History Exam Questions Correct

Why did Russia withdraw from WWI?
a) They left to fight Japan for Korea
b) They couldn't decide if they agreed with the Allies' goals anymore.
c) They didn't want to fight alongside the Americans.
d) They were dealing with their own civil war.

d) They were dealing with their own civil war.

During WWI, the Triple Alliance countries (with the exception of Italy) became the

Central powers

Which battle was the first fought solely from the air?

a) El Alamein

b) Stalingrad

c) Battle of Britain

d) Invasion of Normandy

c) Battle of Britain

Which event led directly to the liberation of France?
a) Evacuation at Dunkirk
b) Operation Overlord
c) Operation Torch
d) Operation Barbarossa

b) Operation Overlord

In which event listed below did a LEADING member of the League of Nations break the very rules the organization had established in order to promote peace in the world moving forward?

The occupation of the Ruhr in Germany

Who signed the "Non-Aggression Pact" before World War II?
Hideki Tojo and Stalin
Hitler and Mussolini
Stalin and Chamberlain
Hitler and Stalin

Hitler and Stalin

Who was Japan allied with in World War II when it began to expand into the surrounding islands of the Pacific?
a) Britain
b) The United States
c) Germany
d) Austria-Hungary

Britain

What act of aggression finally caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
a) Military in the Rhineland
b) Annexation of the Sudetenland
c) Annexation of Austria
d) Invasion of Poland

d) Invasion of Poland

Who committed Fascist Italy to imperial expansion by invading Ethiopia?

Mussolini

What country was annexed first by Hitler?

Austria

A policy of accommodating an enemy or potential aggressor by making deals / giving them what they want is
a) Creating popular fronts
b) Nonaggression pacts
c) Isolationism
d) Appeasement

d) Appeasement

Which of the following is TRUE of life in a Japanese American Internment Camp?
a) Those kept there were beaten and tortured.
b) Japanese Americans moved to these camps of their own free will.
c) Those who were kept there mainly complained about a poor education for their children and a lack of privacy.
d) Those who were kept there lived comfortably and had plenty of nutritious food.

c) Those who were kept there mainly complained about a poor education for their children and a lack of privacy.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Bataan Death March?
a) U.S. soldiers stationed in the Philippines participated in the march.
b) Filipino soldiers participated in the march.
c) It occurred early in the war in the Pacific Theater, lasted five days, and thousands died during the march.
d) All of the above are true.

d) All of the above are true.

Which of the following is FALSE about America's use of the atomic bomb?
Truman learned the bomb had been tested successfully at the Potsdam Conference, stiffening his resolve against the Soviets.
The U.S. chose the use of the atomic bomb to avoid probable heavy casualties in a land invasion of Japan.
The first bomb killed between 60,000 and 80,000 people immediately and the second killed ~40,000 immediately.
The decision to use the bombs had nothing to do with the tension between the U.S. and the USSR.

The decision to use the bombs had nothing to do with the tension between the U.S. and the USSR.

Which of the following is FALSE about the turning point of the war in Europe?

a) The Germans were shocked and surprised by the fierce street fighting of the Soviets.

b) The Germans were starving due to lack of resources left behind by the Soviets and when the harsh winter set in, they were really struggling.

c) The Soviets used the fighting retreat which proved effective against the Germans.

d) The success of the Allies in this battle was largely due to code breaking and advanced military training on the part of the Soviets.

d) The success of the Allies in this battle was largely due to code breaking and advanced military training on the part of the Soviets.

Which of the following is TRUE of Eastern Europe after World War I?

a) Borders drawn after WWI left the region with much ethnic tension moving forward

b) The former empire in this region was split into independent states with one singular ethnic group within each country

c) Much of this region was split into mandates overseen by France and Great Britain

d) All disputes over ethnic differences were solved in the treaties after WWI

a) Borders drawn after WWI left the region with much ethnic tension moving forward

Which of the following is NOT accurate in terms of the impacts of WWI?

a) The Austro-Hungarian Empire was split into many independent states in The Middle East.

b) The Ottoman Empire was broken into regions that were administered as mandated by the French and British.

c) Women in many countries including the U.S. gained the right to vote (suffrage) due to the roles they filled during the time of the war.

d) Colonies began to push harder for independence after the people’s participation in the war (often on the front lines).

a) The Austro-Hungarian Empire was split into many independent states in The Middle East.

Which of the following is TRUE about the successes of the Allies in their fight with Germany in Russia in WWII?

a) The Germans were surrounded in Operation Uranus causing their supply lines to be cut off and the starvation of the soldiers.

b) The Germans underestimated Soviet resistance and the struggle they would encounter. The Soviets fought at a great distance where the Germans were used to street fighting and fighting in close quarters.

c) The Russians were given the most aid of all the Allies through The Lend-Lease Act of The United States to support them in their war efforts.

d) The Russian winter set in early and weakened the Soviets even causing many losses of Soviet soldiers upon their retreat.

a) The Germans were surrounded in Operation Uranus causing their supply lines to be cut off and the starvation of the soldiers.

Which of the following is TRUE in terms of Poland’s role in WWII?

a) Sixteen extermination camps were built there to annihilate the European Jewish population.

b) The Invasion of Poland ties in with both the goal of obtaining "Lebensraum" and the plans for the "Final Solution".

c) The Invasion of Poland was the first event of WWII after the declarations of war by France and Great Britain had already occurred.

d) The Soviet Union invaded Poland the same day as Germany and the land was split between the two countries.

b) The Invasion of Poland ties in with both the goal of obtaining "Lebensraum" and the plans for the "Final Solution".

