Question 1

Benito Mussolini began his political career as a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A) anarchist. 
B) conservative. 
C) liberal. 
D) socialist. 
E) communist. 
A) anarchist. 
B) conservative. 
C) liberal. 
D) socialist. 
E) communist.

Question 2

At the core of Hitler's ideas was

Accepted Answer

A) socialism. 
B) anti-nationalism. 
C) republicanism. 
D) secularism. 
E) racism. 
A) socialism. 
B) anti-nationalism. 
C) republicanism. 
D) secularism. 
E) racism.

Question 3

What best explains why the Labour Party fell from power in 1931?

Accepted Answer

A) Financial corruption 
B) Sex scandals 
C) Policy failures 
D) Military failures 
E) Poor political campaigning 
A) Financial corruption 
B) Sex scandals 
C) Policy failures 
D) Military failures 
E) Poor political campaigning

Question 4

Who were the Surrealists and what kind of art did they create? What were their central insights and ideas?

Accepted Answer

The Surrealists were a group of artists

Question 5

Compare and contrast the ideas of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. How did each man understand the "unconscious"?

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung were both in

Question 6

What were social consequences of the Great Depression in Europe and the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression had significant soc

Question 7

Why were relations between France and Germany so difficult in the years immediately following World War I?

Accepted Answer

Relations between France and Germany wer

Question 8

Which statement is correct regarding Hitler's anti-Semitic policies in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A) They centered on the forced emigration of all Jews from Germany. 
B) They were emulated in France by the Popular Front. 
C) They did not exclude Jews from working in legal, medical, and teaching positions. 
D) They would remain minimal and unorganized until World War II. 
E) They reached their most violent phase during Kristallnacht, with attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues. 
A) They centered on the forced emigration of all Jews from Germany. 
B) They were emulated in France by the Popular Front. 
C) They did not exclude Jews from working in legal, medical, and teaching positions. 
D) They would remain minimal and unorganized until World War II. 
E) They reached their most violent phase during Kristallnacht, with attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.

Question 9

No nation was hit harder by the Great Depression than Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which factor aided Joseph Stalin's emergence as leader of the Communist party?

Accepted Answer

A) Lenin's recommendation that he become sole leader 
B) His alliance with Trotsky and the Right in the Politburo 
C) His position as general secretary of the Bolshevik party 
D) Strong support of the left in the Politburo, which favored the spread of Communism abroad 
E) The support of the Soviet military 
A) Lenin's recommendation that he become sole leader 
B) His alliance with Trotsky and the Right in the Politburo 
C) His position as general secretary of the Bolshevik party 
D) Strong support of the left in the Politburo, which favored the spread of Communism abroad 
E) The support of the Soviet military

Question 11

What 1925 settlement saw Germany agree to accept its western borders with France?

Accepted Answer

A) Berne Protocol 
B) Treaty of Versailles 
C) Rapollo Agreement 
D) Geneva Accord 
E) Treaty of Locarno 
A) Berne Protocol 
B) Treaty of Versailles 
C) Rapollo Agreement 
D) Geneva Accord 
E) Treaty of Locarno

Question 12

Leon Trotsky was the leading spokesman for the Left in the Politburo in 1924.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

For what was Walter Gropius best known?

Accepted Answer

A) "Socialist realism" paintings 
B) Atonal, experimental music 
C) Revolutionary directions in theater 
D) Post-modern architectural designs 
E) Ideas of functionalism in architecture 
A) "Socialist realism" paintings 
B) Atonal, experimental music 
C) Revolutionary directions in theater 
D) Post-modern architectural designs 
E) Ideas of functionalism in architecture

Question 14

Mohandas Gandhi was known as the Mahatma, or "____."

Accepted Answer

A) Little God 
B) Saintly Man 
C) Great Soul 
D) Peaceful One 
E) Great Leader 
A) Little God 
B) Saintly Man 
C) Great Soul 
D) Peaceful One 
E) Great Leader

Question 15

The Nazi regime used rearmament to build up Germany's power and to solve its unemployment problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What were Stalin's economic goals? How did he go about trying to achieve them?

