Transcript Slide 1

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• How did the Cheka (secret police) help Lenin
gain control of Russia?
• A. they infiltrated the Czar's army.
• B. they organized the redistribution of land.
• C. they used terror tactics against the
enemies of Bolshevism.
• D. they negotiated peace with Germany.
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• How did the Cheka (secret police) help Lenin
gain control of Russia?
• A. they infiltrated the Czar's army.
• B. they organized the redistribution of land.
• C. they used terror tactics against the
enemies of Bolshevism.
• D. they negotiated peace with Germany.
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• Lenin hoped that the Russian Revolution of 1917
would
• A. inspire the Russians to continue the European
war effort.
• B. incite similar socialist rebellions throughout
Europe.
• C. persuade the combatants in Western Europe
to sign an armistice.
• D. counter the U.S. military presence in Eastern
Europe.
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• Lenin hoped that the Russian Revolution of 1917
would
• A. inspire the Russians to continue the European
war effort.
• B. incite similar socialist rebellions throughout
Europe.
• C. persuade the combatants in Western Europe
to sign an armistice.
• D. counter the U.S. military presence in Eastern
Europe.
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Lenin's New Economic Policy was designed to
A. end all traces of capitalism.
B. rebuild the Soviet economy.
C. make the Soviet Union into an agricultural
state.
• D. end state-control over agriculture and
industry.
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Lenin's New Economic Policy was designed to
A. end all traces of capitalism.
B. rebuild the Soviet economy.
C. make the Soviet Union into an agricultural
state.
• D. end state-control over agriculture and
industry.
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• Which of the following programs did Stalin use
to reform Soviet Industry and Agriculture?
• A. Five-Year Plan.
• B. Reign of Terror.
• C. Great Purge.
• D. Holocaust.
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• Which of the following programs did Stalin use
to reform Soviet Industry and Agriculture?
• A. Five-Year Plan.
• B. Reign of Terror.
• C. Great Purge.
• D. Holocaust.
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• Stalin’s “Great Purge” from 1934 to 1939
• A. brought about the death of millions of
people.
• B. expanded Soviet agriculture at the
expense of industry.
• C. eliminated the army’s dominance in state
decisions.
• D. replaced agricultural workers with
technology.
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• Stalin’s “Great Purge” from 1934 to 1939
• A. brought about the death of millions of
people.
• B. expanded Soviet agriculture at the
expense of industry.
• C. eliminated the army’s dominance in state
decisions.
• D. replaced agricultural workers with
technology.
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• Upon V.I. Lenin's death in 1924 at the age of
54, who were the chief contenders for
leadership of the Soviet Union?
• A. Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
• B. Karl Marx and Joseph Engles.
• C. Joseph Stalin and Hillary Clinton.
• D. Leon Trotsky and Jimmy Carter
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• Upon V.I. Lenin's death in 1924 at the age of
54, who were the chief contenders for
leadership of the Soviet Union?
• A. Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
• B. Karl Marx and Joseph Engles.
• C. Joseph Stalin and Hillary Clinton.
• D. Leon Trotsky and Jimmy Carter
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Fascism emphasizes which of the following:
A. Isolationism.
B. Nationalism.
C. Individual rights.
D. A classless society.
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Fascism emphasizes which of the following:
A. Isolationism.
B. Nationalism.
C. Individual rights.
D. A classless society.
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• Both, the Italian Fascists and the German Nazis
gained power partly because they
• A. had the support of an electoral majority of
their nations’ peoples.
• B. carefully followed accepted democratic
political practices.
• C. used terror tactics against political
opponents.
• D. represented the ideas of compromise and
prudent government.
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• Both, the Italian Fascists and the German Nazis
gained power partly because they
• A. had the support of an electoral majority of
their nations’ peoples.
• B. carefully followed accepted democratic
political practices.
• C. used terror tactics against political
opponents.
• D. represented the ideas of compromise and
prudent government.
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• Which of the following does NOT describe Hitler’s
Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Stalin’s Russia?
• A. They were all totalitarian governments.
• B. Political opponents were killed in each state.
• C. All three nations wanted to expand their
borders.
• D. Marxist principles governed all economic
activity.
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• Which of the following does NOT describe Hitler’s
Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Stalin’s Russia?
• A. They were all totalitarian governments.
• B. Political opponents were killed in each state.
• C. All three nations wanted to expand their
borders.
• D. Marxist principles governed all economic
activity.
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• For what purpose did both Joseph Stalin and
Adolf Hitler conduct purges within their own
political parties?
