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US History Final: Test #5
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11th Grade
06/11/2011

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How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?
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Germans eventually believed that Hitler would solve their economic problems
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Which of the following actions did Japan take in an attempt to recover from the Great Depression?
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Japan seized control of resources in other nations
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What impact did the appeasement plicy of the United States, Britain, and France have on German aggression?
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it encouraged more aggression
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The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations ar war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States as long as those nations:
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paid cash and transported the materials themselves
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Which of the following was perceived as being equivalent to declaring economic war against the Axis Powers?
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The Lend-Lease act
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The League of Nations did not prevent German and Italian aggression against other nations because it:
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had no standing army and no real power to enforce its decrees
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Why did the US initially follow a policy of appreasement toward Germany?
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the US wanted to focus on its own economic troubles
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to:
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destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts
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The Allies adopted a "Europe first" strategy because:
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Only Germany was considered a serious long-term threat
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Many Jews were prevented from leaving Germany because
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some countries refused to accept them during the Great Depression
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Japanese-Americans during WWII?
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several were convicted of treason
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An example of increased racial tensions during the war years was:
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the "zoot suit" riots in Los Angeles
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What happened during the Battle of Britain?
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the first battle that the main weapons were airplanes
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The Doolittle Raid was a significant event for the US because it
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improved American spirits
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The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the:
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last major German Offensive
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During the war, women served as all of the following except:
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figther pilots and foot soldiers
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The Neutrality Acts ofthe middle 1930s reflected American:
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support for an isolationist foreign policy
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The Manhattan Project was the name given to:
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the building of the first atomic bomb
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the Yalta conference?
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it was agreed that germany and Berlin would permanently be divided
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Which of the following is a true statement about the Spanish Civil war?
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the Soviet Union opposed the side that the Germans and Italians supported
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Why do some historians believe the "unconditonal surrender" demand was a mistake?
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because it may have caused the Japanese to fight longer
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Tuskegee Airmen
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African American fighter squad
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Kamikaze
Definition
Japanese suicide planes/bombers
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Final Solution
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plan by Hitler: 1. segregate the Jews
2. jews live in ghettoes
3. kill al jews
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442nd regimental combat team
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japanese american unit; most decorated in all US history; got rid of bad japanese name
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Totalitarianism
Definition
the control of a country by one person or group
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Code Talkers
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Native Americans who used language as an unbreakable radio code
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Operation Fortitude
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plan to confuse Hitler with fake planes, tanks, soldiers, ect on d-day
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Exectuive order 9066
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said that the West coast was a "war zone" and forced japanese americans to vacate
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Blitz
Definition
German attack on London; burned and bombed the city
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Nuremberg Principle
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"taking/following orders" is not an excuse for breaking moral code
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Casablanca conference
Definition
increased bombing on Germany, attacked italy, 2nd front in France
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