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How was the invasion of Italy similar to the Battle of Berlin?

A
Both events started in April of 1945.
B
Both events were led by Soviet Union forces.
C
Both events resulted in retreats of Allied forces.
D
Both events led to the elimination of leaders from power.
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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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How did Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower respond to the Holocaust?

A
He asked American diplomats to help hide Jewish people.
B
He issued a statement condemning the actions of Nazi Germany.
C
He forced German civilians to tour liberated concentration camps.
D
He ordered the bombing of factories and railroad lines leading to Auschwitz.
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In which ways were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman similar? Select two options.Both men were presidents during World War II.Both men represented the US at the Yalta Conference.Both men represented the US at the Potsdam Conference.Both men met with Allied leaders to plan for the end of the war.Both men issued declarations demanding Japan’s unconditional surrender.

A
Both men were presidents during World War II.
B
Both men represented the US at the Yalta Conference.
C
Both men represented the US at the Potsdam Conference.
D
Both men met with Allied leaders to plan for the end of the war.
E
Both men issued declarations demanding Japan’s unconditional surrender.
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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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Examine the graphs of US unemployment rates and production worker weekly earnings during World War II.Which conclusion can be drawn from the data shown on the graphs?

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A
World War II had a generally negative effect on the American economy.
B
Production workers earned very low wages in the US during World War II.
C
The involvement of the US in the war put people to work and raised wages.
D
American workers supported continuing the war because it helped the economy.
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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.
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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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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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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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