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101. |
Germany was particularly receptive to social democracy because of which key factor? |
A. | a lengthy and profound traditional of liberal reform |
B. | a large urban working class |
C. | the national government was sympathetic to organize labor |
D. | the slow and erratic development of Industry |
Answer» B. a large urban working class |
102. |
One of the important legacies the Impressionists left to the European avant grade was |
A. | to organize their own independent exhibition |
B. | A call for young painters to experiment freely |
C. | The idea that art ought to be a mirror or window on the world |
D. | both (a) and (b) |
Answer» D. both (a) and (b) |
103. |
In 1908, the nationalists in the Ottoman Empire known as “Young Turks” forced the Sultan to: |
A. | declare war on Russia |
B. | invade and recapture Bulgaria |
C. | ally with Britain and France |
D. | established a constitutional government |
Answer» D. established a constitutional government |
104. |
Bismarck’s program of social legislation included all but which of the following |
A. | workers old age pensions |
B. | rigorous factory inspection |
C. | limiting the hours of work for women and children |
D. | unemployment insurance |
Answer» D. unemployment insurance |
105. |
The Treaty of Nanking (1842) compelled the Chinese to give the British: |
A. | trading privileges |
B. | the right to reside in five cities |
C. | the port of Hongkong in perpetuity |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
106. |
The most prominent representative of the new imperialism in India was: |
A. | Lord Canning |
B. | Lord Ripon |
C. | Lord Curzon |
D. | Lord Mountbatten |
Answer» C. Lord Curzon |
107. |
The British considered India its “jewel in the crown” because: |
A. | India was the only colony that didn’t resist the British control |
B. | India’s population and resources made it the most valuable of all the British colonies |
C. | India was controlled by a company; the government did not have to involve in the affairs of the colony |
D. | India had a vast supply of diamonds and emeralds. |
Answer» B. India’s population and resources made it the most valuable of all the British colonies |
108. |
What was a major factor that allowed imperialist power to dominate large parts of Africa and Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries? |
A. | The desire of Asians and Africans to convert to Christianity |
B. | The willingness of imperialists to to respect local traditions and customs |
C. | The spread of nationalism among native people in colonial areas |
D. | Their technological and military superiority |
Answer» D. Their technological and military superiority |
109. |
The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in science was: |
A. | Friedrich Nietzsche |
B. | Charles Pierce |
C. | William James |
D. | Sigmund Freud |
Answer» A. Friedrich Nietzsche |
110. |
Germany was particularly receptive to social democracy because of which key factor? |
A. | a lengthy and profound traditional liberal reform |
B. | a large urban working class |
C. | the national government was sympathetic to organize labor |
D. | the slow and erratic development of industry |
Answer» B. a large urban working class |
111. |
In 1908, the nationalists in the Ottoman Empire known as “Young Turks” forced the Sultan to: |
A. | declare war on Russia |
B. | invade and recapture Bulgaria |
C. | ally with Britain and France |
D. | establish a constitutional government |
Answer» D. establish a constitutional government |
112. |
The Europeans turned their attention towards Africa in the later part of the: |
A. | 16th century |
B. | 17th century |
C. | 18th century |
D. | 19th century |
Answer» D. 19th century |
113. |
The second industrial revolution relied on innovation in: |
A. | steel |
B. | electricity |
C. | chemicals |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» D. all of the above |
114. |
The emergence of labour movements in Europe was due to a radical thinker named: |
A. | Leo Tolstoy |
B. | Karl Marx |
C. | CS Lewis |
D. | Friedrich Engels |
Answer» B. Karl Marx |
115. |
The first country to admit women to medical schools for training as medical doctors was: |
A. | Switzerland |
B. | Britain |
C. | Germany |
D. | Spain |
Answer» A. Switzerland |
116. |
Which women orgnisation pressed first for women’s educational and legal reforms? |
A. | National Union of Women Suffrage Societies |
B. | Women’s Social and Political Union |
C. | International Council of Women |
D. | General German Women’s Association |
Answer» D. General German Women’s Association |
117. |
