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SJSU HIST 15A CIRIVILLERI FINAL
EXAM FALL Questions and Correct
Verified Answers Latest Version
Operation Barbarossa
✓ Codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during
World War II -- led to USSR joining the Allies
Sudetenland
✓ An area in western Czechoslovakia that was coveted by Hitler.
Germany thought it was rightfully theirs due to the large German
speaking population. Germany eventually seized all of Czechoslovakia,
and then went on to threaten Poland.
Nazi-Soviet Pact (1939)
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✓ Hitler-Stalin Nonaggression Pact; 10-year peace treaty; Russia can keep
1/3 of Poland when Hitler attacks it. Fell apart in June 1941, when Nazi
forces invaded the Soviet Union. Soviet leader Stalin viewed the pact
as a way to keep his nation on peaceful terms with Germany while
giving him time to build up the Soviet military. German chancellor Hitler
used the pact to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland
unopposed.
Lend-Lease
✓ Allows America to sell, lend, or lease arms or other war supplies to any
nation considered "vital to the defense of the U.S.". FDR wanted to help
somehow before US were involved in WW2. So he lent bombs and
artillery to Britain
German invasion of Poland
✓ Germany easily defeats Poland with superior forces and officers;
Causes Britain and France to declare war on Germany, starting WWII
The Fall of France
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✓ June 1940 France and most of Europe was conquered by Germany.
Left Britain alone against Hitler, jarred America out of apathy. Only
Britain stood between Hitler and the death of European democracy.
The Battle of Britain
✓ An aerial battle fought in World War II in 1940 between the German
Luftwaffe (air force), which carried out extensive bombing in Britain,
and the British Royal Air Force. This was a significant turning point of
WWII, as Germany's Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the
Royal Air Force despite months of targeting Britain's air bases, military
posts and, ultimately, its civilian population. Britain's decisive victory
saved the country from a ground invasion and possible occupation by
German forces while proving that air power alone could be used to
win a major battle.
Pearl Harbor
✓ Base in hawaii that was bombed by japan on December 7, 1941,
which eagered America to enter the war.
Japanese Internment
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✓ Due to heavy prejudice towards Japanese people for Pearl Harbor
attack, Japanese and Japanese Americans were placed in camps
beginning in 1942; upheld by Korematsu v. US
War in the Pacific
✓ Before most American troops got involved in Europe, America went to
war with Japan in the Pacific due to the Pearl Harbor attack. Japan
was a serious threat, as losing Hawaii to them would be a huge loss of
one of the biggest US naval bases. It was a land and naval war (mostly
naval) which involved US troops hopping from island to island in the
Pacific, fighting off Japanese troops.
Battle of Coral Sea
✓ A battle between Japanese and American naval forces that stopped
the Japanese advance on Australia. Focused on each others' aircraft
carrier ships.
Atlantic Warfare
✓ (1939-1945) Longest continuous military campaign in WW2. German U-
boats attack US ships and Allied ships to stop trade and supplies.
Convoys, sonar, and radar helped the Allies to win this battle.
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SJSU HIST 15A CIRIVILLERI FINAL
EXAM FALL Questions and Correct
Verified Answers Latest Version
Operation Barbarossa
✓ Codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during
World War II -- led to USSR joining the Allies
Sudetenland
✓ An area in western Czechoslovakia that was coveted by Hitler.
Germany thought it was rightfully theirs due to the large German
speaking population. Germany eventually seized all of Czechoslovakia,
and then went on to threaten Poland.
Nazi-Soviet Pact (1939)
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✓ Hitler-Stalin Nonaggression Pact; 10-year peace treaty; Russia can keep
1/3 of Poland when Hitler attacks it. Fell apart in June 1941, when Nazi
forces invaded the Soviet Union. Soviet leader Stalin viewed the pact
as a way to keep his nation on peaceful terms with Germany while
giving him time to build up the Soviet military. German chancellor Hitler
used the pact to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland
unopposed.
Lend-Lease
✓ Allows America to sell, lend, or lease arms or other war supplies to any
nation considered "vital to the defense of the U.S.". FDR wanted to help
somehow before US were involved in WW2. So he lent bombs and
artillery to Britain
German invasion of Poland
✓ Germany easily defeats Poland with superior forces and officers;
Causes Britain and France to declare war on Germany, starting WWII
The Fall of France
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
✓ June 1940 France and most of Europe was conquered by Germany.
Left Britain alone against Hitler, jarred America out of apathy. Only
Britain stood between Hitler and the death of European democracy.
The Battle of Britain
✓ An aerial battle fought in World War II in 1940 between the German
Luftwaffe (air force), which carried out extensive bombing in Britain,
and the British Royal Air Force. This was a significant turning point of
WWII, as Germany's Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the
Royal Air Force despite months of targeting Britain's air bases, military
posts and, ultimately, its civilian population. Britain's decisive victory
saved the country from a ground invasion and possible occupation by
German forces while proving that air power alone could be used to
win a major battle.
Pearl Harbor
✓ Base in hawaii that was bombed by japan on December 7, 1941,
which eagered America to enter the war.
Japanese Internment
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, 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
✓ Due to heavy prejudice towards Japanese people for Pearl Harbor
attack, Japanese and Japanese Americans were placed in camps
beginning in 1942; upheld by Korematsu v. US
War in the Pacific
✓ Before most American troops got involved in Europe, America went to
war with Japan in the Pacific due to the Pearl Harbor attack. Japan
was a serious threat, as losing Hawaii to them would be a huge loss of
one of the biggest US naval bases. It was a land and naval war (mostly
naval) which involved US troops hopping from island to island in the
Pacific, fighting off Japanese troops.
Battle of Coral Sea
✓ A battle between Japanese and American naval forces that stopped
the Japanese advance on Australia. Focused on each others' aircraft
carrier ships.
Atlantic Warfare
✓ (1939-1945) Longest continuous military campaign in WW2. German U-
boats attack US ships and Allied ships to stop trade and supplies.
Convoys, sonar, and radar helped the Allies to win this battle.
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
