Question 1

The United Nation created this homeland for Jews because of the Holocaust

Accepted Answer

Israel

Answer

Syria

Answer

Palestine

Answer

Jordan

Question 2

What was the name of the military alliance in Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism?

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO

Answer

Warsaw Pact

Answer

United Nations - UN

Answer

League of Nations

Question 3

What was the name of the military alliance created by the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

Warsaw Pact

Answer

United Nations - UN

Answer

NATO

Answer

League of Nations

Question 4

What was the "Final Solution"?

Accepted Answer

Genocide on the Jews and other selected groups

Answer

German's plan to be divided into 4 zones

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Germany's plan to be divided into 2 zones

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Plan of building a homeland for the Jews & other select groups

Question 5

This is where  defendants of the Nazi Party were charged with crimes against humanity.

Accepted Answer

Nuremburg Trials

Question 6

What did the United States  created to help rebuild the economy of Europe?

Accepted Answer

Marshall Plan

Question 7

What was the GI Bill?

Accepted Answer

Provided veterans with money for education

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Helped veterans return to their old jobs

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Gave the veterans the right to remain in the military after the war

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Allowed veterans to apply for free food & housing

Question 8

Why did the United States stay in Japan after WW II?

Accepted Answer

create programs to help their economy

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feared Japanese counter attack

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Felt guilty following the atomic bomb attacks

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ensure their participation in the UN

Question 9

Why did communism spread after WW II?

Accepted Answer

people hoping for economic growth

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communism was the economic winner of WW II

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believed it was the best form of government

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fear of the Soviet Union & China

Question 10

Who helped the Japanese draft a new democratic constitution?

Accepted Answer

MacArthur

Question 11

Rebuilding Germany & Japan proved to be an easy task

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 12

Why was the United Nations created?

Accepted Answer

allowed members the opportunity to work together to keep peace

Answer

helped capture Axis leaders accused of war crimes

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created a U,S. backed military alliance in Western Europe

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allowed economic winners to determine the punishment for Germany

Question 13

How was Germany affected by boundary changes after WW II?

Accepted Answer

Germany & the city of Berlin were divided in two

Answer

Germany forced to give up land to NATO

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Germany did not lose any territory

Answer

Germany lost territory but stayed one united country

Question 14

The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

Accepted Answer

Genocide

Question 15

The Atomic race/age was between these two countries

Accepted Answer

U.S. & Soviet Union

Answer

Great Britain & Germany

Answer

Great Britain & Soviet Union

Answer

U.S. & Germany

Question 16

hostility to or prejudice against Jews

Accepted Answer

Anti-Semitism

Question 17

Government controls & plans the economy with the goal of owning all property

Accepted Answer

communism

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