Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of fascism?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

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exploitation of people's fear

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nationalist sentiment

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military dictatorship

Question 2

In the decade leading up to WWII, America ________.

Accepted Answer

was trying to recover from the Great Depression

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was governed by President Harry S. Truman

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was interested in getting involved in the war to stop the spread of fascism

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attacked a Japanese naval base

Question 3

How did Adolf Hitler win the support of the German people?

Accepted Answer

He blamed groups like the Jews for Germany's economic and social problems.

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He gave speeches supporting tolerance of different ethnic and religious groups.

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He formed a secret alliance with the Japanese.

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He created the New Deal to fix Germany's economic and social problems.

Question 4

What event directly caused the United States to join WWII?

Accepted Answer

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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the sinking of American warships by German U-boats

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Hitler's invasion of Poland

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the discovery of concentration camps in Europe

Question 5

What happened on D-Day?

Accepted Answer

Efforts to liberate France and Italy from Germany's control began.

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The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

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Russia declared war on Japan.

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Germany surrendered to the Allies.

Question 6

Which of the following was a reason that Truman decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

Accepted Answer

An invasion of Japan could have cost up to 1 million American soldier lives.

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Japan was threatening to drop atomic bombs on US naval bases.

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Truman wanted to scare Germany into surrendering.

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Truman did not know how destructive the atomic bombs would be.

Question 7

Which famous historical figure first told President Roosevelt about the possibility of creating an atomic bomb?

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

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Thomas Edison

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Benito Mussolini

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Adolf Hitler

Question 8

What was the major decision that President Truman faced in 1945?

Accepted Answer

whether to drop atomic bombs on Japan

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whether to take over for President Roosevelt

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whether to declare war on Japan

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whether to surrender to Germany

Question 9

What happened in late April and early May of 1945?

Accepted Answer

Germany surrendered, and Hitler committed suicide.

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France and Italy were liberated from Germany's control.

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Hitler first rose to power.

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Germany invaded Poland, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands and France.

Question 10

What was the purpose of the original concentration camps built in the early 1930s?

Accepted Answer

to imprison groups like Jews, gypsies and gay people and have them perform slave labor

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to imprison Allied forces captured during the war

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to exterminate groups like Jews, gypsies and gay people

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to be Adolf Hitler's headquarters during the war

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