Which country’s dominance of the seas was cemented by the opening of the Panama in 1914? |
A. | U.S. |
B. | Britain |
C. | Italy |
D. | France |
Answer» A. U.S. |
118. |
By the late nineteenth century nationhood was linked to: |
A. | economic power |
B. | political dominance |
C. | empire building |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. empire building |
119. |
Nineteenth century political ideology gave women the status of: |
A. | first class citizen |
B. | second class citizen |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. second class citizen |
120. |
To press for ‘Votes for Women’ who among the following threw herself in front of the king George V’s horse on Derby Day and was trampled to death? |
A. | Emily Wilding Davison |
B. | Clara Zetkin |
C. | Lily Braun |
D. | Queen Victoria |
Answer» A. Emily Wilding Davison |
121. |
The immediate cause of the World War I was: |
A. | the German invasion of Belgium. |
B. | the sinking of Lusitania. |
C. | the assassination of Franz Ferdina |
Answer» C. the assassination of Franz Ferdina |
122. |
The First nation to grant the right to vote to all men and women over the age of thirty was: |
A. | Britain. |
B. | France. |
C. | the United States. |
D. | Russia and Germany. |
Answer» A. Britain. |
123. |
One of the problems associated with the treaties signed by the Central Powers was that: |
A. | Germany was allowed to keep her army and navy intact. |
B. | the Ottoman Empire remained a presence on the continent. |
C. | nation boundaries were drawn without regard for ethnic divisions. |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» C. nation boundaries were drawn without regard for ethnic divisions. |
124. |
As a result of the Treaty of Versailles: |
A. | Germany surrendered Alsace-Lorraine and the coal mines of Saar basin. |
B. | Danzig was placed under control of the League of Nation. |
C. | Germany was disarm |
Answer» D. |
125. |
The Schlieffen Plan: |
A. | committed Germany to attack France first, though the real target was Russia. |
B. | called for an immediate assault on Russia regardless of how the war began. |
C. | led to quick and decisive victories by the Germans. |
D. | was the name given to the German invasion of Britain. |
Answer» A. committed Germany to attack France first, though the real target was Russia. |
126. |
The event that triggered the British declaration of war on Germany on August 4, 1914, was: |
A. | Russian mobilization. |
B. | the German invasion of Belgium. |
C. | the German declaration of war on Russia. |
D. | the German declaration of war on France. |
Answer» B. the German invasion of Belgium. |
127. |
In general, the primary interest t of United States involvement in World War I: |
A. | was maintaining an international balance of power. |
B. | was cruelly punishing the Central Powers. |
C. | was forcing huge reparations from Germany at war’s e |
Answer» A. was maintaining an international balance of power. |
128. |
Which statement is true regarding the Bolsheviks and the February Revolution of 1917? |
A. | their presence led to the abdication of Nicholas II. |
B. | they had very little to do with the February Revolution. |
C. | Lenin led the Provisional government from the right start. |
D. | they supported the reformist policies of General Kornilov. |
Answer» B. they had very little to do with the February Revolution. |
129. |
In general, the Schlieffen Plan failed because: |
A. | it overestimated that the army’s physical and logistical capabilities. |
B. | there were frequent changes made to the Plan itself. |
C. | the Germans plant to attack the Paris from the northeast instead of circling to the southwest. |
D. | the British invaded Belgium first. |
Answer» A. it overestimated that the army’s physical and logistical capabilities. |
130. |
Which battle of July to November 1916 in 60,000 British killed and wounded in the first day alone? |
A. | Somme. |
B. | Marne. |
C. | second battle of Ypres. |
D. | Verdun. |
Answer» A. Somme. |
131. |
One new weapon that added a frightening dimension to daily warfare was: |
A. | poison gas. |
B. | the tank. |
C. | machine guns. |
D. | barbed wire. |
Answer» A. poison gas. |
132. |
Which of the following was not one of the “Big Four” who dictated the peace settlement in 1918 and 1919? |
A. | Winston Churchill. |
B. | Woodrow Wilson. |
C. | Vittorio Orlando. |
D. | Georges Clemenceau. |
Answer» A. Winston Churchill. |
133. |
The Allied assault on Gallipoli: |
A. | resulted in the defeat of the Turks. |
B. | cost the allies very little in the way of casualties. |
C. | was a disaster costing the Allies dearly in live lost. |
D. | All of the above. |
