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At which event were high-ranking Nazi officials held accountable for their involvement in the Holocaust?

A
Yalta Conference
B
Nuremberg Trials
C
Holocaust Tribunal
D
Potsdam Conference
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What purpose did the ghettos serve during the Holocaust?

A
They were barracks where poor and sick people in Germany were sent to live.
B
They were living compounds built by the Nazis to house and kill Jewish people.
C
They were camps where socialists and political prisoners were forced to be laborers.
D
They were holding centers where Jewish people lived until they were sent to concentration camps.
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Which postwar terms were agreed upon by the Allied leaders at the Potsdam Conference? Select three options.The borders of European nations would be redrawn.Germany would be forced to pay reparations to the Allies.Eastern European nations would become communist states.Germany would be permanently divided into two separate nations.Leaders of Nazi Germany would be made to stand trial for war crimes.

A
The borders of European nations would be redrawn.
B
Germany would be forced to pay reparations to the Allies.
C
Eastern European nations would become communist states.
D
Germany would be permanently divided into two separate nations.
E
Leaders of Nazi Germany would be made to stand trial for war crimes.
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Why might President Harry Truman have felt that the United States had been betrayed by the Soviet Union after World War II?

A
The Soviet Union insisted on increasing the size of Poland.
B
The Soviet Union participated in dividing Germany into four zones.
C
The Soviet Union called for the creation of the new country of Yugoslavia.
D
The Soviet Union refused to give up control of conquered Eastern European lands.
5

Which event ended Germany’s hopes of winning World War II?

A
the Battle of Berlin
B
the D-Day invasion
C
the Battle of the Bulge
D
the Battle of Stalingrad
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Which event was set in motion by the plans made by the leaders at the Yalta Conference?

A
the conquest of Italy
B
the invasion of Normandy
C
the surrender of Germany
D
the Allied counterattack in the Ardennes
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Which event could be credited to the efforts of General George Patton?

A
the invasion of Berlin in April 1945
B
the success of the Normandy invasion
C
the victory over the Germans at Stalingrad
D
the removal of Benito Mussolini from power
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Which best describes Franklin Roosevelt’s contribution to the Yalta Conference?

A
He authorized the creation of new European nations.
B
He played a critical role in planning for postwar Europe.
C
He demanded that German leaders stand trial for war crimes.
D
He recommended dividing Germany into zones of occupation.
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Eleanor Roosevelt contributed as a leader during World War II by

A
requesting that US diplomats help hide Jewish people from Hungary.
B
fighting to help Jewish people fleeing the Holocaust get accepted into the US.
C
issuing the official US statement condemning Nazi treatment of Jewish people.
D
asking the US president to order the bombing of German rail lines to help Jewish people.
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Which statement provides the best comparison of General George Patton and General Dwight Eisenhower?

A
Both represented the US at the Yalta Conference.
B
Both served terms as Supreme Allied Commander.
C
Both led American forces in successful campaigns in Europe.
D
Both were involved in planning and leading the D-Day invasion.

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