What was Hitler's two-stage approach to conquering Europe? What brought it to an end?
What will be an ideal response?
Using the blitzkrieg to rapidly invade and seize Belgium, France, Norway, Holland, and Denmark, Hitler then began to engage in the Battle of Britain in 1940 to gain control of western Europe. In the East, he had formed alliances with Bulgaria, Romania, and other buffer states that he hoped would give him a basis as he fought against the Soviet Union; he wanted their assistance to prevent the conflict from being a devastating two-front war. He was mistaken, however, and did end up fighting a two-front war. Because Hitler had to send troops into the Mediterranean to fight those dispatched by Churchill, he had a significant delay in launching his attack on Russia, and thus, like Napoleon, ended up getting to Russia just in time for winter. This delay cost Hitler dearly when he got bogged down in the Russian winter, losing significant numbers of troops, and fighting a costly two-front war.
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a. there were no popularly elected assemblies. b. the crown was largely uninterested in colonial expansion. c. the population grew very rapidly. d. no valuable resources for exploitation existed. e. the government encouraged religious dissenters to come to the colonies.
Utopian socialism refers to
A) a type of socialism based upon an idealized society where owners give up their businesses and everyone works for the greater good. B) a view that holds that any use of authority¾economic, religious, or political¾is unjustified interference with the individual. C) a type of socialism based upon the teachings of Sir Thomas More. D) a type of socialism based upon Karl Marx, who believed that historical forces, not individual reformers, would bring about the end of capitalism. E) the idea that some individuals, races, and nations are fitter than others and will thereby dominate or destroy weaker rivals.
Which philopshopher said, "I take no action and the people are reformed. I enjoy peace and the people become honest. I do nothing and people become rich. I have no desires and people return to the good and simple life"?
a) Confucius b) buddha c) christ d) Laozi
Why did Louis Farrakhan lose some support in the U.S. months after the Million Man March?
A) He quit the Nation of Islam. B) He went to China and criticized communism. C) He went to Africa and met with a brutal dictator. D) He went to Europe and praised the British for ending the slave trade.