Possible Essay Questions for World War II Exam

1. Explain the historic causes of the Jewish Holocaust in Europe, and for the policies the Germans enacted. Could this event have been prevented? If so, how? Bring in evidence from the textbook, the movie and in class discussions. Possible Essay Questions for World War II Exam

2. Was the U.S. justified in using the atomic bomb to end the war with Japan? Use evidence from your textbook, the article you read and our discussion in class to justify your position. Possible Essay Questions for World War II Exam

3. World War II Review European War America in the War Mixed up Medley Pacific War Holocausts 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

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5. The U.S entered the war because of an attack by this nation. Japan Pacific War-100

6. Japan attempted to cope with the population explosion after WWI by discouraging people to do this. Marrying before they were 30. Pacific War -200

7. The collapse of this nation paved the way for Japan to take control of indochina. China Pacific War -300

8. In 1931 the Japanese invaded this region of China. Manchuria Pacific War -400

9. The two locations in Japan which were destroyed by Atomic Bombs. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Pacific War -500

10. During the Spanish Civil War, Hitler and Mussolini supported this group. Fascists European War-100

11. During the German invasion of Russia, Stalin prevented the Germans from living off of the land by instituting this policy. The Scorched-Earth Policy. European War -200

12. Roosevelt and Churchill obtained this promise from Stalin at the Yalta Conference. That free elections would be held in the Soviet occupied portions of Europe. European War -300

13. One major factor, besides Russia’s massive population, that prevented Germany from taking Moscow during the war was this. The Russian Winter European War -400

14. This British Prime Minister resigned at the beginning of World War II, after the fall of Denmark and Norway. Neville Chamberlin European War -500

15. The Japanese Holocaust of World War II. The Rape of Nanking. Holocausts-100

16. The name for the German policy of eliminating all of the Jews at the end of World War II. The Final Solution. Holocausts -200

17. The site of the first German concentration camp. Dachau Holocausts -300

18. The Nazi mass-murder of the Jews, and the Japanese mass-murder of the Chinese, are both examples of this. Genocide Holocausts -400

19. The site of the war crime trials of Germans in Europe. Nuremberg Holocausts -500

20. The U.S. policy which allowed the government to trade with Great Britain and maintain its neutrality, prior to Pearl Harbor. Cash-and-Carry America in the War-100

21. The U.S. Admiral who lead the land attack against the Japanese. Douglass MacArthur America in the War -200

22. This man ordered the use of the atomic bombs against Japan. Harry Truman America in the War -300

23. This American commander directed the Operation Overlord campaign. Dwight D. Eisenhower America in the War -400

24. This American naval battle in the Pacific was one of Japan’s greatest defeats. The Battle of Midway America in the War -500

25. The defense of the common interests of countries against attack. Collective Security Mixed Up Medley-100

26. The policy of granting concessions to Hitler, prior to the war. Appeasement Mixed Up Medley -200

27. This document signified America,’s shift away from isolationism. The Atlantic Charter. Mixed Up Medley -300

28. This Scandinavian nation valiantly resisted Soviet expansionism. Finland Mixed Up Medley -400

29. This man condemned the Italian invasion of his nation of Ethiopia. Haile Selassia Mixed Up Medley -500