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World War II

Total questions: 138

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Name
Class
Date
1.

The Italy, Germany, and Japan alliance during WWII was called?

a)

Central

b)

Allies

c)

Axis

d)

Commando

2.

Dictators like Mussolini and Hitler believed they were better than other races and groups. This is a belief called

a)

Democracy

b)

Fascism

c)

Nuetrality

d)

Dictatorship

3.

Benito Mussolini was a fascist leader of which country during WWII?

a)

Japan

b)

Italy

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

4.

Joseph Stalin was the leader of which large country during the war?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

5.

When Britain and France gave into Germany because they were sick of war and they had economic problems it was called

a)

Appeasement

b)

Fascism

c)

Communism

d)

Prohibition

6.

Where did Hitler attack that lead to the start of WWII?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

England

7.

Which year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

1946

b)

1959

c)

1921

d)

1941

8.

What was the reason Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

to steal the natural resources of Hawaii

b)

to stop U.S. ships from getting in Japan's way

c)

in an attempt to take over the U.S. for Germany

d)

to help the Hawaiians break away from the U.S.

9.

The U.S. joined Britian, France and the Soviet Union. This group was known as what?

a)

Axis

b)

Fascist

c)

Nationalist

d)

Allies

10.

What country did the Allies invade on D-Day to kick out the Germans?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

11.

The U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater of World War II was called

a)

divide-and-conquer

b)

island hopping

c)

march-to-the-sea

d)

convoy busting

12.

What world-changing weapon was used to end World War II in the Pacific?

a)

armored tank

b)

atomic bomb

c)

carrier pigeon

d)

fire bomb

13.

The first city the Atomic Bomb was dropped on

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo

d)

Pearl Harbor

14.

U.S. citizens were asked to sacrifice three of these things. Which one were they NOT asked to give up?

a)

money

b)

tin and paper

c)

food

d)

pets

15.

The two major theaters the war was fought in

a)

Europe and South America

b)

Scandinavia and Europe

c)

Germany and Poland

d)

The Pacific and Europe

16.
All are forms of totalitarianism EXCEPT
a)
Fascism
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictator
d)
Communism
17.
The term given to Japanese uses of  bacteria, germs, or other poisons to attach enemies or groups
a)
Spread of disease
b)
Chemical trails
c)
Biological warfare
d)
Biochemical warfare
18.
Restrictive laws passed by Hitler’s Nazi government that severely limited the rights of Jews in Germany.
a)
Nuremburg Laws
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Ghettos
d)
Ultra-nationalism
19.
Agreement to avoid war or conflict with each other
a)
Pact
b)
Alliance
c)
Non-Aggression Pact
d)
Axis Alliance
20.
On November 9 to November 10, 1938 Nazis in Germany torched Synagogues vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. This event is refered to as
a)
Anti-Semitism riot
b)
Nuremburg trials
c)
Holocaust
d)
Kristallnacht/Night of the Broken Glass
21.
The attack on Pearle Harbor is the event that led the United States from a decisive shift away from isolationism.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The term given to giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace
a)
Apprehension
b)
Atrocity 
c)
Anarchy
d)
Appeasement
23.
A program that allowed the United States to aid allies, such as Great Britain, by sending supplies overseas
a)
Lend Lease Act
b)
Anschulus
c)
Cooperation Pact
d)
Berlin Act
24.
June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi Germany.
a)
V J Day
b)
V E Day
c)
D Day
25.
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,"The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. 
a)
V E Day
b)
D P Day
c)
V I P Day
d)
V J Day
26.
Victory in Europe celebrates the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945 World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany's surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide.
a)
D Day
b)
V J Day
c)
V E Day
d)
D P Day
27.
An international organization founded in 1945 and committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
a)
League of Nation
b)
Negro League
c)
United League of Peace
d)
United Nations
28.
The time period in history in which genocide was performed on the Jewish population in Europe
a)
Exodus
b)
Massive Incarciration
c)
Holocaust
d)
Jewish Genocide
29.
A political system in which the government is more important than the individual, linked to racist belief in superiority, and demands complete obedience. 
a)
democracy 
b)
fascism 
c)
appeasement
d)
communism
30.
Who was the dictator of Germany? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Joseph Stallin 
d)
Prime Minester (General) Tojo
31.
Who was the real ruler (dictator) of Japan?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolni
c)
Joseph Stallin
d)
Prime Minister (General) Tojo
32.
What term is used to describe the quick military strike strength of the German Army? 
a)
Appeasement 
b)
Shock and Awe
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Blitzkrieg
33.
Many Americans were ____________; meaning that they didn't think it was America's role to be involved in the growing conflicts in Europe & Asia. 
a)
Isolationists
b)
Communists
c)
Fascists 
d)
Idealists 
34.