• A. So that the League of Nations would allow the
USSR and Germany into their organization.
• B. To exile those persons whom both Stalin and
Hitler did not like.
• C. To create a sense of "transparency" so that
foreign governments would accept them.
• D. To ensure obedience from all members of
their political parties, government, and masses.
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• For what purpose did both Joseph Stalin and
Adolf Hitler conduct purges within their own
political parties?
• A. So that the League of Nations would allow the
USSR and Germany into their organization.
• B. To exile those persons whom both Stalin and
Hitler did not like.
• C. To create a sense of "transparency" so that
foreign governments would accept them.
• D. To ensure obedience from all members of
their political parties, government, and masses.
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• In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war
on Germany as a direct result of the German
• A. annexation of Austria.
• B. occupation of the Rhineland.
• C. seizure of the Sudetenland.
• D. invasion of Poland.
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• In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war
on Germany as a direct result of the German
• A. annexation of Austria.
• B. occupation of the Rhineland.
• C. seizure of the Sudetenland.
• D. invasion of Poland.
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• Why did Hitler sign a non-aggression treaty
(Nazi Soviet Pact) with Stalin on the eve of
World War II?
• A. To prevent the League of Nations from acting
to stop the war.
• B. To show that Hitler had changed his views on
communism.
• C. To allow Germany to invade Poland without
Soviet opposition.
• D. To insure that Germany had direct access to
the Baltic Sea.
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• Why did Hitler sign a non-aggression treaty
(Nazi Soviet Pact) with Stalin on the eve of
World War II?
• A. To prevent the League of Nations from acting
to stop the war.
• B. To show that Hitler had changed his views on
communism.
• C. To allow Germany to invade Poland without
Soviet opposition.
• D. To insure that Germany had direct access to
the Baltic Sea.
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• Which nation sought to establish the Greater
East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere between 1931
and 1945?
• A. Japan.
• B. India.
• C. China.
• D. Korea.
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• Which nation sought to establish the Greater
East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere between 1931
and 1945?
• A. Japan.
• B. India.
• C. China.
• D. Korea.
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• In response to the Axis aggression in the
1930s, Western democracies followed a policy
of
• A. containment.
• B. genocide.
• C. aggression.
• D. appeasement.
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• In response to the Axis aggression in the
1930s, Western democracies followed a policy
of
• A. containment.
• B. genocide.
• C. aggression.
• D. appeasement.
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My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British
Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace
with honor. I believe it is peace for our time…Go home and
get a nice quiet sleep.
• —Neville Chamberlain, April 30, 1938
• (following his return from the Munich Conference)
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The statement reflects the British belief that which of the
following policies would prevent another war?
• A. Containment.
• B. Isolation.
• C. Reparation.
• D. Appeasement.
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My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British
Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace
with honor. I believe it is peace for our time…Go home and
get a nice quiet sleep.
• —Neville Chamberlain, April 30, 1938
• (following his return from the Munich Conference)
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The statement reflects the British belief that which of the
following policies would prevent another war?
• A. Containment.
• B. Isolation.
• C. Reparation.
• D. Appeasement.
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• What was the goal of U.S. isolationists after
World War I?
• A. that Nazi ties to other countries should be
combated
• B. that political ties to other countries should be
avoided
• C. that foreign aid to other countries should be
lessened
• D. that industrial ties to other countries should
be ended
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• What was the goal of U.S. isolationists after
World War I?
• A. that Nazi ties to other countries should be
combated
• B. that political ties to other countries should be
avoided
• C. that foreign aid to other countries should be
lessened
• D. that industrial ties to other countries should
be ended
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• Following the United States’ entry into World War
II, American and British leaders decided that their
highest priority would be to
• A. recapture Pacific possessions lost to the
Japanese.
• B. invade Europe and defeat Germany.
• C. send armies to the Russian Front to help the
Soviet Union.
• D. strike directly at the Japanese home Islands.
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• Following the United States’ entry into World War
II, American and British leaders decided that their
highest priority would be to
• A. recapture Pacific possessions lost to the
Japanese.
• B. invade Europe and defeat Germany.
• C. send armies to the Russian Front to help the
Soviet Union.
• D. strike directly at the Japanese home Islands.
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• One major purpose of the Yalta Conference in
1945 was to decide
• A. when to open the second front against
Germany.
• B. where to launch the final invasion of
Japan.
• C. how to restructure Europe after the war.
• D. which countries to include in the United
Nations.
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• One major purpose of the Yalta Conference in
1945 was to decide
• A. when to open the second front against
Germany.
