END OF SEMESTER WORLD HISTORY B
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.how was the spanish civil war significant to the nazi army prior to world
war II?
Answer the nazi army's participation in spain provided it with a training
ground that improved its combat proficiency with new technology.
2.how did the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand by a serb lead
to world war I?
Answer alliances forced many countries to go to war in support of
either austria-hungary or serbia.
3.which explains the significance of the battle of verdun in world war I?
Answer mas- sive casualties for both the allied and central powers, with
little change in territory, showed the deadly nature of attrition warfare.
4.during what period of japanese history did the country begin a process of
industrialization and modernization?
Answer meiji restoration
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, 5.what legacy was established after the holocaust for nations to deal with
genocide?
Answer the nuremberg trials provided a plan for countries to conduct
interna- tional courts in a postwar world.
6.what tensions have built because of concerns about the climate change
theory?
Answer tensions over the climate change theory have led to
contradictory views about global warming.
7.what is the significance of the 38th parallel?
Answer it established the border between north korean and south korea
8.which theory proposes that there will be a point when the maximum rate
of petroleum extraction will be reached and a terminal decline in production
will begin?
Answer peak oil
9.how did the gulf of tonkin resolution affect the vietnam war?
Answer the united states became fully engaged in fighting in the
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FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.how was the spanish civil war significant to the nazi army prior to world
war II?
Answer the nazi army's participation in spain provided it with a training
ground that improved its combat proficiency with new technology.
2.how did the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand by a serb lead
to world war I?
Answer alliances forced many countries to go to war in support of
either austria-hungary or serbia.
3.which explains the significance of the battle of verdun in world war I?
Answer mas- sive casualties for both the allied and central powers, with
little change in territory, showed the deadly nature of attrition warfare.
4.during what period of japanese history did the country begin a process of
industrialization and modernization?
Answer meiji restoration
1/
7
, 5.what legacy was established after the holocaust for nations to deal with
genocide?
Answer the nuremberg trials provided a plan for countries to conduct
interna- tional courts in a postwar world.
6.what tensions have built because of concerns about the climate change
theory?
Answer tensions over the climate change theory have led to
contradictory views about global warming.
7.what is the significance of the 38th parallel?
Answer it established the border between north korean and south korea
8.which theory proposes that there will be a point when the maximum rate
of petroleum extraction will be reached and a terminal decline in production
will begin?
Answer peak oil
9.how did the gulf of tonkin resolution affect the vietnam war?
Answer the united states became fully engaged in fighting in the
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7