What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?

a)

direct involvement

b)

aid to Axis Powers

c)

supported Japan

d)

isolationism

35.

The persons pictured were the World War II leaders of the

a)

Axis Powers

b)

League of Nations

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

36.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

37.

A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

representative democracy

d)

fascism

38.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

39.

Which brought an end to the Great Depression?

a)

Organized labor unions

b)

America’s involvement in World War II

c)

Entrance of women into the workforce

d)

Conservation and rationing of resources

40.

What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day Invasion

41.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who were placed in internment camps

b)

American women who fought for the right to vote

c)

American women who were opposed to the war

d)

American women who took jobs in defense plants

42.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline? D-Day June 6, 1944

a)

The liberation of Western Europe began

b)

Hitler came into power

c)

Jews were sent to concentration camps

d)

Germany invaded Poland

43.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
44.
A leader who gains complete control over a country’s government is called a ____.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
dictator
c)
political party
d)
fascism
45.
Great Britain, Canada, the Soviet Union, and eventually the United States became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
46.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on _______ which caused the U.S. to join WWII on the Allied side.
a)
December 7, 1914
b)
December 7, 1941
c)
December 7, 1943
d)
December 7, 1940
47.

Which of the following best explains this propaganda poster from World War II?

a)

Wheat can be used to create fuel for ships so use less wheat so fuel can be manufactured

b)

Sailors need to be fit in order to perform their duties, so by eating less bread, they will be in better shape and will perform better

c)

Farmers left their farms and went to work building ships, so there were less people to grow food, thus, less bread to eat

d)

Sailors need to eat in order to carry out their duties, so by eating less bread, it can be saved to feed the sailors

48.

Prepping the military to engage in war is called

a)

mobilization

b)

kamikaze

c)

bliztkrieg

d)

total war

49.

Which of the following were significant turning points in World War II that turned the war in the Allies favor?

a)

the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939

b)

the D-Day invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944

c)

the Battle of Stalingrad from the fall of 1942 to the winter of 1943

d)

the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in August 1945

50.

An example of actions that would exhibit dehumanization would be

a)

capturing soldiers and taking them prisoner, holding them in a cell and providing three meals a day

b)

cramming people into cattle cars to move them from place to place

c)

forcing people to act like animals for entertainment purposes

d)

air dropping supplies to a village that has been destroyed to help the civilian population

51.

The systematic destruction of a group of people based on race, nationality, religion, etc., is called

a)

dehumanization

b)

Holocaust

c)

genocide

d)

total war

52.

What is NOT one of the causes of global depression?

a)

German Reparations

b)

US Economic Dominance

c)

High Tariffs

d)

Bad investments

53.

What does the bunny represent?

a)

League of Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Allied powers

d)

Dictators

54.

How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to the Depression in Germany?

a)

It imposed an economic embargo on Germany

b)

It forced Germany to pay $450 billion in reparations

c)

Just put all the blame of the war on Germany

d)

It banned any trade from going in to Germany

55.

