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  1. allowed the U.S. president to aid to American allies

a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta

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e.Lend-Lease Act

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  1. German city in which Allies held war crimes trials

a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta

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i.Nuremberg

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  1. giving in to an aggressor’s demands to maintain peace

a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta

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b.appeasement

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  1. “lightning war”

a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta

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g.blitzkrieg

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  1. Hitler’s plan for the union of Austria and Germany

a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta

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h.Anschluss

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  1. location of first U.S. atomic bombing

a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta

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c.Hiroshima

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  1. What did the Nazi-Soviet Pact accomplish for Germany?

a. It allowed the union of Austria and Germany.
b. It allowed the union of Germany and Hungary.
c. It gave Germany a free hand in Poland.
d. It gave Germany a free hand in the Sudentenland.

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c.It gave Germany a free hand in Poland.

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8.Hitler decided to invade the Soviet Union because

a. he wanted to protect the Germans living in Russia.
b. he wanted the Soviet Union’s vast natural resources.
c. the Soviets had betrayed him by seizing the Baltic states.
d. the Soviets had helped the British at Dunkirk.

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b.he wanted the Soviet Union’s vast natural resources.

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9.The U.S. strategy of “island-hopping” in the Pacific

a. quickly weakened the resolve of Japanese soldiers.
b. was a failure, forcing the U.S. to use atomic weapons.
c. pushed Japanese forces into the jungles of Burma and Malaya.
d. allowed the U.S. to gradually move north toward Japan.

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d.allowed the U.S. to gradually move north toward Japan.

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10.What was one of Stalin’s major goals in Eastern Europe after World War II?

a. to debate the proper course of socialism
b. to lead Eastern Europe to economic prosperity
c. to create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments
d. to improve education and protect refugees

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c.to create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments

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11.The Truman Doctrine was rooted in the idea of

a. appeasement.
c. pacifism.
b. containment.
d. aggression.

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b.containment.

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12.The League of Nations voted sanctions against which country for invading Ethiopia in 1935?

a. Germany
c. Bulgaria
b. Italy
d. Japan

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b.Italy

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13.Through what action did Hitler violate the Versailles treaty in 1936?

a. He sent troops into the Rhineland.
c. He sent troops into Czechoslovakia.
b. He invaded Poland.
d. He annexed Austria.

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a.He sent troops into the Rhineland.

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14.What did the British and French do at the Munich Conference in 1938 to avoid war?

a. They persuaded Austria to give in to German occupation.
b. They persuaded Belgium to allow the occupation of Luxembourg.
c. They persuaded the Soviet Union to allow Germany to occupy Poland.
d. They persuaded the Czechs to surrender the Sudetenland.

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d.They persuaded the Czechs to surrender the Sudetenland.

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15.What was usually the first stage of Hitler’s blitzkrieg strategy?

a. Fast-moving ground troops quickly overwhelmed the enemy.
b. The Luftwaffe attacked ground targets from the air.
c. Cities were shelled by modern battleships.
d. Fast-moving tanks quickly rolled across enemy territory.

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b.The Luftwaffe attacked ground targets from the air.

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16.What U.S. action influenced the Japanese decision to attack the United States in 1941?

a. The U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan.
b. The U.S. demanded that Japanese forces leave Manchuria.
c. The U.S. occupied the important island of Midway.
d. The U.S. condemned German aggression in Europe.

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a.The U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan.

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17.What stopped the German advance during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?

a. the marshy land near Moscow
c. the Soviet victory at Stalingrad
b. superior Soviet weaponry
d. the terrible winter of 1941-42

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d.the terrible winter of 1941-42

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18.What was the Manhattan Project?

a. the Allied plan for the invasion of Europe
b. a plan to increase war production in U.S. industry
c. a code name for the invasion of Guadalcanal
d. a code name for atomic bomb research

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d.a code name for atomic bomb research

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19.Who were the kamikaze?

a. the pro-war group within Japanese government
b. Japanese pilots who crashed into Allied warships
c. the ruling class in Japanese society
d. the name of the Japanese carrier group at Midway

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b.Japanese pilots who crashed into Allied warships

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20.What action did the Western Allies take after World War II that caused the Soviets to strengthen their hold on East Germany?

a. They helped western Germany rebuild its economy.
b. They fortified the border with East Germany.
c. They encouraged rebellion in Soviet satellite states.
d. They disputed the Soviet occupation of East Berlin.

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a.They helped western Germany rebuild its economy.

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21.What was the importance of the Battle of El Alamein in 1942?

a. The Soviets stopped the German advance near Stalingrad.
b. The German counterattack against the Allies failed in Belgium.
c. The British stopped the German advance in North Africa.
d. The Allies successfully invaded Sicily.

