AP Euro ch. 26&27
Serious conflict in Asia contributing to the outbreak of World War Two in the Pacific began with Japan's 1937 attack on
china
who became the new prime minister of great britain in may, 1940?
churchill
a major source of resistance to the nazis came from
communists throughout europe
Allied bombing raids on German civilians
contrary to expectations, produced stubborn resistance from the German people
The Munich Conference was
criticized by Winston Churchill as a tragic outcome of appeasement.
The most famous of the Surrealistic painters was
dali
at the conference of tehran in 1943, the allies
decided on an american-british invasion of the continent
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the main priority for the United States wa
defeating Germany first and then turning its great naval war machine against Japan
following WW2, germany was
divided into 4 zones of occupation
the grand alliance was cemented by the agreement of the allies to
fight until the axis of powers surrendered unconditionally
The Grand Alliance included all of the following countries except
france
the chief argument between truman and stalin at postdam in july of 1945 was over
free elections in eastern europe
war broke out between russia and germany in 1941 when
germany launched a surprise attack russia
The Dawes Plan
granted a $200 million loan for Germany recovery
besides jews, another group singled out by the nazis for extermination were the
gypsies
Germany's policy of forced labor of conquered people
helped cause more resistance to the Nazis
For Hitler to achieve his goals, he thought
his basic plan of racial supremacy and empire over "inferior" peoples was most critical.
at the battle of stalingrad
hitler realized that he could not defeat the soviet union
The totalitarian regimes of Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union
hoped to control every aspect of their citizen's lives
Walter Gropius was best known for his
ideas of functionalism in architecture
it can be argued that this key decision early in the war by adolf hitler made the defeat of germany inevitable:
immediately declaring war on the u.s. after the japanese attack on pearl harbor
Lenin's New Economic Policy was designed to
increase the production of food and consumer goods.
in order to open up a "second front" in western europe, the allies
invaded normandy in june 1944, carrying out the greatest naval invasion in history
Demonstrating again the Everhigh military technology was crucial to the conduct an outcome of World War II the greatest tank battles all-time was fought in this conflict
kursk
Women in Mussolini's Fascist Italy were
largely forced through gvmt legislation to become homemakers
The Nazis proved to be effective in the realm of politics by
making the Nazi program appeal to every segment of German society
The nazis proved to be effective in the realm of politics by
making the Nazi program appeal to every segment of German society
the naval battle in the Pacific that is considered the turning point of the war and established US naval supremacy in the area was
midway
The Stalinist era in the 1930s witnessed
millions of ordinary citizens arrested and sent into labor force camps
in the nazi new order, the germans established civil administrations in which of the following states
norway
The growth of Mussolini's Fascist movement was aided by
popular, nationalistic resentment toward Italy's treatment following WW1
In the Allied bombing strategy, Americans participated
primarily in daytime, precision bombing of German strategic targets
the physicist Walter Heisenberg was most noted for
proposing that uncertainty was at the bottom of all physical laws
Hitler's anti-Semitic policies in the 1930's
reached their most violent phase during Kristalinacht, with attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.
The Lateran Accords of 1929
recognized Catholicism as the sole religion of Italy.
Hitler's first act of aggression took place in 1936 when the Germans occupied what area?
rhineland
hitler's "diplomatic revolution" between 1933 and 1936 included all of the following except
seizing leadership of the league of nations in 1933
Nazi ideas about appropriate work for women encouraged them to pursue occupations in
social work
Following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk, France
soon surrendered and the Vichy government was set up as a German puppet state.
between april and june of 1940, nazi germany successfully invaded of all the following countries except
soviet union
the nation that experienced the greatest losses in WWII was
soviet union
the only country to use women as combatants in WW2 was
soviet union
the nazi Einsatzgruppen were
special strike forces used in eastern europe that proceeded to round up and kill jewish men, women, and children
at the conference at yalta 1945, roosevelt called for postwar policy to be guided by
spheres of influence
during the 1920s, Germany;s weimer republic
suffered from uprisings by both the left and the right
Following the Munich Conference, Hitler quickly
systematically took the rest of Czechoslovakia.
Integral to Germany's plans for blitzkrieg was
tanks, mechanized infantry, air power
. In the Soviet Union, the pressures of mobilization for total war produced
the "supercentralization" of government authority and planning in the hands of Stalin and the Communist bureaucracy.
Hitler settled on acquiring German Lebensraum in the east in Russian territory in part because of his racist belief that
the Slavs were an "inferior" people now governed by impotent Jews among the Bolsheviks and worthy of enslavement.
hitlers "final solution" to the jewish problem called for
the extermination of all european jews
World War II was largely made possible by
the failure of Britain and France to strongly oppose flagrant German violations of the Versailles treaty.
