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• what negative effects did east Germany experience after reunification?check all that apply.1.Communist rebellions2.anger at reunification costs3.growth in unemployment4.many business closings5.slow economic growth

  4.many business closings
  5.slow economic growth

• Who were the Blackshirts?A. citizens who opposed mussoliniB. members of the Italian secter policeC. wealthy italian industrialists and army officersD. supporters of Mussolini's ideology

  D. supporters of Mussolini's ideology

• What Happened when hungary opened its boarders?A. West Hermans began to move to HungaryB. Hungarians fled for east and west GermanyC. Germans fought over Hungarian territoryD. Thousands of people left East Germany

   D. Thousands of people left East Germany 

• Why was the D-Day invasion crucial for the Allies Europe First strategy?A. the invasion forced Germany to surrenderB. the invasion ended German ambitions to invade the United StatesC the invasion was key in forcing the Germans to retreat eastD. The invasion exhausted German supplies and weakened their defenses

  C. The invasion was key in forcing the Germans to retreat east

• Japan was unable to launch any more major offensives after losing the Battle of…A. BritainB. Pearl HarborC. Iwo JimaD. Midway

  D. Midway

• In the wake of the February Revolution in Russia, Nicholas II…  A. Rose to power and became a strong rulerB. lost power and became a regular citizenC. wrote a manifesto that inspired the publicD. became an official in the new government

  B. lost power and became a regular citizen

• Defectors from East Germany were people who…A. Chose to spend their vacations in West Germany or FranceB. went to West Germany to attend concerts or lecturesC. traveled to visit relatives who lived in western countriesD. fled their homes to move permanently to the west

  D. fled their homes to move permanently to the west

• Which of the following organizes Kristallnacht?A. German JewsB. the Nazi governmentC. Great BritainD. German Pacifists

  B. the Nazi government

• In a speech to the British people, Churchill said the following:Let us brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour."—Winston ChurchillChurchill was encouraging the people to be…A. patient and wiseB. prepared and hopefulC. brave and determinedD. steady and resourceful

  C. brave and determined

• During the early 1900s, the term “soviet” was initially the name forA. the provisional government of Russia.B. the local council in each Russian city.C. a member of the Bolsheviks in Russia.D. a worker during communist rule in Russia

  B. the local council in each Russian city