Question 1

In general,anticolonial nationalist movements wanted to:

Accepted Answer

A)  use their indigenous cultural and religious traditions as sources for mobilization. 
B)  use violent means to gain their independence from colonial rule. 
C)  use local religions as a template that could lead to a better form of government. 
D)  rely on indigenous prophetic movements to oppose colonial control. 
A)  use their indigenous cultural and religious traditions as sources for mobilization. 
B)  use violent means to gain their independence from colonial rule. 
C)  use local religions as a template that could lead to a better form of government. 
D)  rely on indigenous prophetic movements to oppose colonial control.

Question 2

How did the goals of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt differ from those of the Wafd?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Muslim Brotherhood wanted to use the nation-state as a means of returning to a pure form of Islam,while the Wafd was primarily a secular nationalist group. 
B)  The Muslim Brotherhood advocated using Western weapons as they undertook a traditional Islamic holy war,while the Wafd wanted to use civil disobedience to achieve their goals. 
C)  The Wafd was a peasant group,while the Muslim Brotherhood was composed of merchants and military leaders. 
D)  The Wafd argued that Egypt should embrace liberal capitalism,while the Muslim Brotherhood supported socialism. 
A)  The Muslim Brotherhood wanted to use the nation-state as a means of returning to a pure form of Islam,while the Wafd was primarily a secular nationalist group. 
B)  The Muslim Brotherhood advocated using Western weapons as they undertook a traditional Islamic holy war,while the Wafd wanted to use civil disobedience to achieve their goals. 
C)  The Wafd was a peasant group,while the Muslim Brotherhood was composed of merchants and military leaders. 
D)  The Wafd argued that Egypt should embrace liberal capitalism,while the Muslim Brotherhood supported socialism.

Question 3

Which of the following was a consequence of the mass mobilizations required by World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer colonial soldiers were required since a high number of European men were called up. 
B)  European food production to supply the military rapidly increased. 
C)  Traditional gender boundaries were undermined. 
D)  Unionized labor movements demanded higher wages. 
A)  Fewer colonial soldiers were required since a high number of European men were called up. 
B)  European food production to supply the military rapidly increased. 
C)  Traditional gender boundaries were undermined. 
D)  Unionized labor movements demanded higher wages.

Question 4

What role did African people play in governing Europe's African colonies in the post-World War I period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africans had a significant voice in colonial administration and governance. 
B)  People of African descent were often elected to the legislative bodies of their colonizer. 
C)  African traditions provided the templates that Europeans used to rule their colonies. 
D)  Africans had little voice in colonial governance and made their opinions known through protest. 
A)  Africans had a significant voice in colonial administration and governance. 
B)  People of African descent were often elected to the legislative bodies of their colonizer. 
C)  African traditions provided the templates that Europeans used to rule their colonies. 
D)  Africans had little voice in colonial governance and made their opinions known through protest.

Question 5

How did fascist parties in Italy and Germany enhance their legitimacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fascist parties claimed that they represented a glorious historical legacy. 
B)  The fascists incorporated socialist and communist leaders into their ranks. 
C)  The fascist parties supplanted the existing powerful institutions in favor of their own weaker ones. 
D)  The fascist parties promised an end to all foreign wars. 
A)  The fascist parties claimed that they represented a glorious historical legacy. 
B)  The fascists incorporated socialist and communist leaders into their ranks. 
C)  The fascist parties supplanted the existing powerful institutions in favor of their own weaker ones. 
D)  The fascist parties promised an end to all foreign wars.

Question 6

Nationalist intellectuals in Europe's African and Asian colonies disagreed about which political system would best replace colonial rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following initiated Japan's turn toward authoritarian rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Korean rebellion against Japanese rule 
B)  World War I ending 
C)  Emperor Hirohito's coming to power 
D)  An uprising of naval officers and army cadets 
A)  The Korean rebellion against Japanese rule 
B)  World War I ending 
C)  Emperor Hirohito's coming to power 
D)  An uprising of naval officers and army cadets

Question 8

Which of the following best describes a corporatist political system?

