+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ World War II Questions and Answers
+
+
+
+
++ + + + Test your understanding with practice problems and step-by-step solutions. + + + + Browse through all study tools. + +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did World War II start?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who led the French forces in Operation Torch?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the consequences of World War I produce World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+There is a longstanding belief that war can stimulate economic growth. In fact, many actually believe that it was all of the weapon production for World War II that got the United States out of the...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was the ship Bismarck named after Otto Von Bismarck?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+On what date did Yoko, her mother, and sister flee their home in the book So Far From the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why is the book called Salt to the Sea?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How old is Lucy in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the Allies' purpose in invading Italy and France?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Germany sign a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Ruta Sepetys write Salt to the Sea?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Place the following events in order of which they occurred (WW2): a. Great Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany b. Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany c. The United States drops atomic...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier about?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the impact of World War II on European world dominance?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the Typhoon of Steel in the Battle of Okinawa?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When does Salt to the Sea take place?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the theme of ''The Nightingale'' by Kristin Hannah?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did the United States emphasize the war against Germany rather than Japan?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Hitler march to war in 1939, instead of earlier or later?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How is the War on Terror similar to WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was a cause of Soviet mistrust of the Western Allies in World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was WW2 important?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What war was the Their Finest Hour speech about?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did radar technology help soldiers fighting in World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is World War II called the War of Attrition?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What year did Ira Hayes die?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did Ira Hayes die?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Did Hitler get some of his ideas from Sigmund Freud?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did Rachel die from in Sarah's Key?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In the book So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins, what does mother not go anywhere without, and what does it hold?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why do you think so many nations chose to pick this time end of World War II as their own "spring" into greater independence? What were the major grievances they held? And, if they did so, why do y...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In So Far from From the Bamboo Grove, what values does Mrs. Kawashima have and how do Yoko and Ko show that they generally share those values?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the significance of May 8, 1945?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How have Hitler's actions and the impact of World War II had a continuing impact on the contemporary world?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is Sarah's Key historically accurate?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How old was Alan Turing in 1933?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did Japanese nationalism lead to WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did Japanese militarism cause WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were some of the major turning points in Italian history following the end of the Second World War?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who won the Battle of Brittany?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was Japan a dictatorship during World War 2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the outbreak of World War II affect German Americans?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was World War II a turning point in history?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did Austria-Hungary do in WW1?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How long did World War II last?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What countries made up the Axis Powers in World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who did the Soviet Union ally with during World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who won the Battle of Crete?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was the Battle of Midway important to the United States?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did Heinrich Himmler die?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+a) How did art change after WWI? b) Did the artworks show the main causes of WWI? c) What are some examples of artworks that represented these causes?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the most decorated unit in American military history?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Did Alan Turing help win WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What happened in the Battle of Atlantic?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did World War II affect the American economy?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was the Treaty of Versailles responsible for WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did Roosevelt?s Lend-Lease Act shift U.S. foreign policy away from isolationism?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What ramifications do you see on the use of cartoons as propaganda tools prior to and during WWII? How would that go over in today's society? What changes in the past few decades might influence th...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was executive order 9066 and how did it impact people living in the Aleutians Islands?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who were some of the most important Russian generals in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Describe the United States' relationship with Japan before WWII.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+World War ll had a far greater impact on the civilians than World War l. What evidence is given to prove this statement? Give three different examples.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which country was a member of the axis powers: Japan, the Soviet Union, Austria or Czechoslovaki?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Describe the financial impact of WWII on the federal government's budget. Was the budget balanced during these years? How was the war paid for?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the turning point in the case of Italy, Japan and Germany during WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What battle was the turning point of WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was Germany's goal in the Battle of the Atlantic?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What caused widespread starvation in Germany in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is the USS Iowa battle-ready?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What caused US opinion to be against Germany in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What are four main outcomes of World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Where was the Nazi prison located in 'The Silver Sword'?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Where was Marshal Petain imprisoned after WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Summarize chapter 8 of So Far from the Bamboo Grove.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What happened in 1945 that changed world history?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who is the victim in the Four Freedoms speech?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Did WW2 start because of an argument over how many telegraph poles Germany owed its war debt creditors?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the climax of ''The Boys Start the War''?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What are challenges and dangers that Hideyo faces in So Far From the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What does the title Salt to the Sea mean?