POST TEST: WORLD WAR II EXAM 2024 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO PLATO/EDMENTUM HISTORY TEST SOLVED AND VERIFIED 100%

POST TEST: WORLD WAR II EXAM 2024 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO PLATO/EDMENTUM HISTORY TEST SOLVED AND VERIFIED 100% Peasant strikes and rural unrest during the Red Years led to the rise of nationalism in ___________ and helped ____________________________ seize power. Ans- Italy, Benito Mussolini Blackshirts were the fascist military wing under the leadership of ___________________, while the Bolsheviks were a communist group led by ___________________. Ans- Benito Mussolini, Vladimir Lenin The Spanish Civil War is also known as _____________ because many countries indirectly participated in the war. Countries such as the Soviet Union and Mexico supported the _______________, while countries such as Germany and Italy supported the _______________. Ans- a proxy war, Republicans, Nationalists What could the US government have done to improve the economy in European nations before the Great Depression? Ans- decrease protectionism Who succeeded Vladimir Lenin and became the leader of the Soviet Union? Ans- Joseph Stalin What was one effect of the US protectionism policy after World War I? Ans- higher taxes on foreign imports Why did Portugal supply weapons to the Nationalists in Spain? Ans- to support fascism The main opponents in World War II were the _____________________. The United States entered the war on the side of the ____________ after the bombing of _________________ by __________ in ________________________. Ans- Axis Powers and the Allies, Allies, Pearl Harbor, Japan, December 1941 The policy of __________________ kept the United States out of the fighting during the first few years of World War II. The policy of ________________ prompted Britain and France to agree to Germany's demand for Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. Ans- isolationism, appeasement _______________________ believed that the Munich Agreement had brought peace in Europe and thus supported it. On the other hand, _____________ strongly opposed it. Ans- Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill Which major city in the Soviet Union suffered under Germany's blockade? The Soviet city of ______________ was surrounded by German troops for 832 days. Ans- Leningrad What was the German tactic of sudden and swift attacks called? Ans- Blitzkrieg How were British troops evacuated from Dunkirk, France? Ans- British fishing boats Which four countries signed the Munich Agreement? Ans- Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France 1) an agreement that allowed Germany to take control of the German-speaking areas in Czechoslovakia 2) an agreement signed by Italy and Germany to strengthen their military and political relationship 3) an act that allowed the United States to supply military and other goods to Britain 4) an alliance between Italy, Japan, and Germany that formalized them as the Axis powers Ans- 1) Munich Agreement 2) Pact of Steel 3) Lend-Lease Act 4) Tripartite Pact Where did Operation Torch take place? Ans- North Africa Why was it important to stop the Germans from accessing the oil fields of Saudi Arabia? Ans- The oil fields would enable Germany to fuel their air forces, making them harder to defeat. Identify which actions were taken by Japan and which by the United States in relation to Pearl Harbor. Ans- United States: declared war the next day Japan: used Kamikaze pilots, destroyed eight battleships, launched attack during peace negotiations In 1941, German leader Adolf Hitler launched a massive land invasion of the _______________. This split his forces between two fronts. The Battle of ______________ was fought from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943. The battle was fought on the eastern front and was a victory for the Soviet Union. It became a major turning point in the war in __________. Ans- the Soviet Union, Stalingrad, Europe An important battle took place between June 3, 1942, and June 7, 1942. The battle resulted in an Allied victory over Japan and kept Hawaii safe from another Japanese attack. This battle is called the Battle of ________. Ans- Midway During the late 1800s in Poland and Russia, anti-Semitism took the form of violent attacks called _____________. These attacks forced many Jews to flee to western Europe. Nonetheless, some Jews continued to survive in eastern Europe in small villages called ___________. Ans- pogroms, shtetls