2. Previously in Nazi Germany, anti-Semitism had been based on religion. This later changed to an outright hatred based on race, whory which then led to
A. the passing of the Nuremberg Laws.
B. the forced deportation of non-Aryan Germans.
C. agreements with other Axis powers to eliminate the Jewish population.
D. higher taxes for all German Jews.
3. Which of the following contributed as a cause of the Holocaust?
A. The Nazis blamed the Jewish people for Germany’s defeat in WWI.
B. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, which outlined specific plans for his Final Solution.
C. Economic hardships and political unrest in Europe following WWI were blamed on Jewish people.
D. Nazi concentration camps were overcrowded, and there were limited resources to build more camps.
4. Hitler’s Final Solution included
A. opening a second front in Western Europe.
B. less restrictive laws benefiting Germany’s Jewish population.
C. concentration camps, death camps, and Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units).
D. deportation of European Jews.
5. The world was given a clear picture of what a world controlled by Adolf Hitler might have been like after
A. Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws, and they deported thousands of Jews from Germany.
B. Allied forces liberated the Nazi prison camps and witnessed the scenes of horror at the death camps.
C. the United States established the War Refugee Board in January of 1944, and Jewish refugees related horrible stories of the Nazi death camps to U.S. officials.
D. Allied forces recovered many of the personal writings of Hitler and other Nazi military officers.
6. What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?
A. To agree on a schedule for the invasion of France
B. To reach an agreement on what to do with postwar Europe
C. To compensate victims of the Holocaust
D. To divide Europe into communist and capitalist sections
7. Which was NOT an effect of World War II?
A. The United States developed the atomic bomb and used it to end the war against Japan.
B. Countries throughout all of Europe established democratic governments.
C. Allied countries now occupied Japan and large areas of Europe.
D. The United Nations was created to help prevent future wars of similar magnitude.
8. Tens of millions of people, mostly civilians, died during WWII, with the heaviest losses in
A. Eastern Europe.
B. the United Nations.
C. Western Europe.
D. the Netherlands.
9. What did the United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China share as a result of World War II?
A. They were all member nations of the United Nations Security Council, which had more power than other member nations.
B. They were all countries that had more than 250,000 military deaths in World War II.
C. They were all nations that opposed the inclusion of Germany and Japan as members of the United Nations.
D. They were all countries that had created atomic bombs as a means to end the war.
10. Which nation suffered the most from World War II in terms of military and civilian deaths?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. the Soviet Union (USSR)
D. France
11. Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answers the question. Some questions may have more than one correct answer.
What did the Soviets find when they liberated the Auschwitz death camp in January of 1945?
A. Detailed lists of all of the prisoners that had been executed
B. Mobile killing units
C. About 7,000 starving survivors
D. Hundreds of thousands of pieces of clothing
12. How did the D-Day invasion’s success affect the outcome of the war?
A. It forced Germany out of France.
B. It allowed more than a million Allied soldiers to join the fighting throughout the coast of France.
C. It extended the war.
D. It caused the atomic bomb attack.
13. Which of the following actions were implemented to prevent future world wars?
A. Great Britain and the United States each took control of portions of German territory.
B. The Soviet Union agreed to respect the sovereignty of Poland.
C. The United Nations was created.
D. War criminals were pardoned.
14. How did the American development of the atomic bomb affect the world in the years after the war?
A. The United States emerged from WWII as a superpower.
B. An arms race began, as other countries tried to develop their own atomic bombs.
C. It caused the Soviet Union to emerge from WWII as a superpower.
D. For the next 60 years, conflict was eliminated between countries involved in WWII.
15. What resulted from the atomic bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945?
A. Residents of both cities would later die from radiation poisoning.
B. The bombs destroyed thousands of buildings.
C. More than 70,000 people died instantly.
D. Japanese emperor Hirohito surrendered on August 15, 1945.
A. the passing of the Nuremberg Laws.
B. the forced deportation of non-Aryan Germans.
C. agreements with other Axis powers to eliminate the Jewish population.
D. higher taxes for all German Jews.
3. Which of the following contributed as a cause of the Holocaust?
A. The Nazis blamed the Jewish people for Germany’s defeat in WWI.
B. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, which outlined specific plans for his Final Solution.
C. Economic hardships and political unrest in Europe following WWI were blamed on Jewish people.
D. Nazi concentration camps were overcrowded, and there were limited resources to build more camps.
4. Hitler’s Final Solution included
A. opening a second front in Western Europe.
B. less restrictive laws benefiting Germany’s Jewish population.
C. concentration camps, death camps, and Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units).
D. deportation of European Jews.
5. The world was given a clear picture of what a world controlled by Adolf Hitler might have been like after
A. Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws, and they deported thousands of Jews from Germany.
B. Allied forces liberated the Nazi prison camps and witnessed the scenes of horror at the death camps.
C. the United States established the War Refugee Board in January of 1944, and Jewish refugees related horrible stories of the Nazi death camps to U.S. officials.
D. Allied forces recovered many of the personal writings of Hitler and other Nazi military officers.
6. What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?
A. To agree on a schedule for the invasion of France
B. To reach an agreement on what to do with postwar Europe
C. To compensate victims of the Holocaust
D. To divide Europe into communist and capitalist sections
7. Which was NOT an effect of World War II?
A. The United States developed the atomic bomb and used it to end the war against Japan.
B. Countries throughout all of Europe established democratic governments.
C. Allied countries now occupied Japan and large areas of Europe.
D. The United Nations was created to help prevent future wars of similar magnitude.
8. Tens of millions of people, mostly civilians, died during WWII, with the heaviest losses in
A. Eastern Europe.
B. the United Nations.
C. Western Europe.
D. the Netherlands.
9. What did the United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China share as a result of World War II?
A. They were all member nations of the United Nations Security Council, which had more power than other member nations.
B. They were all countries that had more than 250,000 military deaths in World War II.
C. They were all nations that opposed the inclusion of Germany and Japan as members of the United Nations.
D. They were all countries that had created atomic bombs as a means to end the war.
10. Which nation suffered the most from World War II in terms of military and civilian deaths?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. the Soviet Union (USSR)
D. France
11. Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answers the question. Some questions may have more than one correct answer.
What did the Soviets find when they liberated the Auschwitz death camp in January of 1945?
A. Detailed lists of all of the prisoners that had been executed
B. Mobile killing units
C. About 7,000 starving survivors
D. Hundreds of thousands of pieces of clothing
12. How did the D-Day invasion’s success affect the outcome of the war?
A. It forced Germany out of France.
B. It allowed more than a million Allied soldiers to join the fighting throughout the coast of France.
C. It extended the war.
D. It caused the atomic bomb attack.
13. Which of the following actions were implemented to prevent future world wars?
A. Great Britain and the United States each took control of portions of German territory.
B. The Soviet Union agreed to respect the sovereignty of Poland.
C. The United Nations was created.
D. War criminals were pardoned.
14. How did the American development of the atomic bomb affect the world in the years after the war?
A. The United States emerged from WWII as a superpower.
B. An arms race began, as other countries tried to develop their own atomic bombs.
C. It caused the Soviet Union to emerge from WWII as a superpower.
D. For the next 60 years, conflict was eliminated between countries involved in WWII.
15. What resulted from the atomic bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945?
A. Residents of both cities would later die from radiation poisoning.
B. The bombs destroyed thousands of buildings.
C. More than 70,000 people died instantly.
D. Japanese emperor Hirohito surrendered on August 15, 1945.