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c.The British stopped the German advance in North Africa.

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22.What did the Soviet Union do during Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939?

a. It seized part of Finland, Estonia, and Latvia.
b. It attacked Poland from the east as part of the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
c. It formed an alliance with Britain and France.
d. It filed a protest with the League of Nations.

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b.It attacked Poland from the east as part of the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

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23.What happened at Dunkirk in the spring of 1940?

a. The British waited for Germans to attack in the “Phony War.”
b. British forces successfully retreated across the English Channel.
c. France signed German surrender documents.
d. The Germans launched their invasion of Britain.

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b.British forces successfully retreated across the English Channel.

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24.Which is NOT true of Fascism?

a. Fascists reject democracy.
b. Fascism is rooted in extreme nationalism.
c. Fascists value individual rights.
d. Fascists believe in aggressive foreign expansion.

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c.Fascists value individual rights.

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25.When Fascists in Italy made a bid for power, tens of thousands participated in the

a. totalitarian state.
b. Proclamation of Naples.
c. March on Rome.
d. Black Shirts.

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c.March on Rome

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26.What was most important to the Fascists?

a. agriculture
c. the state
b. the individual
d. Marxism

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c.the state

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27.Mussolini gained power by promising to

a. grant independence to Italian colonies.
b. share power with the Communists.
c. end corruption and replace turmoil with order.
d. give every Italian a free college education.

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c.end corruption and replace turmoil with order.

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28.Mussolini’s “combat squad” supporters were known as the

a. ideology.
c. Black Shirts.
b. totalitarian state.
d. March on Rome.

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c.Black Shirts.

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29.The __________ deprived Jews of German citizenship and placed severe restrictions on them.

a. Nuremberg Laws
c. Ruhr Valley
b. Gestapo
d. chancellor

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a.Nuremberg Laws

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30.Hitler’s secret police were known as the

a. Gestapo.
c. Third Reich.
b. regime.
d. Nuremberg Laws.

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a.Gestapo.

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31.What event did the Nazis use to try to justify Kristallnacht?

a. a thunderstorm in Berlin gave the Gestapo the perfect chance to terrorize people
b. a young Jew shot and wounded a German diplomat in Paris in retaliation for the treatment of his parents
c. the Catholics observance of the Christmas holiday made many Nazis angry
d. a dozen countries in Eastern Europe began to move from democratic to authoritarian rule

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b.a young Jew shot and wounded a German diplomat in Paris in retaliation for the treatment of his parents

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32.The Nazis indoctrinated young people by

a. encouraging marriages as quickly as possible. c.sending them to Switzerland.
b. giving them the best health care available.
d. creating the “Hitler Youth.”

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d.creating the “Hitler Youth.”

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33.During the Spanish Civil War, which Spanish town was attacked by the German military in 1937?

a. Guernica
c. Madrid
b. Barcelona
d. Lisbon

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a.Guernica

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34.One of the earliest signs of the threat posed by the Japanese was their 1931 invasion of

a. Manchuria
c. Pearl Harbor
b. Korea
d. Russia

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a.Manchuria

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35.The German air force was called the

a. Luftwaffe
c. Zerostrung
b. Vichy
d. Blitzkrieg

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a.Luftwaffe

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36.Detention centers for civilians considered enemies of the state were known as

a. labor camps.
c. concentration camps.
b. prisons.
d. internment camps.

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c.concentration camps.

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37.When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

a. June 6, 1944
c. December 7, 1941
b. September 2, 1945
d. September 1, 1939

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c.December 7, 1941

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38.The day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces in an attempt to liberate it from the Nazis was known as

a. Armistice Day.
c. D-Day.
b. a day that will live in infamy.
d. V-E Day.

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c.D-Day.

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39.”The world will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians. But that attack is only a warning of things to come. If Japan does not surrender, bombs will have to be dropped on her war industries and, unfortunately, thousands of civilian lives will be lost. I urge Japanese civilians to leave industrial cities immediately, and save themselves from destruction.”—President Harry Truman in a radio speech to the nation on August 9, 1945.
According to the above quotation, why did the United States choose Hiroshima as the target for the dropping of the first atomic bomb?

a. It was an industrial area.
b. In order to minimize civilian casualties.
c. It was the capital of Japan.
d. It was a heavily populated area.

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b.In order to minimize civilian casualties.

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40.Which Japanese city was the target of the second atomic bomb, dropped by the United States on August 9, 1945?

a. Tokyo
c. Nagasaki
b. Hiroshima
d. Kyoto

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c.Nagasaki

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