Question 1

Italy emerged from the war with the least amount of debt and little loss of life and therefore was one of the few democracies not in distress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The 1919 election in the Weimar Republic resulted in a coalition government of:

Accepted Answer

A)  communists, Nazis, and social democrats. 
B)  Nazis, liberal democrats, and Catholics. 
C)  socialists, Catholics, and liberal democrats. 
D)  Catholics, social democrats, and communists. 
E)  Catholics, Nazis, and communists. 
A)  communists, Nazis, and social democrats. 
B)  Nazis, liberal democrats, and Catholics. 
C)  socialists, Catholics, and liberal democrats. 
D)  Catholics, social democrats, and communists. 
E)  Catholics, Nazis, and communists. C

Question 3

With the Great Depression came a wave of politicized literature in the 1930s best exemplified by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Wretched of the Earth. 
B)  The Grapes of Wrath. 
C)  The Darkness at Noon. 
D)  The Worst of Times. 
E)  Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 
A)  The Wretched of the Earth. 
B)  The Grapes of Wrath. 
C)  The Darkness at Noon. 
D)  The Worst of Times. 
E)  Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. B

Question 4

As a result of the economic innovations instituted by Mussolini during the 1920s,Italy's plight during the Great Depression was:

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly better for Italian farmers, although city dwellers were much worse off. 
B)  significantly better than any other European country during the 1930s. 
C)  no different than any other country in Europe during the 1930s. 
D)  somewhat better for industrial workers but no different for farmers. 
E)  significantly better for urban industrial workers but much worse for farmers. 
A)  significantly better for Italian farmers, although city dwellers were much worse off. 
B)  significantly better than any other European country during the 1930s. 
C)  no different than any other country in Europe during the 1930s. 
D)  somewhat better for industrial workers but no different for farmers. 
E)  significantly better for urban industrial workers but much worse for farmers.

Question 5

What caused the Great Depression,and how did it end?

Accepted Answer

The roots of the depression were embedde

Question 6

One reason for the increase in support for the National Socialist Party in Germany in elections in the early 1930s was the work of the party's propagandist:

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Goebbels. 
B)  Heinrich Himmler. 
C)  Hermann Göring. 
D)  Albert Speer. 
E)  Leni Riefenstahl. 
A)  Joseph Goebbels. 
B)  Heinrich Himmler. 
C)  Hermann Göring. 
D)  Albert Speer. 
E)  Leni Riefenstahl.

Question 7

Fritz Lang,one of the greatest German film directors,is known for his films M and

Accepted Answer

A)  Der letzte Mann. 
B)  Metropolis. 
C)  Jew Suss. 
D)  Triumph of the Will. 
E)  Tiefland. 
A)  Der letzte Mann. 
B)  Metropolis. 
C)  Jew Suss. 
D)  Triumph of the Will. 
E)  Tiefland.

Question 8

The Stalin revolution of the 1920s and 1930s extended even into the families of ordinary Russians with Stalin's policies of:

Accepted Answer

A)  legalization of divorce, homosexuality, religious marriages, and abortion. 
B)  declaring illegal homosexuality, marriage, and abortion. 
C)  legalizing homosexuality but refusing to allow abortions or religious marriages. 
D)  establishing kibbutzim: the means by which children would be raised communally. 
E)  making divorce difficult and abortions illegal except to save the mother's life. 
A)  legalization of divorce, homosexuality, religious marriages, and abortion. 
B)  declaring illegal homosexuality, marriage, and abortion. 
C)  legalizing homosexuality but refusing to allow abortions or religious marriages. 
D)  establishing kibbutzim: the means by which children would be raised communally. 
E)  making divorce difficult and abortions illegal except to save the mother's life.

Question 9

Hitler proclaimed his new government to be the Third Reich,claiming it to be the successor to the First Reich,which was the Roman Empire,and the Second Reich,which was the Carolingian Empire of the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The first actions taken by national governments to the threat posed by the Great Depression dealt with:

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign policy. 
B)  social policy. 
C)  military policy. 
D)  industrial policy. 
E)  monetary policy. 
A)  foreign policy. 
B)  social policy. 
C)  military policy. 
D)  industrial policy. 
E)  monetary policy.

Question 11

Why was democracy facing collapse in the wake of the Great War?

Accepted Answer

Although the reasons for the failure of

Question 12

During the 1920s,the British government,under the leadership of the Conservative party,pursued a policy of "deflation" in an attempt to:

Accepted Answer

A)  break the power of labor unions. 
B)  reduce the influence of the Labor party. 
C)  regain its position in the League of Nations as the preeminent country. 
D)  regain its position as the leading industrial and financial power in the world. 
E)  control the banking industry in Britain and strengthen the Bank of England. 
A)  break the power of labor unions. 
B)  reduce the influence of the Labor party. 
C)  regain its position in the League of Nations as the preeminent country. 
D)  regain its position as the leading industrial and financial power in the world. 
E)  control the banking industry in Britain and strengthen the Bank of England.

Question 13

Of all the changes after the war,the widespread presence of democracy was one of the few positive achievements of the conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who were the "Whites?"

