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a. | bedraggled | k. | exploit | b. | excruciating | l. | deity | c. | parameter | m. | nondescript | d. | excrement | n. | rampant | e. | pseudo | o. | atrocities | f. | confiscate | p. | recounts | g. | converge | q. | incendiary | h. | sporadic | r. | pulverize | i. | annihilate | s. | barbarism | j. | typhus | t. | sublime |
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The Nazi’s tried to
_____ the prejudice that many Europeans had against Jews for their own
purposes.
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2.
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The video,
“America’s Time, Civilians in WWII,” _____ the suffering of civilians in
WWII.
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3.
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By dropping the atomic bombs
on Japan, President Truman wanted to ____ the Japanese cities into
rubble.
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4.
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The Nazi’s tried to
_____ the Jews in Europe.
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5.
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The Japanese soldiers believed
that their responsibility for atrocities in WWII was _____ .
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6.
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Death and desease was _____ in
the concentration camps.
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7.
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Because there were no toilet
facilities in the box cars that carried the Jews to the concentration camps, they were often filled
with _____ by th end of the journey
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8.
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The Germans and Japanese had a
_____ love of their leaders in WWII.
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9.
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German and Japanese claims of
racial superiority were based on _____ science.
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10.
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The Japanese emporer was
considered to be a _____ to the Japanese people. When he spoke, it was like God
speaking.
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11.
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In World War I the _____
followed by all parties was not to attack civilians. This was one of the, “Rules of
War.”
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12.
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The Americans and British
dropped _____ bombs on the German and Japanese civilians in WWII.
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13.
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The Jews sufferd _____ pain in
the concentration camps.
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14.
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The Japanese soldiers commited
many acts of _____ in the “rape of Nanjing”
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15.
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Before the attack on Pearl
Harbor by Japan, Americans demonstrated only _____ interest in the events in Asia and
Europe.
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16.
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On the “night of the
broken glass,” (kristolnacht), the Nazi’s tried to _____ property from the
Jews.
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17.
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The Germans and the Soviet
Union planned to _____ on the country of Poland on September 1, 1939. This was the start of
WWII
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18.
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_____ was a desease that was
rampant in the concentration camps.
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19.
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The Germans and Japanese
committed many ____ against the peoples they conquored
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20.
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By 1945 the German and
Japanese armies were defeated and _____ .
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Who was the leader of the
Japanese military at the end of the war who was put on trial by the Americans and then
executed?
a. | Yamamoto | c. | Tojo | b. | Hirohito | d. | Yoshi Toshiba |
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How did the Americans push the
Japanese back to Japan?
a. | invasion of the Japanese
homeland | c. | Air raids on the
Japanese homeland | b. | Dropping the atom bomb | d. | one island at a time |
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23.
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What country did Germany attack
on September 1, 1939?
a. | Austria | c. | Czechoslovakia | b. | Poland | d. | Denmark |
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24.
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In what country were the six
larges death camps located?
a. | Austria | c. | Germany | b. | Poland | d. | Russia |
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25.
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How long did the battle of
Okinawa last?
a. | 4
months | c. | 6
months | b. | 3 months | d. | 1 year |
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26.
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The Japanese conducted a holy
war to unite all of _____ under the Emperor.
a. | the
U.S. | c. | China and the
U.S. | b. | Asia | d. | Japan |
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27.
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Because there was little
distinction between soldiers and civilians, World War II was called _____ war.
a. | complete | c. | total | b. | civilized | d. | civil |
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28.
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The German air force
(Luftwaffe) helped General Franco take over control of this country in the 1930’s. What was the
country that Franco took control of?
a. | Spain | c. | France | b. | Austria | d. | Czechoslovakia |
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What country signed a
“non-aggression pact” with Germany and helped Germany attack Poland.
a. | Communist Soviet
Union | c. | Norway | b. | Great Britain | d. | Spain |
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30.
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Who were the Axis powers in
WWII?
a. | U.S., Britain, Soviet
Union | c. | Germany, Japan,
Italy | b. | Germany and the Soviet Union | d. | Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain |
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31.
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About how many people died in
WWII?
a. | 25
million | c. | 6
million | b. | 50 million | d. | 100 million |
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32.
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What was the attitude of the
Japanese solders while they were committing atrocities?
a. | They thought they were
hero’s | c. | They were angry at
what they had done | b. | They were ashamed | d. | They felt sorry for their
victims. |
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33.
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In the 1930’s Jewish
shops were destroyed and synagogues were
defaced by the German Brown Shirts. This night of terror was called kristolnacht or
_______?
a. | night of the Nazi
torches | c. | night of the
broken glass | b. | Deutschland uber alas! | d. | hell night |
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34.
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What did they call the plan to
eradicate the Jews by shipping them to concentration camps where they would be gassed and then
cremated?
a. | The 3rd Reich
plan | c. | Lebensraum | b. | The final solution | d. | The 4 year plan |
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When the British and Americans
were told to break the morale of the German people, that was a code word telling them to
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a. | attack ships at sea but not army on
the ground | c. | be kind to
civilians | b. | stop Kamikaze attacks | d. | attack civilians |
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Who was the living God that
most Japanese followed and obeyed in WWII?
a. | Buddha | c. | Admiral Yamamoto | b. | The Emperor Hirohito | d. | Tojo |
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A famous saying at the death
camps was, “You come in by the door and go out by the _____”
a. | labor
camps | c. | box
car | b. | coffin | d. | chimney |
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In which war did the have,
“civilized rules of conduct.”
a. | Korean
War | c. | Viet
Nam | b. | World War I | d. | World War II |
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What was the name of the
largest death camp?
a. | Reichstag | c. | Warsaw prison | b. | Auschwitz | d. | Eins Kamp |
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40.
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In what country were the Jewish
ghetto’s located?
a. | Poland | c. | France | b. | Russia | d. | Austria |
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What did they call the German
air raids against London in 1940?
a. | blitzkrieg | c. | blitz | b. | V1 rocket raids | d. | missiles from hell |
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Why did the Americans drop
Atomic bombs on Japan
a. | U.S. was running out of conventional
bombs | c. | The U.S. Navy was in poor shape
after the Kamikaze attacks. | b. | Would cost too many American lives to invade
Japan | d. | Wanted to kill the Japanese
Emperor |
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43.
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How many atomic bombs were
dropped on Japan?
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44.
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Which country or countries
bombed innocent German civilians in WWII?
a. | England | c. | Neither the U.S. nor
England | b. | Both the U.S. and England | d. | The U.S. |
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Who was put on trial at
Nuremberg after the war?
a. | top
Nazi’s | c. | Winston
Churchill | b. | Japanese military | d. | Japanese leaders |
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Who decided that everyone in
Japan should commit suicide rather than surrender?
a. | The Japanese
Nazi’s | c. | The military
rulers | b. | The civilian heads of government | d. | The Emperor |
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47.
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What percentage of the people
who died in WWII were civilians?
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48.
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Which goal did Germany and
Japan share in World War II?
a. | Both were
dictatorships | c. | Germany and Japan
shared all of these goals. | b. | Both believed their race was superior to all other
races | d. | Both wanted more living space for their
country |
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What was the attitude of the
Japanese about their own race?
a. | They, and all people of Asia, were
brothers. | c. | They were superior
because they were Asian | b. | They were superior to all other races | d. | They were inferior to Americans |
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50.
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Where were many of the abled
bodied Jews sent?
a. | to work in German factories or
mines | c. | to
Israel | b. | to work as servants in German homes | d. | back home |
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