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• From the perspective of Western leaders, Stalin’s actions as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics reflected an emphasis on which of the following concepts?

• Individualism• Freedom• Human dignity • Aggression

• From the perspective of Western leaders, Stalin’s actions as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics reflected an emphasis on which of the following concepts?

• Individualism• Freedom• Human dignity • Aggression

• . Which of the following can be understood as a consequence of WWII?

• The Treaty of Versailles• The emergence of the US and the Soviet

Union as the world’s tow greatest powers• The reunification of Germany• A strengthening of the British Empire

• The settlement which followed WWII differed from that which followed WWI because

• It blamed Germany for the war• It was a settlement imposed by the victors• It dismantled the Hapsburg Empire• It created national boundaries that ignored

significant ethnic and nationalist differences• There was no formal treaty or series of treaties

signifying formal acceptance of the settlement

• The settlement which followed WWII differed from that which followed WWI because

• It blamed Germany for the war• It was a settlement imposed by the victors• It dismantled the Hapsburg Empire• It created national boundaries that ignored

significant ethnic and nationalist differences• There was no formal treaty or series of treaties

signifying formal acceptance of the settlement

• One postwar similarity between World Wars I and II was

• Extensive damage to Germany• Economic depression and inflation• Recovery from damage and deprivation in

Russia• A dangerous outbreak of influenza• Recovery from trench warfare

• Following WWII, the general attitude of Russian civilians was

• Grinding despair over the war’s hardship and suffering

• Great patriotism and optimism• Disillusionment as people asked, “What now”?• Anger and revolt against the communists• e. A revival of faith in the Russian Orthodox

Church

• Following WWII, the general attitude of Russian civilians was

• Grinding despair over the war’s hardship and suffering

• Great patriotism and optimism• Disillusionment as people asked, “What now”?• Anger and revolt against the communists• e. A revival of faith in the Russian Orthodox

Church

• A major difference between the two World Wars was that

• Alliances were not a factor at the beginning of WWII, as they had been in WWI

• The German civilian population suffered greatly in World War I

• Germany was heavily bombed in WWII, as it had not in WWI

• Russia suffered terrible losses in WWII but not in WWI• e. Women worked in factories in WWII but not in WWI

• A major difference between the two World Wars was that

• Alliances were not a factor at the beginning of WWII, as they had been in WWI

• The German civilian population suffered greatly in World War I

• Germany was heavily bombed in WWII, as it had not in WWI

• Russia suffered terrible losses in WWII but not in WWI• e. Women worked in factories in WWII but not in WWI

• The Atlantic Charter-issued by President Roosevelt and Prime Mnister Churchill in 1941 and drawn from the principles of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points-formed the basis for the Allied war aims and pledged all EXCEPT

• The restoration of governments conquered by Germany and Italy

• Free trade and fair access to resources • Freedom from want and tyranny• Freedom of thought and religion• A UN organization to ensure peace after the war

• The Atlantic Charter-issued by President Roosevelt and Prime Mnister Churchill in 1941 and drawn from the principles of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points-formed the basis for the Allied war aims and pledged all EXCEPT

• The restoration of governments conquered by Germany and Italy

• Free trade and fair access to resources • Freedom from want and tyranny• Freedom of thought and religion• A UN organization to ensure peace after the war

• The tide of war turned from Axis conquers to Allied victories in all EXCEPT

• The Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal in the Pacific

• The Battle of Stalingrad in Soviet Russia• Evacuation at Dunkirk in Europe• The Battle of El Alamein in Egypt• Operation Torch in North Africa

• The tide of war turned from Axis conquers to Allied victories in all EXCEPT

• The Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal in the Pacific

• The Battle of Stalingrad in Soviet Russia• Evacuation at Dunkirk in Europe• The Battle of El Alamein in Egypt• Operation Torch in North Africa

• A major issue of contention between the Western Allies-Britain, Soviet Union-before 1944 was

• The opening of the second front in Europe• Whether or not to demand the unconditional

surrender of the Axis• The fate of democracy in Eastern Europe after the war• Promised US military aid to Communist Russia• British occupation of Iran, which bordered in the USSR

• Soviet and Western wartime cooperation had already degenerated into serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 because

• Harry S. Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency after the death of Roosevelt in April, plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin

• Winston Churchill had strained relations with his dislike of Stalin• The Soviets had reneged on their promise to enter the war

against Japan • Stalin reneged on his promise to allow free elections in Soviet

occupied Eastern Europe• The US A-Bomb attacks on japan had intimidated the Soviets

