Question 1

What problem did the laboring class in Great Britain experience during the period between the wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  A loss in purchasing power. 
B)  Competition form immigrant labor. 
C)  Increasing productivity. 
D)  Chronic unemployment. 
E)  Improved availability of capital

Question 2

After World War II, Western governments were more inclined to adopt Keynesian economic theories, meaning that they were more willing to

Accepted Answer

A)  put more money into circulation even though that often leads to recessions. 
B)  print more paper money, even though that might devalue the currency. 
C)  create jobs from the top down, even if giving a false picture of a country's real economic situation. 
D)  juggle the books to make the economy seem stronger than it was. 
E)  issue bonds for local building projects.

Question 3

Under a totalitarian government, all political parties could be eliminated because

Accepted Answer

A)  the leader would not allow elections anyway. 
B)  everything would be decided by the leader, in his capacity of ruling for the people because they shared a mystic bond. 
C)  parliaments would take their places. 
D)  the courts would interpret the people's will. 
E)  all of the people would be in accord in an ideal environment.

Exam 41: A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

What problem did the laboring class in Great Britain experience during the period between the wars?

After World War II, Western governments were more inclined to adopt Keynesian economic theories, meaning that they were more willing to

Under a totalitarian government, all political parties could be eliminated because