Question 1

At the Munich Conference of 1938, the

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A)  British and the French representatives allowed Hitler to take over the Sudetenland. 
B)  British prime minister refused to agree to the demands of Adolf Hitler. 
C)  policy of appeasement successfully put a stop to German expansion in Europe. 
D)  eventual Nazi control of all of Czechoslovakia was avoided. 
E)  British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave his support to the policy of appeasement. 
A)  British and the French representatives allowed Hitler to take over the Sudetenland. 
B)  British prime minister refused to agree to the demands of Adolf Hitler. 
C)  policy of appeasement successfully put a stop to German expansion in Europe. 
D)  eventual Nazi control of all of Czechoslovakia was avoided. 
E)  British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave his support to the policy of appeasement. A

Question 2

Major German initiatives in moving toward control of Europe before 1939 included the

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A)  occupation of the Ruhr Valley in 1936. 
B)  German seizure of Libya in 1935. 
C)  two-stage takeover of France in 1938 and 1939. 
D)  union with Poland. 
E)  forming the Rome-Berlin Axis. 
A)  occupation of the Ruhr Valley in 1936. 
B)  German seizure of Libya in 1935. 
C)  two-stage takeover of France in 1938 and 1939. 
D)  union with Poland. 
E)  forming the Rome-Berlin Axis. A

Question 3

Which statement best describes Mussolini's Fascist rule in Italy?

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A)  It gave him total control over all aspects of Italian life. 
B)  It achieved greater power, in repression and media control, than the dictatorships in Germany and the Soviet Union did. 
C)  It tried to involve all Italian socialists in a program of indoctrination, but achieved only limited success in that area. 
D)  It promoted an egalitarian view of women´s roles in society. 
E)  It was strongly supported by business and large landlord groups. 
A)  It gave him total control over all aspects of Italian life. 
B)  It achieved greater power, in repression and media control, than the dictatorships in Germany and the Soviet Union did. 
C)  It tried to involve all Italian socialists in a program of indoctrination, but achieved only limited success in that area. 
D)  It promoted an egalitarian view of women´s roles in society. 
E)  It was strongly supported by business and large landlord groups. E

Question 4

At the meeting of the Big Three at Tehran

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A)  it was agreed to use the atomic bomb against Japan. 
B)  Churchill strongly advocated an American-only invasion of France. 
C)  the Allies decided to partition postwar Germany. 
D)  Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to let Stalin take control of eastern Europe. 
E)  the Soviet Union agreed to declare war against fascist Spain. 
A)  it was agreed to use the atomic bomb against Japan. 
B)  Churchill strongly advocated an American-only invasion of France. 
C)  the Allies decided to partition postwar Germany. 
D)  Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to let Stalin take control of eastern Europe. 
E)  the Soviet Union agreed to declare war against fascist Spain.

Question 5

Stalin's first two five-year plans

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A)  moved sixty million people from European to Asian Russia. 
B)  transformed Russia into an agricultural country. 
C)  emphasized the production of consumer goods. 
D)  resulted in large increases in the nation's heavy industry and oil production. 
E)  reduced the number of industrial cities in the Urals and Siberia. 
A)  moved sixty million people from European to Asian Russia. 
B)  transformed Russia into an agricultural country. 
C)  emphasized the production of consumer goods. 
D)  resulted in large increases in the nation's heavy industry and oil production. 
E)  reduced the number of industrial cities in the Urals and Siberia.

Question 6

Which leader first used the term "totalitarian"?

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A)  Benito Mussolini 
B)  Mao Zedong 
C)  Francisco Franco 
D)  Adolf Hitler 
E)  General Franco 
A)  Benito Mussolini 
B)  Mao Zedong 
C)  Francisco Franco 
D)  Adolf Hitler 
E)  General Franco

Question 7

Which of the following occupations would be considered appropriate for women by the Nazis?

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A)  University teaching 
B)  Heavy industry 
C)  Social work 
D)  Law 
E)  Medicine 
A)  University teaching 
B)  Heavy industry 
C)  Social work 
D)  Law 
E)  Medicine

Question 8

Because of its military-dominated dictatorship, the Great Depression had less impact on Japan than it did on democratic states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The totalitarian state was best exemplified by Mussolini's Italy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Stalinist era in Soviet Russia saw an increase in efforts toward higher education.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The purpose of the SS was to

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A)  augment the forces of the SA. 
B)  use terror to enforce the policies of the Nazi party. 
C)  debilitate the development of Aryan supremacy. 
D)  motivate industrial workers to become more productive. 
E)  harass the French border guards in the Rhineland. 
A)  augment the forces of the SA. 
B)  use terror to enforce the policies of the Nazi party. 
C)  debilitate the development of Aryan supremacy. 
D)  motivate industrial workers to become more productive. 
E)  harass the French border guards in the Rhineland.

Question 12

The Aryan racial state

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A)  was destined, in Nazi plans, to control Western Europe and Africa. 
B)  needed only the passive tolerance of the German population in order to be established. 
C)  required the active involvement of the entire German population to achieve its destiny. 
D)  disliked mass demonstration unless the emotionalism was minimized. 
E)  would make all women warrior-soldiers, thus doubling Aryan military strength. 
A)  was destined, in Nazi plans, to control Western Europe and Africa. 
B)  needed only the passive tolerance of the German population in order to be established. 
C)  required the active involvement of the entire German population to achieve its destiny. 
D)  disliked mass demonstration unless the emotionalism was minimized. 
E)  would make all women warrior-soldiers, thus doubling Aryan military strength.