What is NOT one of the causes of the Great Depression in the US?

a)

Failure and Foreclosure of US farms

b)

Buying stocks on Margin

c)

Stock market crash

d)

Free market on trade

56.

What happened to the Ottoman territory after WWI?

a)

It was divided up as part of the Mandate system

b)

All of the states became independent

c)

Suffered control by neighboring conquerors

d)

Nothing, the Ottoman empire stayed in power.

57.
Who is the Italian “duce” from whom Hitler got many of his ideas? He was the founder of fascism.
a)
Giussipie Garibaldi
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Camillo de Cavour
58.
The major difference between Adolph Hitler and Josef Stalin was –
a)
Hitler and Stalin were totalitarian; however, Stalin was democratically elected
b)
Hitler’s brand of totalitarianism was based on race while Stalin’s was based on devotion to communism
c)
Stalin hated Jewish people and made that a central part of his plan
d)
Hitler ruled without the support of the people while Stalin was very popular
59.

What is the best title for this chart?

a)

Causes of World War II

b)

Results of the Great War

c)

Impact of the Great Depression

d)

Causes of the Great Depression

60.

Who was the prime minister of Japan who focused on militarism?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Tokugawa Shogun

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Matthew Perry

61.

Who was the emperor of Japan during the 1930s and 1940s?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Tokugawa Shogun

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Matthew Perry

62.

In the 1920s and 1930s the rise of Totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy and Spain was largely the result of what?

a)

Success of Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union

b)

Severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after WWI

c)

The active support of the United States

d)

Movements demanding the return of the old monarchies

63.

What body does this table describe?

a)

League of Nations

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

World Trade Organization

d)

International Monetary Fund

64.

The mandate system was established by the ---

a)

League of Nations

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Soviet Union

65.

Which countries gained control of lands in the Middle East as a result of the mandate system?

a)

Great Britain & France

b)

Russia & France

c)

Italy & Great Britain

d)

Germany & the United States

66.

Which concept grew in popularity and influence as a result of the world wide depression?

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Democracy

d)

Limited government

67.

Industrialization in Japan led to a growing demand for---

a)

natural resources

b)

universities

c)

immigrant labor

d)

democracy

68.

Which country invaded the darker-shaded area of this map in the 1930s?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Korea

c)

India

d)

Japan

69.

Which African nation did Benito Mussolini invade in an effort to create a new Roman empire?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Libya

c)

Kenya

d)

Congo

70.

All of the following aided Adolf Hitler's rise to power EXCEPT---

a)

an alliance with Russia

b)

inflation and depression

c)

antisemitism

d)

extreme nationalism

71.

Who used the Great Purge to kill many people he saw as a threat to his power?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Benito Mussolini

72.

Which dictator is most associated with all of the following: secret police, five year plans, and collectivization of farms?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Hirohito

73.

Who took control of Austria, northern part of Czechoslovakia, and invaded Poland?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

74.

What African country is highlighted on this map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Madagascar

c)

Liberia

d)

Ethiopia

75.

Using the map, what country was led by Hideki Tojo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

76.

Where would the InterWar years belong on this timeline?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

77.

Which cause of the Great Depression is depicted in this image?

a)

Excessive use of credit

b)

Stock market crash

c)

German reparations

d)

High protective tariffs

78.

What political ideology is associated with this country?

a)

Fascism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nazism

d)

Communism

79.

What belief of National Socialism is depicted in this image?

a)

German nationalism

b)

Anti-Semitism

c)

Militarism

d)

One-party state

80.

Using the map, what country is associated with Nazism?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

81.

What impact of the Great Depression is depicted in this image?

a)

High unemployment

b)

Rise of Nazism

c)

Bank failures

d)

Collapse of world trade

82.

Using the map, what country experienced Great Purges during the InterWar years?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

83.

What leader is associated with this image?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Tojo

d)

Stalin

84.

All of the following countries were invaded by Japan during the InterWar years EXCEPT:

a)

China

b)

Poland

c)

Korea

d)

Manchuria

85.