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In So Far from the Bamboo Grove, what does Yoko get her mother for New Year's Eve?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of the Bulge factor in the victory for the Allies against the Axis? Why were these individual battles significant?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is there romance in Salt to the Sea?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who is Edek's mother in 'The Silver Sword'?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How do the Kawashimas act toward the patients on the train in So Far from the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Explain why D-Day (Operation Overlord) was the most important battle in World War II. How did it swing the war in favor of the allies?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the significance of blitzkrieg?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is a blitzkrieg attack?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In?The Silver Sword, why is Jan bitter and untrusting towards everybody?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Japan invade China in 1931, and escalate its efforts in 1937? How did this affect the relationship between Japan and the West?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In So Far from the Bamboo Grove, how do they survive the train ride from Nanam, and how does their brother survive the Koreans?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did Ruth do to keep the children of the area occupied in The Silver Sword?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did imperialism set the stage for WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did the Battle of El Alamein reveal about Hitler?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In?The Silver Sword?by Ian Serraillier, why does Jan need to steal??
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many years did WW2 last?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many years were between WWI and WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+During World War II, Germany's factories were decimated. It also suffered many human casualties, both soldiers and civilians. How did the war affect Germany's production possibilities curve?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why does the old farmer in?The Silver Sword?have a gleam of sadness in his eye?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were global economic relations like before WW2, in terms of economic policy paradigms and hegemonic power in institutional structures?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How can one explain the global economic state before WW2, in terms of economic policy paradigms, hegemonic power, and institutional structures?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were the reasons for beginning of the World War II? Explain when and how did it happened? Who were participants and who won? How did it end?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What event triggered the start of World War 2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What made World War II a total war?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did Joseph Balicki get injured in chapter 2 of?The Silver Sword?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did World War II change history?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did John Boyne write about WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the resolution in Salt to the Sea?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What countries were at war in 1940?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What factors helped prompt the United States to join the war for the allies?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did Florian steal in Salt to the Sea?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What made it increasingly difficult for president Roosevelt to stay neutral during World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is there a sequel to Salt to the Sea?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is Salt to the Sea a sequel?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What are the conditions of Warsaw in The Silver Sword?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What happens to Yoko's high expectations in So Far From the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+If you had to describe Frank Capra based on his film "Prelude to War", what would you say? What do you see in this film that makes you say that?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What advantages did the Allied powers have over the Axis powers that allowed them to win World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What terrible comment does Ko make toward her sister Yoko in So Far from the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What sort of relationship do Ko and Yoko have in So Far from the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In the book Enemy Brothers by Constance Savery, does Max like Geoffrey, David and Michael before the war and considers them enemies after World War II started?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In So Far from the Bamboo Grove, who is corporal Matsumura, and why did he warn the family to leave?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was Edek in the military court in?The Silver Sword?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did the school principal open a letter to addressed to Yoko in So Far From The Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the average age of a WW2 soldier?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why does Mrs. Kawashima stop in Kyoto in So Far from the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What news does Hideyo hear from the old man on the train tracks in So Far from the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+After Pearl Harbor, Japan went on to capture
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Where did the Bataan Death March take place?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did World War II affect the political geography of Europe?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did WWII change the geography of Europe?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the geography of Europe change after WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did the Battle of Wake Island start?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Did the Holocaust lead to World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Did any women's rights movements come out of World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the Marco Polo Bridge Incident?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+in WW2, Britain and France declared war on Germany when
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did the Japanese invade the Solomon Islands?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was fascism important in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many Spitfires were lost in the Battle of Britain?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many British pilots died in the Battle of Britain?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did Battle of Okinawa happen?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What year was the 'Jeep' invented?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+World War II began with the German invasion of
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many battles were there in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which countries accepted totalitarianism in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was Rudolf Hess known for?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who were the allies in WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who were the Allied powers?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who fought against Germany in WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Germany invade France during WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who lost the Second Sino-Japanese War?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the significance of the Panay incident?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was an important difference between World War I and World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did the Bengal famine end?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who were the generals in the Battle of Wake Island?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did Germany surrender in WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was there any British participation in the Battle of Okinawa?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What happened between 1939 and 1945?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did the Panay incident occur?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the Night of the Long Knives?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What war was the Battle of Dunkirk a part of?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the Battle of Dunkirk?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was World War 2 fought?