Accepted Answer

A)  ardently Catholic politicians who supported Mussolini's rise to power in Italy 
B)  royalist opponents of the revolutionary communists in Russia 
C)  paramilitary opponents of the Weimar Republic in Germany 
D)  the remnants of the Menshevik faction in Russia, reformed in opposition to the Bolshevik regime 
E)  noncombatants who attempted to care for the sick and wounded during the Russian Civil War 
A)  ardently Catholic politicians who supported Mussolini's rise to power in Italy 
B)  royalist opponents of the revolutionary communists in Russia 
C)  paramilitary opponents of the Weimar Republic in Germany 
D)  the remnants of the Menshevik faction in Russia, reformed in opposition to the Bolshevik regime 
E)  noncombatants who attempted to care for the sick and wounded during the Russian Civil War

Question 15

In 1940,one of the greatest American film personalities,Charlie Chaplin,made The Great Dictator as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a great homage to his hero Adolf Hitler. 
B)  a parody of Nazi pomposities. 
C)  a critique of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 
D)  a tribute to America's ally, Stalin. 
E)  a parody of President Franklin Roosevelt. 
A)  a great homage to his hero Adolf Hitler. 
B)  a parody of Nazi pomposities. 
C)  a critique of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 
D)  a tribute to America's ally, Stalin. 
E)  a parody of President Franklin Roosevelt.

Question 16

What phrase best describes the early membership of Mussolini's fasci?

Accepted Answer

A)  young, ardently nationalist idealists 
B)  disaffected Italian war veterans 
C)  reactionary established merchants and businessmen 
D)  stridently anti-Catholic workers 
E)  dedicated anticommunist, anti-Catholic, anticapitalist anarchists 
A)  young, ardently nationalist idealists 
B)  disaffected Italian war veterans 
C)  reactionary established merchants and businessmen 
D)  stridently anti-Catholic workers 
E)  dedicated anticommunist, anti-Catholic, anticapitalist anarchists

Question 17

In Mein Kampf,Hitler argues for the popular theory that Germany was betrayed by its enemies and that the country needs strong leadership to regain international prominence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Although the collapse of prices on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929 caused severe problems in the United States,it had immediate and disastrous consequences in Europe because:

Accepted Answer

A)  European royalty was the primary source of investment capital on Wall Street. 
B)  the central banks of all European countries had invested heavily in American companies. 
C)  the United States had become a primary international creditor during World War I. 
D)  national European exchanges were not large enough to handle the influx of investors. 
E)  European stock exchanges listed the same stocks and therefore crashed with New York. 
A)  European royalty was the primary source of investment capital on Wall Street. 
B)  the central banks of all European countries had invested heavily in American companies. 
C)  the United States had become a primary international creditor during World War I. 
D)  national European exchanges were not large enough to handle the influx of investors. 
E)  European stock exchanges listed the same stocks and therefore crashed with New York.

Question 19

Fascism,as a political form of government developed in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s:

Accepted Answer

A)  was based solely on the support of the military. 
B)  required that all industry and businesses be controlled by the state. 
C)  rested on the principles of statism, nationalism, militarism, and an economy that fully supports the government while remaining free. 
D)  required that all aspects of a society be totally controlled by the state-from the economy to the military to people's individual lives. 
E)  was based on the support of industrialists and the military. 
A)  was based solely on the support of the military. 
B)  required that all industry and businesses be controlled by the state. 
C)  rested on the principles of statism, nationalism, militarism, and an economy that fully supports the government while remaining free. 
D)  required that all aspects of a society be totally controlled by the state-from the economy to the military to people's individual lives. 
E)  was based on the support of industrialists and the military.

Question 20

What was the Dawes Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  a proposed treaty to begin genuine disarmament among the former Allies 
B)  a diplomatic effort to return the Rhineland to Germany as a demilitarized zone 
C)  the diplomatic effort to fully implement the Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawing war 
D)  an attempt to bring the Soviet Union into the League of Nations 
E)  a new system of war reparations for Germany, intended to ease the financial strain 
A)  a proposed treaty to begin genuine disarmament among the former Allies 
B)  a diplomatic effort to return the Rhineland to Germany as a demilitarized zone 
C)  the diplomatic effort to fully implement the Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawing war 
D)  an attempt to bring the Soviet Union into the League of Nations 
E)  a new system of war reparations for Germany, intended to ease the financial strain

Exam 25: Turmoil between the Wars

Italy emerged from the war with the least amount of debt and little loss of life and therefore was one of the few democracies not in distress.

The 1919 election in the Weimar Republic resulted in a coalition government of:

With the Great Depression came a wave of politicized literature in the 1930s best exemplified by:

As a result of the economic innovations instituted by Mussolini during the 1920s,Italy's plight during the Great Depression was:

What caused the Great Depression,and how did it end?

One reason for the increase in support for the National Socialist Party in Germany in elections in the early 1930s was the work of the party's propagandist:

Fritz Lang,one of the greatest German film directors,is known for his films M and

The Stalin revolution of the 1920s and 1930s extended even into the families of ordinary Russians with Stalin's policies of:

Hitler proclaimed his new government to be the Third Reich,claiming it to be the successor to the First Reich,which was the Roman Empire,and the Second Reich,which was the Carolingian Empire of the Middle Ages.

The first actions taken by national governments to the threat posed by the Great Depression dealt with:

Why was democracy facing collapse in the wake of the Great War?

During the 1920s,the British government,under the leadership of the Conservative party,pursued a policy of "deflation" in an attempt to:

Of all the changes after the war,the widespread presence of democracy was one of the few positive achievements of the conflict.

Who were the "Whites?"

In 1940,one of the greatest American film personalities,Charlie Chaplin,made The Great Dictator as:

What phrase best describes the early membership of Mussolini's fasci?

In Mein Kampf,Hitler argues for the popular theory that Germany was betrayed by its enemies and that the country needs strong leadership to regain international prominence.

Although the collapse of prices on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929 caused severe problems in the United States,it had immediate and disastrous consequences in Europe because:

Fascism,as a political form of government developed in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s:

What was the Dawes Plan?

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