Among the factors that led to WWII was
the failure of efforts of collective security such as the League of Nations
all of the following is true of the home front in the U.S. except
the great depression continued, although the worst effects of it were alleviated
The brunt of the Soviet war effort was borne by
the peasants.
when germany went to war in 1939
the populace was apathetic, and many feared that it would spell disaster for germany
A major cause of the Great Depression in Europe was
the recall of American loans from European markerts
A major cause of the Great Depression in Europe was
the recall of American loans from European markets
hitler settled on acquiring German Lebensraum in the east in russian terriotry in part bc of his racist belief that
the slaves were an "inferior" people now governed by impotent jews among the bolsheviks and worthy of enslavement
President Truman and his advisors chose to use the atomic bomb against Japan because
they became convinced that American troops would suffer heavy casualties in an invasion of Japan
Which of the following was not true of modern totalitarian states?
they largely ignored cultural aspects of life
Hitler brought Germany out of the Great Depression
through rearmament and public works
civilian bombing was done mainly
to break the will of a people to resist
The settlement in 1925 by which Germany agreed to accept its border with France was known as the
treaty of locarno
In pursuing the war against the Axis powers, the Grand Alliance demanded of its opponents
unconditional surrender
Hitler took Poland in 1939
using Blitzkrieg or "lightning war" tactics and with active support from Joseph Stalin.
The conference that established the procedures for the "Final Solution" occurred at
wannsee
Mein Kampf
was autobiographical, setting forth Hitler's ideology of Aryan supremacy and anti-Semitism.
The collectivization of agriculture under Stalin was characterized by
widespread famine
After World War I, Italy
Believed it had been cheated of its just rewards by the other victors.
Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies in the United States
Brought about a partial economic recovery, but full employment did not return until World War II's earmanment
At the Munich conference in 1938 Hitler demanded the right to annex the German-speaking area of
Czechoslovakia
the only eastern European nation to maintain political democracy throughout the 1930s was
Czechoslovakia
the Nazi rule was most ruthless in
Eastern Europe because the Slavs were considered racially inferior
immediately following the fall of Poland
France and Britain declared war, but remained relatively inactive militarily
The first Popular Front government in France
Gave ordinary workers new rights and benefits including a minimum wage
The two Western nations most affected by the Great Depression were
Germany and the United States
Hitler's plan for defeating Britain relied on
Germany's Luftwaffe gaining control of the skies.
Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Joseph Stalin's emergence as leader of the Communist party was aided by
His position as general secretary of the Bolshevik party
The film Triumph of the Will, which serves as an example of the propaganda potential of film, is a product of
Hitler's Germany
Hitler brought Germany out of the Great Depression
Through rearmament and public works
James Joyce's famous novel featuring "stream-of-consciousness" was
Ulysses
The British policy of appeasement was based on
a belief that it would maintain peace and stability in Europe, avoiding another catastrophic conflict like World War I.
Artistic and intellectual trends in the interwar years reflected
a disillusionment with western civilization provoked by the horrors of the WW1
The decisive Battle of Stalingrad was best characterized by
a gradual breakdown in German morale until the Germans were surrounded and forced to surrender
Among the social policies of the Stalinist era in the soviet union was all of the following except
a marked decline in higher education
The idea of Lebensraum maintained
a nation's power depended on the amount and kind of land it occupied.
Following Germany's failure to pay its war reparations, France occupied Germany's Ruhr valley, resulting in
a policy of passive resistance by the German gvmt and German resort to printing money to pay war debts
The Maginot Line was
a sophisticated line of defenses in eastern France.
By the end of 1937, Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister, was
a strong advocate of appeasement.
among the factors that led to WW1 was
all above
The Dada movement in art was known for all of the following except
an effort to put a clear sense of purpose and ambition back into art and life
Chief among the reasons for Japanese expansion in the 1930s were
an expanding population and severe lack of natural resources on the island nation
Efforts to maintain European peace following WW1 included
an inherently weak system of alliances between France and the Little Entente
Squadristi were
armed bands of Fascists who used violence to intimidate enemies
the turning point of the north african campaign came
at el alamein where the british stopped rommel in the summer of 1942
The dominant form of government in Eastern Europe in the 1920's and 1930's was
authoritarianism
The ancient "way of the warrior" that was revived during the 1930s was
bushido
Mohandus Gandhi was referred to as Mahatma, which means
"great soul"
The total monetary cost of World War II has been estimated at
$4 trillion.
The chief concern of the Allies at the Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam Conferences was
. determining spheres of influence for the individual allied powers in post-war Europe.
During the worst year of the depression, 1932, German unemployment stood at
45% of the workforce
The final human death toll of World War II may have numbered as high as
50 million
The Decline of the West, which emphasized the decadence of the Western Civilization, was written by
Oswald Spengler
Culture in Nazi Germany centered around
Petty-bourgeois art, with sentimental and realistic scenes glorifying strong, heroic Aryans
in 1936 GB, France, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union signed a Nonintervention Agreement that declared they would not get involved in the civil war that had erupted in
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