Topic 8 Test
Which of the following is an example of wartime cooperation between Hitler and Mussolini?
the conquest of France
What was one result of the Yalta Conference?
Stalin pledged to enter the war against Japan.
Who implemented the World War II military strategy described in this text? "However, rather than take every single island in the area, [he] decided on what became known as 'island-hopping'. This tactic meant that the Americans took the larger more important islands captured by the Japanese in the Pacific (such as Iwo Jima and Okinawa) and left the smaller ones to 'wither on the vine.'"
General Douglas MacArthur
What nation was the aggressor in the action described here? "Food was rationed to two pieces of bread a day. Desperate Leningraders ate almost anything. For example, they boiled wallpaper scraped off walls because its paste was said to contain potato flour."
Germany
Which was a cornerstone of Hitler's anti-Semitic beliefs?
He believed that Jews were to blame for Germany's defeat in World War I.
From Hitler's point of view, what was the chief impact of the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
It allowed him to invade Poland without Soviet interference.
In what way was the Nazi-Soviet Pact similar to the treaty that created the Axis?
It enabled the signers to engage freely in aggressive actions.
Why did the invasion of Poland launch World War II?
It led Britain and France to abandon the policy of appeasement.
Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
It was the last time Nazi forces went on the offensive
What was one reason Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931?
Japanese militarists hoped to build an empire to rival Western colonial empires.
What was one economic effect of World War II?
Nations increased their debt by selling war bonds.
"It all seemed unreal, a sort of dreaming while awake, men were screaming and dying all around me . . . I honestly could have walked the full length of the beach without touching the ground, they were that thickly strewn about."—U.S. soldier Melvin B. Farrell What was one result of the military operation described in the passage above?
The Allies began to close in on Germany from both the east and west.
"Hitler knows that he will have to break us . . . or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be freed." Based on the information given, the words above were most likely spoken by
Winston Churchill after the Dunkirk evacuation.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last." This quotation most accurately reflects
Winston's Churchill's response to the Munich Pact.
Which listing represents the order in which these Allied nations joined the war against the Axis powers?
(1) France and Britain; (2) the Soviet Union; (3) the United States
"There are many more millions in Britain and elsewhere bravely shielding the great flame of democracy from the blackout of barbarism. It is not enough for us merely to trim the wick, or polish the glass. The time has come when we must provide the fuel in ever-increasing amounts to keep that flame alight."—Franklin Roosevelt, March 1941 In this speech, President Roosevelt is discussing the reasons behind what action?
passing the Lend-Lease Act
"I . . . am here today to claim that justice which is due to my people, and the assistance promised to it eight months ago, when fifty nations asserted that aggression had been committed in violation of international treaties. There is no precedent for a Head of State himself speaking in this assembly. But there is also no precedent for a people being victim of such injustice and being at present threatened by abandonment to its aggressor." This speech, delivered at a meeting of the League of Nations, was prompted by what event?
the Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Which of the following actions was a direct violation of the treaty that ended World War I?
the remilitarization of Germany
"I have never felt able to describe my emotional reaction when I first came face to face with indisputable evidence of Nazi brutality. . . . I visited every nook and cranny of the camp because I felt it my duty to be in a position from then on to testify at first hand about these things in case there ever grew up at home the belief or assumption that the stories of Nazi brutality were just propaganda." —General Dwight Eisenhower, letter to General George Marshall after inspecting Buchenwald According to Eisenhower, why did he make it a point to visit Buchenwald?
to counter any false claims that the Holocaust never happened
What can be inferred from these words, spoken by Winston Churchill in 1938? "And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigor, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time."
Churchill did not believe the policy of appeasement would achieve its goals.
What was one consequence of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union?
Churchill agreed to support Stalin.
Which of the following actions did the Nazis take specifically to implement Hitler's "Final Solution?"
They built six special camps in occupied Poland.
How did the battles of Midway and the Coral Sea differ from earlier naval battles?
They did not involve direct confrontations between enemy ships.
What was the main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?
They wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference.
When they met at Yalta, the Big Three disagreed about
what the political future of Eastern Europe would be.