Question 13

Which statement best characterizes totalitarian states in the 1930s?

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A)  They were democratic and championed individualism and democratic freedoms. 
B)  They were all-compassing, authoritarian dictatorships that subordinated individual needs, and employed police power and mass propaganda to achieve total control. 
C)  They limited their authoritarian dictates to the political and economic aspects of the state's affairs, in an effort to have freer social and cultural choices serve as means of placating the masses. 
D)  They wanted the masses to rule in all aspects of governance. 
E)  They depended upon the appeasement policies of the Eastern democracies. 
A)  They were democratic and championed individualism and democratic freedoms. 
B)  They were all-compassing, authoritarian dictatorships that subordinated individual needs, and employed police power and mass propaganda to achieve total control. 
C)  They limited their authoritarian dictates to the political and economic aspects of the state's affairs, in an effort to have freer social and cultural choices serve as means of placating the masses. 
D)  They wanted the masses to rule in all aspects of governance. 
E)  They depended upon the appeasement policies of the Eastern democracies.

Question 14

The Nuremberg Laws of 1935

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A)  codified the process of collectivization. 
B)  sought to create racial homogeneity of Nazi Germany by expelling all Asians. 
C)  institutionalized an annual kristallnacht celebration at the end of June. 
D)  deprived German Jews of citizenship and legal rights. 
E)  marked the Nazi renunciation of all anti-Semitic policies in Germany. 
A)  codified the process of collectivization. 
B)  sought to create racial homogeneity of Nazi Germany by expelling all Asians. 
C)  institutionalized an annual kristallnacht celebration at the end of June. 
D)  deprived German Jews of citizenship and legal rights. 
E)  marked the Nazi renunciation of all anti-Semitic policies in Germany.

Question 15

By the end of 1936, the Treaty of Versailles had been virtually scrapped.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To whip up popular support for his totalitarian regime, Hitler organized gigantic mass rallies in the 1930s in the city of

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A)  Berlin. 
B)  Nuremberg. 
C)  Cologne. 
D)  Vienna. 
E)  Munich. 
A)  Berlin. 
B)  Nuremberg. 
C)  Cologne. 
D)  Vienna. 
E)  Munich.

Question 17

After World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones, which were administered by the four victorious powers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Cold War

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A)  was a major factor in world affairs for several decades after World War II. 
B)  resulted from the significant differences between Germany and the Soviet Union. 
C)  was the result of the agreements reached at the Allied war conferences that took place in 1939 and 1940, early in the war. 
D)  began during the battle of Stalingrad. 
E)  only began with the onset of the Korean War in 1950. 
A)  was a major factor in world affairs for several decades after World War II. 
B)  resulted from the significant differences between Germany and the Soviet Union. 
C)  was the result of the agreements reached at the Allied war conferences that took place in 1939 and 1940, early in the war. 
D)  began during the battle of Stalingrad. 
E)  only began with the onset of the Korean War in 1950.

Question 19

In Japan, after 1929,

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A)  the Great Depression increased both exports and wages. 
B)  a policy of political and diplomatic conciliation with China was followed. 
C)  right-wing extremists began to terrorize and at times murder opponents. 
D)  a formal treaty of non-aggression was made with the United States. 
E)  Prime Minister Tojo forced the emperor to declare war on Germany. 
A)  the Great Depression increased both exports and wages. 
B)  a policy of political and diplomatic conciliation with China was followed. 
C)  right-wing extremists began to terrorize and at times murder opponents. 
D)  a formal treaty of non-aggression was made with the United States. 
E)  Prime Minister Tojo forced the emperor to declare war on Germany.

Question 20

The SA, or Storm Troops, were

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A)  the Nazi party militia. 
B)  the major threat to the security of the Nazi Party before 1923. 
C)  the first type of Kolkhoz. 
D)  led by Hermann Goering. 
E)  Mussolini's Black Shirts. 
A)  the Nazi party militia. 
B)  the major threat to the security of the Nazi Party before 1923. 
C)  the first type of Kolkhoz. 
D)  led by Hermann Goering. 
E)  Mussolini's Black Shirts.

Exam 25: The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

At the Munich Conference of 1938, the

Major German initiatives in moving toward control of Europe before 1939 included the

Which statement best describes Mussolini's Fascist rule in Italy?

At the meeting of the Big Three at Tehran

Stalin's first two five-year plans

Which leader first used the term "totalitarian"?

Which of the following occupations would be considered appropriate for women by the Nazis?

Because of its military-dominated dictatorship, the Great Depression had less impact on Japan than it did on democratic states.

The totalitarian state was best exemplified by Mussolini's Italy.

The Stalinist era in Soviet Russia saw an increase in efforts toward higher education.

The purpose of the SS was to

The Aryan racial state

Which statement best characterizes totalitarian states in the 1930s?

The Nuremberg Laws of 1935

By the end of 1936, the Treaty of Versailles had been virtually scrapped.

To whip up popular support for his totalitarian regime, Hitler organized gigantic mass rallies in the 1930s in the city of

After World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones, which were administered by the four victorious powers.

The Cold War

In Japan, after 1929,

The SA, or Storm Troops, were

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