Which of the following is FALSE in regards to The Battle of

Midway?

a) The Battle of Midway was the turning point of the War in the Pacific Theater.

b) The lieutenant in charge of the Station Hypo (The U.S. Navy's Combat Intelligence Unit) followed the established procedure in reporting his findings and was well trusted by Washington.

c) The use of code breaking was key to the U.S. victory at Midway.

d) A fake message sent from Midway to Pearl Harbor was used to confirm the Japanese use of AF as a code name for Midway.

b) The lieutenant in charge of the Station Hypo (The U.S. Navy's Combat Intelligence Unit) followed the established procedure in reporting his findings and was well trusted by Washington.

Which of the following people COMPLETED the assassination of the future leader of Austria-Hungary which led to the declarations of war in WWI?
a) Gavrilo Princip
b) Vaso Cubrilovic
c) Franz Ferdinand
d) Vladimir Lenin

a) Gavrilo Princip

Which of the following is accurate about the actions of The United States in World War II?

a) The U.S. conducted a bombing raid on Tokyo to boost the morale of the American citizens as we readied for war in the Pacific.

b) Once the U.S. joined the war, the Pacific Theater was seen as the priority.

c) The U.S. Pacific fleet was crippled in a surprise attack of the Japanese on Midway Island.

d) The U.S. established a full embargo on trade with Japan after the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

a) The U.S. conducted a bombing raid on Tokyo to boost the morale of the American citizens as we readied for war in the Pacific.

Which of the following took place in the European Theater of the war?

Operation Barbarossa

Which of the following took place in the Pacific Theater of the war?

Dolittle Raid

Which of the following is FALSE in terms of how Germany broke the terms of the Treaty of Versailles in March of 1935?

a) They created a new air force.

b) They invaded Russia.

c) They increased their military from 100,000 to 550,000 men.

d) They implemented a draft.

b) They invaded Russia.

Propaganda in Germany before and during World War II would likely be centered around which of the following ideas?

a) Lebensraum

b) Anti-semitism

c) Aryan Race

d) All of the above

d) All of the above

Under which group were The Universal Declaration of Human Rights established?

a) League of Nations

b) The United Nations

c) The Allies

d) NAFTA

b) The United Nations

The authors of the UDHR consulted ALL BUT WHICH of the following in their work?

a) politicians

b) religious leaders

c) philosophers

d) leaders of non-profit groups

d) leaders of non-profit groups

Which of the following nations argued for social welfare provisions to be included in the UDHR?

Soviet Union

Which of the following is true of the ICC?

a) China, Russia, India, and The United States are among the world's most powerful countries that have refused to join the ICC.

b) It is a temporary criminal court created in 1998 for the purpose of trying individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

c) The international community has criticized the ICC because they feel like the language should be more powerful around a military to enforce its decisions..

d) Only about 50 countries have adopted the agreement that established the ICC.

a) China, Russia, India, and The United States are among the world's most powerful countries that have refused to join the ICC.

This stage of genocide is the use of an early and primary method of dividing society and creating a power struggle between groups
a) Symbolization
b) Classification
c) Preparation
d) Dehumanization

Classification

Forcing the Jews to carry a passport was an example of the _______ stage of genocide.

Symbolization

In this stage of genocide, members of the victim group are described as animals, vermin, and diseases.

Dehumanization

In this stage of genocide, weapons for killing are stock-piled and extermination camps are built
a) Polarization
b) Organization
c) Preparation
d) Categorization

c) Preparation

True/False: All Jews killed during the Holocaust died either in route to the camps or at the camps from overwork, malnutrition, and execution

False

Which of the following is a US policy to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressure. This was a statement of the policy of containment

Truman Doctrine

Which Allied victory was important because it allowed the beginning of frequent bombing runs on mainland Japan providing a base for aircraft to return to?

The Battle of Iwo Jima

Which of the following is the BEST description of The Battle of Britain?

a) This was the first battle fought solely from the air. The Germans failed and were unable to conduct the planned land invasion.

b) It was the turning point of the war in Europe where street fighting and close range combat took the Germans by surprise.

c) It was a few months long and utilized trench warfare which resulted in stalemate here on the Western Front.

d) This was a land invasion in which the Germans failed to take Britain. They turned their attention to the Soviet Union in the east next.

a) This was the first battle fought solely from the air. The Germans failed and were unable to conduct the planned land invasion.

Which of the following is FALSE in terms of technology and its use in World War II?

a) Bomber escort pilots "flew the beam" from Japan to Iwo Jima if they lost their way.

b) Airplanes were used by Japanese pilots as bombs in the kamikaze strategy they employed after the Guadalcanal Campaign.

c) The Battle of Coral Sea was the first battle where neither side saw the other's ships/carriers, but fought over the sea using aircraft.

d) The atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki months after VJ Day.

d) The atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki months after VJ Day.

The last German offensive in Europe and on the Western Front was the

a) The Battle of Britain

b) The Battle of Midway

c) Battle of the Bulge

d) Battle of Stalingrad

c) Battle of the Bulge

Which of the following is a collection of Mao Zedong’s sayings and ideas?

The Little Red Book