Question

Which best describes why Iwo Jima was significant in U.S. attempts to reach Japan?

The island had airfields that the U.S. military needed.
The island had long-range anti-aircraft missiles.
The island was home to Japan’s naval fleet.
The island had natural resources that the Japanese military needed.
What was one consequence of the October Revolution?

Vladimir Lenin was exiled for his opposition to the government.
Russian citizens began to protest food and coal shortages.
Karl Marx created principles to establish classless societies.
The Bolsheviks ended Russia’s involvement in World War I.
When Hitler assumed control of the Nazi party, he immediately

began enforcing his personal nationalistic and racist views.
set a suspicious fire that destroyed the German parliament.
campaigned to elect more Nazis to important political positions.
appointed himself Chancellor and stood up to the communist party.
How did the secret police in a totalitarian government most likely get their name?

No one outside the government knew that the police existed.
The police always remained in hiding and were rarely seen in public.
The police investigated and punished people with no warning.
Citizens could entrust the police with personal information.
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a significant event in World War II?

The battle forced the Germans to retreat from all of Eastern Europe.
The battle stopped the Germans from advancing further east.
The battle prompted the Soviets to revise their war strategy.
The battle enabled the Soviets to immediately conquer Eastern Europe.

Answer 1

1) The island had airfields that the U.S. military needed.
- Iwo Jima provided airfields for fighter escorts and emergency landings for B-29s during the bombing campaign against Japan.

2) The Bolsheviks ended Russia’s involvement in World War I.
- After the October Revolution the Bolshevik government negotiated the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and withdrew Russia from WWI.

3) began enforcing his personal nationalistic and racist views.
- Once he led the Nazi Party, Hitler reshaped its platform around his extreme nationalist and racist ideology and pushed it throughout the party.

4) The police investigated and punished people with no warning.
- Secret police operate covertly to spy on, arrest, or punish perceived opponents without transparent legal processes or advance notice.

5) The battle stopped the Germans from advancing further east.
- Stalingrad was a turning point on the Eastern Front: the German defeat halted their eastward advance and began a sustained Soviet counteroffensive.