Question 1

The slogan repeated in fascist Italy was

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A)  "Il Duce (the leader) is always right." 
B)  "Left Is Right; Right Is Wrong." 
C)  "Italy for the Italians." 
D)  "In your heart, you know he's right." 
E)  "A Commitment to Excellence." 
A)  "Il Duce (the leader) is always right." 
B)  "Left Is Right; Right Is Wrong." 
C)  "Italy for the Italians." 
D)  "In your heart, you know he's right." 
E)  "A Commitment to Excellence."

Question 2

The South African economy boomed during the Depression because

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A)  it was based on agriculture, not industry. 
B)  it was not part of the world economy. 
C)  the Depression made g old and other minerals more valuable. 
D)  it was exploited as a colony. 
E)  of the abundant supply of slave labor. 
A)  it was based on agriculture, not industry. 
B)  it was not part of the world economy. 
C)  the Depression made g old and other minerals more valuable. 
D)  it was exploited as a colony. 
E)  of the abundant supply of slave labor.

Question 3

The excuse used by Japan for provoking the Manchurian Incident in 1931 was

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A)  a riot by the Chinese against a Japanese ambassador. 
B)  the need to declare a war on drugs against China's opium trade. 
C)  an explosion on a railway track. 
D)  that the Chinese were allying with Russia, and Japan wanted to prevent a recurrence of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. 
E)  that China threatened Japanese imperial holdings in Korea. 
A)  a riot by the Chinese against a Japanese ambassador. 
B)  the need to declare a war on drugs against China's opium trade. 
C)  an explosion on a railway track. 
D)  that the Chinese were allying with Russia, and Japan wanted to prevent a recurrence of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. 
E)  that China threatened Japanese imperial holdings in Korea.

Question 4

Discuss the implementation of the Five-Year Plans in the Soviet Union and their political, social, and economic effects.

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Stalin's Five-Year Plans were intended t

Question 5

The end of the war in the Pacific arena was controversial because of

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A)  the U.S. use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
B)  the refusal of the United States to consider any alternatives but complete and utter destruction. 
C)  international objection to the slaughter of civilian populations. 
D)  the unknown results of radioactivity. 
E)  the economic devastation that would occur to the rest of Japan. 
A)  the U.S. use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
B)  the refusal of the United States to consider any alternatives but complete and utter destruction. 
C)  international objection to the slaughter of civilian populations. 
D)  the unknown results of radioactivity. 
E)  the economic devastation that would occur to the rest of Japan.

Question 6

Hitler's goal for Germany included all of the following except

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A)  repeal of the Treaty of Versailles. 
B)  takeover of all German-speaking territory. 
C)  expansion into Poland. 
D)  elimination of Jews from Europe. 
E)  division of the Western world from the Eastern by a tripartite pact with Japan. 
A)  repeal of the Treaty of Versailles. 
B)  takeover of all German-speaking territory. 
C)  expansion into Poland. 
D)  elimination of Jews from Europe. 
E)  division of the Western world from the Eastern by a tripartite pact with Japan.

Question 7

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin was a Soviet politician an

Question 8

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Battle of Midway

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Midway was a pivotal naval

Question 9

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Nazis

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The term "Nazis" refers to members of th

Question 10

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor is a harbor located on the

Question 11

All of the following factors were common in areas subscribing to fascist dictatorship except

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A)  a charismatic leader making promises to improve the situation. 
B)  paramilitary groups that intimidated members of non-fascist parties. 
C)  resentment over the loss of territories from World War I. 
D)  fear of communism. 
E)  fear of centralization. 
A)  a charismatic leader making promises to improve the situation. 
B)  paramilitary groups that intimidated members of non-fascist parties. 
C)  resentment over the loss of territories from World War I. 
D)  fear of communism. 
E)  fear of centralization.

