Question 1

In elections of the early 1930s,the Nazis drew votes from every segment of German society EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  small property holders. 
B)  the rural middle class. 
C)  industrial workers. 
D)  handicraft workers. 
E)  domestic workers. 
A)  small property holders. 
B)  the rural middle class. 
C)  industrial workers. 
D)  handicraft workers. 
E)  domestic workers.

Question 2

The Bolsheviks won the civil war in Russia because they were better organized than the Whites and others who opposed the socialist state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The roots of the depression were embedde

Question 4

The poet _________ presented a philosophy in his poetry that bordered on despair-life is a living death,to be endured as boredom and frustration.

Accepted Answer

A)  W. H. Auden 
B)  James Joyce 
C)  John Steinbeck 
D)  T. S. Eliot 
E)  Marcel Proust 
A)  W. H. Auden 
B)  James Joyce 
C)  John Steinbeck 
D)  T. S. Eliot 
E)  Marcel Proust

Question 5

How was "mass culture" different from older forms of popular culture,and what factors contributed to its rise?

Accepted Answer

Mass culture was different from previous

Question 6

What was the Night of Broken Glass?

Accepted Answer

A)  a general attack by the SA against Jewish stores and synagogues across Germany in 1938 
B)  the Nazis' nickname for the attack that burned the Reichstag in 1933 
C)  a show of force by Mussolini's fasci against communist groups after the march on Rome 
D)  the first, mass public roundup of political prisoners in Stalin's Great Terror 
E)  a nickname for the first round of arrests that sent thousands of German Jews into concentration camps 
A)  a general attack by the SA against Jewish stores and synagogues across Germany in 1938 
B)  the Nazis' nickname for the attack that burned the Reichstag in 1933 
C)  a show of force by Mussolini's fasci against communist groups after the march on Rome 
D)  the first, mass public roundup of political prisoners in Stalin's Great Terror 
E)  a nickname for the first round of arrests that sent thousands of German Jews into concentration camps

Question 7

Following Mussolini's economic policies of 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 8

The Bolsheviks were able to begin consolidating their power in Russia by negotiating a separate peace with the Germans and ending their involvement in the war with the Treaty of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Berlin. 
B)  Brest-Litovsk. 
C)  Versailles. 
D)  Paris. 
E)  Petrograd. 
A)  Berlin. 
B)  Brest-Litovsk. 
C)  Versailles. 
D)  Paris. 
E)  Petrograd.

Question 9

To what does the term gulag refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  the first collective farms in the Soviet Union 
B)  forced-labor camps populated by political prisoners of Stalin's government 
C)  Stalin's institutional replacement for the rural Soviets 
D)  the technical term for Stalin's first Five-Year Plan as it applied to industry 
E)  prisoner-of-war camps for "White" Russian partisans during the Civil War 
A)  the first collective farms in the Soviet Union 
B)  forced-labor camps populated by political prisoners of Stalin's government 
C)  Stalin's institutional replacement for the rural Soviets 
D)  the technical term for Stalin's first Five-Year Plan as it applied to industry 
E)  prisoner-of-war camps for "White" Russian partisans during the Civil War

Question 10

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

Question 11

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 12

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 13

The Freikorps (free corps)of Germany was made up of veterans from the First World War and other young nationalists who acted as counterrevolutionaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Stalin had originally been destined for a career in the priesthood before taking up politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The SS (Schutzstaffel)was created as an alternative to the radical and possibly revolutionary SA (Hitler's storm troopers).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who were the victims of the "Great Terror," and what was the effect on Russia?

Accepted Answer

The "Great Terror" in 1937-1938 was a pu

Question 17

During the unstable period following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II,many armed bands grew in number and influence.Among them were the Freikorps,who were:

Accepted Answer

A)  militantly pro-democratic. 
B)  anticommunist and pro-Catholic. 
C)  anti-Nazi, anticommunist, and pro-democratic. 
D)  anti-Catholic, anticommunist, and anticapitalist. 
E)  anti-Marxist, anti-Semitic, and antiliberal. 
A)  militantly pro-democratic. 
B)  anticommunist and pro-Catholic. 
C)  anti-Nazi, anticommunist, and pro-democratic. 
D)  anti-Catholic, anticommunist, and anticapitalist. 
E)  anti-Marxist, anti-Semitic, and antiliberal.

Question 18

Having sidelined all his opposition within the Bolshevik party,Stalin solidified his control in 1929 by removing _________ from the ruling Politburo.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iosep Jughashvili 
B)  Leon Trotsky 
C)  Aktybinsk Kazakhstan 
D)  Nikolai Bukharin 
E)  Gregory Zinoviev 
A)  Iosep Jughashvili 
B)  Leon Trotsky 
C)  Aktybinsk Kazakhstan 
D)  Nikolai Bukharin 
E)  Gregory Zinoviev

Question 19

The NEP was primarily successful in the urban centers of Russia,but left the peasants in a difficult position of subsistence living and frequent food shortages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What film by Leni Riefenstahl was a visual hymn to the cultural power of the Nazi regime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Der letzte Mann 
B)  Triumph of the Will 
C)  The Great Dictator 
D)  Metropolis 
E)  Tiefland 
A)  Der letzte Mann 
B)  Triumph of the Will 
C)  The Great Dictator 
D)  Metropolis 
E)  Tiefland

Exam 25: Turmoil between the Wars

In elections of the early 1930s,the Nazis drew votes from every segment of German society EXCEPT:

The Bolsheviks won the civil war in Russia because they were better organized than the Whites and others who opposed the socialist state.

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

The poet _________ presented a philosophy in his poetry that bordered on despair-life is a living death,to be endured as boredom and frustration.

How was "mass culture" different from older forms of popular culture,and what factors contributed to its rise?

What was the Night of Broken Glass?

Following Mussolini's economic policies of the 1920s,Italy's plight during the Great Depression was:

The Bolsheviks were able to begin consolidating their power in Russia by negotiating a separate peace with the Germans and ending their involvement in the war with the Treaty of:

To what does the term gulag refer?

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.

Who were the "Whites?"

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

The Freikorps (free corps)of Germany was made up of veterans from the First World War and other young nationalists who acted as counterrevolutionaries.

Stalin had originally been destined for a career in the priesthood before taking up politics.

The SS (Schutzstaffel)was created as an alternative to the radical and possibly revolutionary SA (Hitler's storm troopers).

Who were the victims of the "Great Terror," and what was the effect on Russia?

During the unstable period following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II,many armed bands grew in number and influence.Among them were the Freikorps,who were:

Having sidelined all his opposition within the Bolshevik party,Stalin solidified his control in 1929 by removing _________ from the ruling Politburo.

The NEP was primarily successful in the urban centers of Russia,but left the peasants in a difficult position of subsistence living and frequent food shortages.

What film by Leni Riefenstahl was a visual hymn to the cultural power of the Nazi regime?

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