Chapter 20 Quiz APEURO
Concerning Jews in Poland, Marshal Pilsudski advocated A inclusion B toleration C exile D extermination
A
Germany's plan to expand met its first significant success with the ________. A Anschluss B invasion of Ethiopia C occupation of Poland D remilitarization of the Rhineland
A
Hitler referred to the ________ as Untermenschen. A Slavs B French C English D Italians
A
How did the Spanish Civil War affect world politics? A It brought Germany and Italy closer together. B It ended the policy of appeasement. C It brought France and Spain closer together. D It resulted in an international ban on the sale of weapons to fascist regimes.
A
Poland was a natural target for Hitler's aggression because it contained a combination of _________. A Jews, Slavs, and land B mineral resources and good agricultural land C Jews and other skilled laborers D industrial infrastructure and agricultural land
A
Residents of ________ paid with their lives for counting on Russia to liberate their city before turning south to the Balkans. A Warsaw B Dresden C Hamburg D Danzig
A
The Battle of the Bulge ________. A was Germany's last major offensive on the western front B marked the Allied invasion of Europe C was a victory for the Soviet Union D was the Allies' greatest victory of the war
A
The League of Nations condemned the Japanese use of force against Manchuria and ________. A did nothing else of substance B forced Japan to withdraw from the League C forced Japan to relinquish control of Manchuria D assembled an expeditionary force to confront the Japanese
A
The League of Nations' first vote for economic sanctions, in the case of Ethiopia, resulted in ________. A Britain and France's refusal to embargo oil B Italy's retreat from Ethiopia C Mussolini's agreement to help Hitler annex Austria D Germany's announcement that it was renouncing the disarmament provisions of the Versailles treaty
A
What decision allowed the Soviet Union to eventually gain control of Eastern Europe? A opening up a second front in France B dividing Germany into occupation zones C agreeing to the disarmament of Germany D using atomic weapons on Japan
A
What nation suffered the most during World War II? A the Soviet Union B Germany C Poland D Great Britain
A
What proved that the appeasement of Hitler during the Munich Settlement was a failure? A Hitler occupied Prague, putting an end to the Czech state. B Riots broke out between the Germans of Sudetenland and the Czechoslovakians. C The Germans of Sudetenland rebelled against annexation by Czechoslovakia and demanded independence. D The economic sanctions imposed by the League of Nations weakened Hitler's military strength.
A
Which of the following statements about French resistance during World War II is correct? A Only after an Allied victory seemed possible did a large-scale, active resistance movement emerge in France. B The Nazis crushed a movement to resist the German occupation of France in 1940. C The Roman Catholic Church encouraged the development of a French resistance movement. D In France, General Charles de Gaulle helped form the largest resistance group.
A
Which of these meetings differed most from the others, and was most important for the future of Europe? A Potsdam B Yalta C Tehran D Moscow
A
Why did Roosevelt oppose the plans of Churchill and Stalin for the Balkans? A He believed they were against the spirit of Wilson's Fourteen Points. B He wanted to set up American spheres of influence in the same areas of Europe as Britain. C He feared British spheres of influence would hurt American trade and financial interests in Europe. D He had promised the Soviet Union that no nation would set up spheres of influence.
A
By July 1940, the countries of ________ had become puppet republics within the Soviet Union. A Estonia, Poland, and Hungary B Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania C Lithuania, Finland, and Poland D Finland, Romania, and Hungary
B
During Churchill's 1944 meeting with Stalin in Moscow, it was agreed that the West would have predominance in ________ and the Soviet Union would have predominance in ________. A Greece; Yugoslavia B Greece; Romania and Bulgaria C Yugoslavia; Romania and Bulgaria D Romania and Bulgaria; Hungary
B
Hitler decided on ________ as the "final solution of the Jewish problem." A enslavement B extermination C excommunication D banishment
B
In a secret agreement, signed in August 1939, the nations of ________ agreed to divide Poland between themselves. A Germany and France B the Soviet Union and Germany C France and Italy D Hungary and the Soviet Union
B
The Anschluss was carried out by Germany because ________. A the people of Poland were going to hold a plebiscite to decide whether to unite with Germany B Hitler hoped to unite all ethnic Germans C the people of Czechoslovakia were going to hold a plebiscite to decide whether to unite with Germany D it had no other choice
B
The Council of Foreign Ministers was established to ________. A administer the occupied zones of Germany B draft peace treaties for Germany's allies C set borders for Poland and Germany D determine partition of the Balkans
B
The French believed that ________. A France could do worse than be ruled by Hitler B the Maginot Line would protect them from a German assault C World War I had no relevance to contemporary military planning D France was ready for blitzkrieg
B
The Holocaust was driven by ________. A Polish anti-Semitism B Nazi policy C public opinion D the policies of Eastern European governments
B
The disappearance of unemployment in Britain was a natural result of _________. A class distinctions B total war C the defeat of France D German victories
B
The majority of the Polish population before the war was ________. A Jewish B Roman Catholic C Muslim D Protestant
B
What concession did the Western powers make to the Soviet Union in order to gain its participation in the war against Japan? A They ceded Eastern Europe to the Soviet Union. B They ceded the Soviets Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands. C They agreed to Stalin's demand for $20 billion in reparations from Germany. D They agreed to Stalin's demand for forced German labor.
