Hitler’s primary motivation for the invasion of the Soviet Union was:
to destroy Bolshevism and acquire lebensraum for German colonization.
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to eliminate any possible resistance to German expansion in the Balkans and the Near East.
to block the westward expansion of Japan in Asia.
to knock Russia out of the war so that all his forces could be focused against the French and the British.
to exterminate the Slavic population, which he believed to be a threat to German mastery of Europe.
Which aspect of the conduct of World War II DIFFERED from that of World War I:
widespread bombing of civilian populations by both sides.
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dependence upon systems of alliances.
women were a very effective part of the war production effort.
use of propaganda by both sides.
conscription of armies from civilian populations.
A significant British invention that helped turn the tide in the Battle of Britain against Germany was:
radar.
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poison gas.
V-2 rockets.
“Tiger” tank.
sonar.
Which aspect of German strategy was employed during BOTH World Wars I and II:
violation of Belgium’s neutrality in order to attack France.
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a large-scale military push early in the war in the Balkans.
formation of an alliance with Japan.
respect for the rights of the U. S. on the sea.
invasion of North Africa to seize the Suez Canal.
A social historian would be most likely interested in researching which of the following topics related to World War II?
women’s participation in the labor force during the war
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the diplomatic correspondence between Churchill and Roosevelt
the confrontations that exacerbated the Cold War
Allied troop landings on the coast of Normandy in 1944
the creation and structure of the United Nations
The success of blitzkrieg depended mainly on superiority in:
air power plus mobile ground troops.
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zeppelin production.
manpower.
chemical weapons.
naval power.
The major strategic reason for Allied landings in Italy was to:
open a second front to take the pressure off the Soviets.
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force Mussolini to resign.
rescue Jewish children being hidden in Catholic convents and monasteries.
free Rome and liberate the Catholic Church.
avoid a costly cross-Channel invasion of Europe.
The important decision made by leading German officials at the Wannsee Conference was:
to begin implementation of the “Final Solution” to the Jewish Question.
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to develop an atomic bomb.
to invade the Soviet Union.
to begin daytime air raids over Great Britain.
to back up Japan’s declaration of war on the United States.
The chief argument between Truman and Stalin at Potsdam in July, 1945, was over:
free elections in eastern Europe.
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the numbers of tanks Americans and Russians could keep in Europe.
whether Russian Jews would be compensated for the Holacaust.
what to do with German prisoners of war.
whether or not the Soviet Union would join the United Nations.
Why was the Atlantic Charter of 1941 critical to colonial peoples?
It promoted the concept that all people had the right to choose the form of government under which they live.
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In it, the United States promised to intervene militarily in the process of decolonization.
it stated that the United States would not support any European countries who had colonies.
it promised membership for all colonial governments in the United Nations.
it forced all European governments to withdraw immediately from their colonies after the conclusion of World War II.
[Quiz originally from here]