World History Final Exam Review

How did Hitler and Mussolini gain support before World War II?

• Promoting peace

• Offering economic stability and nationalism

• Winning elections in Britain

• Spreading communism

What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?

• Battle of Britain

• Germany invading France

• Japan bombing Pearl Harbor

• D-Day invasion

What was the Holocaust?

• A. A peace conference

• B. Genocide of Jews and others by Nazis

• C. An election in Germany

• D. A German revolution

What was the goal of the Nuremberg Trials?

• To reward Nazi leaders

• To rebuild Germany

• To punish war crimes

• To make peace with Japan

Which two cities were hit by atomic bombs?

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Tokyo and Osaka

• Kyoto and Sapporo

• Yokohama and Kobe

What does the term 'Iron Curtain' refer to?

• A. A military alliance

• B. A physical wall across Europe

• C. A division between communist and capitalist Europe

• D. A Cold War treaty

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To spread communism

• To rebuild Germany

• To contain the spread of communism

• To protect colonies

What was the Cold War?

• A. A war fought in Antarctica

• B. An actual, direct war between the US and USSR

• C. A period of high tension and indirect conflict between the US and the USSR

• D. A war in Asia

Western nations formed which organization to oppose the Soviet Union?

• United Nations

• NATO

• European Union

• Warsaw Pact

What did the Berlin Airlift accomplish?

• The U.S. refused to help Europe

• The USSR shared resources

• The U.S. supported West Berlin with supplies

• Britain blocked East Germany