Answer» C. was a disaster costing the Allies dearly in live lost. |
134. |
World War I affected women by: |
A. | giving them jobs that had previously only gone to men. |
B. | offering them new opportunities. |
C. | breaking down older barriers against women’s work. |
D. | All of the above. |
Answer» D. All of the above. |
135. |
The direct cause of American involvement in World War I was: |
A. | the outbreak of October Revolution in Russia. |
B. | Turkey’s entrance in the war on the side of Central Powers. |
C. | unrestricted German submarine warfare. |
D. | the German declaration of war on the United States. |
Answer» C. unrestricted German submarine warfare. |
136. |
On Easter Sunday, 1916: |
A. | a group of nationalist revolted in Dublin. |
B. | dominion status was given to Catholic Ireland. |
C. | the Irish free states were establish |
Answer» A. a group of nationalist revolted in Dublin. |
137. |
On November 11, 1918: |
A. | the Austro-Hungarian Empire surrendered at Sarajevo. |
B. | the Russian violated the provisions of Brest- Litovsk. |
C. | German delegates met with the Allies and officially ended the war. |
D. | the Germans led one last offence to Belgium. |
Answer» C. German delegates met with the Allies and officially ended the war. |
138. |
Before 1914, the membership of the Triple Alliance included Germany, AustriaHungary and: |
A. | Italy. |
B. | Turkey. |
C. | France. |
D. | Yugoslavia. |
Answer» A. Italy. |
139. |
The Battle of Marne was perhaps the most important ballet of World War I because: |
A. | it created a 400-mile front between Switzerland and the North Sea. |
B. | it signified that the war would become a war of attrition. |
C. | it made trench warfare inevitable. |
D. | All of the above. |
Answer» D. All of the above. |
140. |
One effect of World War I was that: |
A. | Europe was displaced as the centre of world economy. |
B. | the U.S congress agreed to the covenant of the League of Nations. |
C. | the war had accelerated the centralization of money and markets. |
D. | European liberal democratic institutions were strengthened. |
Answer» A. Europe was displaced as the centre of world economy. |
141. |
All of the following statements about mass culture are correct except: |
A. | it had a democratic as well as authoritarian potential. |
B. | it rested on the widespread application of existing technologies. |
C. | it transformed popular culture. |
D. | it did not manage to cut across lines of class an ethnicity. |
Answer» D. it did not manage to cut across lines of class an ethnicity. |
142. |
In the episode known as Knight of Long Knives (June 30, 1934). |
A. | Hitler got rid of the Schutzstaffel. |
B. | the Nazis destroyed hundreds of Jewish shops. |
C. | Hitler took over leadership of the Nationalist Party. |
D. | more than one thousand high-ranking SA officials were executed. |
Answer» D. more than one thousand high-ranking SA officials were executed. |
143. |
The Freilkorps were: |
A. | German communist war veterans. |
B. | anti-Marxist, anti-liberal, and anti Semitic. |
C. | the personal army of Weimar government. |
D. | German Bolsheviks. |
Answer» B. anti-Marxist, anti-liberal, and anti Semitic. |
144. |
The success of the Italian fascist movement depends on the leadership of: |
A. | Victor Emmanuel. |
B. | Benito Mussolini. |
C. | Giuseppi Mazzini. |
D. | Vittorio Orlando. |
Answer» B. Benito Mussolini. |
145. |
Which of the following does not describe the result of Stalin’s Five-Year-Plans? |
A. | the command economy functioned in an entirely rational fashion. |
B. | the emphasis was on quantity and not quality. |
C. | heavy industry was favored over light industry. |
D. | the Soviet industry was transformed into a world industrial power. |
Answer» A. the command economy functioned in an entirely rational fashion. |
146. |
On November 9, 1918: |
A. | the imperial government of Germany was overthrown by a bloody revolution in which hundreds were killed. |
B. | the German Kaiser was assassinated. |
C. | Hitler created and took over leadership of German Workers’ Party. |
D. | the German republic was declared. |
Answer» D. the German republic was declared. |
147. |
The Soviet collectivization of agriculture in the late 1920s: |
A. | was entirely consistent with the policies of NEP. |
B. | resulted in the near “liquidation of the Kulaks as a class”. |
C. | prevented the onset of a Russian famine. |
D. | was welcomed by the peasantry. |
Answer» C. prevented the onset of a Russian famine. |
148. |
On October 28, 1922, Mussolini’s “Black Shirts”: |
A. | assassinated Victor Emmanuel. |
B. | Joined the revolutionary group, II Popolo d’Italia. |
