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3. Topic 1 – 10 Points QUESTION: What was the agreement made between the United States and France in 1928 that made war "illegal." ANSWER: Kellogg-Briand Pact

4. Topic 1 – 20 Points QUESTION: Governmental doctrine that relies on dictatorial rule and a totalitarian regime, in which the state maintains rigid control of the people through force and censorship. ANSWER: Fascism

5. Topic 1 – 30 Points QUESTION: What area did Hitler receive at the Munich Conference? ANSWER: Sudetenland

6. Topic 1 – 40 Points QUESTION: Identify one problem with the Maginot Line. ANSWER: Neglected to fortify the Ardennes and the defenses were stationary and couldn’t be moved.

7. Topic 1 – 50 Points QUESTION: Identify 2 causes of the Great Depression. ANSWER: Include: buying on credit, buying on margin, overproduction, war debt, and tariffs.

8. Topic 2 – 10 Points QUESTION: What event leads to American involvement in WWII? ANSWER: Pearl Harbor

9. Topic 2 – 20 Points QUESTION: What happens to Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor? ANSWER: Relocated in internment camps.

10. Topic 2 – 30 Points QUESTION: The American strategy for winning in the Pacific was known as: ANSWER: Island hopping

11. Topic 2 – 40 Points QUESTION: The policy that allowed countries at war to purchase war materials under the conditions that they pay cash and arrange transport back to their own country was called: ANSWER: Cash and Carry

12. Topic 2 – 50 Points QUESTION: Give 2 arguments against dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ANSWER: Lose our moral position, Japan already wants to surrender and if we showed it to them first they would, jeopardizing the safety of the world.

13. Topic 3 – 10 Points QUESTION: Land pooled into large farms on which people work together as a group are called… ANSWER: Collective Farms

14. Topic 3 – 20 Points QUESTION: Act of placing an industry under government control is called: ANSWER: Nationalization

15. Topic 3 – 30 Points QUESTION: What ethnic group did Stalin target in the genocide that killed 8-10 million? ANSWER: Ukrainians

16. Topic 3 – 40 Points QUESTION: Who was the target of Stalin’s purges in Russia? ANSWER: Upper level party members and military men.

17. Topic 3 – 50 Points QUESTION: What was the goal of the 5 Year Plan? ANSWER: to transform Russia from a backwards, behind the times nation into a world superpower.

18. Topic 4 – 10 Points QUESTION: What is the German word for "lightning war"; it’s the fast forceful style of fighting used by Germany during World War II: ANSWER: Blitzkrieg

19. Topic 4 – 20 Points QUESTION: Early phase of World War II marked by little activity in western Europe. ANSWER: Phony War

20. Topic 4 – 30 Points QUESTION: What recent invention allowed the British to more effectively defend against German air attacks during the Blitz? ANSWER: Radar

21. Topic 4 – 40 Points QUESTION: Why did Allied troops invade Northern France (D-Day)? ANSWER: To draw troops from the east and open a second front.

22. Topic 4 – 50 Points QUESTION: Give 2 reasons why the Battle of Britain is significant. ANSWER: First attack targeting civilians, first German loss, and attention is turned to the east.

23. Topic 5 – 10 Points QUESTION: Name the 3 major Axis Powers in WWII ANSWER: Germany, Italy, and Japan

24. Topic 5 – 20 Points QUESTION: Why did the US government pardon the Japanese involved in Unit 731? ANSWER: Japan turned over their medical research.

25. Topic 5 – 30 Points QUESTION: Give 2 reasons why the Potsdam Conference is significant. ANSWER: New leadership, first successful test of the atomic bomb.

26. Topic 5 – 40 Points QUESTION: In propaganda, an enthusiastic or energetic statement presented as a fact, although is not necessarily true is ANSWER: Assertion

27. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Identify 2 problems of the Weimar Republic. ANSWER: Weak constitution, was not in control of the army, too many political parties, etc.