Deck 4: The Path to European War, 1930-39; Good Neighbors the United States and the Americas 1900-45

Question 1

France failed to deter Nazi aggression due to:

A) Right wing popular front support
B) French qualms over unfair Versailles Treaty
C) Uncertainty in countering Germany without firm alliances
D) Suspicion that Britain would entangle France in imperial wars

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which responses to the Great Depression exhibited co-operation?

A) Devaluation of currencies
B) Import tariffs
C) Imperial preference
D) Moratorium on war debts

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Compared to Nazi Germany, Italian Fascism:

A) Lacked strong racist current
B) Sought greater role for traditional conservatives
C) Had goals of worldwide conquest
D) Expected equal partnership with Germany

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which was not a reason for British unwillingness to immediately oppose the rise of Hitler?

A) MacDonald thought French diplomacy at fault for German anger
B) The Popular Front made France an unreliable ally
C) Commitments to Asia drew British attention away from Europe
D) In spite of revisionism, Germany was not perceived as a likely enemy.

Question 5

Which of the following policies was not pursued by the Soviet Union in the 1930s?

A) Collective security through the League of Nations
B) Renewal of Triple Entente with Britain and France
C) Security agreement with Poland
D) Alignment with Nazi Germany to avoid a capitalist war

Question 6

The US resolved its conflict between the Monroe Doctrine and internationalist principles by:

A) Drafting a UN Charter containing an explicit exemption for the Monroe Doctrine
B) Sacrificing the Monroe Doctrine for internationalism
C) Allowing regional defence organizations in the UN Charter
D) Creating the OAS as a competing forum for hemispheric relations

Question 7

The 'Good Neighbor' Policy was not characterized by:

A) US intervention in Mexico over oil nationalization
B) US support for dictatorships
C) US desire for firm relations with Latin America as war loomed
D) Continued seizure of Haitian tax revenues

Question 8

Which American policy exemplified a moralistic approach to Latin American relations?

A) Dollar diplomacy
B) Open door
C) Little Friends Policy
D) Good Neighbor Policy

Question 9

What was not a result of the Spanish-American War?

A) US annexation of Cuba
B) Larger naval presence in the Caribbean
C) Naval bases in the Pacific
D) Imperial war over the Philippines

Question 10

Which states did the United States intervene in prior to 1914?

A) Nicaragua
B) Dominican Republic
C) Cuba
D) All of the above