171. Operation Barbarossa was the code name for: A. the German invasion of Russia. B. the Normandy invasion. C. the Russian invasion of Belgium. D. the Allied invasion of Berlin. ✅ The correct answer is option A.
172. What was the “London Blitz”? A. Germany’s plan for a blitzkrieg on London B. A term used for Germany’s bombing campaign on London C. A series of German missile attacks late in the war D. Code name for a secret British radar system ✅ The correct answer is option B.
173. The “dance of millions” refers to: A. celebrations in Paris after the liberation of France. B. a wave of Latin American prosperity due to wartime profits. C. a dance craze that swept the continent after 1945. D. a special party rally held by Hitler to boost morale. ✅ The correct answer is option B.
174. What was Germany’s initial strategy for conquering Britain? A. First establish air superiority, then send in ground forces B. First destroy the British navy, then send in ground forces C. First send in ground forces, then attack the country with aircraft D. Immobilize London with poison gas attacks ✅ The correct answer is option A.
175. Josip Broz, or Tito, was a: A. Hungarian leader who created a Nazi puppet state. B. leader of the Ustasha, the Croatian fascist guard. C. communist leader of the Yugoslav resistance movement. D. Romanian general who tr ✅ The correct answer is option D.
176. Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier, and Mussolini met at Munich on September 28, 1938, in order to: A. decide the fate of Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia. B. discuss Germany?s withdrawal from the League of Nations. C. appease Stalin and Mussolini. D. discuss the Polish question. ✅ The correct answer is option A.
177. During the Great Terror, Stalin: A. reprimanded foreign governments for their criticism of the Soviet Union. B. attempted to eliminate all vestiges of capitalism in the Soviet Union. C. was trying to protect the Soviet Union from the Nazis. D. implemented a policy of mass repression against anyone who defied him. ✅ The correct answer is option D.
178. The largest Jewish resistance to Nazis came in the spring of 1943 at: A. Lodz. B. the Warsaw ghetto. C. Auschwitz. D. Prague. ✅ The correct answer is option B.
179. Which of the following does not describe Italy in the years immediately after the Great War? A. several generals were plotting a military insurrection. B. business elites were shaken by strikes. C. social conflict erupted over land, wages and local power. D. there was a growing divide between the industrialized north and agricultural ✅ The correct answer is option A.
180. As the war progressed, which country used its workers and materials less efficiently? A. Germany. B. the Soviet Union. C. the United States. D. Britain. ✅ The correct answer is option A.