Question 1

Elaborate on the experience of the victors of World War I in the interwar years and their outlook toward the future.

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Answers would include a discussion of Britain, France and the US, the roaring twenties, the international outlook of hope, and disarmament, and prosperity, especially for the US.

Question 2

How did Benito Mussolini make his political debut in Italy?

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A) As a mercenary strikebreaker in the employ of industrialists and landowners. 
B) As a military genius that led Italy to success in World war I. 
C) As a socialist party organizer and communist sympathizer. 
D) As a major literary contributor and major to Italian novels. 
E) As a statesman who won popular election to the Italian parliament. 
A) As a mercenary strikebreaker in the employ of industrialists and landowners. 
B) As a military genius that led Italy to success in World war I. 
C) As a socialist party organizer and communist sympathizer. 
D) As a major literary contributor and major to Italian novels. 
E) As a statesman who won popular election to the Italian parliament. A

Question 3

What does the term "the people" refer to in a totalitarian regime?

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A) Government and military  leaders. 
B) All citizens in a country. 
C) All adult males over twenty years old. 
D) People who had the right to vote. 
E) Members of the majority ethnic group. 
A) Government and military  leaders. 
B) All citizens in a country. 
C) All adult males over twenty years old. 
D) People who had the right to vote. 
E) Members of the majority ethnic group. E

Question 4

The go vernment of the Weimar Republic

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A) assembled a coalition of several political parties in order to repel attempts by communists to take over. 
B) officially denounced the Versailles Treaty. 
C) adopted a liberal, democratic constitution but could not earn the acceptance of the people, due to simmering resentment over the signing of the treaty. 
D) put down numerous coups with the help of the strong German military. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) assembled a coalition of several political parties in order to repel attempts by communists to take over. 
B) officially denounced the Versailles Treaty. 
C) adopted a liberal, democratic constitution but could not earn the acceptance of the people, due to simmering resentment over the signing of the treaty. 
D) put down numerous coups with the help of the strong German military. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 5

After World War II, Western governments were more inclined to adopt Keynesian economic theories, meaning that they were more willing to

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A) put more money into circulation even though that often leads to recessions. 
B) print more paper money, even though that might devalue the currency. 
C) create jobs from the top down, even if giving a false picture of a country's real economic situation. 
D) juggle the books to make the economy seem stronger than it was. 
E) issue bonds for local building projects. 
A) put more money into circulation even though that often leads to recessions. 
B) print more paper money, even though that might devalue the currency. 
C) create jobs from the top down, even if giving a false picture of a country's real economic situation. 
D) juggle the books to make the economy seem stronger than it was. 
E) issue bonds for local building projects.

Question 6

The Da wes Plan was designed to

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A) help the French obtain all reparations payments from the Germans immediately. 
B) help Germany obtain a moratorium on reparations payments. 
C) help rebuild eastern European cities that had been heavily damaged by the war. 
D) help the Eastern European states develop democratic governments. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) help the French obtain all reparations payments from the Germans immediately. 
B) help Germany obtain a moratorium on reparations payments. 
C) help rebuild eastern European cities that had been heavily damaged by the war. 
D) help the Eastern European states develop democratic governments. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 7

The best support for the ideas of Marx came from the degree of industrialization achieved by

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A) Germany. 
B) Italy. 
C) France. 
D) the United States. 
E) the Soviet Union. 
A) Germany. 
B) Italy. 
C) France. 
D) the United States. 
E) the Soviet Union.

Question 8

Term for identification: Dawes Plan

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The Dawes Plan was an economic plan firs

Question 9

What was the major source of anxiety in France in the 1920s?

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A) British economic advances. 
B) Emigration by French citizens. 
C) An influx of foreign workers. 
D) Low-cost American imported goods. 
E) A powerful, vengeance-minded Germany. 
A) British economic advances. 
B) Emigration by French citizens. 
C) An influx of foreign workers. 
D) Low-cost American imported goods. 
E) A powerful, vengeance-minded Germany.

