The Holocaust — Unit test Answers

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In what way was the Third Reich most successful?

A
Strikes only occasionally affected production of goods.
B
Factories and the infrastructure were expanded.
C
The media enthusiastically supported the work of the ruling party.
D
The workplace was open to many individuals.
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How did the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea help turn the tide of World War II?

A
Both continued Japan’s practice of using surprise attacks.
B
Both were surprise attacks by the US in the Pacific.
C
Both increased Japanese territory in the Pacific islands.
D
Both shook Japanese confidence and increased US morale.
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How did the posting of the “twelve theses” by students reflect Nazi policy?

A
by demanding education rights for German students
B
by supporting only German professors
C
by condemning communist activities
D
by limiting the rights of women
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Before they invaded Europe from the south, the Allies had to control

A
Italy.
B
Austria.
C
France.
D
North Africa.
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In the report below, a Nazi officer describes the evacuation of the Warsaw ghetto in 1943."The execution of this transfer order [to move all the Jews in the ghetto to concentration camps] proved to be very difficult, since the managers as well as the Jews resisted in every possible way . . . The conditions discovered there are indescribable. I cannot imagine a greater chaos than in the Ghetto of Warsaw.”—SS General Jürgen Stroop, 1943

A
Calm prevailed during this transfer operation.
B
The ghetto was a place where the Jewish people in Warsaw lived happily.
C
More than 400,000 people were jammed into the Warsaw ghetto.
D
Some Jewish people fought against the Nazis rather than be sent to concentration camps.
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Which best describes why the United States wanted to avoid invading Japan in a ground war?

A
The US did not have Allied support for a ground war.
B
The US wanted to prevent more war casualties.
C
The US did not have the resources to fight in this way.
D
The US knew it could not win a ground war.
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What event in 1941 caused the US to join the Allies in WWII?

A
Germany captured France.
B
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
C
Italy moved into North Africa.
D
Germany moved into the USSR.
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What provisions of the Treaty of Versailles did Hitler violate in 1935? Choose two answers.

A
He stopped taking responsibility for the war.
B
He sent troops into neutral territories.
C
He stockpiled military resources.
D
He borrowed money from other countries.
E
He stopped taking financial responsibility for damages.
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One reason the Third Reich was effective was because it

A
encouraged couples to have fewer children.
B
trained both men and women for military service.
C
came to power at a time when employment was high.
D
used propaganda to encourage nationalism and obedience.
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Which of the following organized Kristallnacht?

A
German Jewish people
B
the Nazi government
C
Great Britain
D
German pacifists
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What were the aims of the Allies’ island-hopping strategy? Check all that apply.

A
to gain territory in the Pacific
B
to move closer to Japan
C
to maximize Soviet support
D
to undermine German gains
E
to weaken Japanese forces
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By the time they met at Yalta in February 1945, the Big Three believed that

A
Germany could never be defeated.
B
the Soviet Union was the world’s strongest nation.
C
World War II would soon be over.
D
Japan was about to join the Allied side.
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Read this passage from the Potsdam Declaration.We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction.

A
Japan will be allowed to choose its conditions for surrender.
B
Japan must surrender without any conditions, or face destruction.
C
If Japan does not surrender, the Soviet Union will invade.
D
If Japan chooses to keep fighting, the Allies will ask for peace talks.
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The passage below contains testimony from the commander of Auschwitz, given at a war crimes trial in 1946.DR. KAUFMANN: Is it furthermore true that Eichmann stated to you that in Auschwitz a total sum of more than 2 million Jews had been destroyed?HÖSS: Yes.DR. KAUFMANN: Did you yourself ever feel pity with the victims, thinking of your own family and children?HÖSS: Yes.DR. KAUFMANN: How was it possible for you to carry out these actions in spite of this?HÖSS: In view of all these doubts which I had, the only one and decisive argument was the strict order and the reason given for it by the Reichsführer Himmler.

A
He believed he was doing what was right for Germany.
B
He stated that the number of people killed by Germans was exaggerated.
C
He testified that he did not personally kill anyone.
D
He said he was just following orders.
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What happened to Germany as a result of the Potsdam Conference?

A
It became part of Poland.
B
It remained a united country.
C
It was divided into four occupation zones.
D
It was divided into six occupation zones.

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