WWII & Cold War
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Two days after Hitler’s invasion of ____, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
a.
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Poland
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b.
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Austria
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c.
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France
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d.
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Slovakia
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____ 2. Hitler’s blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” was
a.
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a new form of warfare that used airplanes exclusively for the first wave of attack.
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b.
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a form of attack that used tank divisions supported by air attacks.
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c.
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a strategy in which armies rested very little between attacks to wear the enemy down more quickly.
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d.
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an air force strategy that combined jets and helicopters in a single attack.
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____ 3. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese
a.
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launched a full-scale invasion of Southern China.
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b.
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attacked the British colony on the Bataan Peninsula.
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c.
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launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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d.
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invaded Alaska.
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____ 4. What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
a.
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the Battle of Iwo Jima
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b.
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the Battle of Dunkirk
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c.
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the Battle of the Coral Sea
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d.
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the Battle of Midway Island
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____ 5. Great Britain’s policy of ____ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe.
a.
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firm resistance
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b.
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detente
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c.
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appeasement
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d.
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Anschluss
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____ 6. Neville Chamberlain boasted that the Munich Conference meant
a.
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Great Britain had made Germany back down.
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b.
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“peace for our time.”
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c.
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Germany and Russia were allies.
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d.
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“safety for Mother England.”
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____ 7. The ____ was the period of political tension following World War II.
a.
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Iron Curtain
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b.
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Yalta Era
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c.
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Potsdam Period
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d.
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Cold War
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____ 8. The slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis became known as what?
a.
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the Cold War
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b.
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the Great Atrocity
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c.
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the Holocaust
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d.
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the Vast Massacre
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____ 9. The Marshall Plan was designed to
a.
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prevent Soviet involvement in Angola.
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b.
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restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II.
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c.
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develop a comprehensive military strategy for the defense of Canada.
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d.
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make Western European nations stronger than nations under Soviet control.
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____ 10. U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ____ became a Communist nation in 1949.
a.
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South Korea
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b.
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China
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c.
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East Germany
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d.
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Yugoslavia
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____ 11. When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that
a.
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the Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. in the production of missiles.
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b.
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the Soviet Union would become the first nation to place astronauts on Mars.
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c.
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the Soviet Union could now use satellites to bomb the United States.
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d.
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the Soviet Union could use satellite technology to steal secrets from American businesses.
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____ 12. The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.
a.
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money
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b.
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jeeps
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c.
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communications technology
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d.
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political support in the United Nations
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____ 13. The Warsaw Pact sought to
a.
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provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after World War II.
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b.
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prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark.
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c.
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create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations.
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d.
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create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe.
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____ 14. What was one of Stalin’s major goals in Eastern Europe after World War II?
a.
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to debate the proper course of socialism
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b.
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to lead Eastern Europe to economic prosperity
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c.
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to create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments
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d.
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to improve education and protect refugees
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____ 15. The Truman Doctrine was rooted in the idea of
a.
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appeasement.
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c.
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pacifism.
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b.
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containment.
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d.
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aggression.
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____ 16. The League of Nations voted sanctions against which country for invading Ethiopia in 1935?
a.
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Germany
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c.
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Bulgaria
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b.
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Italy
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d.
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Japan
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____ 17. What was the Manhattan Project?
a.
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the Allied plan for the invasion of Europe
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b.
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a plan to increase war production in U.S. industry
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c.
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a code name for the invasion of Guadalcanal
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d.
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a code name for atomic bomb research
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____ 18. Who were the kamikaze?
a.
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the pro-war group within Japanese government
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b.
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Japanese pilots who crashed into Allied warships
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c.
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the ruling class in Japanese society
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d.
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the name of the Japanese carrier group at Midway
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____ 19. What aspect of the Cold War arms race made it so terrifying?
a.
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The weapons were more powerful than ever before.
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b.
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There were many superpowers with hydrogen bombs.
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c.
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The weapons were being used as fast as they were built.
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d.
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Many countries involved were very small and unstable.
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____ 20. After World War II, the United States offered assistance to war-torn European nations through which of the following?
a.
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Solidarity
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c.
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the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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b.
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glasnost
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d.
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the Marshall Plan
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