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UNITED STATES ACADEMIC DECATHLON®
SOCIAL SCIENCE
LEVEL TEST 1: EASY DIFFICULTY LEVEL
2016-2017
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INSTRUCTIONS: On your answer sheet, mark the lettered space (a, b, c, d, or e) corresponding to the answer that
BEST completes or answers each of the following test items.
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1.
The postwar trials of officials involved with which of the following extermination camps lasted over 30
years?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
Before the Battle of Iwo Jima, it was recognized by the American military leaders that the human cost of
capturing Iwo Jima would be
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
high—with casualty estimates reaching 25,000
low—with casualty estimates reaching 500
high—with casualty estimates reaching 10,000
high—with casualty estimates reaching 20,000
low— with casualty estimates reaching 1,000
What did Adolf Hitler and Richard Wagner have in common?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
Sobibor
Majdanek
Chelmno
Treblinka
Belzec
They were both anti-Semites.
They were both born in Germany.
They were both German Chancellors.
They were both related to Houston Stewart Chamberlain by marriage.
They were both born in Austria.
In which month did the Soviet troops invade Finland and thereby begin the Winter War
in late 1930s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
December
November
February
January
October
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5.
Puyi, who ruled Manchukuo, was the last ruler of which dynasty?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
6.
Who signed the Tripartite Act on behalf of Japan?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
7.
MS Palatia
MS St. Louis
SS Cleveland
SS Hamburg
SS Leviathan
Which of the following is the MOST accurate list of the countries that were on the same side at the
beginning of World War II?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
10.
USS President Adams
USS Action
USS Samuel Chase
USS San Marcos
USS President Hayes
Which of the following ships carried the Jewish refugees who attempted to gain entrance into Cuba and the
United States in the late 1930s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.
Hiroshi Oshima
Saburo Kurusu
Hideki Tojo
Yamamoto Isoroku
Iwane Matsui
What is the name of the ship from which the United States Coast Guard troops disembarked on Omaha
Beach on June 6, 1944?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8.
Yuan
Jin
Qin
Qing
Ming
Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and Spain
Italy, Japan, and Germany
Italy, Japan, and Sweden
Italy, Spain, and Hungary
Soviet Union, Portugal, and Austria
During World War II, the acronym RAF was MOST associated with which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Red Army Faction
Royal Air Force
Royal Army Force
Rapid Action Force
Road Accident Fund
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11.
Which of the following did NOT happen in December 1941?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
12.
Through much of the war, which of the following believed the Enigma codes to be unbreakable?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
13.
Kiev Peace Treaty
Turku Peace Treaty
Leningrad Peace Treaty
Moscow Peace Treaty
Helsinki Peace Treaty
When did Harry Truman find out about the existence of the Manhattan Project for the first time?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
16.
Tripartite Agreement was signed.
Italy invaded Greece.
Japanese troops invaded French Indochina.
The Battle of Britain began.
Italy invaded British-controlled Egypt.
The Finnish government reached a peace deal with the Soviet Union in March 1940 to end the Winter War
by signing the
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
15.
American military
British military
German military
Soviet military
French military
Which of the following events happened on September 27, 1940?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
14.
The Japanese seized Wake Island.
The Battle of the Java Sea began.
The Japanese forces invaded the Philippines.
The Japanese forces invaded Singapore.
The Japanese launched an attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor.
one year before the first use of the atomic bomb against a Japanese city
six months before the first use of the atomic bomb against a Japanese city
two months before the first use of the atomic bomb against a Japanese city
at the beginning of the Manhattan Project
the day he became President
Which military leader was placed in overall command of the planned invasion of France by the Allied
forces in 1944?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton
Bernard Montgomery
Omar Bradley
Arthur Tedder
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17.
When did World War II as a whole officially come to an end?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
18.
The city of Stalingrad is now known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
19.
Great Britain’s position among the people of Southeast Asia
Great Britain’s position among the people of Southwest Asia
Great Britain’s position among the people of Central Asia
Great Britain’s position among the people of Northeast Asia
Great Britain’s position among the people of Northwest Asia
Which of the following commanded the American Seventh Army during Operation Husky?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
23.
Operation Battleaxe and Operation Husky
Operation Battleaxe and Operation Crusader
Operation Crusader and Operation Husky
Operation Citadel and Operation Husky
Operation Battleaxe and Operation Citadel
The fall of Singapore dealt a serious blow to
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
22.
Bering, Timor, Arafura
Coral, Banda, Bering
Arafura, Timor, Coral
Coral, Timor, Bering
Bering, Banda, Timor
Which of the following is the MOST accurate list of codenames for British offensives which were aimed
against Germany in North Africa in 1941?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
21.
Sochi
Novomoskovsk
Vologda
Volgograd
Saint Petersburg
Which of the following is the MOST accurate list of seas located in the South Pacific?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
20.
September 1, 1945
September 2, 1945
August 12, 1945
August 10, 1945
August 15, 1945
J. Lawton Collins
Jacob L. Devers
George Patton
Omar Bradley
Harold Alexander
Where did the leaders of the Allies meet to work out the details of a peace treaty after World War I?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Palais de la Bourse
Palace of Fontainebleau
Hotel Pullman Château de Versailles
Palace of Versailles
Hotel Versailles
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24.
In November 1947, which of the following did the United Nations call for to happen in Korea?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
25.
