QUESTION 1
1. Place these causes of the war into chronological order; all answers must be correct to receive full credit.
Japan occupies French Indochina
Mussolini takes power in Italy
Hitler takes power in Germany
Great Depression begins
Stalin takes power in Russia
10 points
QUESTION 2
1. Place these events of the Western Theatre into chronological order; all answers must be correct to receive full credit.
Battle of Stalingrad
Storming of Normandy
Invasion of Poland
Kristallnacht begins
Battle of Britain
10 points
QUESTION 3
1. Place these events of the Pacific Theatre into chronological order; all answers must be correct to receive full credit.
Battle at Leyte Gulf
Bombing of Hiroshima
Battle at Midway
Battle at Iwo Jima
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
QUESTION 4
1. Place these Cold War events into chronological order; all answers must be correct to receive full credit.
Berlin Wall built
Death of Stalin
Cuban Missile Crisis
NATO formed
Israel founded
QUESTION 5
1. Describe how the evolution of political philosophies in the West caused, and eventually determined, the outcome of the Second World War. Be sure to include economic, social, and political factors in regard to the movement of armies, participation in the conflict, and the role of alliances.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
QUESTION 6
1. Discuss the spread of communism after WWII. Include a description of how the USSR and at least one other communist power emerged. Discuss what is meant by “superpower” and the context of such a political entity after the Second World War.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.