Question 12

The better-off peasants, or kulaks, reacted to collectivization by

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A)  refusing to recognize the collectives. 
B)  burning their crops and killing their livestock. 
C)  attacking the poorest peasants. 
D)  acquiring more land and becoming more prosperous. 
E)  acquiring visas to go to the United States and Israel. 
A)  refusing to recognize the collectives. 
B)  burning their crops and killing their livestock. 
C)  attacking the poorest peasants. 
D)  acquiring more land and becoming more prosperous. 
E)  acquiring visas to go to the United States and Israel.

Question 13

The key to victory in the Pacific Ocean was

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A)  holding the Philippine Islands. 
B)  aircraft carriers. 
C)  the base at Pearl Harbor. 
D)  the atomic bomb. 
E)  short supply lines. 
A)  holding the Philippine Islands. 
B)  aircraft carriers. 
C)  the base at Pearl Harbor. 
D)  the atomic bomb. 
E)  short supply lines.

Question 14

Soviet deaths during World War II numbered between ____ million.

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A)  2 and 3 
B)  5 and 6 
C)  10 and 12 
D)  20 and 25 
E)  45 and 50 
A)  2 and 3 
B)  5 and 6 
C)  10 and 12 
D)  20 and 25 
E)  45 and 50

Question 15

The Soviet collectivization of agriculture and the growing demand for food in expanding cities

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A)  caused an improvement in rural living standards. 
B)  made it possible for nearly every farmer to own a tractor. 
C)  caused a rural famine in which some five million people died. 
D)  caused an urban famine, as farmers insisted on charging high prices for food. 
E)  made the kulaks even more important to Soviet agriculture. 
A)  caused an improvement in rural living standards. 
B)  made it possible for nearly every farmer to own a tractor. 
C)  caused a rural famine in which some five million people died. 
D)  caused an urban famine, as farmers insisted on charging high prices for food. 
E)  made the kulaks even more important to Soviet agriculture.

Question 16

Mao Zedong's variety of communism was a radical departure fr om previous forms of the ideol ogy because it

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A)  emphasized the urban proletariat. 
B)  involved no land distribution. 
C)  relied on the peasantry. 
D)  was the same as Stalin's brand of communism. 
E)  only accepted individuals under twelve years old so they could be properly indoctrinated. 
A)  emphasized the urban proletariat. 
B)  involved no land distribution. 
C)  relied on the peasantry. 
D)  was the same as Stalin's brand of communism. 
E)  only accepted individuals under twelve years old so they could be properly indoctrinated.

Question 17

Hitler's total defeat in Russia was sealed by the Wehrmacht's loss at

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A)  Moscow. 
B)  Leningrad. 
C)  Vladivostok. 
D)  Kiev. 
E)  Stalingrad. 
A)  Moscow. 
B)  Leningrad. 
C)  Vladivostok. 
D)  Kiev. 
E)  Stalingrad.

Question 18

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Fascist party

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The Fascist party was a political moveme

Question 19

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Five-Year Plans

Accepted Answer

Five-Year Plans refer to a series of cen

Question 20

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Benito Mussolini

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini was an Italian politici

Exam 27: The Collapse of the Old Order

The slogan repeated in fascist Italy was

The South African economy boomed during the Depression because

The excuse used by Japan for provoking the Manchurian Incident in 1931 was

Discuss the implementation of the Five-Year Plans in the Soviet Union and their political, social, and economic effects.

The end of the war in the Pacific arena was controversial because of

Hitler's goal for Germany included all of the following except

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Joseph Stalin

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Battle of Midway

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Nazis

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Pearl Harbor

All of the following factors were common in areas subscribing to fascist dictatorship except

The better-off peasants, or kulaks, reacted to collectivization by

The key to victory in the Pacific Ocean was

Soviet deaths during World War II numbered between ____ million.

The Soviet collectivization of agriculture and the growing demand for food in expanding cities

Mao Zedong's variety of communism was a radical departure fr om previous forms of the ideol ogy because it

Hitler's total defeat in Russia was sealed by the Wehrmacht's loss at

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Fascist party

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Five-Year Plans

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Benito Mussolini

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