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Question 1

Which of these events occurred in May 1945?

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the German surrender

Question 2

By the end of 1944, during the last days of Nazi Germany, Allied forces

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had blocked Germany in on three sides.

Question 3

On the Night of Broken Glass in Germany, which of the following occurred?

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Thousands of Jewish people were arrested.

Question 4

A similarity between the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea is that both

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were fought by warplanes from aircraft carriers.

Question 5

In 1945, what concern did the Allies have about invading the Japanese mainland with ground forces?

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They were worried there would be too great a loss of life.

Question 6

Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan at the end of World War II thought an invasion would

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cost too many American lives.

Question 7

How did Allied forces surprise Axis forces at Normandy?

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The Allies staged a fake attack at Calais.

Question 8

The US attitude toward the Soviet Union at the end of World War II can be best characterized as

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wary.

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