Question 1

The Nazis were especially popular among the youth of Germany for their more liberal social and cultural codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Who supported the Nazis' rise to power and why?

Accepted Answer

The Nazi movement succeeded because other political parties failed to address the needs of the people and because the movement was able to cross class,economic,and generational lines.The Nazis polled highly with small property owners and the rural middle class by offering them economic protection and renewed social class.The elderly and war widows supported the Nazis out of fear of reduced insurance and pension benefits,benefits that the conservative parties had failed to preserve in the economic crisis.The civil service and industrial workers likewise supported the Nazis who pushed for economic reform with an internationally competitive market in view.

Question 3

The victory of Mussolini's "black shirts" was a bloody ordeal that eventually killed more Italians than the wars of unification before the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The Moscow-White Sea Canal:

Accepted Answer

A) was constructed without the use of any machinery. 
B) was the most successful engineering project of Stalin's Five Year Plan. 
C) increased the volume of trade by connecting Moscow with the Black Sea. 
D) resulting from its depth,did not freeze over and functioned throughout the year. 
E) advanced Moscow's status as a modern industrial city of the twentieth century. 
A) was constructed without the use of any machinery. 
B) was the most successful engineering project of Stalin's Five Year Plan. 
C) increased the volume of trade by connecting Moscow with the Black Sea. 
D) resulting from its depth,did not freeze over and functioned throughout the year. 
E) advanced Moscow's status as a modern industrial city of the twentieth century.

Question 5

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 6

The Five-Year Plan resulted in enormous growth in urban population and in industrialization of Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Results of the "Great Terror" of 1937-1938 included all except:

Accepted Answer

A) nearly a million people died and as many as 1.5 million were placed in labor camps. 
B) the top level of the Bolshevik party itself was purged almost completely. 
C) Lenin and Trotsky were. 
D) Nikolai Bukharin,the architect of the NEP was executed. 
E) communist parties in Poland and the Ukraine were also victims of the purges. 
A) nearly a million people died and as many as 1.5 million were placed in labor camps. 
B) the top level of the Bolshevik party itself was purged almost completely. 
C) Lenin and Trotsky were. 
D) Nikolai Bukharin,the architect of the NEP was executed. 
E) communist parties in Poland and the Ukraine were also victims of the purges.

Question 8

Some artists of the 1920s and 1930s sought to express pain and outrage directly to a mass audience in graphic detail.Most notable among these artists were:

Accepted Answer

A) Diego Rivera and Thomas Hart Benton. 
B) Reginald Marsh and Emiliano Zapata. 
C) José Clement Orozco and J.Alfred Prufrock. 
D) Pancho Villa and John J.Pershing. 
E) Thomas Hart Benton and J.Alfred Prufrock. 
A) Diego Rivera and Thomas Hart Benton. 
B) Reginald Marsh and Emiliano Zapata. 
C) José Clement Orozco and J.Alfred Prufrock. 
D) Pancho Villa and John J.Pershing. 
E) Thomas Hart Benton and J.Alfred Prufrock.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

With the Great Depression came a wave of politicized literature in the 1930s notably 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.

Question 11

The Moscow-White Sea Canal was evidence of the superior new technology and industrialization of Russia,providing a valuable connection from the Moscow factories to the seaports of the north.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

The first racially motivated policy of Nazi Germany was their law regarding:

Accepted Answer

A) the closure of Jewish businesses. 
B) intermarriage between Jews and Germans. 
C) Jews holding public office. 
D) forced sterilization of undesirables. 
E) banning of all immigration from Africa. 
A) the closure of Jewish businesses. 
B) intermarriage between Jews and Germans. 
C) Jews holding public office. 
D) forced sterilization of undesirables. 
E) banning of all immigration from Africa.

Question 15

How did Mussolini use the three doctrines of fascism-statism,nationalism,and militarism-to unify Italy?

Accepted Answer

Statism was declared to incorporate ever

Question 16

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 17

Although the Stalinist revolution was intent on modernizing Russia,what was the effect on society?

Accepted Answer

The Stalinist "revolution from above" ha

Question 18

The effect of the Treaty of Versailles upon post war Germany except:

Accepted Answer

A) caused the financial ruin of Germans on fixed incomes. 
B) left Germany with a staggering debt of $33 billion. 
C) magnified Germany's sense of dishonor. 
D) heightened military support for the Weimar Republic. 
E) Germans blamed their losses on the treaty and the intransigence of the French. 
A) caused the financial ruin of Germans on fixed incomes. 
B) left Germany with a staggering debt of $33 billion. 
C) magnified Germany's sense of dishonor. 
D) heightened military support for the Weimar Republic. 
E) Germans blamed their losses on the treaty and the intransigence of the French.

Question 19

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 20

Post World War I treaties allowed allied powers to expand the size of their international holdings.Which nation is incorrectly paired?

Accepted Answer

A) United States-Cuba 
B) France-Syria 
C) Britain-Iran 
D) The United States-Nicaragua 
E) France-Lebanon 
A) United States-Cuba 
B) France-Syria 
C) Britain-Iran 
D) The United States-Nicaragua 
E) France-Lebanon

The Nazis were especially popular among the youth of Germany for their more liberal social and cultural codes.

Who supported the Nazis' rise to power and why?

The victory of Mussolini's "black shirts" was a bloody ordeal that eventually killed more Italians than the wars of unification before the war.

The Moscow-White Sea Canal:

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

The Five-Year Plan resulted in enormous growth in urban population and in industrialization of Russia.

Results of the "Great Terror" of 1937-1938 included all except:

Some artists of the 1920s and 1930s sought to express pain and outrage directly to a mass audience in graphic detail.Most notable among these artists were:

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

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

The Moscow-White Sea Canal was evidence of the superior new technology and industrialization of Russia,providing a valuable connection from the Moscow factories to the seaports of the north.

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

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:

The first racially motivated policy of Nazi Germany was their law regarding:

How did Mussolini use the three doctrines of fascism-statism,nationalism,and militarism-to unify Italy?

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

Although the Stalinist revolution was intent on modernizing Russia,what was the effect on society?

The effect of the Treaty of Versailles upon post war Germany except:

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

Post World War I treaties allowed allied powers to expand the size of their international holdings.Which nation is incorrectly paired?

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The Nazis were especially popular among the youth of Germany for their more liberal social and cultural codes.

Who supported the Nazis' rise to power and why?

The victory of Mussolini's "black shirts" was a bloody ordeal that eventually killed more Italians than the wars of unification before the war.

The Moscow-White Sea Canal:

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

The Five-Year Plan resulted in enormous growth in urban population and in industrialization of Russia.

Results of the "Great Terror" of 1937-1938 included all except:

Some artists of the 1920s and 1930s sought to express pain and outrage directly to a mass audience in graphic detail.Most notable among these artists were:

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

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

The Moscow-White Sea Canal was evidence of the superior new technology and industrialization of Russia,providing a valuable connection from the Moscow factories to the seaports of the north.

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

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:

The first racially motivated policy of Nazi Germany was their law regarding:

How did Mussolini use the three doctrines of fascism-statism,nationalism,and militarism-to unify Italy?

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

Although the Stalinist revolution was intent on modernizing Russia,what was the effect on society?

The effect of the Treaty of Versailles upon post war Germany except:

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

Post World War I treaties allowed allied powers to expand the size of their international holdings.Which nation is incorrectly paired?

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Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

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European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

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