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What is the definition of a gulag?

A
a political uprising
B
a terror campaign
C
a labor camp
D
a police raid
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What was Joseph Stalin’s goal in creating a command economy?

A
to gradually move to a market economy
B
to conserve limited resources
C
to shift resources toward necessities
D
to outproduce capitalist nations
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What was the main reason Joseph Stalin created collective farms?

A
Soviet farms were old-fashioned and inefficient.
B
Collective farms would create many new jobs.
C
Farmland could be turned into industrial land.
D
Wasteful crop surpluses would be eliminated.
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A
NKVD
B
KGB
C
CIA
D
SWAT
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If the USSR’s economy had remained agriculture-based rather than industrialized, then

A
the unemployment rate among men would have been much lower.
B
women would have been much less in demand in the workforce.
C
crop productivity would have led to larger, better nourished populations.
D
children would not have had to leave school early to work in factories.
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Why did the Soviet government's transition to collectivization result in widespread starvation?

A
Peasants were not allowed to keep food until they met government quotas.
B
Collectivization’s new methods resulted in a slowdown in crop production.
C
Many people were forced out of jobs when farms turned to collectivization.
D
The government punished former farm workers who refused industrial jobs.
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What is a collective farm?

A
a community farm
B
a communist farm
C
a subsistence farm
D
an independent farm
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How did the Great Purge demonstrate Joseph Stalin’s paranoia?

A
The purge targeted those who might challenge Stalin’s power.
B
Stalin used the purge to strengthen the Communist Party.
C
The purge was done in secret so the public would never know.
D
Stalin’s fear of religious practice largely motivated the purge.
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The “Young Pioneers” was the name of

A
a school to teach industrial skills.
B
all Soviet children under Stalin’s rule
C
a growing group of anti-Stalin activists.
D
a communist youth organization.
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Joseph Stalin believed he needed absolute authority in the USSR in order to

A
maintain peace with the rest of Europe.
B
implement change without using violence.
C
unite the country and make it strong.
D
bring the Communist Party into power.
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Which contributed to the Battle of Stalingrad becoming a turning point in the war? Select three options.

A
German brutality toward the Allies
B
an extensive loss of German soldiers
C
exhausted German supplies
D
the end of the German advance
E
the battle ending in a draw
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Which strategies did the United States employ in order to achieve victory in the Pacific? Select two options.

A
guerrilla warfare
B
island-hopping
C
chemical warfare
D
bombing
E
recruitment of local soldiers
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Which best explains why the Allies employed the Europe First strategy during World War II?

A
Japan was a greater threat than Germany to the Allies.
B
Japan received military assistance from Germany, so the Allies needed to defeat Germany first.
C
The Allies wanted to ensure that Germany did not continue to conquer European territory.
D
The Allies needed Japan’s vast stockpile of weapons to defeat Germany.
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The map shows the Allied strategy in the Pacific.

Question illustration
A
The Allies’ objective was to reach Japan as soon as possible.
B
The Allies kept getting diverted in their quest to reach Japan.
C
The Allies overtook outlying islands to make access to Japan easier.
D
The Allies retreated just before they reached the first set of islands.
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Which is true about the Battle of Iwo Jima?

A
Allies were able to capture half of the Japanese soldiers.
B
There were around 30,000 American casualties.
C
The Japanese won the battle.
D
There were more American lives lost than in any other WWII battle.
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What is the best illustration of the long-term effects of America’s use of the atomic bomb in Japan?

A
Atomic weapons were no longer developed because of radiation effects.
B
The United Nations drafted rules surrounding atomic weapon use.
C
The Allies used atomic weapons extensively from that point forward.
D
More nations in the world began experimenting with atomic weapons.
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Did D-Day ultimately end German ambitions in Europe?

A
Yes, German leaders surrendered shortly after the D-Day invasion.
B
No, the Germans continued fighting and attempted offensive measures.
C
Yes, D-Day weakened German forces, who abandoned the military en masse.
D
No, the Germans had a steady supply of young soldiers to continue the fight.
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What was the purpose of the invasion of Normandy?

A
to demoralize Japanese citizens
B
to capture the German capital of Berlin
C
to remove the German army from northern France
D
to push back the Japanese army from the South Pacific
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How did the Allied victory in WWII change the world? Check all that apply.

A
It created new peacemaking groups.
B
It started a nuclear arms race.
C
It destroyed American-German relations.
D
It ended the era of atomic weapons.
E
It led to the Cold War.
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Which best describes why the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan?

A
The second bomb was aimed at Japan’s largest munitions factory.
B
Japan refused to surrender after the first bomb was dropped.
C
The United States wanted to cause as much damage as possible.
D
The bombs worked in conjunction with each other.

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