Question 1

The film Triumph of the Will , which serves as an example of the propaganda potential of film, is a product of

Accepted Answer

A) Stalin's Soviet Union. 
B) Mussolini's Italy. 
C) Franco's Spain. 
D) Hitler's Germany. 
E) Salazar's Portugal. 
A) Stalin's Soviet Union. 
B) Mussolini's Italy. 
C) Franco's Spain. 
D) Hitler's Germany. 
E) Salazar's Portugal.

Question 2

What did the artistic and intellectual trends of the inter-war years reflect?

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A) A rejection of the avant-garde 
B) A disillusionment with Western Civilization provoked by the horrors of the World War I 
C) A realistic forms of art, as with the Dadaists 
D) An acceptance of modern art forms, especially in Germany and Russia 
E) A rediscovery of Romantic Realism as the major art movement in the West 
A) A rejection of the avant-garde 
B) A disillusionment with Western Civilization provoked by the horrors of the World War I 
C) A realistic forms of art, as with the Dadaists 
D) An acceptance of modern art forms, especially in Germany and Russia 
E) A rediscovery of Romantic Realism as the major art movement in the West

Question 3

How did radio and movies contribute to the development of mass culture?

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Radio and movies played a significant ro

Question 4

Who were the Surrealists and what kind of art did they create? What were their central insights and ideas?

Accepted Answer

The Surrealists were a group of artists

Question 5

Leon Trotsky was the leading spokesman for the Left in the Politburo in 1924.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

After World War I, Great Britain and ____ divided up many of Germany's colonial possessions.

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A) Spain 
B) the United States 
C) France 
D) the Soviet Union 
E) the Netherlands 
A) Spain 
B) the United States 
C) France 
D) the Soviet Union 
E) the Netherlands

Question 7

The United States joined the League of Nations but refused to abide by its decisions and so had its membership revoked in 1922.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Turkish forces created a new republic of Turkey in 1923 under the leadership of General Mustafa Kemal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement is correct regarding Hitler's anti-Semitic policies in the 1930s?

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A) They centered on the forced emigration of all Jews from Germany. 
B) They were emulated in France by the Popular Front. 
C) They did not exclude Jews from working in legal, medical, and teaching positions. 
D) They would remain minimal and unorganized until World War II. 
E) They reached their most violent phase during Kristallnacht , with attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues. 
A) They centered on the forced emigration of all Jews from Germany. 
B) They were emulated in France by the Popular Front. 
C) They did not exclude Jews from working in legal, medical, and teaching positions. 
D) They would remain minimal and unorganized until World War II. 
E) They reached their most violent phase during Kristallnacht , with attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.

Question 10

Compare and contrast the British, French, and American responses to the Great Depression.

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The British, French, and American respon

Question 11

What best describes the status of women in Mussolini's Fascist Italy?

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A) Women were coerced into factory work to aid industrial production. 
B) Women were regarded as equal to men in social status. 
C) Women were encouraged to be homemakers and discouraged from working. 
D) Women were aided by the government's emphasis on birth control. 
E) Women were required under pain of imprisonment to join the Black Shirts. 
A) Women were coerced into factory work to aid industrial production. 
B) Women were regarded as equal to men in social status. 
C) Women were encouraged to be homemakers and discouraged from working. 
D) Women were aided by the government's emphasis on birth control. 
E) Women were required under pain of imprisonment to join the Black Shirts.

Question 12

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
"degenerate art"

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"Degenerate Art" (in German, "Entartete

Question 13

Dadaism attempted to capture the

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A) nature of love. 
B) purposelessness of life. 
C) agony of war. 
D) spirit of nature. 
E) essence of God. 
A) nature of love. 
B) purposelessness of life. 
C) agony of war. 
D) spirit of nature. 
E) essence of God.

Question 14

Around what did culture in Nazi Germany center?

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A) The use of modern, abstract forms to reflect Germany's "new order" 
B) The functionalism of the Bauhaus school 
C) Petty-bourgeois art, with sentimental and realistic scenes glorifying strong, heroic Aryans 
D) Religious scenes influenced by Catholic dogma 
E) Military themes at the expense of all other subjects 
A) The use of modern, abstract forms to reflect Germany's "new order" 
B) The functionalism of the Bauhaus school 
C) Petty-bourgeois art, with sentimental and realistic scenes glorifying strong, heroic Aryans 
D) Religious scenes influenced by Catholic dogma 
E) Military themes at the expense of all other subjects

Question 15

What was the dominant form of government in eastern Europe in the 1920s and 1930s?

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A) Authoritarianism 
B) Russian Soviet-style Communism 
C) Parliamentary democracy 
D) Christian Socialism 
E) Totalitarian Fascism 
A) Authoritarianism 
B) Russian Soviet-style Communism 
C) Parliamentary democracy 
D) Christian Socialism 
E) Totalitarian Fascism

Question 16

In 1926 Mussolini's government

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A) began deporting Italian Jews. 
B) outlawed all anti-Fascist parties. 
C) began a series of attacks on the Catholic Church. 
D) signed an alliance with the Soviet Union. 
E) went to war with Austria. 
A) began deporting Italian Jews. 
B) outlawed all anti-Fascist parties. 
C) began a series of attacks on the Catholic Church. 
D) signed an alliance with the Soviet Union. 
E) went to war with Austria.

Question 17

For Carl Jung, the unconscious was an opening to deep spiritual needs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

German expressionists focused on the human costs and consequences of

Accepted Answer

A) the Russian Revolution. 
B) secularism. 
C) authoritarianism. 
D) World War I. 
E) capitalism. 
A) the Russian Revolution. 
B) secularism. 
C) authoritarianism. 
D) World War I. 
E) capitalism.

Question 19

How did nationalist movements shape developments in the Middle East, India, and Africa between World War I and World War II?

Accepted Answer

Nationalist movements played a significa

Question 20

Which Middle Eastern Muslim nation made a conscious effort to adopt Western secular culture after World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt 
B) Iraq 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Palestine 
E) Turkey 
A) Egypt 
B) Iraq 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Palestine 
E) Turkey

Exam 26: The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The film Triumph of the Will , which serves as an example of the propaganda potential of film, is a product of

What did the artistic and intellectual trends of the inter-war years reflect?

How did radio and movies contribute to the development of mass culture?

Who were the Surrealists and what kind of art did they create? What were their central insights and ideas?

Leon Trotsky was the leading spokesman for the Left in the Politburo in 1924.

After World War I, Great Britain and ____ divided up many of Germany's colonial possessions.

The United States joined the League of Nations but refused to abide by its decisions and so had its membership revoked in 1922.

Turkish forces created a new republic of Turkey in 1923 under the leadership of General Mustafa Kemal.

Which statement is correct regarding Hitler's anti-Semitic policies in the 1930s?

Compare and contrast the British, French, and American responses to the Great Depression.

What best describes the status of women in Mussolini's Fascist Italy?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. "degenerate art"

Dadaism attempted to capture the

Around what did culture in Nazi Germany center?

What was the dominant form of government in eastern Europe in the 1920s and 1930s?

In 1926 Mussolini's government

For Carl Jung, the unconscious was an opening to deep spiritual needs.

German expressionists focused on the human costs and consequences of

How did nationalist movements shape developments in the Middle East, India, and Africa between World War I and World War II?

Which Middle Eastern Muslim nation made a conscious effort to adopt Western secular culture after World War I?

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The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

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The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

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