Question 1

What is the difference between a communist state and a  fascist  state?

Accepted Answer

A) The boundaries between public and private affairs were obliterated. 
B) A single political party that linked the people and labor unions. 
C) Facism lacked a systematic ideology. 
D) Communism heightened ethnic prejudices. 
E) Interests of the country trumped the interests of the leader. 
A) The boundaries between public and private affairs were obliterated. 
B) A single political party that linked the people and labor unions. 
C) Facism lacked a systematic ideology. 
D) Communism heightened ethnic prejudices. 
E) Interests of the country trumped the interests of the leader.

Question 2

Term for identification: irredentism

Accepted Answer

Irredentism is a political and popular m

Question 3

By the end of the 1920s, how could the overall international mood best be described?

Accepted Answer

A) hopeful 
B) depressed 
C) paranoid 
D) pessimistic 
E) radical 
A) hopeful 
B) depressed 
C) paranoid 
D) pessimistic 
E) radical

Question 4

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 5

Explain totalitarianism and how it was implemented in Western nations during the interwar years.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 6

Which of the following statements best  described  Mussolini's Italy in 1924?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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 8

Which of the following best describes fascist ec onomics?

Accepted Answer

A) Mixed socialism without Marx and laissez-faire. 
B) Doled out government contracts to party supporters. 
C) Played workers and management against each other. 
D) Provided monetary support for the middle classes. 
E) Ended wartime industrial contracts. 
A) Mixed socialism without Marx and laissez-faire. 
B) Doled out government contracts to party supporters. 
C) Played workers and management against each other. 
D) Provided monetary support for the middle classes. 
E) Ended wartime industrial contracts.

Question 9

Which of the following statements best describes a government that adopts Keynesian economic theories?

Accepted Answer

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 10

What was true of Eastern European economies in the post-World War I era?

Accepted Answer

A) The economies survived because of the Dawes Plan. 
B) The economies failed because reparations payments stopped. 
C) The economies failed because of a small post-war labor force. 
D) The economies were mainly based on import-exports. 
E) The economies were based on subsistence agriculture. 
A) The economies survived because of the Dawes Plan. 
B) The economies failed because reparations payments stopped. 
C) The economies failed because of a small post-war labor force. 
D) The economies were mainly based on import-exports. 
E) The economies were based on subsistence agriculture.

Question 11

Term for identification: Weimar Republic

Accepted Answer

The Weimar Republic refers to the federa

Question 12

____________________ was an economic policy that mixed socialism-without-Marx and laissez-faire.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was an economic policy that mixed...

Question 13

Italy w as struggling after World War I for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

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 14

What was France's gr eatest concern during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A) The shortage of marriageable men left after the country's loss of about 1.5 million men. 
B) Whether Germany was going to pay France the money due to them. 
C) That people in the seized territories of Alsace and Lorraine might demand a referendum to see if they wanted to belong to Germany or France. 
D) Being in the unenviable position of fearing Germany's strength but feeling that no matter what Germany did, another war was out of the question. 
E) Whether its people felt "French enough" to fight off German aggression. 
A) The shortage of marriageable men left after the country's loss of about 1.5 million men. 
B) Whether Germany was going to pay France the money due to them. 
C) That people in the seized territories of Alsace and Lorraine might demand a referendum to see if they wanted to belong to Germany or France. 
D) Being in the unenviable position of fearing Germany's strength but feeling that no matter what Germany did, another war was out of the question. 
E) Whether its people felt "French enough" to fight off German aggression.

Question 15

Term for identification: Dawes Plan

Accepted Answer

The Dawes Plan was an economic plan firs

Question 16

Why did the German government adopt the Weimar Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) It was adopted to create a legitimate parliament that would replace the Kaiser. 
B) It was passed in order to establish a banking system to pay reparations and reestablish a currency system in Germany. 
C) It was a condition of the Treaty of Versailles at the end of the war. 
D) It was to fill the void left by the civil collapse of Germany at the end of the war. 
E) The conservative military generals and the Social Democratic Party wanted to prevent a communist takeover. 
A) It was adopted to create a legitimate parliament that would replace the Kaiser. 
B) It was passed in order to establish a banking system to pay reparations and reestablish a currency system in Germany. 
C) It was a condition of the Treaty of Versailles at the end of the war. 
D) It was to fill the void left by the civil collapse of Germany at the end of the war. 
E) The conservative military generals and the Social Democratic Party wanted to prevent a communist takeover.

Question 17

Term for identification: antirationalism

Accepted Answer

Antirationalism refers to a philosophica

Question 18

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 19

As a result of the bloodless coup called the __ __________________, Mussolini was appointed Italy's premier.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As a result of the bloodless coup...

Question 20

Why did the Fre nch send troops to occupy Germany's Ruhr Valley?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany rebelled and refused to make any reparations payments. 
B) To prove to the Germans that any resistance on their part would not be tolerated. 
C) France realized that German Reichmarks were fast losing their value, making reparations worthless. 
D) Germany requested a pause in reparations payments in 1923. 
E) Their attempted negotiations with the Germans over reparations payments broke down in 1922. 
A) Germany rebelled and refused to make any reparations payments. 
B) To prove to the Germans that any resistance on their part would not be tolerated. 
C) France realized that German Reichmarks were fast losing their value, making reparations worthless. 
D) Germany requested a pause in reparations payments in 1923. 
E) Their attempted negotiations with the Germans over reparations payments broke down in 1922.

Exam 20: A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

What is the difference between a communist state and a fascist state?

Term for identification: irredentism

By the end of the 1920s, how could the overall international mood best be described?

What was the purpose of the Da wes Plan?

Explain totalitarianism and how it was implemented in Western nations during the interwar years.

Which of the following statements best described Mussolini's Italy in 1924?

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

Which of the following best describes fascist ec onomics?

Which of the following statements best describes a government that adopts Keynesian economic theories?

What was true of Eastern European economies in the post-World War I era?

Term for identification: Weimar Republic

____________________ was an economic policy that mixed socialism-without-Marx and laissez-faire.​

Italy w as struggling after World War I for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

What was France's gr eatest concern during the 1920s?

Term for identification: Dawes Plan

Why did the German government adopt the Weimar Constitution?

Term for identification: antirationalism

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

As a result of the bloodless coup called the __ __________________, Mussolini was appointed Italy's premier.

Why did the Fre nch send troops to occupy Germany's Ruhr Valley?

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