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World History Final Review Round IV Answer Key

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Causes of World War II
#1 Great Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union were part of which alliance during World War II? Allied Powers
#2 Germany, Italy, and Japan were part of which alliance during World War II? Axis Powers
#3 What event caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany in September of 1939? Poland
#4 Great Britain's pre-war policy towards Hitler, which was based on the idea that satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe, was known as what? Appeasement
#5 Which German government was in power and took the blame for signing the unfavorable Treaty of Versailles? Weimar Republic
World War II
#1 In which two theaters was World War II fought? Europe & Pacific
#2 What was the largest land, sea, and air military campaign in history that occurred on June 6, 1944? Battle of Normandy
#3 What was the German word for “lightening war” that was a form of attack that used tank divisions and soldiers supported by air attacks to create chaos was used in the invasion of Poland? Blitzkrieg
#4 What was Hitler's ultimate intention with regards to the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact? Violate the Pact
#5 Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point in the Eastern Front in World War II? Germans would be on the defensive in the Eastern front for the remainder of WWII
Holocaust
#1 The systematic murder of European Jews by the Nazis is known as what? Holocaust
#2 Where did the Nazis imprison Jewish people and other “undesirables”? Concentration Camps
#3 The deliberate mass murder or physical extermination of a particular racial, political, or cultural group is called what? Genocide
#4 The extermination of the Jews by the Nazis that was largely carried out by the Einsatzgruppen was known by what name in Germany? Final Solution
#5 Which German laws, defined who was a Jew, excluded Jews from German citizenship, and forbade marriages between Jews and Germans? Nuremberg Laws
After the War
#1 The period of political tension following World War II between the US and USSR was known as what? Cold War
#2 Who was the Communist leader of the Soviet Union during WWII and the start of the Cold War? Joseph Stalin
#3 Dropping the atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the War in the Pacific Theater began what new age? Atomic Age
#4 In 1945 and 1946, trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, condemned Nazi leaders for what crimes? Crimes Against Humanity
#5 Who was the German journalist that introduced a radical type of socialism that said workers would overthrow business owners to create a classless society? Karl Marx
Key People in History
#1 Who was the German monk who led a protest movement against the Catholic Church during 1500s that became known as the Reformation. Martin Luther
#2 Who was the true “Renaissance Man” who painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper? Leonardo da Vinci
#3 Who was the English scientist that developed the universal law of gravitation and established three laws of motion? Isaac Newton
#4 Who was the German born inventor that created the moveable type printing press, allowing ideas to quickly spread throughout Europe? Johannes Gutenberg
#5 Who was the English philosopher who came up with the Scientific Method and believed that scientists should use inductive reasoning? Francis Bacon
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