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What does the graph show about American casualties at Iwo Jima?

A
They doubled the number of Japanese casualties.
B
They were the second highest in American casualties in the Pacific campaigns.
C
They were about the same as American casualties at Saipan.
D
They were slightly higher than American casualties at Okinawa.
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What was Churchill hoping to encourage with this speech?

A
For British citizens to feel fearful of the German advance.
B
For Britain to feel angry at France for their surrender.
C
For Britain to feel pride at its victory in World War I.
D
For British citizens to be brave in the coming war with Germany.
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Which best describes Adolf Hitler’s role in public life during the 1930s?

A
wealthy German industrialist
B
German minister of propaganda
C
dictator of Nazi Germany
D
head of the Lutheran church in Germany
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Why is the name “totalitarianism” appropriate for that form of government?

A
The government exerts total control.
B
The government gives total protection.
C
The government advocates total reform.
D
The government promotes total freedom.
5

How did the posting of the “twelve theses” by students reflect Nazi policy?

A
by condemning communist activities
B
by supporting only German professors
C
by limiting the rights of women
D
by demanding education rights for German students
6

In 1941, Japan’s desire for expansion in the Pacific led to war with

A
Italy.
B
Germany.
C
the Soviet Union.
D
the United States.
7

What is the most likely reason that nations raised tariffs on imports during the Great Depression?

A
They wanted to help other nations profit from trade.
B
They wanted to increase sales of their own products.
C
They wanted to terminate all trade with other nations.
D
They wanted to encourage more profitable imports.
8

How did Hitler’s military strategy change when he attacked Great Britain?

A
He used more decoding machines.
B
He used more tanks.
C
He used more troops.
D
He used heavily armed planes.
9

Which explains why freeing Italy and North Africa was part of the Allied strategy for winning the war?

A
It would enable the Allies to recruit local military forces.
B
It would stop North African forces from invading Europe.
C
It would help prevent Soviet expansion in the West.
D
It would ultimately ensure victory over German forces.
10

To pay reparations after World War I, Germany

A
printed more money.
B
asked the United States to repay debts to Germany.
C
raised taxes on its residents.
D
increased prices for food and goods.
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Why did totalitarian governments control culture, such as books and films?

A
to prevent culture from playing any role in society
B
to make sure that all culture followed state ideology
C
to support writers, directors, and other artists
D
to ensure that all citizens had access to the arts
12

The mass murder of Jewish and other groups of people by the German Nazis during World War II is known as

A
the Holocaust.
B
antisemitism.
C
propaganda.
D
nationalism.
13

One reason the Third Reich was effective was because it

A
used propaganda to encourage nationalism and obedience.
B
trained both men and women for military service.
C
came to power at a time when employment was high.
D
encouraged couples to have fewer children.
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The photograph provides information that the battle was fought

A
at sea.
B
on a semi-arid island.
C
at night.
D
in dense jungles.

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