11 January 2012, 1:34 pm
1. Which was a cause of World War II in Europe? (Points : 3) death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand fall of France German, Italian, and Japanese aggression attack on Pearl Harbor 2. Which event led the United States to enter World War II? (Points : 3) the Battle of Britain Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor French surrender to Germany German invasion of the Soviet Union 3. Which nation was part of the Axis Powers? (Points : 3) Great Britain Italy France Sweden 4. Who was president of the United States during most of World War II? (Points : 3) Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt 5. Which best describes the meaning of the term the Holocaust? (Points : 3) the destruction of London during the Battle of Britain the firebombing of Dresden by the Allies the systematic killing of Jews by Nazis Stalin's purge of the Communist Party 6. Which was an outcome of the Nazi government's "Final Solution"? (Points : 3) Germany surrendered to the Allies. Hitler shot himself with a pistol. The Allies dropped the atomic bomb. Millions died in German death camps. 7. Which argument led the United States to use the atomic bomb during World War II? (Points : 3) An invasion of Japan would cost tens of thousands of American lives. Japan had thwarted the American "island-hopping" strategy. Japan was prepared to invade the U.S. mainland. Few civilians would die in an atomic bomb explosion. 8. Which is true of World War II? (Points : 3) Few civilians felt the impact of the war. London was one of the few cities in Europe that was not bombed. The United States suffered more losses than any other Allied country. More people were killed in World War II than any other war in history. 9. Which was true after World War II ended? (Points : 3) France was divided into military zones. Japanese cities remained relatively undamaged. The Soviet Union was one of the world's greatest military powers. The overall German economy was healthy. 10. Which was a goal of the victorious Allies after World War II? (Points : 3) revenge against the German nation total destruction of Japan creation of the League of Nations a lasting peace 11. Which was a reason for the Nuremberg Trials? (Points : 3) to pass a death sentence against Hitler to offer an example to Soviet war criminals to hold the German people accountable for the war to judge Nazi leaders for their policies and orders 12. Which best describes the Cold War? (Points : 3) a fight to prevent the communist takeover of Cuba a battle over who would control the Korean Peninsula during the 1950s a struggle between the Eastern Bloc and the West that lasted 40 years a race between the Soviet Union and the United States to rebuild Europe after World War II 13. Which committed the United States to the anticommunist policy of containment? (Points : 3) Warsaw Pact Truman Doctrine Western Bloc Marshall Plan 14. Which was a goal of the Berlin Airlift? (Points : 3) getting supplies to German citizens defeating the leaders of Nazi Germany eliminating the Soviet presence from postwar Germany rearming the people of East Germany 15. Which best describes NATO? (Points : 3) a mutual defense alliance among Western nations an agreement to contain communism a plan to bring free elections to postwar Poland a peace treaty that ended the Cold War 16. What was the result of the Korean War? (Points : 3) a unified Korea under Soviet influence a unified Korea under Western influence a communist North Korea and a noncommunist South Korea a democratic North Korea and a communist South Korea 17. Which accurately describes an aspect of the Cuban Missile Crisis? (Points : 3) Cuban dictator Batista was overthrown. The United States shot down Soviet spy planes in the Caribbean. The Bay of Pigs invasion finally ended the standoff. Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union improved afterward. Yes, it's for a test. I just could use some help. Don't post if you're going to give stupid answers please. (Also posting part 2 to this in a second, so if you know all of the answers you can get 20+ points total)... Read More »
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