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What verb?
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100

For regular verbs, how should the subjunctive be formed?

werden + infinitive at the end

100

Ich ______ helfen, wenn ich Zeit hätte. 

würde

100

What verb means "would have"?

hätten

100

Who won the Russian Civil War? 

Bolsheviks/Red Army

200

Name 2 uses for the subjunctive mood in German. 

Polite requests, wishes, dreams, or something contrary to fact

200

_____ du mir helfen? 

Würdest

200

Name a verb in the subjunctive that does not use würden.

hätten, wären, könnten, müssten, wollten, sollten, dürften, wünschten

200

Why was the Berlin Wall built? 

To halt the "brain drain" happening in the DDR and to stop Western influence in the DDR

300

What is the function of "wenn" in subjunctive?

Acts as "if", is a subordinating conjunction

300

Ich ____ gern ein Eis. 

hätte

300

What verb is used in the subjunctive to mean "to wish"?

wünschten

300

Why did Operation Barbarossa fail in WW2? 

Supply chain issues, underestimated the Soviet army, could not resupply due to the Soviet scorched earth policy, unprepared for harsh winter

400

Name the subjunctive form of 3 modals. 

könnten, müssten, wollten, sollten, dürften

400

Wenn ich nur weniger Hausaufgaben ____!

hätte

400

What does wären mean?

would be

400

Name a reason for the Manchurian Crisis/Mukden Incident of 1931.

Japan wanted the natural resources in Manchuria, Japan wanted more living space for all of its citizens, Manchuria would act as a buffer between Japan and Russia, China would be easy to take over because it was busy with a civil war

500

What tense are subjunctive verbs based off of?

Präteritum

500

Sie ____ gern besser Deutsch sprechen.

würden 

500

What are two ways to say would like in the subjunctive?

würden gern or möchten

500

What was Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" program? 

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a plan to create a shield around the US from Soviet missiles using space-based laser systems. 

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