Question 1

Why was the Locarno Pact considered a high-point in post-war diplomacy?

Accepted Answer

A) It provided much needed funding to Germany in order to pay the reparations. 
B) It freed Germany of the reparations payments but forced the country to relinquish the Saar area to France. 
C) It was a series of agreements to limit armaments worldwide. 
D) It allowed the Soviet Union to join the League of Nations. 
E) It brought peace and stability to Western Europe and allowed Germany to join the League of Nations. 
A) It provided much needed funding to Germany in order to pay the reparations. 
B) It freed Germany of the reparations payments but forced the country to relinquish the Saar area to France. 
C) It was a series of agreements to limit armaments worldwide. 
D) It allowed the Soviet Union to join the League of Nations. 
E) It brought peace and stability to Western Europe and allowed Germany to join the League of Nations. E

Question 2

____________________  is a philosophy where governments turned away from reason and instincts replaced logic.​

Accepted Answer

Antirationalism

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the United States'  involvement in World War I?

Accepted Answer

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. B

Question 4

As the d ecade of the 1920s drew toward a close, which statement describes Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union was about to make a move on eastern Europe. 
B) Most European countries were on their way to a full recovery from the war. 
C) The Soviet Union was almost ready to take Germany's side against France. 
D) An economic bubble created by circular loans was about to burst. 
E) European countries, except for Germany, were close to full employment levels. 
A) The Soviet Union was about to make a move on eastern Europe. 
B) Most European countries were on their way to a full recovery from the war. 
C) The Soviet Union was almost ready to take Germany's side against France. 
D) An economic bubble created by circular loans was about to burst. 
E) European countries, except for Germany, were close to full employment levels.

Question 5

All of the  following  were characteristics of totalitarianism EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) A single political party. 
B) Leader interprets "the people's will." 
C) Subordination of the individual. 
D) The public and private affairs of citizens were obliterated. 
E) Religious institutions were outside the control of leaders. 
A) A single political party. 
B) Leader interprets "the people's will." 
C) Subordination of the individual. 
D) The public and private affairs of citizens were obliterated. 
E) Religious institutions were outside the control of leaders.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) government intervention 
B) military spending 
C) international trade 
D) agricultural export trade 
E) free enterprise 
A) government intervention 
B) military spending 
C) international trade 
D) agricultural export trade 
E) free enterprise

Question 7

In the post-World War I era, which nation replaced Britain as the prime creditor nation in world trade?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Japan 
C) United States 
D) Soviet Russia 
E) China 
A) France 
B) Japan 
C) United States 
D) Soviet Russia 
E) China

Question 8

What were the economic issues Britain faced after World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Subsistence agriculture and limited exports. 
B) Chronic unemployment and reduced availability of capital. 
C) Threat of communism among the working classes and organized labor. 
D) Socialist labor unions and chronic unemployment. 
E) Lack of investment capital and an imbalance in import-export trade. 
A) Subsistence agriculture and limited exports. 
B) Chronic unemployment and reduced availability of capital. 
C) Threat of communism among the working classes and organized labor. 
D) Socialist labor unions and chronic unemployment. 
E) Lack of investment capital and an imbalance in import-export trade.

Question 9

What did Germany consider the most  difficult and painful provision of the Versailles Treaty?

Accepted Answer

A) the loss of Poland 
B) the war-guilt clause 
C) the loss of French territory 
D) the loss of a strong military 
E) the monetary reparations 
A) the loss of Poland 
B) the war-guilt clause 
C) the loss of French territory 
D) the loss of a strong military 
E) the monetary reparations

Question 10

Trace the rise of fascism in Italy as a result of World War I. How successful was Mussolini's fascism in Italy?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 11

Term for identification: antirationalism

Accepted Answer

Antirationalism refers to a philosophica

Question 12

What prompted the creation of Britain's Lab our Party?

Accepted Answer

A) Its desire to oust Marxism and socialism from the country. 
B) Several union strikes that had shaken the general public's confidence in the parties involved in the strikes. 
C) The extended depression and high unemployment rate the British experienced. 
D) The realization that the older states had allowed the United States and Germany to outpace them technologically. 
E) The split within the Liberal party over whether general strikes should or should not be called. 
A) Its desire to oust Marxism and socialism from the country. 
B) Several union strikes that had shaken the general public's confidence in the parties involved in the strikes. 
C) The extended depression and high unemployment rate the British experienced. 
D) The realization that the older states had allowed the United States and Germany to outpace them technologically. 
E) The split within the Liberal party over whether general strikes should or should not be called.

Question 13

Which of the fo llowing countries seemed to fare the best after, and perhaps as a result of, World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain 
B) France 
C) Russia 
D) Italy 
E) the United States 
A) Britain 
B) France 
C) Russia 
D) Italy 
E) the United States

Question 14

In the 1920s,    ____________________ replaced Britain as the source of technology, trade, and finance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1920s,    ____________________ replaced Britain...

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

What was the purpose of the Da wes Plan?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

In a totalitarian state, the ____________________ would be all; the ____________________, nothing.

Accepted Answer

collective

Question 18

Term for identification: fascism

Accepted Answer

Fascism is a form of far-right, authorit

Question 19

The idea that governments should intervene in the economic cycle when there were times of unemployment and stagnation by "pump priming" was developed by  ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The idea that governments should intervene in...

Question 20

Term for identification: Great Depression of the 1930s

Accepted Answer

The term "Great Depression of the 1930s"

Exam 41: A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

Why was the Locarno Pact considered a high-point in post-war diplomacy?

____________________ is a philosophy where governments turned away from reason and instincts replaced logic.​

Which of the following is true of the United States' involvement in World War I?

As the d ecade of the 1920s drew toward a close, which statement describes Europe?

All of the following were characteristics of totalitarianism EXCEPT

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

In the post-World War I era, which nation replaced Britain as the prime creditor nation in world trade?

What were the economic issues Britain faced after World War I?

What did Germany consider the most difficult and painful provision of the Versailles Treaty?

Trace the rise of fascism in Italy as a result of World War I. How successful was Mussolini's fascism in Italy?

Term for identification: antirationalism

What prompted the creation of Britain's Lab our Party?

Which of the fo llowing countries seemed to fare the best after, and perhaps as a result of, World War I?

In the 1920s, ____________________ replaced Britain as the source of technology, trade, and finance.

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

What was the purpose of the Da wes Plan?

In a totalitarian state, the ____________________ would be all; the ____________________, nothing.

Term for identification: fascism

The idea that governments should intervene in the economic cycle when there were times of unemployment and stagnation by "pump priming" was developed by ____________________.

Term for identification: Great Depression of the 1930s

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In a totalitarian state, the would be all; the , nothing.