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Submitted Feb 28 at 1:26pm
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Question 1
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Which nation used the "Enigma" machine to decipher intercepted enemy code?
Germany
France
Britain
the United States
the Soviet Union
Question 2
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What was Hitler's response to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December
1941?
He feared the war was lost because the United States had declared war on Germany.
He attempted to forge a temporary truce with the Soviet Union to move his forces
west.
He contacted Franklin Roosevelt to ask for an end to hostilities between Germany and
the United States.
He closed several concentration camps, fearing the American reaction.
He declared war on the United States, thinking the American public would not support
American forces fighting in Europe.
Question 3
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What name, meaning "lightning war," was given to Germany's motorized warfare
tactics?
Wehrmacht
Weserübung
Barbarossa
Blitzkrieg
Drang nach Osten
Question 4
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What non-European nation joined Germany and Italy in the "Axis"?
China
the United States
South Africa
Canada
Japan
Question 5
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Who replaced Neville Chamberlain as the prime minister of the United Kingdom
following Germany's occupation of Denmark and victory in Norway?
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
John Maynard Keynes
Wallis Simpson
David Lloyd George
Question 6
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After conquering France in June 1940, Germany divided the nation into an occupied
zone and a free zone with its capital at what town?
Marseille
Vichy
Lyon
Weimar
Verdun
Question 7
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Which nation destroyed the French fleet at Mersel-Kébir in July 1940 and why?
Germany, as it saw a chance to destroy French naval power
Italy, to clear the way for an invasion of North Africa
Germany, to prevent the French fleet from falling into British hands
Britain, to get revenge on France for its surrender
Britain, to prevent the French fleet from falling into German hands
Question 8
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Why did the Nazis keep some Jews alive in ghettos and concentration camps?
They thought some Jews were better than others and did not deserve to be killed.
They needed some Jews to work as slave laborers.
They hoped some Jews would collaborate and could move out of Europe after the war.
They planned to train a Jewish commando unit for use against the Soviet Union.
The surviving Jews were to be part of a Nazi racial breeding program.
Question 9
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Which European nation was the first combatant to face total war due to bombing of its
capital by enemy aircraft?
Germany
France
Italy
Britain
the Soviet Union
Question 10
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What general became the leader of Free French forces following the creation of the
collaborationist regime?
Ferdinand Foch
Charles de Gaulle
Philippe Pétain
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Question 11
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Which battle, which ended in February 1943, was the great turning point of the war in
Europe?
Stalingrad
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Kursk
Warsaw
Question 12
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At the 1938 Munich conference, the United Kingdom and France agreed to partition
what nation in order to appease Hitler?
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Poland
Hungary
Switzerland
Question 13
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After quickly defeating France in mid-1940, Germany next planned for an invasion of
what nation, which would begin with an aerial battle lasting several months?
Britain
the Netherlands
the Soviet Union
Greece
Finland
Question 14
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The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on what Japanese city in August
1945?
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Osaka
Hiroshima
Sapporo
Question 15
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What was a priority of Franklin Roosevelt at the Yalta Conference?
to ensure free elections in Eastern Europe after the war
to divide Germany into capitalist and communist countries
to ensure Soviet participation in the United Nations
to defeat Germany more quickly than previously planned
to get international approval for his use of an atomic bomb
Question 16
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The head of the collaborationist French government, Marshal Pétain, worked together
with the Nazis for what reason?
He wanted Germany to defeat France's old enemy, the United Kingdom.
He shared the Nazis' anti-Semitic and anti-Marxist attitudes.
He hoped to again command troops in the field.
He thought the French people deserved to suffer for their defeat.
He thought he could attain additional territory for France through collaboration.
