Chapter 17

Question 1

What did the Battle of Britain involve?

Answer 1

The Battle of Britain involved airplanes.

Question 2

What action did Japan take after World War One?

Answer 2

Japan disarmed its military after World War One.

Question 3

What happened in Manchuria in 1933?

Answer 3

Manchuria was taken by the Japanese military.

Question 4

What was the Manhattan Project?

Answer 4

The Manhattan Project was the plan to develop the atomic bomb.

Question 5

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during World War One?

Answer 5

Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union during World War One.

Question 6

Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?

Answer 6

The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the last German offensive.

Question 7

What policy did Britain and France adopt toward Germany before the war?

Answer 7

Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement toward Germany before the war.

Question 8

What did the Nazis establish to help with the ‘final solution’?

Answer 8

The Nazis established concentration camps to help them with the ‘final solution’.

Question 9

How did the Allies end the war with Japan?

Answer 9

The Allies ended the war with Japan by dropping an atomic bomb.

Question 10

What was island hopping?

Answer 10

Island hopping was the campaign to recapture Japanese-held islands in the Pacific.

Question 11

What is genocide?

Answer 11

The deliberate extermination of a specific group of people is called genocide.

Question 12

What did many Germans blame for the issues in the Weimar Republic?

Answer 12

Many Germans blamed the Versailles Treaty in the Weimar Republic.

Question 13

Why did many Italians support the fascist party?

Answer 13

Many Italians supported the fascist party because it promised a better life.

Question 14

What is Operation Overlord more commonly known as?

Answer 14

Operation Overlord is more commonly known as D-Day.

Question 15

What is appeasement?

Answer 15

Appeasement is giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace.

Question 16

What was Kristallnacht?

Answer 16

Kristallnacht was when mobs attacked Jewish communities across Germany and killed close to 100 Jews.

Question 17

What were concentration camps?

Answer 17

Concentration camps were detention centers for civilians considered to be enemies of the state.

Question 18

Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb in Japan?

Answer 18

Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb in Japan because an invasion of Japan would result in an enormous loss of life.

Question 19

What was the outcome of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe?

Answer 19

The Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe resulted in a significant loss of life.

Question 20

What contributed to the rise of a fascist dictatorship in Germany?

Answer 20

The terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the global economic depression of the 1930s both contributed to the rise of a fascist dictatorship in Germany.

Question 21

What actions forced the US to enter the war?

Answer 21

The actions of Japan finally forced the US to enter the war.

Question 22

What did Italy do in an attempt to become an imperialist power?

Answer 22

Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935.

Question 23

What did the Nuremberg tribunal demonstrate after World War Two?

Answer 23

The Nuremberg tribunal demonstrated that perpetrators who committed wartime atrocities would be held accountable.

Question 24

What German action caused Britain and France to declare war?

Answer 24

The invasion of Poland was the German action that caused Britain and France to declare war.

Question 25

What did the Nuremberg Laws begin?

Answer 25

The Nuremberg Laws began Hitler's plan to limit the rights of German Jews.

Question 26

What did the Nazis control regarding German Jews?

Answer 26

The Nazis under Hitler controlled all aspects of German Jews' lives.

Question 27

What was the effect of the Treaty of Versailles on German national pride?

Answer 27

The Treaty of Versailles did not instill national pride in the German people.

Question 28

What was the Holocaust?

Answer 28

The Holocaust was the name given to the Nazi massacre of more than six million Jews.

Question 29

What is V-E Day?

Answer 29

V-E Day, or May 8th, 1945, was the day when Germany surrendered.

Question 30

What was the Marshall Plan?

Answer 30

The Marshall Plan was the name of the program funded by the U.S. to assist in the rebuilding of Western European countries.

Question 31

What pact did the Soviet Union sign with Germany?

Answer 31

The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland.

Question 32

What do organizations like NATO and the United Nations show?

Answer 32

A study of organizations like NATO and the United Nations would show that countries can sometimes ally together to achieve common goals.

Question 33

Why was the Spanish Civil War called a 'dress rehearsal' for World War Two?

Answer 33

The Nazis used the Spanish Civil War to test their new weapons, which was one reason why the war was called a 'dress rehearsal' for World War Two.

Question 34

What did Hitler do after the Munich Pact?

Answer 34

Hitler broke his promises after the Munich Pact.

Question 35

What were Midway and Coral Sea sites of?

Answer 35

Midway and Coral Sea were sites of U.S. naval victories over Japan.

Question 36

What rights were given to the Security Council of the United Nations?

Answer 36

The Security Council of the United Nations was given veto rights over decisions.

Question 37

What change occurred in Eastern Europe by 1948?

Answer 37

By 1948, pro-Soviet governments were in place throughout Eastern Europe.

Question 38

What was the result of Operation Sea Lion?

Answer 38

As a result of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler gave up his plan to invade Britain.

Question 39

Where did the U.S. drop the atomic bomb?

Answer 39

Hiroshima and Nagasaki are where the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb.

Question 40

Who was the Supreme Commander in Europe?

Answer 40

Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander in Europe.