history test

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Hist-465 2158 World War II

Mid-Term Fall 2015

This is an exam. Treat it as such. All answers must be your own.

Part 1. Identifications- Identify and state the significance of 10 (ten) of the following twenty IDs. (5 points each)

1.      Operation Barbarossa                                                              11. Blitzkrieg

2.      League of Nations                                                                  12. Stimson Doctrine

3.      New Deal                                                                                13. Spanish Civil War

4.      Dunkirk                                                                                   14. Appeasement

5.      Kellogg-Briand Pact                                                               15. Manchukuo

6.      Battle of Britain                                                                      16. Maginot Line

7.      Gleichshaltung                                                                        17. Treaty of Versailles

8.      Stakhanovite Movement                                                         18. Adolf Hitler

9.      Benito Mussolini                                                                     19. Franklin D. Roosevelt

10.  Winter War                                                                             20.Joseph Stalin

Part 2. Essays-Write complete answers to 2 (two) of the following. (25 points each)

1.  Between the end of the First World War and the onset of the Great Depression, the world made several efforts to build a structure that would prevent war in the future including: The Versailles Treaty and the League of Nations, The Washington Conference, the Dawes Plan, the Locarno Agreement, and the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact. What motivations or ideas can you see behind the ways leaders in the 1920s approached peacemaking. Why did their efforts prove unable to handle the challenges to the international system represented by Germany, Italy, and Japan in the 1930s?

2.  In this course we have discussed three totalitarian political movements, Italian Fascism, Nazism, and Stalinism. What makes these movements totalitarian? How are they similar and how are they dissimilar? Consider ideology, methods of gaining power, and methods of governing in your answer. Be sure to fully consider all three in your answer.

3. Consider the events stretching from the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in 1931 to the outbreak of World War II in 1939. How effective was the League of Nations in dealing with international crises? Be sure to cite specific examples. Assess the policy of appeasement pursued by Britain and France in dealing with German, Italian, and Japanese aggression. What factors contributed to this policy? Was it informed by moral cowardice, a desire to buy time, both, or something else? Be sure to discuss the Rhineland, Spanish Civil War, Anschluss, and the Munich Agreement in your answer.

4. Consider the development of the war from September 1, 1939 through December 7, 1941. Explain the success of the Axis and why they failed to win a total victory in this time. What advantages did the Allies have that allowed them to survive? At the time of the American entry, were the Axis actually winning the war? Defend your answer.

5. In 1942, there are three battles that could be considered "turning points" in the Second World War: The Battle of Midway, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Second Battle of El Alamein (combined with Operation Torch). How did each of these battles change World War II? Is it appropriate to say that one of these battles was THE turning point of the war? Why or Why not?

Remember: Coverage Counts. Be as complete and detailed in your answers as possible.