Question

What event led to the official start of World War II in Europe?

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Hitler ordered German troops to enter Austria and annex it in 1938
Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 and quickly defeated Polish forces
Hitler violated the Munich agreement and took over Czechoslovakia
Hitler put Jews in work camps and began making preparations for the Final Solution
What was the European policy regarding German aggression during WWII in Europe?
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Appeasement
Isolationism
Neutrality
Facism
In what way did the United States get involved in Europe, despite the policy of neutrality?
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Propaganda campaigns
Lend Lease Program
Shipment blockades in the North Atlantic
Monetary aid to the Polish
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Program?
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To provide armaments to Allied Troops
To provide food rations to the Allied Troops
To provide monetary aid to the Allied Troops
To provide land to the Allied Troops
What role did African American play in the military during WWII?
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Worked in factories and volunteered on farms
Served in the infantry and flew planes
Recycling and rationing materials need to make munitions
Cooked and served as musicians as support troops
How did the Nazis try to hide the existence of concentration camps?
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They sped up the timeline on the final solution and gassed all remaining prisoners
They destroyed records and camp buildings, and marched the prisoners away from the camps
They buried prisoners in mass graves away from the camp sites
They destroyed records, burned camp buildings, and released surviving prisoners into the German countryside
What one of these were not a location of a peace Conference
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Yalta
Casablanca
Tripoli
Potsdam
What theater owes it's success to the Navajo during WW2
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European
Pacific
African
The Homefront
None of the above
Match the theater, territory with the event.
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European theater Pacific theater The United States
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
Bataan Death March
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Leningrad
D-Day Invasion
Island-hopping
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
Bataan Death March
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Leningrad
D-Day Invasion
Island-hopping
Which of the following events first tested the U.S. policy of containment in Asia?
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the extension of military aid to French Indochina
the invasion of South Korea by Communist forces
the Soviet boycott of the UN Security Council
the success of Mao Zedong in unifying China
Why did members of the House Un-American Activities Committee target screenwriters, directors, and others who made their living in the movie industry?
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They feared that they would make popular movies that promoted Communist ideas.
They hoped that fear of blacklisting might drive Communists out of the country.
They believed people who worked in Hollywood could be easily blackmailed by the Soviets.
They feared that they would include secret messages to the Soviets within their films.
What was not one of the GI Bill benefits?
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Provided a year of unemployment compensation
Provided benefits to disabled dependent children
Provided tuition for college
Offered low interest loans for the purchase of homes
The 22nd Amendment limits presidential terms to 2. So, if a vice president becomes president due to the president dying and serves less than 2 years, can he still run for 2 more terms?
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Yes
No

Answer 1

Answer: Germany invades Poland

Explanation: The official start of WW2 in Europe was on September 1st, 1939. This was the day that the German forces occupied and bombed Poland.

Answer 2

Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 and quickly defeated Polish forces led to the official start of World War II in Europe.

The European policy regarding German aggression during WWII was 'Appeasement'.

The United States got involved in Europe through the 'Lend-Lease Program' that provided armaments to Allied Troops.

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Program was to provide armaments to Allied Troops.

African Americans served in the infantry and flew planes during WWII.

Nazis tried to hide the existence of concentration camps by destroying records, burning camp buildings, and releasing surviving prisoners into the German countryside.

Tripoli was not a location of a peace Conference.

The Pacific theater owes its success to Navajo during WW2.

European theater - Battle of Bulge, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Leningrad, D-Day Invasion; Pacific theater - Battle of Midway, Island-hopping; The United States - Bataan Death March were match correctly with each other.

The invasion of South Korea by Communist forces first tested the U.S. policy of containment in Asia.

Members of the House Un-American Activities Committee targeted screenwriters, directors, and others who made their living in the movie industry because they feared that they would make popular movies that promoted Communist ideas.

Providing a year of unemployment compensation is not one of the GI Bill benefits

If a vice president becomes president due to the president dying and serves less than 2 years, he can still run for two more terms according to 22nd Amendment.