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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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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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Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt meet in Washington, DC, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941?

A
to decide the terms of surrender for the Axis powers
B
to form an alliance with the Soviet Union and China
C
to plan an overall strategy for the rest of World War II
D
to consider the US response to Japan’s attack
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The occurrence of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in 1938 showed that the Nazi government

f
fully supported violence against Jewish people.
n
needed more support to hold onto power.
h
had recovered from its economic problems.
c
could not prevent violence against Jewish people.
6

During World War II, which was an Allied nation?

C
China
S
Switzerland
J
Japan
T
Thailand
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What was General MacArthur’s main motivation as he led forces in the Southwest Pacific between 1942 and 1944?

A
his sworn commitment to defend Australia
B
his sworn oath to the United States Army
C
his bet with Admiral Nimitz about reaching Japan first
D
his desire to keep his promise to return to the Philippines
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How was the battle at Normandy a turning point in World War II?

A
The Allied forces were defeated and retreated.
B
The Axis forces succeeded in ambushing the Allied forces at Normandy.
C
The Allied forces succeeded in pushing over one million Allied soldiers into France.
D
The Axis forces had the advantage of the element of surprise.
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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.
10

Approximately how many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust?

1
1 million
3
3 million
6
6 million
1
10 million
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During the final years of World War II, how did the Allies gain control of the North Atlantic?

A
They used U-boats to sink German ships.
B
They used fighters to provide air support for their ships.
C
They used better anti-submarine technology.
D
They used Allied submarines to defeat German ones.
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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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Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan at the end of World War II thought an invasion would

A
cost too many American lives.
B
not be successful.
C
be opposed by the American people.
D
require the navy to build too many ships.
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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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