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War Crimes and the Holocaust — Unit test Answers

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A similarity between the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea is that both

A
were good examples of the “island-hopping” strategy.
B
significantly reduced Japan’s naval strength.
C
were significant victories for the Allies.
D
were fought by warplanes from aircraft carriers.
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After serving as the commander of US forces in Europe, Dwight D. Eisenhower

A
became the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force.
B
served in the Pacific Theater under General Douglas MacArthur.
C
ceded his position to General George Patton.
D
retired from the military and public service in general.
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Which of the following events occurred in May 1945?

A
the D-Day landings
B
the Battle of Stalingrad
C
the German surrender
D
the Potsdam Conference
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On the western front during World War II, US and British troops began their final push toward Germany

A
in Sicily.
B
in Normandy.
C
at the Battle of the Bulge.
D
at the Battle of Stalingrad.
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By the end of 1944, during the last days of Nazi Germany, Allied forces

A
were about to take over the Soviet Union.
B
had blocked Germany in on three sides.
C
had lost most of their air support.
D
could no longer hold Normandy.
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After World War II, which of the following changes occurred in Germany?

A
Germany became two separate countries.
B
Germany became four separate countries.
C
Germany became part of the Soviet Union.
D
Germany became one of the Allies.
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How were Allied troops able to defeat the German advance at the Battle of the Bulge?

A
Attacks by Patton on one side combined with attacks by Montgomery on the other.
B
Large numbers of soldiers in Bradley’s army forced the Germans to surrender.
C
Low German supplies and local resistance strongly supported Allied forces.
D
Constant reinforcements by ship and effective air support helped Allied forces.
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On the Night of Broken Glass in Germany, which of the following occurred?

A
Thousands of Jewish people were arrested.
B
Trains began taking Jewish people to concentration camps.
C
Nazis began building the first Jewish ghettos.
D
Jewish people were given a final chance to escape Germany.
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In 1945, what concern did the Allies have about invading the Japanese mainland with ground forces?

A
They were worried they did not have enough soldiers.
B
They were worried there would be too great a loss of life.
C
They were worried the Japanese were developing an atomic bomb.
D
They were worried the Japanese had a stronger fleet in mainland ports.
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Which was a result of the US occupation of Japan after World War II?

A
The US and Japan became military enemies.
B
The US and Japan became allies and trading partners.
C
The US and Japan became allies with few economic ties.
D
The US and Japan became members of the Allied nations.
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As a result of the 1942 “Europe-first” strategy, American forces in the Pacific

A
won many battles against Japan’s powerful military.
B
benefited from their experience in Europe.
C
lost many battles against Japan’s powerful military.
D
received all their supplies safely via North Africa.
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Why did supporters of using the atomic bomb reject the idea of dropping one on a deserted island?

A
They thought the radioactive fallout was too dangerous.
B
They thought it would make Japan fight even harder.
C
They did not want other nations to know about the bomb.
D
They did not want to waste one of the remaining bombs.
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Who won the fighting in North Africa in 1943?

A
Axis forces
B
Allied forces
C
North African forces
D
German forces
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How did Admiral Chester Nimitz displease the US Congress during World War II?

A
He insisted the US should focus on the Pacific rather than the European theater.
B
He refused to take the US fleet into battle immediately after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
C
He did not want to drop the atomic bomb in order to convince the Japanese leadership to surrender.
D
He promoted and implemented a “no surrender” policy among US troops in the Pacific.
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When it first entered World War II, why did the United States commit seventy percent of its resources to the war in Europe?

A
Stalin assured Roosevelt that the Soviet Union could deal with Japan.
B
Roosevelt felt the other thirty percent were needed to defend the US mainland.
C
Roosevelt did not feel the US needed to engage Japan.
D
Roosevelt and Churchill decided to focus on the greater threat first.
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The occurrence of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in 1938 showed that the Nazi government

A
fully supported violence against Jewish people.
B
needed more support to hold onto power.
C
had recovered from its economic problems.
D
could not prevent violence against Jewish people.
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A result of the Nuremberg trials was that the United Nations

A
moved to protect war criminals more carefully.
B
left prosecution of war criminals up to each country.
C
prevented anyone from using Nazi symbols in the future.
D
established that genocide was an international crime.
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The US attitude toward the Soviet Union at the end of World War II can be best characterized as

A
open.
B
wary.
C
confident.
D
aggressive.
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How did Allied forces surprise Axis forces at Normandy?

A
The Allies staged a fake attack at Calais.
B
The Allies staged a fake attack in Berlin.
C
The Allies dropped bombs on other French locations.
D
The Allies used a small force to attack.

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