Question 1

define the following term:
-John Maynard Keynes

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John Maynard Keynes was a British econom

Question 2

define the following term:
-Aryan racial state

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The concept of an Aryan racial state is

Question 3

The dominant form of government in Eastern Europe in the 1920s and 1930s was

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A) authoritarianism. 
B) Russian Soviet-style Communism. 
C) parliamentary democracy. 
D) Christian Socialism. 
E) republicanism. 
A) authoritarianism. 
B) Russian Soviet-style Communism. 
C) parliamentary democracy. 
D) Christian Socialism. 
E) republicanism.

Question 4

What crises and changes did the democratic states in Europe and the United States face during the interwar years? How successful were they in resolving their challenges?

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During the interwar years, democratic st

Question 5

define the following term:
-squadristi

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Squadristi were members of the Italian F

Question 6

All of the following are correct about the European nations and their colonial empires during the interwar years except

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A) despite World War I, the Europeans had maintained their colonial empires. 
B) Britain and France had added to their empires by dividing up many of Germany's colonial possessions. 
C) the political and social foundations and the self-confidence of European imperialism was strengthened during the 1920s and 1930s. 
D) the political and social foundations and the self-confidence of European imperialism was undermined during the 1920s and 1930s. 
E) there was a rising tide of unrest in the colonial world against Western imperialism. 
A) despite World War I, the Europeans had maintained their colonial empires. 
B) Britain and France had added to their empires by dividing up many of Germany's colonial possessions. 
C) the political and social foundations and the self-confidence of European imperialism was strengthened during the 1920s and 1930s. 
D) the political and social foundations and the self-confidence of European imperialism was undermined during the 1920s and 1930s. 
E) there was a rising tide of unrest in the colonial world against Western imperialism.

Question 7

The most famous of the Surrealistic painters was

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A) Arnold Schonberg. 
B) Pablo Picasso. 
C) Walter Gropius. 
D) Jackson Pollack. 
E) Salvador Dali. 
A) Arnold Schonberg. 
B) Pablo Picasso. 
C) Walter Gropius. 
D) Jackson Pollack. 
E) Salvador Dali.

Question 8

define the following term:
-Blackshirts

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The term "Blackshirts" refers to the par

Question 9

The physicist Walter Heisenberg was most noted for

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A) proposing that uncertainty was at the bottom of all physical laws. 
B) being among the first team to split the atom. 
C) resurrecting the scientific predictability of classical physics. 
D) the development of the atomic bomb. 
E) correcting Einstein's errors in the latter's theory of relativity. 
A) proposing that uncertainty was at the bottom of all physical laws. 
B) being among the first team to split the atom. 
C) resurrecting the scientific predictability of classical physics. 
D) the development of the atomic bomb. 
E) correcting Einstein's errors in the latter's theory of relativity.

Question 10

James Joyce's famous novel featuring "stream-of-consciousness" was

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A) Ulysses 
B) Steppenwolf . 
C) Mrs. Dalloway . 
D) Jacob's Room . 
E) Demian . 
A) Ulysses 
B) Steppenwolf . 
C) Mrs. Dalloway . 
D) Jacob's Room . 
E) Demian .

Question 11

define the following term:
-Little Entente

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The Little Entente was a political and m

Question 12

define the following term:
-Ernest Rutherford and the atom

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Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand-born

Question 13

The city in which Hitler spent his formative years and developed his fundamental ideas was

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A) Berlin. 
B) Munich. 
C) Frankfort. 
D) Hamburg. 
E) Vienna. 
A) Berlin. 
B) Munich. 
C) Frankfort. 
D) Hamburg. 
E) Vienna.

Question 14

define the following term:
-Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory

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Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memor

Question 15

define the following term:
-five-year plans

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Five-year plans are comprehensive econom

Question 16

define the following term:
-Führerprinzip

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The Führerprinzip, which translates to "

Question 17

The collectivization of agriculture under Stalin was characterized by

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A) was a failure, and the peasants quickly returned to their private plots. 
B) the cooperation of kulaks. 
C) the destruction of the collective farms. 
D) immediate financial benefits for most of the peasants. 
E) widespread famine. 
A) was a failure, and the peasants quickly returned to their private plots. 
B) the cooperation of kulaks. 
C) the destruction of the collective farms. 
D) immediate financial benefits for most of the peasants. 
E) widespread famine.

Question 18

define the following term:
-Paul Valéry

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Paul Valéry was a French poet, essayist,

Question 19

define the following term:
-Arnold Schoenberg and atonal music

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Arnold Schoenberg was a pioneering compo

Question 20

define the following term:
-Louis H. Sullivan, the Chicago School, and Frank Lloyd Wright

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Louis H. Sullivan was an influential Ame

Exam 26: The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

define the following term: -John Maynard Keynes

define the following term: -Aryan racial state

The dominant form of government in Eastern Europe in the 1920s and 1930s was

What crises and changes did the democratic states in Europe and the United States face during the interwar years? How successful were they in resolving their challenges?

define the following term: -squadristi

All of the following are correct about the European nations and their colonial empires during the interwar years except

The most famous of the Surrealistic painters was

define the following term: -Blackshirts

The physicist Walter Heisenberg was most noted for

James Joyce's famous novel featuring "stream-of-consciousness" was

define the following term: -Little Entente

define the following term: -Ernest Rutherford and the atom

The city in which Hitler spent his formative years and developed his fundamental ideas was

define the following term: -Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory

define the following term: -five-year plans

define the following term: -Führerprinzip

The collectivization of agriculture under Stalin was characterized by

define the following term: -Paul Valéry

define the following term: -Arnold Schoenberg and atonal music

define the following term: -Louis H. Sullivan, the Chicago School, and Frank Lloyd Wright

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The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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