Accepted Answer

A)  A system in which the state limits itself to performing functions that private interests are unwilling or unable to carry out 
B)  A system in which the state assumes complete control of economic activity and sets goals for the society as a whole 
C)  A system in which large corporations control such a high percentage of national wealth that they are able to influence government policies and functions 
D)  A system in which the state establishes political parties and encourages interest groups such as chambers of commerce and trade unions to associate with those parties 
A)  A system in which the state limits itself to performing functions that private interests are unwilling or unable to carry out 
B)  A system in which the state assumes complete control of economic activity and sets goals for the society as a whole 
C)  A system in which large corporations control such a high percentage of national wealth that they are able to influence government policies and functions 
D)  A system in which the state establishes political parties and encourages interest groups such as chambers of commerce and trade unions to associate with those parties

Question 9

The German government's unwillingness to tax its citizens at a rate similar to that of other European countries following World War I helped lead to hyperinflation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

On what did Soviet governance under Stalin rely to ensure citizen compliance with its policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terror 
B)  Tacit support from church hierarchies 
C)  Cooperation 
D)  Bribery and corruption 
A)  Terror 
B)  Tacit support from church hierarchies 
C)  Cooperation 
D)  Bribery and corruption

Question 11

Which individual was most responsible for mobilizing a mass anticolonial movement in British-controlled India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jawaharlal Nehru 
B)  Mohandas K.Gandhi 
C)  Mohammad Ali Jinnah 
D)  Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 
A)  Jawaharlal Nehru 
B)  Mohandas K.Gandhi 
C)  Mohammad Ali Jinnah 
D)  Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Question 12

In the immediate aftermath of World War I,how did European powers respond to claims for self-determination in their colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They organized an international congress to discuss the rights of colonial subjects. 
B)  They granted greater local autonomy and authored a roadmap to full independence. 
C)  They violently suppressed nationalist movements in their colonies. 
D)  They instituted a renewed policy of salutary neglect. 
A)  They organized an international congress to discuss the rights of colonial subjects. 
B)  They granted greater local autonomy and authored a roadmap to full independence. 
C)  They violently suppressed nationalist movements in their colonies. 
D)  They instituted a renewed policy of salutary neglect.

Question 13

Why did Lenin accept the defeat of the Russian army and a peace treaty with Germany in 1917 that ceded a huge amount of land?

Accepted Answer

A)  He envisioned a German-Russian counter-offensive against the Entente powers. 
B)  He felt his priority was to defend the socialist revolution in Russia. 
C)  He became sympathetic to the German monarchy's war aims. 
D)  He anticipated an imminent socialist revolution in Germany. 
A)  He envisioned a German-Russian counter-offensive against the Entente powers. 
B)  He felt his priority was to defend the socialist revolution in Russia. 
C)  He became sympathetic to the German monarchy's war aims. 
D)  He anticipated an imminent socialist revolution in Germany.

Question 14

Which of the following was a consequence of countries imposing protective tariffs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manufacturers cut back on production and laid off millions of workers. 
B)  Local industries and products were able to drive out foreign imports. 
C)  The flow of trade was made easier within a hemisphere. 
D)  The production of raw materials soared. 
A)  Manufacturers cut back on production and laid off millions of workers. 
B)  Local industries and products were able to drive out foreign imports. 
C)  The flow of trade was made easier within a hemisphere. 
D)  The production of raw materials soared.

Question 15

Which of the following accurately characterizes the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bolshevik Revolution was an overthrow of the Russian monarchy. 
B)  The Bolshevik Revolution was an attempt by military and political elites to restore order. 
C)  The Bolshevik Revolution was proclaimed by socialists in order to overtake the earlier "bourgeois" revolution. 
D)  The Bolshevik Revolution was initiated by the Ottomans in order to pull Russia out of World War I. 
A)  The Bolshevik Revolution was an overthrow of the Russian monarchy. 
B)  The Bolshevik Revolution was an attempt by military and political elites to restore order. 
C)  The Bolshevik Revolution was proclaimed by socialists in order to overtake the earlier "bourgeois" revolution. 
D)  The Bolshevik Revolution was initiated by the Ottomans in order to pull Russia out of World War I.

