AP European History : Political History
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Example Question #361 : Political History
During World War II the majority of Allied war deaths were suffered by _____________.
Italy
Britain
Yugoslavia
The USSR
France
The USSR
The USSR suffered over 20 million war deaths during WWII, which was over one third of total war deaths. None of the other Allies listed suffered near as many war deaths. Italy was never part of the Grand Alliance.
Example Question #362 : Political History
What is the significance of the Katyn Forest with relation to World War II?
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was signed in the Katyn Forest.
The Katyn Forest was the location of a massacre of Polish Army Officers by the Soviet Secret Police (NKVD).
The Katyn Forest was the site of Poland's surrender to Nazi Germany.
Several concentration camps were located inside the Katyn Forest.
The Katyn Forest was the location of a massacre of Polish Army Officers by the Nazi Secret Police (Gestapo).
The Katyn Forest was the location of a massacre of Polish Army Officers by the Soviet Secret Police (NKVD).
Although it would not be admitted by Soviet officials until the 1980s, the Katyn Forest was the site of a massacre of thousands of Polish Army Officers by the Soviet secret police (NKVD). Until the 1980s the Soviet Union would claim that the Gestapo had committed the executions.
Example Question #363 : Political History
What two families (Houses) were chiefly involved in the War of the Roses?
The House of Tudor and the House of York
The House of Plantagenet and the House of Medici
The House of York and the House of Lancaster
The House of Capulet and the House of Montague
The House of York and the House of Lancaster
The War of the Roses was a war fought in England between two royal houses York and Lancaster (who were rival branches of the House of Plantagenet). Following the 100 Years' War there was a lot of social and financial problems, that coupled with the mental issues of King Henry VI led to years of sporadic fighting.
Example Question #364 : Political History
In what year did Henry VII defeat Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth?
The Battle of Bosworth took place at the end of the War of the Roses in Bosworth in August of 1485.
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