Question 1

In what ways was the war between Germany and Russia a war of racial hatred?

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Question 2

The effect of the Nazi concentration camps was to render their inmates numb and incapacitated,making them acquiesce to a slow death.Proof of this is found in the complete lack of rebellions in any camp.

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While it is true that the conditions in concentration camps were horrific and designed to break the spirits of the inmates, there were instances of rebellions and uprisings in some of the camps, such as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Treblinka revolt. Therefore, the statement is false.

Question 3

What was the effect of Hitler's attack on civilians in the early stages of the war?

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Question 4

How was the policy of appeasement to blame for many of Hitler's early successes?

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Question 5

What was the "Second Front," and what was its effect on the war?

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Question 6

How did the United States acquire the atomic bomb before the Germans?

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Question 7

In what ways did the Spanish Civil War foreshadow World War II?

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Question 8

What role did other European countries play in the persecution of the Jews?

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Question 9

Hitler had always seen the nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union as an act of convenience,to last only until Germany was ready for the final conflict.On June 22,1941,Hitler began Operation Barbarossa,the invasion of the Soviet Union.

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This statement accurately describes Hitler's intentions and actions leading up to the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Question 10

In 1942,the United States won crucial victories in the Coral Sea and at Midway,a battle fought at sea and in the air by aircraft flown form carriers.

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This statement is true. The United States did indeed win crucial victories in the Coral Sea and at Midway in 1942. The battles were fought at sea and in the air by aircraft flown from carriers.

Question 11

How did the war affect women?

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Question 12

What factors combined to save Britain from the same fate as the rest of Europe in 1941?

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Question 13

What factors combined to change Russian fortunes in the war after 1941?

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Quiz 17: The Second World War