Question

How did the Soviet’s win at Stalingrad help advance the Allies’ Europe First strategy?

It prompted several Axis countries in Eastern Europe to switch their allegiance.
It enabled the Soviets to push the eastern front toward Germany.
It consolidated Soviet power in Russia.
It removed the German threat on the war’s eastern front.
Based on the chart, what can one most likely conclude about the relationship between industrial production and unemployment?

A rise in unemployment is tied to a rise in industrial production.
Low unemployment leads to a decline in industrial production.
A drop in industrial production leads to a drop in unemployment.
Declines in industrial production are tied to a rise in unemployment.
Which statements describe actions taken by Japan before the Pearl Harbor attack that resulted in strained relations with the United States? Select three answers.

It entered into an alliance with Germany and Italy.
It placed an embargo on imports from the United States.
It occupied French Indochina.
It torpedoed American ships in the Pacific.
It invaded China to gain control.
It allied itself with Britain and France.
An official government order that limits trade with another nation to punish or pressure that nation in some way is known as

an act of war.
an embargo.
isolationism.
appeasement.
Why did the Battle of Stalingrad become a turning point in World War II?

The battle marked the beginning of Germany’s victory.
The German army exhausted their supplies.
It was personal for Stalin to lose at Stalingrad.
The German army gained hundreds of soldiers.

Answer 1

1) It enabled the Soviets to push the eastern front toward Germany.
- The Soviet victory at Stalingrad stopped the German advance and allowed the Red Army to go on the offensive, advancing westward toward Germany.

2) Declines in industrial production are tied to a rise in unemployment.
- The chart implies that lower industrial output corresponds with higher unemployment (and vice versa).

3) Select three:
- It entered into an alliance with Germany and Italy.
- It occupied French Indochina.
- It invaded China to gain control.
- These actions (Tripartite Pact, expansion into China and Indochina) strained U.S.–Japan relations and helped prompt U.S. sanctions.

4) an embargo.
- An embargo is an official government order limiting trade to punish or pressure another nation.

5) The German army exhausted their supplies.
- The Battle of Stalingrad resulted in catastrophic German losses and supply collapse, marking a major turning point that ended German offensive capability in the East.