US History WWII Exam Review

Germany was punished after WWI in ALL of the following ways: (select all that apply)

• Had to take total blame for the war
• Leader was executed
• Had to pay massive reparations
• Had to give up land
• Had to reduce the size of military

Why did Japan invade Manchuria?

• They wanted to spread communism all across Asia
• Manchuria had the resources necessary for Japanese expansion
• They were angry that they weren’t allowed to join the League after WWI
• They wanted the Opium from China

What was the result of the Munich Conference?

• Britain and France refused to allow Hitler the Sudetenland
• Britain and France did nothing
• Britain and France agreed that Hitler could take the Sudetenland
• Britain and France declared war on Germany

How did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?

• Through a coup d’état
• Through a democratic election
• By blaming the Reichstag Fire on the communist party
• By blaming the Reichstag Fire on the Nazi party

What was Kristallnacht?

• An anti-Semitic pogrom that took place on the night of November 9 and 10, 1938.
• The event considered to be the “start” of the Holocaust.
• The “Night of Broken Glass.”
• All of the above.

The diplomatic policy of “appeasement”—

• Takes into account the ethnic diversity of an allied country or territory.
• Makes political and material concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict.
• Is used only between communist nations.
• Has not been used by a world power since 1820.

What was Hitlers plan for attacking France first?

• It involved moving slowly to allow his troops to rest
• It involved moving through the English Chanel and attacking from the coast
• It involved using airplanes and tanks and striking fast
• It involved moving south and invading France from Switzerland

Why was the outcome of the Battle of Britain important for the Allies?

• The battle taught the Allied Powers that Hitler could be blocked
• The Battle convinced the USA to join the war
• The battle demonstrated a weakness in the British military
• The battle encouraged people in Germany to join the war effort

Which of the following statements about Adolf Hitler is NOT true?

• He was related to Germany’s “Kaiser” which convinced many that he was the most logical ruler.
• He used scapegoating of others to promote himself.
• The acquisition of foreign land bordering Germany was one of his primary goals.
• He was allied with Benito Mussolini.

What was the Final Solution?

• The plan made by the United States and the Soviet Union for dividing up Europe after WWII.
• Nazi Germany’s own term for the genocide they implemented against Europe’s Jewish people.
• America’s own term for their use of the atom bomb against Japan.
• The first influenza vaccine, invented by Marie Curie and considered the “final” vaccine the human species would ever need.