Topic 22 Exam

Which statement is true about the major powers involved in World War I and World War II?

• A) Great Britain and France were allies against Germany.

• B) Italy did not participate in either war.

• C) The Soviet Union and Germany were allied against the United States.

• D) Japan did not participate in either war.

What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?

• to fight against Allied forces

• to defeat the Soviet Union

• to develop nuclear weapons

• to end the Holocaust

What was the “Final Solution”?

• the Nazi youth program

• the top SS members

• the plan for winning the war

• the genocide of Jewish people

One of the main reasons the United States joined the war was

• because of damage caused by German air raids.

• to prevent the Soviet Union from becoming too powerful.

• to liberate the concentration camps.

• because of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.

Which statement is true about technology during World War II?

• A) Military technology had not changed much since World War I.

• B) Atomic bombs caused more civilian deaths than any other technology.

• C) Only the Allied Powers used technology in an effective manner.

• D) Military technology caused massive loss of military and civilian lives.

Estimates of the number of civilian deaths during World War II are

• in the millions.

• in the billions.

• just over one million.

• just over one hundred thousand.

The Battle of Midway is considered a turning point because it

• put Japan on the defensive.

• stopped the Bataan Death March.

• ended air strikes in Australia.

• impeded German advances in the Crimea.

How did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor make World War II a global conflict?

• by contributing to Chinese unification

• by contributing to British sanctions

• by ending Soviet nonaggression

• by ending American isolationism

Why did Harry S. Truman authorize dropping the atomic bomb on Japan?

• He wanted to stop a secret Japanese nuclear development program.

• He thought an invasion would cause too many U.S. casualties.

• He wanted to persuade Italy and Austria to join the Grand Alliance.

• He thought it would encourage Germany to stop the London blitz.

Why was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?

• to prevent future wars

• to guarantee freedom of speech

• in response to World War II atrocities

• in response to post-war Soviet aggression