(2) The northern European Plain has made

(3) Mountains have restricted the diffusion of

Polish culture.

(4) The absence of seaports has limited Polish

economic growth
Jan. 2003

35 The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and

Hitler’s rebuilding of the German military in 1935

demonstrate the

(1) success of defensive alliances

(2) fear of communist expansion

(3) support for the Treaty of Versailles

(4) failure of the League of Nations

World War II

Europe - Germany

Regents Practice
June 2003

36 During World War II, the Allied invasion of

France on D-Day (June 6, 1944) was significant

because it

(1) demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb

(2) resulted in a successful German revolt against

Hitler and the Nazi Party

(3) led to the immediate surrender of German

and Italian forces