Question 10

Term for identification: fascism

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Fascism is a form of far-right, authorit

Question 11

Italy w as in a bad way after World War I for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A) Unrest because of the way the country was treated at the Paris peace talks. 
B) The loss of many skilled people due to emigration to the United States. 
C) A sense of being ruled by a parliamentary government that most Italians considered too liberal. 
D) The loss of wartime contracts that led to massive unemployment. 
E) The failure of the government to plan ahead for how to take care of the people after the war. 
A) Unrest because of the way the country was treated at the Paris peace talks. 
B) The loss of many skilled people due to emigration to the United States. 
C) A sense of being ruled by a parliamentary government that most Italians considered too liberal. 
D) The loss of wartime contracts that led to massive unemployment. 
E) The failure of the government to plan ahead for how to take care of the people after the war.

Question 12

Mussolini came t o power in Italy in 1922, and by 1924 he had managed to

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A) win a fraudulent election that made it seem as if he were the people's choice. 
B) invaded and occupied Ethiopia in North Africa. 
C) pulled Italy out of the League of Nations. 
D) rigged elections and put his fascist party in control of the parliament. 
E) turn Italy into a near-perfect totalitarian state. 
A) win a fraudulent election that made it seem as if he were the people's choice. 
B) invaded and occupied Ethiopia in North Africa. 
C) pulled Italy out of the League of Nations. 
D) rigged elections and put his fascist party in control of the parliament. 
E) turn Italy into a near-perfect totalitarian state.

Question 13

Of America 's involvement in World War I, it would be accurate to say that

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A) the country went so far into debt that most people were saying it would never recover. 
B) where the economy was concerned, the war had been a good thing. 
C) the stock market reacted negatively when the war ended, since people feared that manufacturing would decline. 
D) most Americans hated the necessity of the war but continued to believe it had been necessary. 
E) Americans gained a new perspective on their role as the world's policeman. 
A) the country went so far into debt that most people were saying it would never recover. 
B) where the economy was concerned, the war had been a good thing. 
C) the stock market reacted negatively when the war ended, since people feared that manufacturing would decline. 
D) most Americans hated the necessity of the war but continued to believe it had been necessary. 
E) Americans gained a new perspective on their role as the world's policeman.

Question 14

Term for identification: March on Rome

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The March on Rome refers to a significan

Question 15

Mussolini pla yed upon the fears of a(n)____________________ takeover to facilitate his assumption of power.

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The answer of Mussolini pla yed upon the fears of...

Question 16

Term for identification: Labour Party

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The Labour Party is a political party in

Question 17

In terms of international relations, the peak movement of understanding between nations during the 1920s occurred with the

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A) Paris Treaties. 
B) Locarno Pact. 
C) Kellogg-Briand Pact. 
D) Washington Conference. 
E) League of Nations. 
A) Paris Treaties. 
B) Locarno Pact. 
C) Kellogg-Briand Pact. 
D) Washington Conference. 
E) League of Nations.

Question 18

Keynesian economics places its emphasis on the role of which of the following?

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A) The government. 
B) The military. 
C) International trade. 
D) The League of Nations. 
E) Free enterprise. 
A) The government. 
B) The military. 
C) International trade. 
D) The League of Nations. 
E) Free enterprise.

Question 19

The Italian nationalist movement for the annexation to Italy of territories containing a significant ethnic population was an example of ____________________.

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The answer of The Italian nationalist movement for the annexation...

Question 20

Term for identification: Benito Mussolini

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Benito Mussolini was an Italian politici

Exam 41: A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

Elaborate on the experience of the victors of World War I in the interwar years and their outlook toward the future.

How did Benito Mussolini make his political debut in Italy?

What does the term "the people" refer to in a totalitarian regime?

The go vernment of the Weimar Republic

After World War II, Western governments were more inclined to adopt Keynesian economic theories, meaning that they were more willing to

The Da wes Plan was designed to

The best support for the ideas of Marx came from the degree of industrialization achieved by

Term for identification: Dawes Plan

What was the major source of anxiety in France in the 1920s?

Term for identification: fascism

Italy w as in a bad way after World War I for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Mussolini came t o power in Italy in 1922, and by 1924 he had managed to

Of America 's involvement in World War I, it would be accurate to say that

Term for identification: March on Rome

Mussolini pla yed upon the fears of a(n)____________________ takeover to facilitate his assumption of power.

Term for identification: Labour Party

In terms of international relations, the peak movement of understanding between nations during the 1920s occurred with the

Keynesian economics places its emphasis on the role of which of the following?

The Italian nationalist movement for the annexation to Italy of territories containing a significant ethnic population was an example of ____________________.

Term for identification: Benito Mussolini

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