• Soviet and Western wartime cooperation had already degenerated into serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 because

• Harry S. Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency after the death of Roosevelt in April, plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin

• Winston Churchill had strained relations with his dislike of Stalin• The Soviets had reneged on their promise to enter the war

against Japan • Stalin reneged on his promise to allow free elections in Soviet

occupied Eastern Europe• The US A-Bomb attacks on japan had intimidated the Soviets

• The period of relative military inaction in Europe between the fall of Poland and the fall of France is called

• The Russo-Finnish War• The Vichy period• The Battle of Britain• The Blitzkrieg• The Sitzkrieg

• The period of relative military inaction in Europe between the fall of Poland and the fall of France is called

• The Russo-Finnish War• The Vichy period• The Battle of Britain• The Blitzkrieg• The Sitzkrieg

• Which of the following is true of the Allied D-Day invasion of “Fortress Europe” on June 6, 1944?

• It was the largest seaborne invasion in human history• It flicted 50 percent of the casualties the german Army

suffered during the war• It landed at the “soft underbelly” of Europe• After the landing the Germans were unable to launch

another major offensive during the course of the war• It was a joint operation of American, British, and

Russian forces

• Which of the following is true of the Allied D-Day invasion of “Fortress Europe” on June 6, 1944?

• It was the largest seaborne invasion in human history• It flicted 50 percent of the casualties the german Army

suffered during the war• It landed at the “soft underbelly” of Europe• After the landing the Germans were unable to launch

another major offensive during the course of the war• It was a joint operation of American, British, and

Russian forces

• The agreement of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at Yalta in 1945 are controversial for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• They gave Stalin a free hand in dominating the liberated states sof Eastern Europe

• They gave the Russians control of a sizable segment of Germany

• They lacked provision for the de-Nazification of Germany • They gave the USSR Japanese territories in Asia• They gave the USSR Polish territory

• The agreement of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at Yalta in 1945 are controversial for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• They gave Stalin a free hand in dominating the liberated states sof Eastern Europe

• They gave the Russians control of a sizable segment of Germany

• They lacked provision for the de-Nazification of Germany • They gave the USSR Japanese territories in Asia• They gave the USSR Polish territory

• During WWII, most of the damage to cities in Western Germany was caused by

• Siege cannons of the Russian army • Search-and destroy tactics of the Americans• The scorched-earth policy of the retreating

Nazis• Sabotage by anti-Nazi Germans• Saturation bombing by American and British air

forces

• During WWII, most of the damage to cities in Western Germany was caused by

• Siege cannons of the Russian army • Search-and destroy tactics of the Americans• The scorched-earth policy of the retreating

Nazis• Sabotage by anti-Nazi Germans• Saturation bombing by American and British air

forces

• The Grand Alliance was cemented by all of the following policies EXCEPT

• A commitment to unconditional surrender• US adoption of the “Europe first” principle• Postponement of a discussion of the eventual

peace settlement• The decision to exclude France form the Alliance• Patriotic desires to defeat the aggressive Axis

powers

• The Grand Alliance was cemented by all of the following policies EXCEPT

• A commitment to unconditional surrender• US adoption of the “Europe first” principle• Postponement of a discussion of the eventual

peace settlement• The decision to exclude France form the Alliance• Patriotic desires to defeat the aggressive Axis

powers

• . In 1945, the war left only these nations with the economic and military strength to significantly influence world affair

• The US, USSR, Great Britain, France , China• US , USSR, Great Britain, China• US, USSR, Great Britain, France• US, USSR, Great Britain• US, USSR

• . In 1945, the war left only these nations with the economic and military strength to significantly influence world affair

• The US, USSR, Great Britain, France , China• US , USSR, Great Britain, China• US, USSR, Great Britain, France• US, USSR, Great Britain• US, USSR

• . Following the United States’ entry into World War II, American and British leaders decided

• that their highest priority would be to • A recapture Pacific possessions lost to the

Japanese. B invade Europe and defeat Germany. C send armies to the Russian Front to help the Soviet Union. D strike directly at the Japanese home islands.

• . Following the United States’ entry into World War II, American and British leaders decided

• that their highest priority would be to • A recapture Pacific possessions lost to the

Japanese. B invade Europe and defeat Germany. C send armies to the Russian Front to help the Soviet Union. D strike directly at the Japanese home islands.