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who had the best artillery in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What type of artillery was used in WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the book Finding Rebecca about?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were the underlying causes of WWII? What event led the world to war more than any other event?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did World War II begin and end?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who were the Allies in the Battle of Okinawa?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What U.S. general died in the Battle of Okinawa?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What war was the Battle of Okinawa a part of?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the immediate impact of the first world war in Russia?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was the Battle of Anzio important?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What started the Detroit riots of 1943?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was World War II important to history?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did England enter WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Canada join WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Japan join WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Italy join WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was Operation Valkyrie?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did the Nazi invasion of Poland start WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the U.S. lend-lease program help the Allies?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What are 3 reasons the Japanese bombed the United States at Pearl Harbor?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many civilians died in the Battle of Okinawa?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What countries were on the Allied side during World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did WWII start and end?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What impact did the Nazi invasion of Poland have on the United States?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who is Emperor Haile Selassie?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What does Barbarossa mean?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was involved in World War 2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was responsible for World War 2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was involved in Operation Barbarossa?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What war was in 1945?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What war took place in the 1940's?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Germany lose WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What are the interesting facts about world war 2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who won the Battle of the Philippines?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What battles did Germany win in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was Hideki Tojo?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Explain the Phoney War in World War II.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+To whom did the Japanese surrender in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the date of the Battle of Guadalcanal?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is Salt to the Sea fiction?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the Battle of Sicily?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who had the best military in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who were the leaders of the Axis Powers?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did Germany do to trigger a declaration of war by Great Britain and France during World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who were the American allies in World War 1?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who were the U.S. allies in World War 2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Where was World War II fought?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Where did the US fight in World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the last battle of WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was Marshal Pétain?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Explain the meaning and the origins of the terms: First World, Second World, and Third World.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What country did Germany invade to start WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did the Queen of England do during WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did World War 2 end?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did the Battle of Crete happen?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the largest naval battle in history?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What happened with the Olympics in WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Describe the events in Europe leading to the rise of Hitler and the beginning of World War II. In your opinion (based on those events) could World War II have been avoided? If so, how and when? If...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How long did the Battle of Wake Island last?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was D-Day?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did the Four Chaplains do on the SS Dorchester?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who led China in the Second Sino-Japanese War?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did France join WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was World War II the deadliest war in history?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was World War II the biggest war in history?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the buzz bomb?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What does appeasement mean?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were the major battles on each continent during WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which side was Vietnam on during WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were the sides of WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What side was Poland on in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many Navajo code talkers were there?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the Battle of Wake Island end?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was defeated in the Battle of Guadalcanal?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan surrender in 1945?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did the Allies decide to defeat Germany before Japan?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were the Tuskegee Airmen's accomplishments in WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who fought the Axis Powers?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who formed the Axis Powers?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was president during the attack of Pearl Harbor?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was the member of Congress who voted against WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who declared WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Douglas MacArthur give his Duty, Honor, Country speech?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was the leader of an Allied nation during the war in Europe?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was the We Shall Fight on the Beaches speech given?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did African Americans support the war effort in WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How long was the Battle of Normandy?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the genre of The Thing in the Forest?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did William Stanley Moss die?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the Holocaust affect the Jewish population?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which geographic factor enabled the German blitzkrieg to succeed?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was World War II started?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What happens when Yoko must cross the iron railroad bridge in So Far from the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How would you describe the honorable sister, Ko, in the book, So Far From the Bamboo Grove?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the history of World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How long was the Siege of Sevastopol?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In The Silver Sword, why is it important to Jan that Joseph gives him the sword?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In the Silver Sword, how do the Balicki children escape from their home when the Nazis come?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many days did Joseph stay in the Chalet in?The Silver Sword??
