WH FINAL

""The second bullet struck the Archduke close to the heart. He uttered only one word, 'Sofia' — a call to his stricken wife. Then his head fell back and he collapsed. He died almost instantly." — Borjove Jevtic, co-conspirator

What was the reason behind the incident described in this passage?

• ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire

• extreme militarism in Germany

• Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia

• economic competition between France and

  Germany

What is one a reason for the staggering casualties that Russia suffered in World War I?

• the ongoing civil war between the Whites and

  the Reds

• a poorly equipped army

• the long stalemate on the Western Front

• the necessity of fighting a war on two fronts

"Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome." —Mussolini

What was the result of the action Mussolini describes here?

• Italy became a socialist totalitarian state.

• Mussolini was arrested and jailed.

• Mussolini's forces overthrew the king and seized

  power.

• Mussolini was legally appointed to head the

  government.

The goal of the Nuremberg Laws was to

• turn Germany into a single-party totalitarian

  dictatorship.

• combat the effects of the Great Depression in

  Germany.

• deprive German Jews of citizenship and other

  basic rights.

• force Jews and other "undesirables" to leave

  Germany.

"Hitler knows that he will have to break us . . . or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be freed."

Based on the information given, the words above were most likely spoken by

• Franklin Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl

  Harbor.

• Dwight Eisenhower before D-Day.

• Neville Chamberlain after signing the Munich

  Pact.

• Winston Churchill after the Dunkirk evacuation.

"The National Socialist movement must strive to eliminate the disproportion between our population and our area." —Adolph Hitler, Mein Kampf

The above passage is most closely connected with which of Hitler's goals?

• anti-Semitism

• creation of a totalitarian state

• territorial expansion

• suppression of communism

Which of the following is the best example of how World War I was a total war?

• The alliance system drew nation after nation into

  the war.

• Modern weapons caused high casualty rates on

  the Western Front.

• Women took over many jobs in war industries.

• U-boats attacked Allied shipping in the Atlantic.

Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?

• It ended the war in Europe.

• It was the last Axis victory in World War II.

• It led to the liberation of France.

• It was the last time Nazi forces went on the

  offensive.

"I have never felt able to describe my emotional reaction when I first came face to face with indisputable evidence of Nazi brutality. . . . I visited every nook and cranny of the camp because I felt it my duty to be in a position from then on to testify at first hand about these things in case there ever grew up at home the belief or assumption that the stories of Nazi brutality were just propaganda." —General Dwight Eisenhower, letter to General George Marshall after inspecting Buchenwald

According to Eisenhower, why did he make it a point to visit Buchenwald?

• to liberate the camp

• to honor the memory of the victims

• to gather evidence that could be used in a war

  crimes trial

• to counter any false claims that the Holocaust

  never happened

What nation was the aggressor in the action described here?

"Food was rationed to two pieces of bread a day. Desperate Leningraders ate almost anything. For example, they boiled wallpaper scraped off walls because its paste was said to contain potato flour."

• Germany

• the Soviet Union

• Italy

• Japan