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World History Final Exam Review Set 8
Test Description: World History Final Exam Review set 8
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did Hitler target the Jewish population as scapegoats for all of Germany's troubles?
A
Jewish people held most of the prominent roles in the German government.
B
The Jewish people had aided Germany's enemies in World War I.
C
Hatred of Jews, or anti-Semitism, was a key part of Nazi ideology.
D
The Jewish population in Germany outnumbered the size of the Nazi party.
2) Why did millions of Germans turn against the leaders of the Weimar Republic?
A
The country was not ready for a democratic government.
B
They were members of the Nazi party.
C
Their leadership led to the loss of the war.
D
They had signed the Treaty of Versailles.
3) All of the following were advantages for the British in fighting the Battle of Britain EXCEPT
A
superior numbers of aircraft.
B
British morale.
C
radar.
D
decoded Enigma.
4) Charles de Gaulle was the
A
French general who negotiated France's terms of surrender.
B
prime minister of France before World War II.
C
leader of the French government-in-exile and the Free French.
D
prime minister of the puppet government in southern France during World War II.
5) Great Britain and France entered World War II because of the invasion of
A
Poland.
B
Finland.
C
Denmark and Norway.
D
the Baltic States.
6) How did civilians join in the effort to win WWII?
A
working in war industries
B
scrap metal drives
C
all of these
D
rationing
7) How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?
A
That was the day the Nazis began large deportations of Jews.
B
all of these
C
A law passed on that day required Jews to wear yellow stars.
D
Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.
8) How did the Lend-Lease Act benefit the United States?
A
It lent the Allies American troops in exchange for European goods.
B
It allowed the Allies to purchase food and medicine from the United States.
C
all of these
D
It enriched the U.S. economy through selling arms to the Allies.
9) How were the Holocaust and Hitler's Final Solution related?
A
The Final Solution was the plan Hitler meant to follow after the Holocaust was complete.
B
The Holocaust and the Final Solution were not related.
C
They were both terms used by the Germans to describe their plan for permanent removal of the Jewish population.
D
Holocaust is the term for the genocide that resulted from the plan called the Final Solution.
10) In which of the following nations was the pre-war government allowed to return to power after WWIIr?
A
Germany
B
Belgium
C
Japan
D
Italy
11) The Atlantic Charter was a declaration of the right to freedom of
A
economic self-determination.
B
trade.
C
the skies.
D
speech.
12) The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?
A
a system of fortifications
B
surprise and overwhelming force
C
ability to make a long, steady advance
D
out-waiting the opponent
13) The Germans first successfully used the blitzkrieg in an attack on
A
the Soviet Union.
B
Finland.
C
France.
D
Poland.
14) What combination led to the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?
A
Russian troops and the Russian winter
B
Russian ground forces and American air strikes
C
Russian and German fuel shortages
D
Russian and British troops
15) What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?
A
that the British pilots were inexperienced
B
that the RAF needed more planes
C
that Germany had a powerful airforce
D
that Hitler's advances could be blocked
16) What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials?
A
Communists
B
the Luftwaffe
C
Nazis
D
war criminals from all of the Axis Powers
17) What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
A
Soviet invasion of Poland
B
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
C
Soviet invasion of Finland
D
German invasion of Poland
18) What was Hitler's prime reason for wanting to take Poland?
A
He wanted the Polish Corridor and the port city of Danzig.
B
He knew it would be a bargaining chip with the Soviet Union.
C
He knew it would cause Great Britain and France to declare war.
D
all of these
19) What was the Allies' plan for victory over the Nazis?
A
The Allies focused their forces on North Africa to keep control of the oil.
B
The Allies would fight Germany on two fronts to weaken it.
C
The Allies would join forces on the Eastern Front and invade Germany.
D
The Allies instigated Operation Torch to burn key points in Germany.
20) What was the goal of Hitler's Final Solution?
A
It was a way to amass more soldiers for the invasion of Russia.
B
It was a process to divide up his territories among his generals.
C
It was genocide of people the Nazis considered inferior.
D
It was a system for winning the war before the Americans entered.
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