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which country was the last to join the Allied Powers?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What nation signed a nonaggression pact with Germany, but eventually joined the Allies?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What country signed a nonaggression pact with Germany in 1939?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What two factors led to the beginning of World War II in Europe?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What factors led to the beginning of World War II in Europe?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who invented the first closed-circuit TV (CCTV)?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did ASDIC help in the Battle of the Atlantic?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were some major historical events in 1938?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was the Invasion of Normandy important?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What country did Germany invade first?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the War Measures Act in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Where was the Quebec Conference held?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did slavery influence the Mexican-American War?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is Algeria the biggest country in Africa?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who was the German general in Operation Torch?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did the Axis Powers surrender in Africa in Operation Torch?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How big was Operation Torch compared to D-Day?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What are the key five causes and effects of World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+American attitudes towards Mexican Americans during WWII: a. remained strained as most Mexican-Americans refused to support the war effort. b. were reconsidered as a result of large labor-shortage...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The following is not a primary factor that has the potential to produce pressures on public-sector labor relations: A. Public attitudes toward public-sector unions and collective bargaining. B. The...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was the peace treaty signed in WWI?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was the Paris Peace Treaty signed?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was there a peace treaty after WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What happened to Ukraine after World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was Band of Brothers written by Stephen E. Ambrose?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which statement best describes the desires of Radical Republicans in the postwar period? A) Radical Republicans wished for a quick and lenient Reconstruction plan for the South. B) Radical Republic...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who is Maddox in The English Patient?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the Berlin Airlift impact the relationship between the U.S.A and the people of West Berlin?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What war is in The Zookeeper's Wife?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When does Revolutionary Road take place?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did WWII affect European imperialism?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did France not help the U.N. in the Congo Crisis?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did Reginald Denny invent the drone?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What roles did the intellectual movements play, in the changing of adaptation of American Society?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+To what extent did decolonization favor the backwardness and political instability in Africa today?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Describe how civilians in both the Allied and Axis countries were specifically impacted by the war by listing four separate ways in which their lives changed.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was air power more of a strategic opportunity or a strategic threat for Britain from 1919-1940?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the lasting legacy of Imperial Japan?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What three Axis powers signed the Tripartite Pact?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What caused the Tripartite Pact?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What impact did World War I have on European colonialism?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The Soviet and East German Blockade of Berlin lasted for
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What cities were divided into occupation zones by the Allies at the end of WW2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did World War II affect the role of the national government in relation to the following: a) American life. b) the economy. c) minority groups in America.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What political party has created more jobs since WWII in the United States?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+During the Civil War, the South financed the war primarily by: a. borrowing from England b. tariffs c. income taxes d. printing money
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why does World War II matter in geopolitics?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Bulgarians immigrate to America?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is The Man in the High Castle a science fiction novel?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which theory best explains why people are poor in American society? Why?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Stokely Carmichael change his name?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The Marshall Plan generated economic growth by: a. prohibiting labor unions. b. stimulating foreign demands for American products. c. making home loans to war veterans. d. funding the developm...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the difference between NATO and the U.N.?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many Jews lived in Europe in 1933?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The united states' support for a rapidly-built Japan after world war II stemmed from what? - The new threat of the cold war. - Collapse of the Guomindang government. - British imperial activity in...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did female beatniks wear?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the theme of ''Lilac Girls''?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What does the India Gate commemorate?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was one of the problems faced by the United States after World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were two issues facing America following the end of World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Wartime rationing of consumer goods during World War II led to what unintended consequence?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who conquered Burundi?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did home ownership in the US increase after World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why was there a fall in unemployment during World War II? How does this compare to the present?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was Simone Weil born?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What event in post-Civil War America has had the most important impact on American culture or political, economic, social, or religious institutions?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Discuss gender relations post World War II. What were the major changes that happened regarding women's conditions? How were they specifically changed in Great Britain and Germany?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did Stalin want to do with Eastern Europe?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the Marshall Plan overshadow efforts by the World Bank?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+At the end of World War II, many people believed that the United States would return to the depression conditions that had existed before the war. Instead, the United States saw a spurt in the econ...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What does VE Day (Victory in Europe) represent? A) Europe's defeat of Germany B) Germany's defeat of Europe C) Japan's defeat of Europe D) None of the above
