Unit+9-+World+War+II

The second really big war

=Unit 9- World War II= toc

World War II Exam

 * Please note that **bolded text** is the subject the question is centered around.
 * Also, the "..." symbolizes that there is actually more words in the question but they are unprovided due to possible answers
 * The test was given out to the class because our teacher believes that WWII contains very many facts and is very heavy in content
 * It is to help ease the amount of work.
 * It is highly advised that you still study because the exam benefits those who actually know about the key terms and events

Multiple Choice: 30 Points
1. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the motives behind the **Mukden** incident? 2. There were **structural problems** in the international community that contributed to World War II... 3. The **Washington Conference** system included 4. Which of the following is true of **Japan in the 1920's**? 5. Why was the signing of the 10-year **non-agression pact with Poland** in 1934 significant? 6. Who most vehemently objected to the **Nazi putsch** in 1934 that resulted in the **assassination of Chancellor Dollfuss**? 7. The goal **appeasement** was to 8. How can you account for increased levels of **cooperation** between **Italy and Germany** that emerged in 1936? 9. What had **Germany gained by 1936** that did not exist in 1933? 10. The **4-year plan** implemented by Hitler in 1936 included: 11. If you were connecting **the remilitarization of the Rhineland**, the **acquisition of the Sudetenland**, and **the Anshluss**, you could be discussing: 12. The **Spanish Civil War** 13. One Soviet motive for the signing of the **Nazi-Soviet Nonagression Pact** centered around 14. Why is the Italian withdrawal from the League of Nations so ironic? 15. Winston Churchill considered the **Munich Agreement** to be 16. **Manchuria was invaded** in 1931. What was the significance of this attack? 17. What was the purpose of the **Anti-Comintern Pact**?
 * Naval Treaty
 * 9 Power Treaty
 * In the 1920s, Japan had a civilian democracy

Multiple Choice (45 points)
1. The 1943 meeting at **Casablanca** 2. At the outset of the war in **1939**, which of the following powers **fought the Axis**? 3. Which of the following signaled the **U.S. movement towards abandoning** its isolationist and neutral stance? 4. The **Nazi-Soviet Nonagression Pact** 5. Which action **contradicted** Stalin's belief that the U.S. and England were **unwilling to match Russian sacrifices**? 6. Which of the following is the **most logical conclusion** that can be drawn based on the history of the war years? 7. Refer to map number 1 in your supplemental packet. 24. In light of cartoon #3 in the supplemental packet, which of the following is the most complete **Soviet interpretation of World War II** 25. **//The Combat//**, cartoon #4 in the supplemental packet... 26. Why is **Churchill frowning** while Stalin and Roosevelt are smiling? 27. The **collapse of France** paved the way for... 28. **Mussolini was killed** by 29. **Sitzkrieg** is most applicable to the time period when 30. Be **cynical and identify** which government/group/person should have these lyrics part of their national anthem/theme song
 * 8. Which pair of cartoons, considered together, best relates to the map and your last response(#7)? See the following page for the cartoons.
 * 9. Which pairing of events/terms best reflects an evolution of policy based on (1) the scarcity of capital and (2) the identification of national interests?
 * 10. Refer to map number 2 in your supplemental packet. Why would the Germans have focused their U-boat activity around the United States during this time period?
 * 11. Rommel was asked to
 * 12. The 'miracle of Dunkirk' is so named because
 * 13. What did the U.S.S.R. and China share during the World War II era?
 * 14. The R.A.F., to whom "so many owed so much to so few" is the
 * 15. The significance of the Balkan invasion in 1941 is that
 * 16. Which list of countries reflects the triumverate known as the Big Three and/or the Grand Alliance in World War II?
 * 17. Why did the United State' drop the atomic bomb in 1945?
 * 18. Whad do Stalingrad and Berlin have in common?
 * 19. In the early stages of Operation Barbarossa,
 * 20. Which instance reflects the best examples of military strategy reflecting post-war ambitions? (Stalin and how he let germans take over some country)
 * 21. Identify one motive for the invasion of Norway:
 * 22. By the end of 1943,
 * 23. "Fortress Europe" applies to the time period

Timeline
1918
 * Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

1919
 * The French pursue foreign policy of absolute security (because of Germany's growing power and France's diminishing power)
 * Comintern organized
 * Starting 1919 and going until 1922, the Weimar Republic and the Soviet Union have secret joint military agreements

1922
 * Soviet Union pursues a two-pronged foreign policy (international channels and ideological goals)
 * Rapallo Pact

1923
 * France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr region

1925
 * The Locarno Pact was made

1926
 * Rapallo Act is renewed and extended five more years

1928
 * The Kellog-Briand Pact

1931
 * Japan invades Manchuria

1932
 * Japan attacks Shanghai

1933
 * League of nations appoints a committee of inquiry for the Chinese appeal
 * China agrees to a truce with Tokyo

Key Terms
//*Many terms are old as they were learned of in previous units//
 * Absolute Security
 * "New Order"
 * League of Nations
 * Anschluss
 * The Axis

People

 * Gustav Stresemann
 * Haile Selassie
 * Neville Chamberlain
 * General Francisco Franco
 * Kurt von Schuschnigg
 * Edouard Daladier

Treaties, Pacts, Documents

 * Locarno Pact (1925)
 * Kellog-Briand Pact (1928)
 * Rapallo Pact (1926)
 * Anti-Comintern Pact (1933-1937)
 * Nonagression Pacts
 * USSR-Germany (1939)
 * Pact of Steel

Much of what determines sides is the Post-Versailles World.
 * When did WWII Begin?**
 * Germany’s Invasion of Poland (1939)
 * Japan’s Invasion of Manchuria (1931)
 * Italy’s Invasion of Ethiopia (1935)

Gradualism Appeasement
 * //Interwar Period//**
 * Policies**
 * 1921-1922

Washington Conference London Conference
 * Conferences/Meetings**

Nine-Power Treaty Kellog-Briand Pact Naval Treaty Nonaggression Pact with Poland Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact Stresa Front Munich Agreement U.S. Neutrality Acts
 * Treaties/Acts**

Dollfuss Incident Plebiscite in Saar Basin Spanish Civil War Marco-Polo Bridge Incident Rape of Nanking Sudetenland Crisis Beginning of WWII Battle at Kursk
 * Events**

**Combat Years** Realpolitik Lend-Lease Policy Embargos
 * Policies**

Atlantic Charter Casablanca Tehran Moscow Yalta Potsdam Changes to U.S. Neautrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 Enigma Machine-Bletchley Park Battle of Britain Phony War Miracle at Dunkirk Fall of France Establishment of Vichy France Free France Movement British Bomb Raid of Berlin Blitz of London Pearl Harbor Hitler’s Attack on USSR Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Island El Alamein and Operation Torch Axis Occupation Issues
 * Conferences/Meetings**
 * Treaties/Acts**
 * Events**

Blitzkreig Plan Dog Operation Sea Lion Operation Barbarossa Strategic Bombing
 * Battle Strategies**