C. | marched to Rome. |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» C. marched to Rome. |
149. |
In 1924 election the Nazis polled: |
A. | about 6.6 percent of the vote. |
B. | strong support from the German middle classes. |
C. | a majority of the workers on the left. |
D. | well over 46 percent of the vote. |
Answer» A. about 6.6 percent of the vote. |
150. |
What event pushed Weimar’s political system to the breaking point? |
A. | the Dawes Plan. |
B. | the Great Depression. |
C. | the French invasion of the Ruhr. |
D. | Hitler’s putsch of 1923. |
Answer» B. the Great Depression. |
151. |
The Civil War in Russia pushed the Bolsheviks to a more radical economic stance called: |
A. | NEP. |
B. | war communism. |
C. | the first Five-Year Plan. |
D. | the second Five-Year Plan. |
Answer» B. war communism. |
152. |
Thomas Hart Benton and Diego Rivera were similarly in that they: |
A. | used their art to detail the hopes and struggles of ordinary people. |
B. | were both anti-communist reactionaries. |
C. | were members of Bauhaus. |
D. | had an enormous influence on non-western cultures. |
Answer» A. used their art to detail the hopes and struggles of ordinary people. |
153. |
The man widely assumed to be Lenin’s successor was: |
A. | Trotsky. |
B. | Bukharin. |
C. | Stalin. |
D. | Rasputin. |
Answer» A. Trotsky. |
154. |
The man most associated with the Bolshevik New Economic Policy (NEP) was: |
A. | Lenin. |
B. | Stalin. |
C. | Trotsky. |
D. | Bukharin. |
Answer» D. Bukharin. |
155. |
Which pairing is incorrect? |
A. | T.S Elliot-The Waste Land. |
B. | James Joyce- Ulysses. |
C. | Earnest Hemingway- The Sun Also Rises. |
D. | Christopher Isherwood- The Grapes of Wrath. |
Answer» D. Christopher Isherwood- The Grapes of Wrath. |
156. |
Leni Riefenstahl’s film, Triumph of the Will was: |
A. | an American propaganda film intended to expose the Nazi menace. |
B. | a visual hymn to the Nazi regime. |
C. | made with the help of Charlie Chaplin. |
D. | a fictional tale extolling the virtues of Nazi anit-Semitism. |
Answer» B. a visual hymn to the Nazi regime. |
157. |
Which of the following was not a component of Italian fascism? |
A. | anit-Semitism. |
B. | militarism. |
C. | nationalism. |
D. | statism. |
Answer» A. anit-Semitism. |
158. |
Which of the following does not describe Italy in the years immediately after the Great War? |
A. | several generals were plotting a military insurrection. |
B. | business elites were shaken by strikes. |
C. | social conflict erupted over land, wages and local power. |
D. | there was a growing divide between the industrialized north and agricultural |
Answer» A. several generals were plotting a military insurrection. |
159. |
During the Great Terror, Stalin: |
A. | reprimanded foreign governments for their criticism of the Soviet Union. |
B. | attempted to eliminate all vestiges of capitalism in the Soviet Union. |
C. | was trying to protect the Soviet Union from the Nazis. |
D. | implemented a policy of mass repression against anyone who defied him. |
Answer» D. implemented a policy of mass repression against anyone who defied him. |
160. |
Which of the following artists was not a Dadaist? |
A. | Max Ernst. |
B. | Hans Arp. |
C. | Marcel Duchamp. |
D. | Wassily Kandinsky |
Answer» D. Wassily Kandinsky |
161. |
The Kellogg-Briand Pact: |
A. | attempted to end the naval arms race. |
B. | sought to outlaw war as an international crime. |
C. | admitted Germany and the Soviet Union into the League of Nations. |
D. | forced the Soviet Union to leave the League of Nations. |
Answer» B. sought to outlaw war as an international crime. |
162. |
Following the naval evacuation of British and French troops at Dunkirk, the Germans invaded: |
A. | Poland. |
B. | Britain. |
C. | Scandinavia. |
D. | France. |
Answer» D. France. |
163. |
Which nation developed sonar and also cracked German codes for communicating with the “wolf packs”? |
A. | the Soviet Union. |
B. | Britain. |
C. | the United States. |
D. | Canada. |
Answer» B. Britain. |
164. |
The Soviet Union entered the Pacific Theatre of World War II by: |
A. | marching into Manchuria and the colonial territory of Korea. |
B. | helping the British stop the Japanese invasion of India. |
C. | invading the island of Okinawa. |
D. | pushing the Japanese forces back on Hong Kong. |
Answer» A. marching into Manchuria and the colonial territory of Korea. |
165. |
World War II began on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of: |
A. | Poland |
B. | The Soviet Union. |
C. | The Sudetenland. |
D. | Belgium. |
Answer» A. Poland |
166. |
The Reserve Police Battalion 101 of Hamburg: |
