Short Answer Questions for Test 2

Warfare and Ideology

Short Answer # 1

What was passed at the end of the World War 1 that was to punish the Central Powers and created to prevent future wars from happening?  Make sure to include the major components of this creation that was discussed and covered in class. How did Americans react to this creation? Please zero in on the importance of this historical situation as it relates to both America and European where war and ideology played a part.

 

Short Answer # 2

Who was Charles Lindbergh and what major contribution(s) did he partake in during the 1920s? In what capacity did his contribution affect the world both in its importance and scope as it relates to man's quest to dominate in war and ideology?

 

Short Answer # 3

How did Adolf Hitler's rise in power play a part in ideology as it pertains to the overall impact of Germany's own personal experience from the beginning of 1920?  Please make sure to focus and centralize on what and how Hitler's ambition and overall reason for power became a driving force in Germany during the Great Depression and later as the Third Reich was being built. Also, concentrate on just how significant this Third Reich would become a factor in later decisions and events that would impact Europe, America and much of the world during the 1920s to the end of WW2..

 

Short Answer # 4

What major dilemma did President Truman encounter in the last moments of World War 2? Why?  How did this one event change or alter the course of history for the world as it relates to both the ideology and war that would later emerge in the last days of WW2?