What vocabulary term in depicted in this political cartoon?

a)

Appeasement

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Hyperinflation

86.
Germany experienced huge inflation because it printed money to pay for WWI.  What is inflation?
a)
increase in value of money
b)
decrease in value of money
c)
increase in supply of goods
d)
decrease in supply of goods
87.

Many Germans viewed the Weimar Republic as a weak government because its leaders

a)

came to power in a violent coup.

b)

drew Germany into WWI.

c)

signed the Treaty of Versailles.

d)

supported the Nazi Party.

88.

When was the Great Depression?

a)

1914-1918

b)

1919-1929

c)

1930 - 1939

d)

1939-1945

89.
Stalin signed the ________________ with Hitler in 1939.
a)
Non Aggression Pact
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
90.

Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

a)

many factories closed

b)

many banks closed

c)

many people lost their homes

d)

the stock market crashed

91.

Fascists believed this kind of purity was best for society.

a)

racial

b)

political

c)

water

d)

sexual

92.

How did Fascist nations carry out their ideologies?

a)

Strict social laws

b)

violent police army

c)

curfews

d)

New weapons designed to stop mass protests

93.

This idea was a precursor to Fascism that challenged the idea that all people should have equality

a)

Darwinism

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Marxism

d)

Egalitarianism

94.

resource-rich province of China invaded by the Japanese

a)

isolationism

b)

Axis Powers

c)

fascism

d)

Mein Kampf

e)

Manchuria

95.

In 1928 the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to _______________ .

a)

overthrow communism.

b)

industrialize his country.

c)

educate the peasants.

d)

increase trade.

96.

Which of these does NOT represent the 1920s?

a)

a time of war & chaos

b)

a decade of cultural change

c)

increased freedom and dancing

d)

increased wealth

97.

Which of these helped create popular culture throughout the United States?

a)

the radio

b)

prohibition

c)

women's suffrage

d)

the KKK

98.

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

99.

A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.

a)

roaring twenties

b)

silent twenties

c)

Jazz age

d)

Great Depression

100.

This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.

a)

consumerism

b)

national debt

c)

immigration

d)

education

101.

Disillusioned poets and novelists who wrestled with the meaning of war and life.

a)

Lost Generation

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

flappers

d)

The Great Gatsby

102.

What form of music became popular in the 1920s?

a)

hip hop

b)

rock and roll

c)

country

d)

jazz

103.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan 
104.
women in the Jazz Age that wore short skirts, short hair, and lots of make up
a)
The 80's
b)
Flappers
c)
Flip Floppers
d)
The 90's
105.

displacement

a)

the interaction of countries and how they cooperate to resolve issues among themselves

b)

the act or process of expelling or forcing persons to flee from their home or homeland

c)

planning, preparation, initiation, or waging of wars of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing

d)

The act or process of approving and sanctioning formally

106.

Rwanda is a country located in:

a)

Southern Africa

b)

Eastern Africa

c)

Central Africa

d)

Western Africa

107.

The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda are:

a)

Hera and Tari

b)

Hutu and Tari

c)

Hutu and Tulsi

d)

Hutu and Tutsi

108.

Armenia was different to other countries in the Ottoman Empire because they were

a)

Muslim

b)

Christian

c)

Pagan

d)

Buddhist

109.

