Question 1

What advantage did the Allies have over Germany in the race to develop atomic weapons?

Accepted Answer

A)   a government-controlled economy
B)   popular support for the project
C)   the willingness to engage in total war
D)   Jewish physicists who had left Germany before the war
E)   a strong research and development weaponry programF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Which statement accurately describes the Allied bombing campaigns in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)   They markedly lowered German support for the war.
B)   As the war went on, they were carefully targeted to military areas.
C)   They permanently destroyed German industrial output early in the war.
D)   They entailed few Allied losses.
E)   They inflicted massive civilian casualties.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Which country saw the greatest economic growth during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)   United States
B)   Soviet Union
C)   Germany
D)   Britain
E)   ItalyF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Hitler's suicide resulted in one last desperate attempt by the Germans to defeat the Soviet army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Soviet ability to enact remarkably rapid industrial initiatives was an asset during the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which nation suffered the greatest losses during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)   Soviet Union
B)   Britain
C)   the United States
D)   Germany
E)   ItalyF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following accurately describes the Warsaw ghetto uprising?

Accepted Answer

A)   The uprising was the only challenge to German authority made by force by a subjected people during the war.
B)   The uprising was a series of street battles early in the war, which resulted in equal German and Jewish casualties and delayed the opening of the concentration camps.
C)   In an impressive act of resistance, Polish Jews planned and executed a sneak attack on the Nazis, but they ultimately suffered a tragic counterattack.
D)   The uprising turned into a years-long battle that only ended late in the war, a time when resistance movements overall were engaging in far less daring campaigns.
E)   The uprising was a surprisingly successful rebellion that was led by the Resistance and saved thousands of Jewish lives.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following did the Allies agree upon at Yalta in 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)   giving the British control of Austria for several years
B)   requiring a military escort and protection for German refugees leaving Poland
C)   holding war crimes trials for prominent German Nazis
D)   taking full control of post-war Germany
E)   ceding the territories of the Baltic states and eastern Poland to the Soviet UnionF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 9

What occurred in the Pacific in the months immediately following Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Allied capture of large numbers of Japanese prisoners
B)   battles between the British and French in colonial territory
C)   the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D)   a series of quick Japanese victories over Allied colonial holdings
E)   the large scale transfer of American troops to bases in Guam and Wake IslandsF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

The war in Japan ended several months after the end of the war in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Some portion of local populations in occupied countries willingly aided the Germans in the project of Jewish extermination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the significance of the Lend-Lease policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was largely unsuccessful, in part due to the U.S.refusal to extend resources to the USSR at any point.
B)   It officially gave the Germans control of the bases and resources of fallen France, resulting in a large-scale ramping up of Axis military production.
C)   It offered new military technologies to both the Allied and Axis powers, in exchange for military leases.
D)   Its approval by Congress marked America's official entry into the war as a combatant country, in anticipation of a possible attack on Pearl Harbor.
E)   It provided the Allies with the strength of American industrial output in exchange for leases of military bases or eventual repayment.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

German ground troops never attacked Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Soviets heeded warnings of the possibility of a German invasion and were well prepared for the initial attack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following occurred at Dunkirk in 1940?

Accepted Answer

A)   a confrontation between French and German troops that convinced the Allies they would lose the war
B)   the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of British troops from a French port, the success of which boosted British morale
C)   a largely unsuccessful meeting during which Winston Churchill sought terms with the German colossus
D)   the return of French civilians after having fled much of France two years prior
E)   a major aerial duel of German and British forces that came to be known as the Battle of BritainF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following was a result of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)   The joint U.S.-Soviet Union victory caused the Continent to become divided between two conflicting political forces, both of which were led by nations outside the traditional European heartland.
B)   European imperialism became much easier to impose, as military service by colonial soldiers had increased the contact between empires and their colonies and helped create many lasting shared goals.
C)   The defeat of Nazi Germany spread fascism and extreme conservatism to an unprecedented degree, as many movements immediately sought to preserve and restore Nazi ideology.
D)   Japan gave European powers control of many more colonies in Asia after the war, thereby strengthening the structures of European colonialism.
E)   The trench warfare developed during World War II would lead to more mechanized warfare and, thus, a series of smaller wars, which were considered the most terrifying in European history.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 17

What was the eventual result of Italy's attempted invasion of Greece in 1940?

Accepted Answer

A)   Britain gained important strategic bases in Greece.
B)   Mussolini was challenged by an unsuccessful coup d'état.
C)   Hitler concluded that Italy would not stand up to a serious military challenge.
D)   Germany expanded its control of eastern and southern Europe.
E)   Nearly all of Greece's 3 million Roma residents were murdered.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

The Allied invasion of France took Hitler completely by surprise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What development before World War II significantly hampered the effectiveness of the Soviet army in resisting invasion?

Accepted Answer

A)   the conscription of women
B)   a series of purges removing top military leaders
C)   the creation of a communist command economy
D)   a strong anti-war culture
E)   a string of brutally cold and snowy winters resulting in destroyed roadsF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 20

What was the General Government?

Accepted Answer

A)   a blanket term used by Germans for all Nazi regimes throughout Europe
B)   a surprisingly effective Polish resistance movement
C)   Soviet-controlled European nations during the early part of World War II
D)   a portion of Central Poland under direct Nazi rule
E)   a term encompassing all countries controlled by the Axis powersF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Exam 23: The Abyss: World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1940-1945

Some portion of local populations in occupied countries willingly aided the Germans in the project of Jewish extermination.

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The war in Japan ended several months after the end of the war in Europe.

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Which nation suffered the greatest losses during World War II?

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What occurred in the Pacific in the months immediately following Pearl Harbor?

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What was the General Government?

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Which of the following was a result of World War II?

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The Allied invasion of France took Hitler completely by surprise.

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Hitler's suicide resulted in one last desperate attempt by the Germans to defeat the Soviet army.

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Which country saw the greatest economic growth during World War II?

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German ground troops never attacked Britain.

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Which of the following did the Allies agree upon at Yalta in 1945?

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Which statement accurately describes the Allied bombing campaigns in Europe?

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What was the significance of the Lend-Lease policy?

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The Soviets heeded warnings of the possibility of a German invasion and were well prepared for the initial attack.

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Which of the following occurred at Dunkirk in 1940?

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What was the eventual result of Italy's attempted invasion of Greece in 1940?

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What advantage did the Allies have over Germany in the race to develop atomic weapons?

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What development before World War II significantly hampered the effectiveness of the Soviet army in resisting invasion?

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The Soviet ability to enact remarkably rapid industrial initiatives was an asset during the war.

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Which of the following accurately describes the Warsaw ghetto uprising?

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