A. | was responsible for keeping order at Auschwitz-Birkenau. |
B. | refused to obey their orders to kill all Jewish inhabiting Hamburg. |
C. | was responsible for transporting five thousand Poles out of the Warsaw ghetto. |
D. | were policemen who obeyed orders to kill, in one day, 1,500 Jewish men, women and children. |
Answer» D. were policemen who obeyed orders to kill, in one day, 1,500 Jewish men, women and children. |
167. |
In 1937, the Japanese: |
A. | invaded Manchuria. |
B. | joined the Axis powers. |
C. | invaded Burma. |
D. | destroyed the strategic city of Nanjing. |
Answer» D. destroyed the strategic city of Nanjing. |
168. |
The French government that collaborated with the Nazis was located at: |
A. | Paris. |
B. | Dunkirk. |
C. | Vichy. |
D. | Verdun. |
Answer» C. Vichy. |
169. |
Which of the following countries did not experience authoritarian regimes in the 1930s? |
A. | Yugoslavia. |
B. | Czechoslovakia. |
C. | Hungary. |
D. | Romania. |
Answer» B. Czechoslovakia. |
170. |
On June 6, 1944: |
A. | France was liberated by the Allies. |
B. | the Allies landed at Normandy. |
C. | the Allies crossed the Rhine. |
D. | the Soviet army marched into Berlin. |
Answer» B. the Allies landed at Normandy. |
171. |
The Einsatzgruppen: |
A. | were Soviet anti-communists and Nazi sympathizers. |
B. | was the name given to the resistance movement within Germany. |
C. | were responsible for formulating Operation Barbarossa. |
D. | were Nazi death squads. |
Answer» D. were Nazi death squads. |
172. |
In general the Hungarian government: |
A. | persecuted Jews but was slow to deport them to German camps in Poland. |
B. | quickly rounded up all the Jews living in Hungary and sent them into the hands of the Nazis. |
C. | refused to submit to Nazi anti-Semitic policies. |
D. | collaborated with the Nazi “final solution”. |
Answer» A. persecuted Jews but was slow to deport them to German camps in Poland. |
173. |
As the war progressed, which country used its workers and materials less efficiently? |
A. | Germany. |
B. | the Soviet Union. |
C. | the United States. |
D. | Britain. |
Answer» A. Germany. |
174. |
The largest Jewish resistance to Nazis came in the spring of 1943 at: |
A. | Lodz. |
B. | the Warsaw ghetto. |
C. | Auschwitz. |
D. | Prague. |
Answer» B. the Warsaw ghetto. |
175. |
Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier, and Mussolini met at Munich on September 28, 1938, in order to: |
A. | decide the fate of Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia. |
B. | discuss Germany?s withdrawal from the League of Nations. |
C. | appease Stalin and Mussolini. |
D. | discuss the Polish question. |
Answer» A. decide the fate of Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia. |
176. |
Josip Broz, or Tito, was a: |
A. | Hungarian leader who created a Nazi puppet state. |
B. | leader of the Ustasha, the Croatian fascist guard. |
C. | communist leader of the Yugoslav resistance movement. |
D. | Romanian general who tr |
Answer» D. Romanian general who tr |
177. |
The “dance of millions” refers to: |
A. | celebrations in Paris after the liberation of France. |
B. | a wave of Latin American prosperity due to wartime profits. |
C. | a dance craze that swept the continent after 1945. |
D. | a special party rally held by Hitler to boost morale. |
Answer» B. a wave of Latin American prosperity due to wartime profits. |
178. |
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for: |
A. | the German invasion of Russia. |
B. | the Normandy invasion. |
C. | the Russian invasion of Belgium. |
D. | the Allied invasion of Berlin. |
Answer» A. the German invasion of Russia. |
179. |
The first detonation of an atom bomb took place in the summer of 1945 at: |
A. | Hiroshima. |
B. | Nagasaki. |
C. | Los Alamos. |
D. | the Bikini Atoll. |
Answer» C. Los Alamos. |
180. |
The Policy of appeasement was based on all of the following assumption except: |
A. | The outbreak of another war was unthinkable. |
B. | Germany had been treated too harshly by the provisions of Versailles. |
C. | Germany would not break the provisions of Versailles. |
D. | The Nazis and fascists served as a bulwark against the Soviet. |
Answer» C. Germany would not break the provisions of Versailles. |
181. |
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from _________. |
A. | 1939 to 1945 |
B. | 1940 to 1946 |
C. | 1935 to 1940 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. 1939 to 1945 |
182. |
Which countries were involved in World War II? |
A. | Australia |
B. | Britain |
C. | Germany |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these |
183. |
What were the major causes of World War II? |