Question 16

Which of the following is a similarity among European states' response to World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  All states,even democracies,suspended many democratic rights and intervened in both production and consumption. 
B)  Democratic states,such as Britain and France,held fast to liberal policies despite the war. 
C)  The war and economic crises that followed led all states to reduce the scope of their control. 
D)  In Russia,France,and Britain,liberal capitalism prevailed following the war. 
A)  All states,even democracies,suspended many democratic rights and intervened in both production and consumption. 
B)  Democratic states,such as Britain and France,held fast to liberal policies despite the war. 
C)  The war and economic crises that followed led all states to reduce the scope of their control. 
D)  In Russia,France,and Britain,liberal capitalism prevailed following the war.

Question 17

Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abandoning the gold standard 
B)  The rise of protectionism and decline of free trade 
C)  The Soviet Union's isolation from the League of Nations 
D)  Low interest rates in the United States 
A)  Abandoning the gold standard 
B)  The rise of protectionism and decline of free trade 
C)  The Soviet Union's isolation from the League of Nations 
D)  Low interest rates in the United States

Question 18

By the end of the 1930s,how did most people perceive the liberal democratic model of governance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Revolutionary and exciting 
B)  Established and successful 
C)  Weak and vulnerable 
D)  Incompetent and disastrous 
A)  Revolutionary and exciting 
B)  Established and successful 
C)  Weak and vulnerable 
D)  Incompetent and disastrous

Question 19

Jawaharlal Nehru disagreed with Gandhi in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nehru advocated for the creation of a separate Muslim state. 
B)  Nehru believed that India needed to embrace science and technology to develop as a modern nation. 
C)  Nehru wanted a revolution,not peaceful protests. 
D)  Nehru backed the industrial proletariat and class consciousness as the motivation for resistance. 
A)  Nehru advocated for the creation of a separate Muslim state. 
B)  Nehru believed that India needed to embrace science and technology to develop as a modern nation. 
C)  Nehru wanted a revolution,not peaceful protests. 
D)  Nehru backed the industrial proletariat and class consciousness as the motivation for resistance.

Question 20

Which social phenomenon is "pretotalitarian" according to political philosopher Hannah Arendt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stigmatization of an "other" 
B)  Conformity of belief 
C)  Isolation of the individual 
D)  Widespread terror 
A)  Stigmatization of an "other" 
B)  Conformity of belief 
C)  Isolation of the individual 
D)  Widespread terror

Exam 19: Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

In general,anticolonial nationalist movements wanted to:

How did the goals of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt differ from those of the Wafd?

Which of the following was a consequence of the mass mobilizations required by World War I?

What role did African people play in governing Europe's African colonies in the post-World War I period?

How did fascist parties in Italy and Germany enhance their legitimacy?

Nationalist intellectuals in Europe's African and Asian colonies disagreed about which political system would best replace colonial rule.

Which of the following initiated Japan's turn toward authoritarian rule?

Which of the following best describes a corporatist political system?

The German government's unwillingness to tax its citizens at a rate similar to that of other European countries following World War I helped lead to hyperinflation.

On what did Soviet governance under Stalin rely to ensure citizen compliance with its policies?

Which individual was most responsible for mobilizing a mass anticolonial movement in British-controlled India?

In the immediate aftermath of World War I,how did European powers respond to claims for self-determination in their colonies?

Why did Lenin accept the defeat of the Russian army and a peace treaty with Germany in 1917 that ceded a huge amount of land?

Which of the following was a consequence of countries imposing protective tariffs?

Which of the following accurately characterizes the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?

Which of the following is a similarity among European states' response to World War I?

Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?

By the end of the 1930s,how did most people perceive the liberal democratic model of governance?

Jawaharlal Nehru disagreed with Gandhi in which of the following ways?

Which social phenomenon is "pretotalitarian" according to political philosopher Hannah Arendt?

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