Question 1

What were the Five-Year Plans and what did they do to the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

The Five-Year Plans were essentially a r

Question 2

Who was/were the SA?

Accepted Answer

A)  the most prominent fascist organization in France, which engaged in acts of civil disobedience 
B)  organized socialist militias that attempted to start a socialist revolution in Germany during 1919 
C)  the paramilitary arm of the Nazi party, which engaged in intimidating acts of public violence 
D)  militant rural socialists in Russia who rejected the Bolsheviks' brand of communism 
E)  the Société l'agricole, militant rural reformers in France during the 1920s and 1930s 
A)  the most prominent fascist organization in France, which engaged in acts of civil disobedience 
B)  organized socialist militias that attempted to start a socialist revolution in Germany during 1919 
C)  the paramilitary arm of the Nazi party, which engaged in intimidating acts of public violence 
D)  militant rural socialists in Russia who rejected the Bolsheviks' brand of communism 
E)  the Société l'agricole, militant rural reformers in France during the 1920s and 1930s

Question 3

Hitler promised to abide by the Versailles Treaty and to work cooperatively with other European nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The poet _________ presented a philosophy in his poetry that hollow and boring 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

The event in 1933 that led to Hitler being given unlimited power was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  collapse of the Deutschmark. 
B)  death of President Paul von Hindenburg. 
C)  Great Depression. 
D)  Reichstag fire. 
E)  occupation of the Rhineland by France. 
A)  collapse of the Deutschmark. 
B)  death of President Paul von Hindenburg. 
C)  Great Depression. 
D)  Reichstag fire. 
E)  occupation of the Rhineland by France.

Question 6

The Red Leagues rose in Italy as the voice of the conservatives,and was sponsored by the pope,in order to counter the radical socialists who appealed more to the common people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Léon Blum's coalition government in France was termed the:

Accepted Answer

A)  National Socialists. 
B)  Phalange. 
C)  Bolsheviques. 
D)  Popular Front. 
E)  Social Democrats. 
A)  National Socialists. 
B)  Phalange. 
C)  Bolsheviques. 
D)  Popular Front. 
E)  Social Democrats.

Question 10

As one response to the Great Depression,the United States adopted one idea from the British economist,John Maynard Keynes,that of:

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalization of heavy industry. 
B)  full employment through the institution of military conscription. 
C)  "currency management." 
D)  a public works program to build new highways across the country. 
E)  renunciation of all foreign debt. 
A)  nationalization of heavy industry. 
B)  full employment through the institution of military conscription. 
C)  "currency management." 
D)  a public works program to build new highways across the country. 
E)  renunciation of all foreign debt.

Question 11

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 12

In Mein Kampf,Hitler argues that the communists and Jews had weakened Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How did the war contribute to the emergence of fascism in Italy?

Accepted Answer

The war left Italy in a difficult positi

Question 14

Who supported the Nazis' rise to power and why?

Accepted Answer

The Nazi movement succeeded because othe

Question 15

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 16

The Gestapo (the secret police force of the Nazi regime)investigated most of its cases as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  its agents infiltrating private clubs and societies. 
B)  extensive use of telephone wire taps. 
C)  private citizens voluntarily accusing one another. 
D)  threats made to potential witnesses. 
E)  massive surveillance of most every aspect of German life. 
A)  its agents infiltrating private clubs and societies. 
B)  extensive use of telephone wire taps. 
C)  private citizens voluntarily accusing one another. 
D)  threats made to potential witnesses. 
E)  massive surveillance of most every aspect of German life.

Question 17

Who were the "Red Leagues"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rural organizations of the early Communist party in Russia after 1917 
B)  paramilitary opponents of the Freikorps in Germany during 1919 and 1920 
C)  organizations of workers and intellectuals in Western nations formed in support of the Bolshevik cause in Russia 
D)  socialist agrarian groups in Italy that attempted to break up large estates and reduce rents 
E)  supporters of Mussolini in Sicily during his rise to power in the 1920s 
A)  the rural organizations of the early Communist party in Russia after 1917 
B)  paramilitary opponents of the Freikorps in Germany during 1919 and 1920 
C)  organizations of workers and intellectuals in Western nations formed in support of the Bolshevik cause in Russia 
D)  socialist agrarian groups in Italy that attempted to break up large estates and reduce rents 
E)  supporters of Mussolini in Sicily during his rise to power in the 1920s

Question 18

The interwar period may be viewed as a series of failures typified by all of the following EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  collapse of democracies across Europe. 
B)  failure of capitalism in the Great Depression. 
C)  failure of the League of Nations to deal with totalitarian regimes. 
D)  apprehension and dread with which most people looked to the future. 
E)  failure of new authoritarian to attract more voters to political parties. 
A)  collapse of democracies across Europe. 
B)  failure of capitalism in the Great Depression. 
C)  failure of the League of Nations to deal with totalitarian regimes. 
D)  apprehension and dread with which most people looked to the future. 
E)  failure of new authoritarian to attract more voters to political parties.

Question 19

The Bolsheviks won the civil war due in no small measure to the hierarchical,disciplined military machine of 5 million men created by the new commissar of war:

Accepted Answer

A)  Leon Trotsky. 
B)  Nikolai Bukharin. 
C)  Josef Stalin. 
D)  Iosep Jughashvili. 
E)  V. I. Lenin. 
A)  Leon Trotsky. 
B)  Nikolai Bukharin. 
C)  Josef Stalin. 
D)  Iosep Jughashvili. 
E)  V. I. Lenin.

Question 20

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

Exam 25: Turmoil between the Wars

What were the Five-Year Plans and what did they do to the Soviet Union?

Who was/were the SA?

Hitler promised to abide by the Versailles Treaty and to work cooperatively with other European nations.

The poet _________ presented a philosophy in his poetry that hollow and boring boredom and frustration.

The event in 1933 that led to Hitler being given unlimited power was the:

The Red Leagues rose in Italy as the voice of the conservatives,and was sponsored by the pope,in order to counter the radical socialists who appealed more to the common people.

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

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

Léon Blum's coalition government in France was termed the:

As one response to the Great Depression,the United States adopted one idea from the British economist,John Maynard Keynes,that of:

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

In Mein Kampf,Hitler argues that the communists and Jews had weakened Germany.

How did the war contribute to the emergence of fascism in Italy?

Who supported the Nazis' rise to power and why?

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

The Gestapo (the secret police force of the Nazi regime)investigated most of its cases as a result of:

Who were the "Red Leagues"?

The interwar period may be viewed as a series of failures typified by all of the following EXCEPT the:

The Bolsheviks won the civil war due in no small measure to the hierarchical,disciplined military machine of 5 million men created by the new commissar of war:

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

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