A. | The rise of fascism |
B. | Harsh treatment of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles |
C. | The Treaty of Versailles |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these |
184. |
Germany’s invasion of which country started world war II? |
A. | France |
B. | Japan |
C. | Poland |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Poland |
185. |
Which of the following countries was not a member of the Allies? |
A. | China |
B. | Britain |
C. | Japan |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Japan |
186. |
What was the US strategy in the Pacific during WWII? |
A. | Blitzkrieg |
B. | Lightning war |
C. | Leapfrogging |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Leapfrogging |
187. |
The main Axis powers of WWII consisted of |
A. | Germany, Russia, Japan |
B. | France, Italy, Japan |
C. | Germany, Italy, Japan |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Germany, Italy, Japan |
188. |
What was the last battle of World War II? |
A. | Battle of the Atlantic |
B. | Battle of Okinawa |
C. | Battle of North Borneo |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Battle of Okinawa |
189. |
When did Germany attack Russia in WWII? |
A. | 1942 |
B. | 1944 |
C. | 1941 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. 1941 |
190. |
Why did United States declare war on the Japan in 1941? |
A. | Invasion of Poland |
B. | The Munich Conference |
C. | Attack on Pearl Harbor |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Attack on Pearl Harbor |
191. |
Why did the British Royal Navy attack French warships at Mers-el-Kebir? |
A. | The French crews had sworn allegiance to Germany |
B. | France was at war with Britain |
C. | The French crews refused to surrender their ships when the British requested |
D. | They were manned by Germ |
Answer» A. The French crews had sworn allegiance to Germany |
192. |
What was Germany’s initial strategy for conquering Britain? |
A. | First establish air superiority, then send in ground forces |
B. | First destroy the British navy, then send in ground forces |
C. | First send in ground forces, then attack the country with aircraft |
D. | Immobilize London with poison gas attacks |
Answer» A. First establish air superiority, then send in ground forces |
193. |
What was the “London Blitz”? |
A. | Germany’s plan for a blitzkrieg on London |
B. | A term used for Germany’s bombing campaign on London |
C. | A series of German missile attacks late in the war |
D. | Code name for a secret British radar system |
Answer» B. A term used for Germany’s bombing campaign on London |
194. |
Overall, the Battle of Britain is considered to be |
A. | A victory for Germany |
B. | A victory for Britain |
C. | A victory for neither |
D. | A minor conflict |
Answer» B. A victory for Britain |
195. |
Which Power won the World War II? |
A. | Mongolian People’s Republic |
B. | Allied powers |
C. | Axis Powers |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Allied powers |
196. |
What was the treaty that ended World War II? |
A. | Geneva Conference |
B. | The Treaty of Versailles |
C. | Peace treaties |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Peace treaties |
197. |
Which event is generally considered to be the first belligerent act of World War II? |
A. | Germany’s attack on Russia |
B. | Germany’s attack on Britain |
C. | Germany’s attack on Poland |
D. | Germany’s occupation of Austria |
Answer» C. Germany’s attack on Poland |
198. |
. Which two countries were the first to declare war on Germany? |
A. | Italy and Greece |
B. | Britain and France |
C. | Norway and Denmark |
D. | The United States and the USSR |
Answer» B. Britain and France |
199. |
Which best describes Germany’s standard invasion strategy at the beginning of World War II? |
A. | Attack with a combination of speed and overwhelming force |
B. | Intimidate the enemy by first amassing a large force along the enemy’s border |
C. | Begin with acts of sabotage behind enemy lines |
D. | Draw out battles for as long as possible to wear the enemy out |
Answer» A. Attack with a combination of speed and overwhelming force |
200. |
What major mistake did the Allies make in preparing to defend against Germany’s attack on France? |
A. | They failed to anticipate that the attack would take place |
B. | They expected an attack by ground forces rather than a naval assault |
C. | They misinterpreted where the main invasion would take place |
D. | They failed to set up minefields along the border with Germany |
Answer» C. They misinterpreted where the main invasion would take place |
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