Question 1

How would the capture of the Suez Canal support Hitler's objectives?

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A)  Capturing the Suez Canal would weaken Britain's control of her empire.
B)  Capturing the Suez Canal would give Germany access to oil.
C)  Capturing the Suez Canal would allow Germany to attack Russia from the south.
D)  Capturing the Suez Canal would improve access to German and Italian colonies in Africa.
E)  Capturing the Suez Canal would allow Germany to support Japan in the Pacific.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

In what way did World War II differ strikingly from World War I??

Accepted Answer

A)  World War II became a moral conflict for the Allies.
B)  World War II had far fewer casualties.
C)  The Allies in World War II shared an ideological commitment that had been lacking in World War I.
D)  While World War I was fought for ideological reasons,World War II was fought for economic reasons.
E)  World War I prevented a Dark Age,while World War II merely restored the balance of powers.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 3

America ended the war in Japan with

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Question 4

Why was the battle of El Alamein an important turning point in the war?

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A)  The British defeated the Afrika Korps and forced the Italians and Germans in Africa to surrender.
B)  The Germans finally defeated the British forces under General Montgomery.
C)  The Italians had their first successful campaign against the British forces.
D)  The Germans completed their invasion of Egypt under General Rommel.
E)  The British were defeated and withdrew from Africa.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

Why was the Battle of Britain a serious mistake by Hitler?

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A)  The English not only resisted the attacks,but became more united against the Nazis.
B)  The resources Hitler wasted attacking Britain delayed his attack on Russia for more than a year.
C)  British resistance so impressed Americans that the United States declared war on Germany.
D)  After Churchill was forced to resign,Atlee became Prime Minister and inspired England to resist.
E)  The Luftwaffe was destroyed,leaving Germany open to Allied bomber attacks.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 6

The threat of attack by which country forced nationalist and communist forces in China to unite in the early 1930s?

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A)  Japan
B)  Germany
C)  United States
D)  Britain
E)  RussiaF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Which leaders met at the Tehran Conference?

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A)  Stalin,Churchill,and Roosevelt
B)  Churchill,Roosevelt,and de Gaulle
C)  Truman,Churchill,and Stalin
D)  Truman,Churchill,and de Gaulle
E)  Tojo,Hitler,and MussoliniF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 8

What country,with 20 million dead,suffered the greatest loss of life in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia
B)  Germany
C)  France
D)  Japan
E)  BritainF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Why was Hitler interested in overtaking Romania?

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A)  He needed oil from the Romanian oil fields.
B)  He wished to destroy the Romanian Jews.
C)  He needed a port on the Black Sea.
D)  He needed Romanian military equipment.
E)  He wanted to unify Romanian Germans with the Fatherland.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

In China during World War II,

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A)  Chiang's Nationalists retreated west while Mao's communists resisted the Japanese.
B)  Chiang's Nationalists were able to destroy Mao's communist forces.
C)  Mao and Chiang worked together to defeat the Japanese.
D)  The Chinese people saw Chiang as a true nationalist for his resistance against Japan.
E)  Japanese forces withdrew after Pearl Harbor,leaving Mao to rule China.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

In March 1938,Hitler forced an Anschluss or union with Germany on what country?

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A)  Austria
B)  Denmark
C)  Poland
D)  Hungary
E)  FinlandF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 12

What did the Queen and King do during the Nazi bombing raids on London?

Accepted Answer

A)  They remained in their palace in London.
B)  They left the city for the countryside.
C)  They flew to New York to get out of danger.
D)  They hid in the subway stations.
E)  They escaped to Vichy France.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

World War II began in Asia in 1937 when Japan invaded

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A)  China .
B)  Korea.
C)  Australia.
D)  the Philippines.
E)  Hawaii.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT part of the Allied coalition opposing the Axis powers after 1942?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy
B)  Soviet Union
C)  Nationalist China
D)  United States
E)  BritainF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

What was the purpose of the Free French government?

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A)  to struggle against German occupation of France
B)  to support the Vichy government's resistance to Germany
C)  to work toward a bond between Britain and France
D)  to develop a freely elected government in France
E)  to protect Jews and other victims of Germany's Final SolutionF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Where did the Allied leaders meet in February 1945 to discuss postwar plans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yalta
B)  London
C)  Tehran
D)  Paris
E)  MoscowF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 17

In which country did the government insist that women stay at home instead of helping to fill in the depleted workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany
B)  Soviet Union
C)  Britain
D)  United States
E)  FranceF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The detention and relocation of 100,000 Japanese-Americans in 1942 is evidence that

Accepted Answer

A)  in wartime civil liberties were violated even in democratic countries.
B)  widespread Japanese sabotage had threatened the war effort.
C)  they were needed for factory work and would not do it voluntarily.
D)  the United States was more racist than Nazi Germany.
E)  without military protection,Japanese-Americans would have been murdered by American civilians.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

What city was the location of the French government that agreed to collaborate with the Nazis during the German occupation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vichy
B)  Verdun
C)  Bordeaux
D)  Paris
E)  LondonF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

Which two countries shared in dividing Poland under a secret 1939 "pact"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany and the Soviet Union
B)  Germany and Austria
C)  Austria and the Soviet Union
D)  Austria and Czechoslovakia
E)  Germany and CzechoslovakiaF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Exam 24: World War Ii: Europe in Eclipse

Why was Hitler interested in overtaking Romania?

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World War II began in Asia in 1937 when Japan invaded

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Which of the following was NOT part of the Allied coalition opposing the Axis powers after 1942?

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What did the Queen and King do during the Nazi bombing raids on London?

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In China during World War II,

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What city was the location of the French government that agreed to collaborate with the Nazis during the German occupation?

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In what way did World War II differ strikingly from World War I??

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Why was the battle of El Alamein an important turning point in the war?

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What country,with 20 million dead,suffered the greatest loss of life in World War II?

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The threat of attack by which country forced nationalist and communist forces in China to unite in the early 1930s?

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In March 1938,Hitler forced an Anschluss or union with Germany on what country?

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Why was the Battle of Britain a serious mistake by Hitler?

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The detention and relocation of 100,000 Japanese-Americans in 1942 is evidence that

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What was the purpose of the Free French government?

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Which leaders met at the Tehran Conference?

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Which two countries shared in dividing Poland under a secret 1939 "pact"?

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In which country did the government insist that women stay at home instead of helping to fill in the depleted workforce?

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Where did the Allied leaders meet in February 1945 to discuss postwar plans?

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America ended the war in Japan with

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