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During World War II, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day was significant because it
a) demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb
b) resulted in a successful German revolt against Hitler and the Nazi Party
c) led to the immediate surrender of German and Italian forces
d) forced Germans to fight a two-front war

Which geographic factor played the greatest role in preventing Russia from being conquered by both Napoleon and Adolf Hitler?
a) deserts
b) rivers
c) climate
d) mountains

Which action taken by both Hitler and Napoleon is considered by historians to be a strategic military error?
a) invading Russia with limited supply lines
b) introducing combined ground and naval assaults
c) invading Great Britain by land
d) using conquered peoples as slave laborers

Japan's invasion of Manchuria, Italy's attack on Ethiopia, and Germany's blitzkrieg in Poland are examples of
a) military aggression
b) appeasement
c) containment
d) the domino theory

The invasions of Russia by France in 1812 and by Germany in World War II were unsuccessful in part because of the
a) Russian alliances with China
b) harsh climatic conditions in Russia
c) inexperience of French and German military leaders
d) failure of France and Germany to develop modern weapons

The inhumane policies of the Reconquista, pogroms, and the Holocaust were all results of
a) civil disobedience and passive resistance
b) acculturation of assimilation
c) war guilt and reparations
d) intolerance and prejudice

Which sequence of events is in the correct chronological order?
a) rise of Nazism - Treaty of Versailles - German invasion of the Soviet Union
b) Treaty of Versailles - rise of Nazism - German invasion of the Soviet Union
c) German invasion of the Soviet Union - rise of Nazism - Treaty of Versailles
d) Treaty of Versailles - German invasion of the Soviet Union - rise of Nazism

Which headline is most closely associated with the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a) Japan Signs Treaty of Kanagawa
b) Nuclear Bombs Dropped on Japan
c) Japan Invades Korea
d) Japan Hosts Discussion of Greenhouse Gases

What was one factor that causes Napoleon's invasion of Russia and Hitler's invasion of Russia to be unsuccessful?
a) poorly trained military forces
b) a lack of alliances
c) harsh winter climate
d) mountainous terrain

During World War II, which event occurred last?
a) German invasion of Poland
b) Russian defense of Stalingrad
c) United States bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d) Japanese invastion of Manchuria

The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy
a) reduced the armaments of major European powers
b) gave too much power to the United Nations
c) increased sea trade between England and the United States
d) allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked

Which action illustrates the concept of genocide?
a) the British negotiating peace with Adolf Hitler during the 1938 Munich Conference
b) Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signing a non-aggression pact in 1939
c) the Nazi armies eliminating the Jews and other groups as part of Adolf Hitler's Final Solution
d) German generals plotting against Adolf Hitler

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