Social Science Final Flashcards
The policy of containment aimed to
halt the spread of Communism
Which country lost Indochina to Japan in World War II?
France
From which port did British soldiers evacuate in 1940?
Dunkirk
What military operation did Curtis LeMay lead?
firebombing of Tokyo
What impact did Japanese defenses on Iwo Jima have?
They negated American artillery forces
Henderson Field lay on the island of
Guadalcanal
True or False: The Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference included the Russian Empire.
False
Kwame Nkrumah contributed to the independence of
Ghana
Bastogne became a key focus of the Battle of
the Bulge
The British proposal for Operation Torch aimed to
relieve pressure on Egypt
Why did Kaiser Wilhelm II flee Germany in 1918?
strikes among German workers and soldiers
Which nickname refers to the second atomic bomb used in 1945?
Fat Man
True or False: “Mein Kampf” proposed the idea that the Nazi party needed to acquire power through legitimate means.
True
The theory of natural selection most influenced
Social Darwinism
True or False: At the Trident Conference, the Allies formalized the plans for the invasion of Sicily.
True
After 1946, war trials in Germany focused on
extermination camps
In WWII, the Maginot Line served as the
French defense against Germany
Who succeeded Churchill as British Prime Minister?
Clement Attlee
Which vessel sank before American entry into WWII?
USS Reuben James
The postwar trials of Japanese officials were developed in pat at the
Moscow Conference
True or False: Vladimir Lenin was for the overthrowing of imperial Russia.
True
What implications did the American capture of the Marianas have?
American bombers could reach the Japanese home islands
The Nazi decision to implement a policy of extermination regarding European Jews happened after the
invasion of the Soviet Union
While planning the attack on Midway Island, Admiral Yamamoto advocated for a
diversionary attack on the Aleutian Islands
The Bataan Death March occurred after the
American loss of the Philippines
For what purpose did Italy invade Egypt in 1940?
to seize the Suez Canal
Where did the Chinese Nationalist forces flee in 1949?
Formosa
What did the Potsdam Conference produce?
distrust between the United States and the Soviet Union
According to the Moscow Peace Treaty, Finland
ceded territory to the Soviet Union
The Katyn Forest Massacre eliminated members of the
Polish intelligentsia
Who founded the Italian National Fascist Party?
Benito Mussolini
The 1936 revisions to the Neutrality Act forbade the United States from
lending money to belligerent nations
With what group did the Jewish Fighting Organization have a close alliance?
Polish Home Army
The Allied Declaration on German Atrocities in Occupied Europe outlined the
plan to persecute German officials
Anton Drexler established a German political party that focused on
Stopping the spread of Communism
Operation Barbarossa referred to the
German invasion of the Soviet Union
Many Jews arrested during Kristallnacht were sent to
Buchenwald
True or False: The deciphering of Enigma ciphers happened during the “Phoney War”.
True
What invention contributed to British victory during the Battle of Britain?
radar
True or False: Omar Bradley lead Operation Cobra.
True
The Japanese launched Operation U-Go to
counter British advances on Burma
What event broke the impasse over Japanese surrender for the Imperial Cabinet?
the intervention of Emperor Hirohito
The first majore engagement between German and American ground forces occurred during Operation
Torch
Who first used the term “genocide” to describe the Holocaust?
Raphael Lemkin
The League of Nations had limited effectiveness as it
lacked a military enforcing mechanism
The territory given to Poland during the WWI peace negotiations
contained a sizable German population
The Doolittle Raid contributed to the
improvement of American morale
What goal did Japan have in the Battle of the Coral Sea?
the capture of Port Moresby
Which program cracked Japanese diplomatic codes in WWII?
Magic
True or False:Operation Downfall was expected to cause heavy American losses.
True