B
What did Poland receive as compensation for losing part of its territory? A $5 billion in reparations B administration over part of East Prussia and part of Germany C administration over one of the partitioned zones of Germany D Allied forces stationed in a demilitarization zone between Poland and the Soviet Union
B
What was the Atlantic Charter? A a broad set of principles modeled after the Fourteen Points that established the framework for the United Nations B a broad set of principles modeled after the Fourteen Points that specified the type of peace Great Britain and the United States sought C an agreement between Great Britain and the United States that the United States would enter the war D an agreement between Great Britain and the United States that they would ask the Soviet Union to form a military alliance with them
B
At Potsdam, the Allies agreed to ________. A ban the use of atomic weapons B organize elections in Germany once the war ended C divide Germany into occupation zones D withdraw from Germany by the end of 1946
C
Blitzkrieg means ________. A war propaganda, which is how Hitler hoped to win B air war, which is how the Allies hoped to win C lightening warfare, which is how Hitler hoped to win D trench warfare, which is how the Allies hoped to win
C
By 1943, the German economy ________. produced enough goods to supply occupied Europe A met the everyday needs of the people while managing to B produce war goods C faced serious labor shortages D thrived with the increase in military production
C
By the end of 1941 ________. A the British experienced heavy inflation B the British experienced heavy deflation C British unemployment disappeared D British banks collapsed
C
By the time the war ended, how many European Jews remained alive in Europe? A approximately 6 million B between 6 and 10 million C about 1 million D between 100,000 and 500,000
C
Military deaths in World War II numbered approximately ________ million. A 5 B 30 C 15 D 50
C
The Atlantic Charter can be seen as a continuation of the spirit of ________. A Potsdam B Munich C Versailles D Locarno
C
The Battle of Britain resulted in ________. A a victory for the Germans B a standoff C the abandonment of Hitler's plans to invade England D very few British causalities
C
The British experience of war differed from that of France and the Soviet Union, because both of these nations suffered __________. A food shortages B great loss of life C Nazi occupation D damage to infrastructure
C
The Declaration on Liberated Europe promised ________. A a free Germany to be ruled by the Germans B freedom for the Soviet Union to dictate governments in Eastern Europe C self-determination and free democratic elections in Eastern Europe D a sizable social safety net
C
The German invasion of ________ was the immediate cause of World War II. A the Soviet Union B France C Poland D Czechoslovakia
C
The Holocaust claimed the greatest number of victims from ________. A Hungary B Yugoslavia C Poland D Lithuania
C
The Soviet Union's response to Germany's attack against it led to the ________. A collapse of communism B destruction of the Soviet military C Soviet Union's establishment as a world power second to the United States D eventual collapse of the Soviet Union
C
The key reason why the Western powers adopted a policy of appeasement was their ________. A fear of Germany's growing military power B regret over harsh terms of peace settlement C fear of another general war D concern that Germany's goals were unreasonable
C
The term Anschluss refers to the ________. A German invasion of Poland B alliance of Germany, Japan, and Italy C union of Germany with Austria following the 1938 German invasion D shared tradition of anti-Semitism in Austria and Germany
C
What country confiscated radios as a way of limiting access to other countries' propaganda? A Great Britain B Germany C the Soviet Union D France
C
Which of the following countries had the highest number of concentration camps? A Austria B Czechoslovakia C Germany D Romania
C
At the time of the Yalta Conference, Eastern Europe was occupied by ________. A Nazi Germany B Great Britain C the United States D the Soviet Union
D
Compared to Jews in Western Europe, nineteenth-century Jews in Poland experienced ________. A similar forms of discrimination and emancipation B more discrimination and greater emancipation C no discrimination and none of the same forms of Jewish emancipation D more discrimination and none of the same forms of Jewish emancipation
D
During the ________ the Russians lost more men than the Americans lost in combat during the entire war. A Battle of the Bulge B Battle of Moscow C Battle of Normandy D Battle of Stalingrad
D
How did Heinrich Himmler plan to get rid of the Slavs in the Soviet Union? A deport them B force them to work in labor camps C transport them to concentration camps D kill them by extermination squads
D
In 1943, the foreign ministers of Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union reaffirmed the commitment to fight until _________. A the enemy stopped fighting B defeat was inevitable C the enemy surrendered D the enemy surrendered unconditionally
D
The Western powers responded to Hitler's invasion of Austria in 1938 by ________. A appealing to the League of Nations B demanding Germany immediately withdraw from Austria C stationing troops in Czechoslovakia along its border with Austria D taking no action
D
The countries of ________ did not sign peace treaties until 1947. A the Soviet Union and Germany B the Soviet Union, Romania, and Bulgaria C Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria D Italy, Finland, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria
D
The victory of Hitler over all of northwestern Europe can be attributed primarily to _________. A inferior British and French troops B superior German numbers C French lack of resolve D blitzkrieg
D
When the Germans moved west in 1940 ________. A the French initially had little trouble neutralizing the German attack B the Soviet Union declared war on Germany C Belgium rallied to the French cause D Britain and France's forces were quickly overcome
D
Who wrote the Leningrad Symphony? A Sergei Eisenstein B Sergei Prokoviev C Leo Tolstoy D Dimitri Shostakovich
D