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AP European Review WW II 1. Pablo Picasso's masterpiece "Guernica" commemorates A. the expulsion of French troops from Spain during the Napoleonic Wars B. the bombing of a Basque town during the Spanish Civil War C. the revival of the Spanish Republic in the 1920s D. the loss of life in World War I E. the end of the Spanish Civil War 2. Which is considered the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front? A. B. C. D. E. Battle of El Alamein Battle of Leningrad Battle of Warsaw Bombing of Dresden Battle of Stalingrad 3. The Allied nations for world War II included all of the following except A. B. C. D. E. Britain Austria United States France Russia Answers 1. b 2. e 3. b 4. What was the main goal of Operation Barbarossa? A. punishing Stalin for providing help agaisnt Great Britain B. gaining control of the wheat fields of the Ukraine and the oil fields of the Caucasus C. establishing a Nazi Puppet State in Leningrad D. securing a water outlet to the east E. preventing an attack by the Soviet Union 5. During World War II, the Axis Powers conquered all of the following EXCEPT A. B. C. D. E. the Soviet Union the Philippines eastern Europe the eastern coast of China France 6. The phrase "peace in our time" refers to A. the agreement at the Munich Conference of 1938 B. the signing of the Locarno Pact C. the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact D. the Lateran Pact E. the Versailles Treaty Answers 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. The purpose of the Maginot Line in France was A. B. C. D. E. to provide work for the unemployed created by the Great Depression to prevent another German invasion by building massive fortifications along the border to prevent the spread of revolution in the newly formed national governments of Eastern Europe to stop the spread of Bolshevism in the newly formed Soviet Union a series of alliances with Eastern European countries to encircle Germany 8. A consequence of Nuremberg Laws in Nazi German was A. The creation of the SS and Gestapo B. repudiation of the Versailles Treaty C. exclusion of Jews from mainstream society D. "Night of Long Knives“ E. outlawing of the German Communist Party 9. All of the following were a result of the Teheran Conference EXCEPT A. demand for unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers B. postwar occupation of Germany C. second Front through France D. first meeting of the Big Three E. demilitarization of Germany Answers 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. Which of the following men did NOT attend the Munich Conference? A. B. C. D. E. Neville Chamberlain Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler Edward Benes Edmund Daladier 11. Which of the following nations saved almost its entire Jewish population from extermination during the Holocaust? A. B. C. D. E. France The Netherlands Denmark Czechoslovakia Italy 12. Hitler won the support of the German military following A. the destruction of the S.A. the Nazi Party's private army B. the destruction of the Communist Party C. his breaking of the Versailles Treaty D. his commitment to wipeout European Jewry E. his promise to remilitarize Germany Answers 10. d 11.c 12. a 13. Hitler's first violation of the Treaty of Versailles was his A. invasion of Russia B. occupation of the Rhineland C. signing of the agreement with Fascist Italy D. annexation of Austria E. remilitarization of Germany 14. In the Night of the Long Knives in June 1934, A. Hitler ordered the Black Shirts to arrest all members of the Communist Party B. begin occupying the Rhineland C. put to death Ernst Rohm, leader of the Brown Shirts, and 1,000 of his troops D. arrest all Jews E. destroy the Weimar Republic 15. The term "Phony War" refers to A. the American attitude toward the war until the attack on Pearl Harbor B. the way the British viewed the war in 1940 C. the inability of Britain and France to come to the aid of the Poles D. the surprising little action on the Western Front following the fall of Poland E. the French response to the German advance in 194 Answers 13. e 14. c 15. d 16. Recent historical scholarship on the Holocaust focuses on the responsibility of A. B. C. D. E. the Poles the members of the Nazi Party ordinary German citizens the Nazi leadership the Allies 17. At the Yalta Conference, the Soviet Union agreed to A. no separate peace treaties with the Axis Powers B. the joint invasion of Japan C. free elections in Eastern Europe D. the creation of the United Nations E. share atomic secrets with each other 18. After receiving German and Italian support in the Spanish Civil War, Franco responded in World War II A. by joining with the Allies against the Fascist powers. B. by remaining neutral. C. by secretly attacking British convoys in the Atlantic D. by aiding Germany and Italy with arms E. by offering to serve as a facilitator for peace talks Answers 16. c 17. c 18. b 19. "Better Hitler than Blum!" was a cry heard A. in Germany following the Reichstag fire. B. in the Soviet Union when Stalin signed the non-aggression pact with Hitler. C. in Spain during the Civil war. D. in Germany following the selection of Hitler as Chancellor. E. in France following the victory of the Popular Front 20. The Sitzkrieg refers to A. the defeat of Poland B. a phony war from October 1939 to March 1940 where there was little fighting after the invasion of Poland C. a German invasion of Russia D. the Battle of Britain E. a German counter-attack at Battle of the Bulge 21. Winston Churchill stood out among his colleagues in the Conservative Party for being firmly against A. the formation of a coalition government with the Labor Party B. the blockade against the Spanish Republic during the Civil War. C. appeasement with the Germans D. recognition of the Soviet Union E. implementing the gold standard 22. Why did the wartime cooperation between the Soviet Union and the Western Powers break down at Potsdam? A. Stalin demanded more territory from Japan B. The Western powers refused to acknowledge the division of Germany C. Stalin refused to carry out free elections n Eastern Europe D. Churchill insisted that Germany receive sole blame for the war E. The Soviet Union refused to join the United Nations Answers 19. e 20. b 21. c 22. c