• Pablo Pcasso’s Guerica(1937) depicts • The Impressionist style• The bombing of the town of Guernica by

German planes• The savagery of the fighting between fascists

and socialists• The valiant resistance of the socialists• e. Hitler invading Spain

• Pablo Pcasso’s Guerica(1937) depicts • The Impressionist style• The bombing of the town of Guernica by

German planes• The savagery of the fighting between fascists

and socialists• The valiant resistance of the socialists• e. Hitler invading Spain

• After the 1937 Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the League of Nations

• Showed a sympathetic attitude toward Italy• Ineffectively tried to apply sanctions• Referred the dispute to the World Court • Refused to take any action• Expelled Italy from the League

• After the 1937 Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the League of Nations

• Showed a sympathetic attitude toward Italy• Ineffectively tried to apply sanctions• Referred the dispute to the World Court • Refused to take any action• Expelled Italy from the League

• . Hitler argued that Germany should annex Sudetenland to

• Protect its German speaking population• Reduce French influence in Central Europe• Gain control of more munitions factories• Prevent communist seizure of the area• e. Reduce the military threat of Czechoslavakia

• . Hitler argued that Germany should annex Sudetenland to

• Protect its German speaking population• Reduce French influence in Central Europe• Gain control of more munitions factories• Prevent communist seizure of the area• e. Reduce the military threat of Czechoslavakia

• The union of Austria and Germany in the late 1930s was called the

• Anschluss• Ausgleich• Axis Powers• Central Powers• Teutonic League

• The union of Austria and Germany in the late 1930s was called the

• Anschluss• Ausgleich• Axis Powers• Central Powers• Teutonic League

• The art movement between the world wars, one that reflected a world that no longer “made sense”, was

• Surrealism• Impressionism• Dada• Expressionism• Cubism

• The art movement between the world wars, one that reflected a world that no longer “made sense”, was

• Surrealism• Impressionism• Dada• Expressionism• Cubism

• The "lost generation" of writers, including Hemingway and Fitzgerald were considered "lost" because

• A. the war had left them with a sense of meaninglessness.

• B. they wrote about soldiers who were unable to return home.

• C. their homes were destroyed in the war.• D. shifting boundaries meant they no longer lived in

their nations of origin.•

• The "lost generation" of writers, including Hemingway and Fitzgerald were considered "lost" because

• A. the war had left them with a sense of meaninglessness.

• B. they wrote about soldiers who were unable to return home.

• C. their homes were destroyed in the war.• D. shifting boundaries meant they no longer lived in

their nations of origin.•

• What effect did World War I have on the literature of the 1920s?

• A. War stories became very popular.• B. Literature declined because many writers

died in the war.• C. Writers expressed disillusionment about

reason and progress.• D. Writers began to warn people about flaws

in the Treaty of Versailles.

• What effect did World War I have on the literature of the 1920s?

• A. War stories became very popular.• B. Literature declined because many writers

died in the war.• C. Writers expressed disillusionment about

reason and progress.• D. Writers began to warn people about flaws

in the Treaty of Versailles.

• Authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald are identifi ed with

• A the lost generation.B romanticism.C the classical era.D naturalism.

• Authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald are identifi ed with

• A the lost generation.B romanticism.C the classical era.D naturalism.

• Dadaist art featured • Realistic objects in a dream setting• Geometric shapes overlaid upon each other• Nonsense• Abstract color and form • e.Dabbing brush strokes simulating the

interplay of light on objects

• Dadaist art featured • Realistic objects in a dream setting• Geometric shapes overlaid upon each other• Nonsense• Abstract color and form • e.Dabbing brush strokes simulating the

interplay of light on objects

• Surrealism, an artistic genre of the twentieth century, has as a central theme the

• (A) accurate portrayal of a moment in time• (B) exploration of dream images and the irra tional• (C) depiction of contemporary mass-produced goods

and images• (D) idealization of cone, cube, and cylinder shapes• (E) portrayal of ordinary people in natural settings

• Surrealism, an artistic genre of the twentieth century, has as a central theme the

• (A) accurate portrayal of a moment in time• (B) exploration of dream images and the irra tional• (C) depiction of contemporary mass-produced goods

and images• (D) idealization of cone, cube, and cylinder shapes• (E) portrayal of ordinary people in natural settings

• Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis(1925) illustrates • The feeling of gaiety that permeated “the roaring

twenties”• The futuristic style of architecture that was prevalent

in the interwar years• The deep anxiety over the future that existed in the

1920s• The Romantic sensibilities of the ear• The year for the pastoral that characterized the films

of the ear