The Holocaust — Unit test Answers

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Which of the following best describes the type of ideas discussion participants should introduce when making connections?

A
ideas that are based only on opinions
B
ideas that are off topic
C
ideas related to the topic
D
ideas that are familiar to participants
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Which duty is most likely part of the moderator’s role in a discussion?

A
conducting research for participants
B
influencing participants’ opinions
C
managing the flow of the discussion
D
deciding on all of the discussion rules
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Which statement is an example of an opinion?

A
Canada is the largest country in total area in North America.
B
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa.
C
France is the most beautiful country in Europe.
D
The United States has the third-largest population in world.
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Which statement is an example of a fact?

A
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the most important US president.
B
Ronald Reagan was the least controversial US president.
C
George Washington was the first US president.
D
Abraham Lincoln was the most influential US president.
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Why did the Weimar Republic collapse?

A
The government had to take out extensive loans.
B
Many individuals were out of work because of the war.
C
Citizens felt that the government did not serve their needs.
D
Significant financial resources were given to another country.
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What was one aspect of Racial Purity laws?

A
Jewish people were forced to participate in German education programs.
B
Aryan Germans were required to report all new births to the government.
C
Marriages between Germans and Jewish people were prohibited.
D
Women were required to attend university to increase their knowledge of German history.
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What is the most likely reason that Italy and Germany supported the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War?

A
Italy and Germany hoped to take over Spanish territory after the war.
B
Italy and Germany wanted to keep Spain from gaining power.
C
Italy and Germany opposed overthrowing the existing government.
D
Italy and Germany wanted to promote the spread of fascism.
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d
devastating airplane attack
r
rapid invasion by air and land
a
attack by multiple infantry troops
d
destruction of airplanes and tanks
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Which of these words best describe the appearance of the prisoners? Select four answers.

A
hungry
B
content
C
ill-treated
D
exhausted
E
relaxed
F
suffering
G
well-treated
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Which of the following happened in Germany during Kristallnacht? Select three options.War with Britain was declared.Synagogues across Germany were burned.Many Jewish people were arrested or killed.Citizenship was restored to Jewish people.Jewish businesses were destroyed.

A
War with Britain was declared.
B
Synagogues across Germany were burned.
C
Many Jewish people were arrested or killed.
D
Citizenship was restored to Jewish people.
E
Jewish businesses were destroyed.
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The Third Reich based its power primarily on

A
fear.
B
censorship.
C
laws.
D
incentive.
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Why did the Soviet Union join the Allies?

S
Stalin was afraid of Hitler.
H
Hitler had broken a pact and attacked.
H
Hitler was becoming too powerful in Eastern Europe.
S
Stalin wished to take control of territories captured by Germany.
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Why did Japanese soldiers kill so many civilians in Nanjing, China?

A
Commanders encouraged their soldiers to be as brutal as possible.
B
Civilians attacked the soldiers first, and then the soldiers retaliated.
C
Soldiers were inexperienced at fighting and panicked under pressure.
D
Chinese forces were closing in, so the soldiers took desperate measures.
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Hitler most likely forced Jewish people to wear a yellow star so that Jewish people could

A
recognize each other.
B
leave the country more easily.
C
be excluded from the military.
D
be identified and arrested more easily.
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When Benito Mussolini came into power, he promised to

A
solve Italy’s economic problems.
B
abolish totalitarian government.
C
prevent violence and terrorism.
D
introduce new social programs for Italy.
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What is the best illustration of the long-term effects of America’s use of the atomic bomb in Japan?

A
Atomic weapons were no longer developed because of radiation effects.
B
The United Nations drafted rules surrounding atomic weapon use.
C
The Allies used atomic weapons extensively from that point forward.
D
More nations in the world began experimenting with atomic weapons.
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The Nazi party most strongly appealed to the German people because it

A
was founded by former soldiers.
B
blamed others for losing the war.
C
provided arms to the young people.
D
developed a strong militia and army.
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How did the Soviet’s win at Stalingrad help advance the Allies’ Europe First strategy?

A
It prompted several Axis countries in Eastern Europe to switch their allegiance.
B
It enabled the Soviets to push the eastern front toward Germany.
C
It consolidated Soviet power in Russia.
D
It removed the German threat on the war’s eastern front.

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