1. The big losers in the February 1936 Spanish elections were the:
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The big losers in the February 1936 Spanish elections were the:
Falangists
republicans
communists
anarchists
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2. The big losers in the February 1936 Spanish elections were the:
Falangists
republicans
communists
anarchists
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EXPLANATION: The big losers in the February 1936 Spanish elections were the:
Falangists
Elections in February 1936 brought to power a Spanish Popular Front government ranging from republicans of the left to communists and anarchists. The losers, especially the Falangists, the Spanish fascists, would not accept defeat at the polls.
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4. The secret provision of the Nazi-Soviet Pact:
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The secret provision of the Nazi-Soviet Pact:
divided Poland between the two powers
called for Germany to declare war on France in 1939
called for joint intelligence operations against France and Britain
involved the direct payment of large sums of money to Stalin
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5. The secret provision of the Nazi-Soviet Pact:
divided Poland between the two powers
called for Germany to declare war on France in 1939
called for joint intelligence operations against France and Britain
involved the direct payment of large sums of money to Stalin
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6. EXPLANATION: The secret provision of the Nazi-Soviet Pact:
divided Poland between the two powers
The secret provisions of the pact, which were easily guessed and soon carried out, divided Poland between the two powers and allowed Russia to occupy the Baltic states and to take Bessarabia from Romania. The most bitter ideological enemies had become allies.
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7. After the fall of France, Germany next turned its attention to:
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After the fall of France, Germany next turned its attention to:
Poland
Britain
the Soviet Union
Croatia
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8. After the fall of France, Germany next turned its attention to:
Poland
Britain
the Soviet Union
Croatia
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EXPLANATION: After the fall of France, Germany next turned its attention to:
Britain
The fall of France left Britain isolated, and Hitler expected the British to come to terms. He was prepared to allow Britain to retain its empire in return for a free hand for Germany on the Continent.
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10. Hitler claimed that the German people needed Lebensraum, or:
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Hitler claimed that the German people needed Lebensraum, or:
“pure life”
“living space”
“blood and iron”
the “people’s religion”
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11. Hitler claimed that the German people needed Lebensraum, or:
“pure life”
“living space”
“blood and iron”
the “people’s religion”
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EXPLANATION: Hitler claimed that the German people needed Lebensraum, or:
“living space”
The defeat of Russia and the conquest of the Ukraine to provide Lebensraum, or “living space,” for the German people had always been a major goal for Hitler.
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13. Manchuria India Indochina Korea
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American resistance to Japanese expansion became much stiffer after the 1941 Japanese occupation of:
Manchuria
India
Indochina
Korea
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14. Manchuria India Indochina Korea
American resistance to Japanese expansion became much stiffer after the 1941 Japanese occupation of:
Manchuria
India
Indochina
Korea
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EXPLANATION: American resistance to Japanese expansion became much stiffer after the 1941 Japanese occupation of:
Indochina
The Americans had temporized, unwilling to cut off vital supplies of oil and other materials for fear of provoking a Japanese attack on Southeast Asia and the East Indies. The Japanese occupation of Indochina in July 1941 changed that policy, which had already begun to stiffen.
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16. the Volga Moscow Leningrad Stalingrad
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The turning point in the Germans’ Russian campaign came at the Battle of:
the Volga
Moscow
Leningrad
Stalingrad
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17. the Volga Moscow Leningrad Stalingrad
The turning point in the Germans’ Russian campaign came at the Battle of:
the Volga
Moscow
Leningrad
Stalingrad
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EXPLANATION: The turning point in the Germans’ Russian campaign came at the Battle of:
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad raged for months with unexampled ferocity. Because Hitler again overruled his generals and would not allow a retreat, he lost an entire German army at Stalingrad. Stalingrad marked the turning point of the Russian campaign. As the Germans’ resources dwindled, the Russians inexorably advanced westward.
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19. The American strategy in the Pacific in 1943 was known as:
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The American strategy in the Pacific in 1943 was known as:
strike and retreat
total war
island hopping
saturation attack
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20. The American strategy in the Pacific in 1943 was known as:
strike and retreat
total war
island hopping
saturation attack
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EXPLANATION: The American strategy in the Pacific in 1943 was known as:
island hopping
In 1943, the American forces, still small in number, began a campaign of “island hopping.” They did not try to recapture every Pacific island the Japanese held, but selected major bases and strategic sites along the enemy supply line.
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22. Conditions in Germany changed rapidly when the German army failed to:
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Conditions in Germany changed rapidly when the German army failed to:
conquer Britain
subdue partisan forces in France
fully occupy Poland
quickly defeat the Soviet Union
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23. Conditions in Germany changed rapidly when the German army failed to:
conquer Britain
subdue partisan forces in France
fully occupy Poland
quickly defeat the Soviet Union
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EXPLANATION: Conditions in Germany changed rapidly when the German army failed to:
quickly defeat the Soviet Union
During the first two years of the war, in fact, Hitler demanded few sacrifices from the German people. Spending on domestic projects continued, and food was plentiful; the economy was not on a full wartime footing. Germany’s failure to quickly overwhelm the Soviet Union changed everything.
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25. Josef Goebbels was in charge of:
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Josef Goebbels was in charge of:
concentration camps in Poland
Nazi propaganda
coordinating operations in the Soviet Union
coordinating German economic planning
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26. Josef Goebbels was in charge of:
concentration camps in Poland
Nazi propaganda
coordinating operations in the Soviet Union
coordinating German economic planning
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27. EXPLANATION: Josef Goebbels was in charge of:
Nazi propaganda
Propaganda minister Josef Goebbels (1897–1945) used both radio and films to boost the Nazi cause.
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28. The Vichy government was headed by:
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The Vichy government was headed by:
General Foch
General Joffre
Marshal Pétain
Charles de Gaulle
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29. The Vichy government was headed by:
General Foch
General Joffre
Marshal Pétain
Charles de Gaulle
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30. EXPLANATION: The Vichy government was headed by:
Marshal Pétain
Marshal Pétain set up a dictatorial regime at the resort city of Vichy and collaborated with the Germans in hopes of preserving as much autonomy as possible.
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31. The Big Three included all of the following EXCEPT:
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The Big Three included all of the following EXCEPT:
Britain
the United States
the Soviet Union
France
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32. The Big Three included all of the following EXCEPT:
Britain
the United States
the Soviet Union
France
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33. EXPLANATION: The Big Three included all of the following EXCEPT:
France
The first meeting of the leaders of the “Big Three” (the USSR, Britain, and the United States) took place at Tehran, the capital of Iran, in 1943.
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34. © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc.
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The U.S. and Britain agreed to open a second front in France in 1944 at the:
Yalta conference
Tehran conference
Potsdam conference
Moscow conference
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The U.S. and Britain agreed to open a second front in France in 1944 at the:
Yalta conference
Tehran conference
Potsdam conference
Moscow conference
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EXPLANATION: The U.S. and Britain agreed to open a second front in France in 1944 at the:
Tehran conference
At the Tehran conference the “Big Three” agreed to open a second front in France the next summer (1944) and Stalin agreed to fight Japan when Germany was defeated.
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