Following his loss of office in 2000, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic a. disappeared. b. lived quietly on his large estate outside Belgrade. c. was tried and executed by the Yugoslav government for treason. d. was sent to the UN International Criminal Tribunal for trial for crimes against humanity. e. remained free and continued to defend Serbia's territorial integrity.
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What was the significance of NATO and the Warsaw Pact? What will be an ideal response?
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Operation Barbarossa was postponed by five weeks because a. there were unexpected production delays. b. Germany decided to protect its flank in the Balkans. c. negotiations with the Soviet Union were still in progress. d. Stalin knew the original date of attack, March 15, 1941, and was prepared. e. the new date June 21, 1941 was the eve of the first anniversary of France's capitulation.
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In the New Order, that is, occupied Europe, the a. Germans took for their own use whatever was of value. b. Germans forced 7 million people from occupied territories to work as slave labor in Germany. c. Germans used Czech weapons, Romanian oil, and Soviet grain. d. entire economy of occupied Europe was reorganized to benefit the new Germany. e. all of the above
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The text attributes Germany's loss in the Battle of Britain to a. British radar. b. the unwillingness of Germans to sacrifice more resources. c. the skill of the British pilots. d. the ability of British industry to rapidly replace lost aircraft. e. all of the above
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An unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Hitler in July 1944 was carried out by a. General Charles de Gaulle. b. Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. c. Marshal Hermann Gring. d. Marshal Henri Philippe Ptain. e. none of the above
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Which of the following occurred during the six-month period following the outbreak of World War II in September 1939? a. The phony war took place. b. Neville Chamberlain was reelected. c. Germany faced its first significant resistance in Denmark. d. The Dutch were able to hold off Hitler after they received key aid from Britain. e. all of the above
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Which of the statements concerning Hitler's goals is NOT accurate? a. Hitler believed that waging a war against Russia would allow Germany to attain living space and security. b. Western statesmen had considerable warning that Hitler was a threat to peace but failed to act on that knowledge. c. Hitler thought that the people of Germany constituted a superior race. d. World War I had no discernible impact on Hitler's ideas and policies. e. Because Hitler believed that the Versailles treaty was an obstacle to his agenda, he abandoned it in the 1930s.
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