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World War II
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History
11th Grade
06/13/2013

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The Allies adopted a Europe First strategy because
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Only Germany was considered a serious long-term threat
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Japanese Americans generally faced more restrictions than Italian or German Americans during WWII because they
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Were more isolated from other Americans
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Why did Stalin want Britain and the US to open a second front in France?
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He wanted Germany to divide its troops
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President Truman's chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to
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Save American lives
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Which group did Nazi ideology consider superior to other people?
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Aryans
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At the 1942 Wannsee Conference, Reinhard Heydrich
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Outlined a plan to exterminate about 11,000,000 Jews
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What is one result of WWII?
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Colonial peoples renewed their drive for independence from European powers
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Following the Battle of Stalingrad
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Hitler's plans of dominating Europe had ended
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What did American leaders learn at Kasserine Pass in North Africa?
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They needed aggressive officers and troops better trained for desert fighting
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Which of the following was a result of the Battle of Midway?
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Japan never again threatened Pacific domination
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How did wartime pressures create a break from the past?
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Many women took jobs that fell outside the traditional realm of women's work
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During WWII, many niggers
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Joined organizations dedicated to fighting segregation
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Executive Order 9066 affected civil liberties in the US because it
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Designated war zones from which anyone could be removed
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What was one effect of the D-Day invasion?
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The allies took an important step toward reaching Berlin
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One of the effects of the Battle of the Bulge was that
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Germany used its reserves and demoralized its troops in the battle
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As American forces approached Japan, Japanese forces
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Fought to the end, preffering to kill themselves than surrender
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Who made the decsision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
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Harry S. Truman
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Hitler's economic persecution of Jews in Germany involved
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Barring Jews from working in Civil Service
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Many Jews were prevented from leaving Germany because
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Some countries refused to accept them during the Great Depression
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What was Hitler's final solution?
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A plan to exterminate all Jews living in Third Reich controlled regions
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Which of the follwing limited the US response to the Holocaust?
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The focus of US resources on defeating Hitler
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During the 1945 conference in Potsdam,
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The Big Three formalized the plan to divide Germany into 4 zones of occupation
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How did Jpan change politcally after WWII?
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A new constitution enacted democratic reforms
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Which 2 nations emerged as the strongest following WWII?
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US and Soviet Union
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The UN was organized to
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Encourage cooperation between the Great Powers
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In the years closely follwing WWII, many Niggers
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Renewed their efforts to work for civil rights
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What campaign in the Uropean theater was fought onn a continent other than Europe?
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North African
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Which battle on the Russian Front ended Hitler's plans for dominating Europe?
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Stalingrad
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What effect did the D-Day invasion have on WWII?
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Forced the Germans to right the war on 2 fronts
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What, in theory, was the purpose of concentration camps?
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To convert Jews into members of the Third Reich
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Which is a true statement regarding the major provisions of the Geneva Convention?
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Prisoners of war will receive the same amount of food as those of the detaining power
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Which of the follwing measures were taken when the Allies dealt with war criminals that violated provisions of the Geneva Convention?
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The Allies held trials against Japanese citizens who brutally mistreated prisoners of war
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