Exam: 07.04 world hist.

question 1
why did hitler launch operation barbarossa?
to gain control of the rich resources that were under the control of the ussr
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question 2
what was the purpose of d-day?
to reclaim western europe first before attempting to move allied troops into germany
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question 3
the allied victory in europe was sealed after the allies beat the nazis at what final german offensive?
the battle of the bulge
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question 4
which of the following was a decisive strategic maneuver that turned the tide in favor of the allies in europe?
the normandy invasion of europe
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question 5
which of the following actions explains why britain officially entered world war ii?
the german invasion of poland
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question 6
in 1939, british politician winston churchill uttered these words: "between shame and war, we have chosen shame, and we will get war." to what was churchill referring?
chamberlain's appeasement of hitler at munich
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question 7
what was the significance of the battle of stalingrad?
it prevented germany from successfully gaining control of moscow.
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question 8
what was the sudetenland and why did germany want to annex it?
it was a part of czechoslovakia where ethnic germans lived.
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