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the Tripartite Pact lead to WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What main impact did World War II have on the Soviet Union?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Minority groups rallied behind what slogan during WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What former Soviet republics are located west of Russia?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How does the Atlantic Charter echo FDR's Four Freedoms speech?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Did the Tripartite Pact work?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+If unions have negotiated unreasonable agreements, what responsibility does management or the administration bear for agreeing to these terms? Explain some of the reasons why they would agree.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Discuss some of the reasons for declining union membership. Do you think this is good or bad for the U.S. economy and U.S. businesses? Why?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did decolonization affect Ghana?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The Marshall Plan, NATO, and the Truman Doctrine all kept the USSR from expanding their power. What was the difference between the Marshall Plan and the other two in terms of how they did this?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How were the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan examples of different approaches to the American foreign policy goal of containment?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is the former name of Croatia?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the experience of the world wars shape postwar mass politics in Europe?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What year was Poland founded?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+We are in the 9th year of the economic recovery and wage growth. Explain the factors that have impeded wage growth in the United States and why we are now starting to see wage growth accelerate.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was celebrated on November 11 before 1954?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did World War II impact African Americans?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the major political issue of the 1948 presidential election?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Was Abbie Hoffman living alone when he died?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What would Europe have looked like in 1960 if it had not been for the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Explain the elasticity of metals using the Fe-C alloy as an example.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Since the end of the Second World War, Europe: A) Has ceased to function B) Has been uniformly successful C) Has been experiencing dramatic demographic changes D) Has been provided with little to n...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What are some of the most significant effects of decolonization in Africa?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Iron is one of the biologically necessary metals. Name two biochemical functions that it serves.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were the trends in labor force participation after World War II? What caused the trends? Explain the rise in women's labor force participation.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How many artillery shells were fired in WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+To what extent does shame affect the actions of Michael and Hannah in Schlink's The Reader?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did African religions embrace polytheism and monotheism?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+State aids are subsidies paid by the European Union to their member states. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The forerunner of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development was the ________ that was formed in 1947 to administer American and Canadian aid under the Marshall Plan for the reconstr...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What are some pros and cons of the full employment act? Does it still benefit us or is it not as beneficial as it was when it first was enacted? Please state something other than that it is the go...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is Greece a communist country?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+In the modern age, Europe dominated and sometimes conquered large sections of the globe. What factors in modern European and non-European history account for its ability to do so?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is Walking Wounded about?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Discuss the convergence of European nations after 1945 and compare this phenomenon with the current trend of divergence that currently exists between Europe and the United States.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Did Africa ever achieve independance from colonization?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What did the so called Iron Curtain symbolize?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Where did the term Iron Curtain come from?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the U.S. become the Arsenal of Democracy?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What happened to Japan after WWII?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did World War II affect the world economy?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What do historians sometimes call Eastern Europe?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which nation joined the Allies first during World War 2?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is Georgia part of the European Union?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Who won the Chadian Civil War?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What were the countries in the Eastern Bloc?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What effect did postwar life have on women in American society?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why did Stalin blockade West Berlin in 1948?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did life change for American women during World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did Benin gain independence?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Are Nordic countries socialist?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because: A. They hoped that Germany and the Soviet Union would cripple each other. B. Men and material were needed more urgently in...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Which German political party sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat communism?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did the United States treat Japan after World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+How did Kwame Nkrumah gain independence for Ghana?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When was the Tripartite Pact formed?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+When did the Tripartite Pact end?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+After World War II, Germany was divided into four parts, and these were controlled by which powers?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Is there a sequel to Lilac Girls?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was one result of the GI Bill?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Why were many African governments unstable after gaining their independence?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What is one result of World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+What was the main goal of the Soviet Union after World War II?
+
+
+
+
+
+
+