Unit 9

Question 1

Before WWII, Hitler annexed Austria because he considered it a(n) ______.

Answer 1

Germanic land

Question 2

Which of the following countries were part of the Eastern Bloc?

Answer 2

• Poland
• Czechoslovakia
• Bulgaria
• Hungary
• Yugoslavia

Question 3

The Anti-Comintern Pact was signed by __________ and Germany in anticipation of an attack by ___________.

Answer 3

Japan, Soviet Union

Question 4

_______ dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, bringing an end to WWII.

Answer 4

The United States

Question 5

_________ fought a “limited war” in Vietnam in order to contain communism.

Answer 5

The United States

Question 6

The Warsaw Pact was formed in response to which military alliance?

Answer 6

NATO

Question 7

Which army did the Soviets defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad?

Answer 7

German

Question 8

SEATO supported which type of government?

Answer 8

democratic capitalism

Question 9

___________ was characterized by the buildup of ___________.

Answer 9

The Cold War, nuclear weapons

Question 10

During the evacuation of Dunkirk, small ________ ships ferried Allied troops to safety.

Answer 10

English

Question 11

The superpowers of the Cold War were the Soviet Union and _______.

Answer 11

the United States

Question 12

This military tactic was used by the Nazis to overwhelm their enemies.

Answer 12

Blitzkrieg

Question 13

This person made a military alliance with Adolf Hitler.

Answer 13

Mussolini

Question 14

The shipment of nuclear weapons by the Soviet Union to _______ sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Answer 14

Castro

Question 15

Which of the following did NOT prompt the construction of the Berlin Wall?

Answer 15

rising rate of defections to East Bloc countries

Question 16

Surrender of Nazi Germany ___
Surrender of Japan ___
Normandy invasion ___

Answer 16

2, 3, 1

Question 17

This was a necessary line of defense against possible future aggressions from the west.

Answer 17

iron curtain

Question 18

Following WWII, the Yugoslavian government adopted the political ideology of ______.

Answer 18

communism

Question 19

The Nazis agreed to a unconditional surrender after ______.

Answer 19

• the D-Day invasion at Normandy
• Hitler committed suicide
• Germany was overrun with Allied forces

Question 20

Winston Churchill was the prime minister of _____ during WWII.

Answer 20

Great Britain

Question 21

Japan was threatened with economic sanctions by the United States if it did not withdraw from _______.

Answer 21

China

Question 22

_______ invaded North Africa during WWII.

Answer 22

Italy

Question 23

Jewish Holocaust ____
Soviet Union captures Nazi Berlin ___
Cuban Missile Crisis ___

Answer 23

1, 2, 3

Question 24

_______ wanted to establish a Germanic empire known as the Third Reich.

Answer 24

Adolf Hitler

Question 25

Which Soviet leader promised to remove the influence of Stalin from the USSR?

Answer 25

Khrushchev

Question 26

Due to _______ Hitler was able to take over Czechoslovakia without a battle.

Answer 26

appeasement

Question 27

Which economic plan offered by the United States helped revive the West German economy?

Answer 27

Marshall Plan

Question 28

This doctrine established the United States policy of “containment.”

Answer 28

Truman

Question 29

What did the Nazis call their plan to eliminate the Jewish people?

Answer 29

Final Solution

Question 30

The development of ________ helped the British win the Battle of Britain.

Answer 30

radar

Question 31

What did the communist insurgents in South Vietnam call themselves?

Answer 31

National Liberation Front

Question 32

The DMZ was established in _______ following the Korean War.

Answer 32

Korea

Question 33

Who was the communist leader of North Korea during the 1950s?

Answer 33

Kim II-Sung

Question 34

The Japanese attack on ______ led the United States to enter WWII.

Answer 34

Pearl Harbor

Question 35

Soviet weapons were used by which two countries during their conflicts with the United States?

Answer 35

North Korea and North Vietnam