The Holocaust — Unit test Answers

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How did the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea help turn the tide of World War II?

A
Both continued Japan’s practice of using surprise attacks.
B
Both were surprise attacks by the US in the Pacific.
C
Both increased Japanese territory in the Pacific islands.
D
Both shook Japanese confidence and increased US morale.
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Which of the following describes Adolf Hitler’s role in public life during the 1930s?

A
dictator of Nazi Germany
B
German minister of propaganda
C
head of the Lutheran church in Germany
D
wealthy German industrialist
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The passage below contains testimony from the commander of Auschwitz, given at a war crimes trial in 1946.DR. KAUFMANN: Is it furthermore true that Eichmann stated to you that in Auschwitz a total sum of more than 2 million Jews had been destroyed?HÖSS: Yes.DR. KAUFMANN: Did you yourself ever feel pity with the victims, thinking of your own family and children?HÖSS: Yes.DR. KAUFMANN: How was it possible for you to carry out these actions in spite of this?HÖSS: In view of all these doubts which I had, the only one and decisive argument was the strict order and the reason given for it by the Reichsführer Himmler.

A
He believed he was doing what was right for Germany.
B
He stated that the number of people killed by Germans was exaggerated.
C
He testified that he did not personally kill anyone.
D
He said he was just following orders.
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A
civilians
B
Japanese troops
C
US troops
D
foreigners
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Which of the following organized Kristallnacht?

A
German Jewish people
B
the Nazi government
C
Great Britain
D
German pacifists
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What happened to Germany as a result of the Potsdam Conference?

A
It became part of Poland.
B
It remained a united country.
C
It was divided into four occupation zones.
D
It was divided into six occupation zones.
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How did the Japanese government respond to the Allies’ bombing campaign?

A
They refused to end the war.
B
They surrendered after popular protests.
C
They built a larger and more powerful military.
D
They launched an atomic bomb.
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In the report below, a Nazi officer describes the evacuation of the Warsaw ghetto in 1943."The execution of this transfer order [to move all the Jews in the ghetto to concentration camps] proved to be very difficult, since the managers as well as the Jews resisted in every possible way . . . The conditions discovered there are indescribable. I cannot imagine a greater chaos than in the Ghetto of Warsaw.”—SS General Jürgen Stroop, 1943

A
Calm prevailed during this transfer operation.
B
The ghetto was a place where the Jewish people in Warsaw lived happily.
C
More than 400,000 people were jammed into the Warsaw ghetto.
D
Some Jewish people fought against the Nazis rather than be sent to concentration camps.
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One reason the Third Reich was effective was because it

A
encouraged couples to have fewer children.
B
trained both men and women for military service.
C
came to power at a time when employment was high.
D
used propaganda to encourage nationalism and obedience.
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What were the aims of the Allies’ island-hopping strategy? Check all that apply.

A
to gain territory in the Pacific
B
to move closer to Japan
C
to maximize Soviet support
D
to undermine German gains
E
to weaken Japanese forces
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In what way was the Third Reich most successful?

A
Strikes only occasionally affected production of goods.
B
Factories and the infrastructure were expanded.
C
The media enthusiastically supported the work of the ruling party.
D
The workplace was open to many individuals.
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Which best describes why the United States wanted to avoid invading Japan in a ground war?

A
The US did not have Allied support for a ground war.
B
The US wanted to prevent more war casualties.
C
The US did not have the resources to fight in this way.
D
The US knew it could not win a ground war.

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