuileries Palace in Paris

World War II and Historical Periods Test #2 Review Part 2

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World War II and Historical Periods Test #2 Review Part 2

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