Question

What is true about the Potsdam Conference? *

5 points
The Potsdam Conference was attended by Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin.
The Potsdam Conference split Germany into 6 zones.
The Potsdam Conference arguments rose about the boundaries of the zones in Germany.
The Potsdam Conference set up a government of "national unity".
Why were Jews fleeing Nazi-occupied zones unable to emigrate to other countries? *
5 points
The German government forbade emigration after October 1941.
Germany restricted the amount of money Jews could take from the bank and imposed high emigration taxes.
Surrounding countries imposed strict immigration policies after the start of WWII.
All of the above.
Why is the dropping of the atomic bombs controversial? *
5 points
Japan was on the verge of surrender before the bombs were dropped.
Innocent civilians were killed.
The U.S. used it to show the world what they were capable of.
All of the above.
Which of the following was NOT true about the Pearl Harbor attack? *
5 points
The U.S. knew the day before Japan was planning a major attack.
The U.S. believed Pearl Harbor was not vulnerable to an attack.
The Japanese painted their aircraft to look like American planes.
Prior to the attack, Japanese spies had verified which U.S. battleships would be in port.
Why was Berlin divided into 4 zones during the Yalta conference? *
5 points
To separate the Jews and non-Jews.
So each superpower could control a zone.
To give Russia and the United States complete control.
To bring democratic peace.
Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point of the war? *
5 points
The victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position.
The atomic bomb was dropped.
Poland was liberated from the Nazis.
Japan surrendered from WWII.
The landings on the southern coast of France in 1944 were known as? *
5 points
Operation Overlord
Operation Bodyguard
Operation Snake
Operation Dragon
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so significant to WWII? *
5 points
It is known as the single largest and bloodiest battle in the history of war.
It was the first battle taken place at sea.
It was the first battle to involve an atomic bomb.
The battle lasted 5 years.
How did America respond to the rise of communism, fascism, and ruling dictators across the globe throughout the 1920s and 1930s? *
5 points
America opted to remain neutral and not involve themselves in any more wars.
America quickly worked with allies to aggressively stand up to the oppressive regimes.
America sold vast amounts of weapons to any and all nations willing to buy them.
America spoke out against communism, fascism and ruling dictators.
Which of the following conditions in Germany helped lead to Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s? *
5 points
Germans were angry about the nation's failing economy.
German people were becoming more and more distrustful of other races and cultures.
Germans were angry about what they were all forced to give up in the Treaty of Versailles.
All of the above.

Answer 1

The Potsdam Conference (German: Potsdamer Konferenz) was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm in Potsdam, occupied Germany, from 17 July to 2 August 1945. (In some older documents, it is also referred to as the Berlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government of the USSR, USA, and UK.[2][3]) The participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, represented by Communist Party General Secretary Joseph Stalin, Prime Ministers Winston Churchill[4] and Clement Attlee,[5] and President Harry S. Truman.