The Ottoman leadership ordered that the Armenians be __________, and it would be this order that leads to the massacre of the Armenian genocide.

a)

executed

b)

deported

c)

freed

d)

enslaved

110.
Which of these terms means a society where the state owns everything and people are all peasant farmers?
a)
Aggressive communism
b)
Agrarian communism
c)
Antisocial communism
d)
Agrarian capitalism
111.
What was the common name for the 'Red Cambodians'/ military wing of the Cambodian communists?
a)
Khmer Rubles
b)
Karen Rogers
c)
Kissinger Richards
d)
Khmer Rouge 
112.
Acts of violence directed at any specific group with intention to eliminate that group are known as what?
a)
Conflict
b)
Crisis
c)
Genocide
d)
Power Struggle
113.
People who have the least power during a genocide or conflict are known as what kind of group?
a)
Minority
b)
Majority
c)
United Nations
d)
NGO
114.
People who have the most power during a conflict or genocide are known as what kind of group?
a)
Minority
b)
Majority
c)
United Nations
d)
NGO
115.
What international peace keeping organization was created after the Holocaust in an attempt to prevent another genocide from happening?
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
Blue Cross
d)
The Arab league
116.
Which of the following crisis is an example of Genocide?
a)
Rwandan Crisis
b)
World War I
c)
The Cold War
d)
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
117.
When a minority group receives blame for the mistakes of a majority group, they are known as that groups _________. 
a)
Hate group
b)
Scapegoat
c)
Holocaust
d)
United Nations
118.
What is the word for general hostility or prejudice against Jews?
a)
Genocide
b)
Conflict
c)
Minority group
d)
Anti-Semitism
119.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created after World War 2. It defined 30 rights every human has, and tried to protect them around the world. Who created it?
a)
League of Nations
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
United Nations
120.

The Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews.

a)

The Final Solution

b)

The Wannsee Conference

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Occupation

121.
What race did the Nazi's proclaim as the "master race"?
a)
Americans
b)
Japanese
c)
Aryan
d)
Japanese
122.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned 
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
123.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
124.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
125.
The Kristalnacht ("Night of Broken Glass") resulted in all of the following except
a)
synagogues burned
b)
Jewish businesses destroyed
c)
Jewish children expelled from schools
d)
perpetrators were prosecuted
126.
Which statement about ghettos is not correct?
a)
Many families lived together in one small apartment.
b)
People were always hungry.
c)
The residents of the ghetto were free to come and go as they pleased.
d)
Living conditions were unsanitary.
127.
What was the effect of the Nuremberg laws on Jews living in Germany? 
a)
Jews were forced to marry non-Jews.
b)
Jews were ordered to adopt German sounding names.
c)
Jews were granted equal rights and freedom from persecution.
d)
Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote
128.

Also known as Roma, an ethnic minority group that moved in "tribes" from place to place; also persecuted by Nazis

a)

Aryan race

b)

Hitler Youth

c)

Gypsies

d)

Gestapo

129.

After a failed coup attempt, Hitler laid out his plans for extermination of the Jews by _____________.

a)

writing about it in letters home to his mother.

b)

writing a weekly column for the newspaper despite being homeless.

c)

making speeches at Nazi party conventions.

d)

writing about them in Mein Kampf, an autobiography he wrote in prison.

130.

Attacks ordered by Tojo in which airplanes were piloted directly into ships like missiles.

a)

Banzai

b)

Oragami

c)

Tamagachi

d)

Kamikaze

131.

What happened to Tojo after the war?

a)

He committed suicide.

b)

He was executed by firing squad.

c)

He stood trial for his crimes and was hung.

d)

He stood trial for his crimes, then committed suicide in jail by shooting himself in the chest.

132.

Hitler’s time in power

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Third Reich

c)

Final Solution

d)

Lebensraum

133.

WWII U.S. General in charge of Pacific front

a)

FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Douglas MacArthur

134.

U.S. president who dropped atomic bombs

a)

FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Douglas MacArthur

135.

U.S. president who died during WWII

a)

FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Douglas MacArthur

136.

WWII U.S. General in charge of European front

a)

FDR (Franklin D, Roosevelt)

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Douglas MacArthur

137.

territory believed to be necessary for national existence or economic dependence

a)

Genocide

b)

Liberate

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Lebensraum

138.

bad reputation as a result of a shameful, criminal or outrageous act

a)

Liberate

b)

Infamy

c)

Lend

d)

Lebensraum