SAT II World History : World War II
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Example Question #1 : Global Developments
Which of these nations gained its independence after the Second World War?
China
Brazil
India
Colombia
Canada
India
The Second World War led to the complete decline of the ability of European nations to maintain overseas colonies. Britain and France were exhausted from financing the war and there was little desire among the populations of either nation to continue their imperial past. India, a country that had supported the British war effort, gained its independence in 1947.
Example Question #2 : Global Developments
Hitler's policy of "Lebensraum" was concerned with __________.
completely eradicating the Jewish population of Central Europe
limiting the civil rights of the Jewish population of Germany
bombing the British Isles into submission and capitulation
providing more territory for German people through aggressive expansion
attacking the Soviet Union before it could become involved in the conflict on the side of the allies
providing more territory for German people through aggressive expansion
"Lebensraum" means living space. It was Hitler's belief that the German people needed more territory to grow and to prosper, and he felt that as much of Central Europe was settled by German-speaking people, he had a "legitimacy" to expand aggressively into neighboring states. The policy of "Lebensraum" led to the annexation of the Sudetenland and much of Central Europe.
Example Question #3 : Global Developments
What two treaties emerged as a result of the division of Europe at the end of World War Two?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the South East Asian Treaty Organization
The Warsaw Pact and the United Nations
The Warsaw Pact and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The European Union and the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact and the League of Nations
The Warsaw Pact and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
At the end of World War Two, Europe was divided between a capitalist and democratic West and a communist East. The capitalist nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to combat the perceived threat of communism and the communist nations countered with the Warsaw Pact.
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