Accepted Answer

Stalin's economic goals were centered ar

Question 17

How did nationalist movements shape developments in the Middle East, India, and Africa between World War I and World War II?

Accepted Answer

Nationalist movements played a significa

Question 18

What was true of the Nazi policy toward women?

Accepted Answer

A) Nazi policy differed fundamentally from those of Fascist Italy. 
B) Nazi policy eliminated females from all professional occupations. 
C) Nazi policy aimed at bridging the differences between the sexes. 
D) Nazi policy encouraged women to focus on having children and on domestic life. 
E) Nazi policy organized all adult women in military brigades. 
A) Nazi policy differed fundamentally from those of Fascist Italy. 
B) Nazi policy eliminated females from all professional occupations. 
C) Nazi policy aimed at bridging the differences between the sexes. 
D) Nazi policy encouraged women to focus on having children and on domestic life. 
E) Nazi policy organized all adult women in military brigades.

Question 19

What role did ideas of race and military power play in the development of the Nazi state?

Accepted Answer

The ideas of race and military power pla

Question 20

What helped usher in a new era of European prosperity between 1924 and 1929?

Accepted Answer

A) The French occupation of the Ruhr Valley 
B) Germany's decision to print extra money 
C) The system of reparations payments devised in 1919 and foisted on Germany 
D) American investments following the Dawes Plan 
E) Escalating prices for agricultural goods 
A) The French occupation of the Ruhr Valley 
B) Germany's decision to print extra money 
C) The system of reparations payments devised in 1919 and foisted on Germany 
D) American investments following the Dawes Plan 
E) Escalating prices for agricultural goods

Benito Mussolini began his political career as a(n) ____.

At the core of Hitler's ideas was

What best explains why the Labour Party fell from power in 1931?

Who were the Surrealists and what kind of art did they create? What were their central insights and ideas?

Compare and contrast the ideas of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. How did each man understand the "unconscious"?

What were social consequences of the Great Depression in Europe and the United States?

Why were relations between France and Germany so difficult in the years immediately following World War I?

Which statement is correct regarding Hitler's anti-Semitic policies in the 1930s?

No nation was hit harder by the Great Depression than Britain.

Which factor aided Joseph Stalin's emergence as leader of the Communist party?

What 1925 settlement saw Germany agree to accept its western borders with France?

Leon Trotsky was the leading spokesman for the Left in the Politburo in 1924.

For what was Walter Gropius best known?

Mohandas Gandhi was known as the Mahatma, or "____."

The Nazi regime used rearmament to build up Germany's power and to solve its unemployment problem.

What were Stalin's economic goals? How did he go about trying to achieve them?

How did nationalist movements shape developments in the Middle East, India, and Africa between World War I and World War II?

What was true of the Nazi policy toward women?

What role did ideas of race and military power play in the development of the Nazi state?

What helped usher in a new era of European prosperity between 1924 and 1929?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

Filters

Exam 13: The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

Benito Mussolini began his political career as a(n) ____.

At the core of Hitler's ideas was

What best explains why the Labour Party fell from power in 1931?

Who were the Surrealists and what kind of art did they create? What were their central insights and ideas?

Compare and contrast the ideas of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. How did each man understand the "unconscious"?

What were social consequences of the Great Depression in Europe and the United States?

Why were relations between France and Germany so difficult in the years immediately following World War I?

Which statement is correct regarding Hitler's anti-Semitic policies in the 1930s?

No nation was hit harder by the Great Depression than Britain.

Which factor aided Joseph Stalin's emergence as leader of the Communist party?

What 1925 settlement saw Germany agree to accept its western borders with France?

Leon Trotsky was the leading spokesman for the Left in the Politburo in 1924.

For what was Walter Gropius best known?

Mohandas Gandhi was known as the Mahatma, or "____."

The Nazi regime used rearmament to build up Germany's power and to solve its unemployment problem.

What were Stalin's economic goals? How did he go about trying to achieve them?

How did nationalist movements shape developments in the Middle East, India, and Africa between World War I and World War II?

What was true of the Nazi policy toward women?

What role did ideas of race and military power play in the development of the Nazi state?

What helped usher in a new era of European prosperity between 1924 and 1929?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

Filters