• B. where to launch the final invasion of
Japan.
• C. how to restructure Europe after the war.
• D. which countries to include in the United
Nations.
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• Who was the new English Prime Minister who
vowed to fight the Germans to the end and
never surrender?
• A. Winston Churchill.
• B. Henri Petain.
• C. Georgi Zhukov.
• D. Charles de Gaulle.
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• Who was the new English Prime Minister who
vowed to fight the Germans to the end and
never surrender?
• A. Winston Churchill.
• B. Henri Petain.
• C. Georgi Zhukov.
• D. Charles de Gaulle.
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• Who was the Prime Minister of the militaristic
Government of Japan throughout World War
II?
• A. Hideki Tojo.
• B. Isoroku Yamamoto.
• C. Emperor Hirohito.
• D. Jiang Jieshi.
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• Who was the Prime Minister of the militaristic
Government of Japan throughout World War
II?
• A. Hideki Tojo.
• B. Isoroku Yamamoto.
• C. Emperor Hirohito.
• D. Jiang Jieshi.
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• Why is Isoroku Yamamoto famous?
• A. Ordering and overseeing the Bataan Death
March.
• B. Leading the Japanese government during
World War II.
• C. Breaking the Japanese secret code during
World War II.
• D. Masterminding the Japanese naval strategy
during World War II.
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• Why is Isoroku Yamamoto famous?
• A. Ordering and overseeing the Bataan Death
March.
• B. Leading the Japanese government during
World War II.
• C. Breaking the Japanese secret code during
World War II.
• D. Masterminding the Japanese naval strategy
during World War II.
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• Who was the mastermind of the "islandhopping" strategy?
• A. Chester Nimitz.
• B. James H. Doolittle.
• C. Franklin Roosevelt.
• D. Douglas MacArthur.
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• Who was the mastermind of the "islandhopping" strategy?
• A. Chester Nimitz.
• B. James H. Doolittle.
• C. Franklin Roosevelt.
• D. Douglas MacArthur.
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Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy . . .
—from a speech by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress
The purpose of Roosevelt’s speech was to persuade Congress to
end all trade with Japan.
declare war on Japan.
condemn Japan’s aggression in China.
support dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy . . .
—from a speech by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress
The purpose of Roosevelt’s speech was to persuade Congress to
end all trade with Japan.
declare war on Japan.
condemn Japan’s aggression in China.
support dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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• What was the term for the Nazis'
comprehensive and systematic program to
solve the "Jewish question" by murdering
every Jew?
• A. Final Solution.
• B. Madagascar Plan.
• C. Krystallnacht.
• D. Great Purge.
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• What was the term for the Nazis'
comprehensive and systematic program to
solve the "Jewish question" by murdering
every Jew?
• A. Final Solution.
• B. Madagascar Plan.
• C. Krystallnacht.
• D. Great Purge.
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• From 1942 to 1945, the Nazis implemented
genocide by
• A. concentration camps.
• B. gas chambers.
• C. deportation to ghettos.
• D. all the above.
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• From 1942 to 1945, the Nazis implemented
genocide by
• A. concentration camps.
• B. gas chambers.
• C. deportation to ghettos.
• D. all the above.
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• “What harms the victim most is not the cruelty of the
oppressor, but the silence of the bystander,”—Elie
Wiesel.
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In this quotation, the author is suggesting that
• A. ethnic cleansing is not an issue to be addressed by
the United Nations.
• B. demonstrations against human rights violations are
of limited value.
• C. nations of the world must always condemn human
rights violations whenever they occur.
• D. totalitarian governments generally support civil
liberties.
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• “What harms the victim most is not the cruelty of the
oppressor, but the silence of the bystander,”—Elie
Wiesel.
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In this quotation, the author is suggesting that
• A. ethnic cleansing is not an issue to be addressed by
the United Nations.
• B. demonstrations against human rights violations are
of limited value.
• C. nations of the world must always condemn human
rights violations whenever they occur.
• D. totalitarian governments generally support civil
liberties.
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• What were the laws enacted by the Nazi party
which took all rights away from the Jews in
Germany or German occupied territories?
• A. The Enabling Act.
• B. The Lend-Lease Act.
• C. The Final Solution.
• D. The Nuremberg Laws
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• What were the laws enacted by the Nazi party
which took all rights away from the Jews in
Germany or German occupied territories?
• A. The Enabling Act.
• B. The Lend-Lease Act.
• C. The Final Solution.
• D. The Nuremberg Laws