Spring Semester Exam Part 2 Review

1. What impact did the German invasion of Poland have?

• marked start of WWI

• marked start of WWII

• Ended WWII

• Brought the US into WWII

What was the reaction of the American President, FDR, to the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

(choose 2)

• Declared war on Japan

• Declared war on Germany

• called it a date that would live in infamy

• said it would lead to a better America

What was the Blitzkrieg?

• German battle strategy. Strike fast with tanks and planes

• US battle strategy. Strike fast with tanks and planes

• Japan battle strategy. Strike fast with bombs.

• Japan battle strategy. Strike fast with tanks and planes

What was Hitler’s intent with the Holocaust?

• rid Europe of Jewish people

• Rid America of Jewish people

• Rid Europe of Americans

• Rid Europe of German poeple

When and where was it decided that Germany would be split after WWI?

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Treaty of Versailles

• NATO

When and where was the UN structured and set up?

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Treaty of Versailles

• NATO

1. What was issued to Japan as a last-ditch effort to get them to surrender?

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Declaration

• Warsaw Pact

• Treaty of Versailles

Why were NATO and the Warsaw Pact created?

• Counter each other in defense with rising WWI tensions

• Counter each other in defense with rising WWII tensions

• Counter each other in defense with rising cold war tensions

• Counter each other in defense with rising Latin American tensions

What was the purpose for creating the United Nations?

• maintain international unrest

• ensure no future alliances were made

• keeping countries at war with each other

• maintain international peace and security

Following the Berlin Airlift, what did the US show commitment to?

• stop aggressive spread of Democracy

• stop aggressive spread of Communism

• stop aggressive spread of Islam

• stop aggressive spread of war