Who signed the Tripartite Act on behalf of Italy?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
26.
four
three
two
one
five
What was the name of the nationalist leader who challenged the Dutch authorities as they attempted to
reinstate their colonial system in the Dutch East Indies after World War II?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
29.
the toppling of France and Scandinavian countries
the toppling of the United States and the seizure of its rich resources
the toppling of Great Britain and the seizure of its rich resources
the toppling of the Soviet Union and the seizure of its rich resources
the toppling of France and the seizure of its rich resources
How many African states were NOT under European control by October 1935?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
28.
Raffaele Guariglia
Benito Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Pietro Badoglio
Ivanoe Bonomi
Which of the following was Adolf Hitler’s greatest focus during the early years of World War II?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
27.
sending of food, water, medicine, and other supplies to Korea
resignations of leaders from the southern and northern parts of Korea
removal of foreign troops and sending of UN troops to Korea
holding of free and open elections and removal of foreign troops
holding of free and open elections and sending of UN troops to Korea
Bao Dai
Sukarno
Subhas Chandra Bose
Lee Kuan Yew
Khuang Aphaiwong
In January 1945, which of the following took direct control over the XXI Bomber Command?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Joseph T. McNarney
Jack Fletcher
Simon Bolivar Buckner
J. Lawton Collins
Curtis LeMay
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30.
The German invasion of France in 1940 was greatly influenced by the memories from which of the
following years?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
31.
What type of publication did Benito Mussolini edit before he became prominent as the leader of the
National Fascist Party?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
32.
Plan Orange
Plan Dog
Rainbow Plans
Plan Totality
RAM Plan
In many respects, the fighting in Berlin in April 1945 mirrored that of
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
35.
Albert Speer
Alfred Jodl
Wilhelm Keitel
Reinhard Heydrich
Rudolf Hess
What is the name of the plan or plans which emphasized a naval balance between the Pacific and the
Atlantic and to which the American naval planners committed themselves in early 1941?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
34.
a Roman Catholic newspaper
a very conservative Protestant newspaper
a socialist newspaper
a communist newspaper
a sports newspaper
Which of the following was NOT one of the leading Nazi Party and German military officials who was
tried during the first round of the Nuremberg Trials?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
33.
1916
1914
1915
1918
1917
Finland in 1939 - 40
Poland in 1939
Stalingrad in 1942 – 43
Kursk in 1943
Dunkirk in 1940
In which geographical area of China is Manchuria located?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
central China
southwestern China
northwestern China
southeastern China
northeastern China
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36.
Which of the following events prompted Harry Truman to issue the Truman Doctrine?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
37.
How long did it take the Germans to officially put an end to the armed resistance from
the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto in 1943?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
38.
three miles
two miles
a quarter of a mile
a half of a mile
one tenth of a mile
The country of Czechoslovakia was located
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
41.
Offensive action in the North Pacific represented the best option against Japan.
Defense of Singapore represented the best option against Japan.
Offensive action in the Central Pacific represented the best option against Japan.
Offensive action in the South Pacific represented the best option against Japan.
Defense of Philippines represented the best option against Japan.
How far were the Soviet forces from Adolf Hitler’s bunker on April 29, 1945?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
40.
close to three months
close to one week
close to two months
close to a month
close to two weeks
Which of the following arguments did the American Navy make during the meetings between American
and British military officials in Washington in January 1941 in terms of what represented the best military
option against Japan?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
39.
an announcement of the establishment of an independent Vietnam
the start of the Malayan Emergency
the start of the Korean War
Civil War in China
a Communist-led insurgency in Greece
along the southwestern border of Germany
along the southeastern border of Germany
along the northeastern border of Germany
along the northwestern border of Germany
adjacent to Bulgaria.
Which of the following list of events happened in 1950?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
beginning of the Korean War and first test of hydrogen bomb by the United States
beginning of the Korean War and arrest of Kwame Nkrumah by the British government
first test of hydrogen bomb by the United States and start of the Malayan Emergency
beginning of the Korean War and start of the Malayan Emergency
first test of hydrogen bomb by the United States and arrest of Kwame Nkrumah by the British
government
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42.
Which of the following camps operated by the Nazis during World War II was located in Estonia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
43.
Which of the following cities were located in an area that used to be called French Indochina?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
44.
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Beside the division of Germany, what other issue further strained relations between the Soviets and the
West after World War II ended?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
47.
up to 35,000
up to 40,000
up to 50,000
up to 25,000
up to 15,000
Adolf Hitler was a native of which one of the following countries?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
46.
Hanoi and Jakarta
Saigon and Hanoi
Saigon and Manila
Hanoi and Manila
Manila and Jakarta
How many German civilians are estimated to have been killed during the Allied bombing raids of Dresden
in February 1945?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
45.
Klooga
Nisch
Drancy
Gurs
Grini
Soviet actions in Central Europe
Soviet actions in Northern Europe
Soviet actions in Eastern Europe
American actions in Eastern Europe
American actions in Northern Europe
Which of the following camps operated by the Nazis during World War II was located in the Netherlands?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Gurs
Klooga
Vught
Stutthof
Vittel
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48.
When did the Japanese imperial government officially adopt a decision to go to war against the United
States?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
49.
When and where did the Allied parties accept a general surrender of all German forces?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
50.
November 30, 1941
December 1, 1941
December 3, 1941
December 4, 1941
December 2, 1941
on a ship docked at Stralsund in May 1945
on a ship docked at Rostock in May 1945
at a conference in Munich in May 1945
at a conference in Berlin in May 1945
at a conference in Berlin in June 1945
How many seats in the German parliament did the Nazi Party gain as a result of the national elections of
September 1930?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
117
107
97
127
137
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