Question 17
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What were the German Einsatzgruppen?
mobile killing units that carried out the initial massacres of Jews
commando units that led the Blitzkrieg in 1940
advanced tanks used in World War II
commissars appointed to military units that ensured soldiers followed Nazi edicts
special units trained for desert warfare in North Africa
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Question 18
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Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with what nation in August 1939, clearing the way
for his invasion of Poland?
the United Kingdom
the United States
France
Czechoslovakia
the Soviet Union
Question 19
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Why did allied governments do little to publicize the disappearance of hundreds of
thousands of Jews?
They planned to get justice after the war and thought it would be easier if there were
less media attention.
Newspapers and radios were shut down during the war.
They wanted to wait for more evidence before doing anything.
They thought calls to aid Jews directly might distract from the war effort.
The media remained independent during the war, so there was little the governments
could do.
Question 20
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Who attempted to save the encircled German 6th Army
Field Marshal Erich von Manstein
Heinrich Himmler
Erwin Rommel
Field Marshal Heinrich von Ludendorff
Question 21
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How did Hitler interpret the League of Nations' response to Italy's invasion of Ethiopia?
That the Western Allies were weak and not willing to take strong actions to uphold the
agreements of the Versailles Treaty
That the Allies were distracted by the depression and unable to enforce the Treaty of
Versailles
That the Allies approved of recollecting some of the lost lands from World War I
That somehow Italy had negotiated a settlement for more land post-World War I.
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Question 22
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Which German army groups were involved in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Army Group A, commanded by Wilhelm List
Army Group B, led by Field Marshal Fedor von Bock
Army Group C, led by Field Marshal Erich von Manstein
Army Group D, led by Field Marshal Heinrich von Himmler
Question 23
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What was the significance of the Battle of Dunkirk during the early stages of the war?
Allowed a significant portion of the British forces to be saved and brought back to
Britain to continue the war effort
Served as a quick victory on the continent to bolster morale
Germans understood that the British were a tough opponent
French would be able to last a few more months to the Nazi invasion
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Question 24
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How did France and Britain respond to Hitler's reoccupation of the Rhineland?
The British leadership saw it as Germany going into their own backyard
The French leadership was hesitant due to the lack of support they received during the
Ruhr Crisis of 1923
The French were eager for help, considering the lack of support they received during
the Ruhr Crisis of 1923
The British leadership hoped it was not a repeat of the march into Belgium in 1914
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Question 25
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Why did Mussolini invade Ethiopia?
To rebuild the Roman Empire
Extend Italian control over Africa
He needed saltpeter for the war
He saw Ethiopia as a strong launchpad for eastern expansion
Question 26
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How did the Soviets manage to encircle the German 6th Army in Stalingrad?
By breaking through the German lines on two sides and encircling the German troops.
Cutting off the lines from their supplies
Destroying naval bases for resupply
A series of false retreats further into Soviet territory
Question 27
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What was Hitler's first move to challenge the Versailles Treaty?
Reoccupation of the Rhineland in March 1936
Resettling the Saarland in March 1936
Reconquering Alsace and Lorraine in May 1935
Reconnecting Germany and Austria in August 1936
Question 28
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What happened during the Battle of Kursk?
The largest armored battle in history
Encircled and destroy German forces in the Kursk salient
The counteroffensive was supported by massive artillery barrages and air superiority
Largest air battle in history
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Question 29
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Who was the commander of the Soviet forces defending Stalingrad?
Marshal Georgy Zhukov
General Vasily Chuikov
General Vasily Stalin
Marshal Vyacheslav Molotov
Question 30
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What alliance did Hitler and Mussolini form?
Rome-Berlin Axis
The Pact of Steel
The Brotherhood Bond
The Florence-Weimar Axis
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Question 31
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Why did the German 6th Army surrender in Stalingrad?
Due to malnourishment
Lack of supplies
The dire situation they faced
They had a tactical retreat planned
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Question 32
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How did the League of Nations respond to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia?
The League of Nations had no means of intervening with armed force
The League failed to take actions like imposing an oil embargo on Italy
The League enacted a trade embargo from the Soviet Union
France and Britain committed troops to stop the spread of Italy.
