Question 1

Eventually, Japanese leaders realized that the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)with China

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A) was too popular at home to make peace. 
B) was a drain on Japanese resources. 
C) was morally repugnant. 
D) was self-defeating as they were ethnically similar people. 
E) would be over in a short period of time if they could hold on. 
A) was too popular at home to make peace. 
B) was a drain on Japanese resources. 
C) was morally repugnant. 
D) was self-defeating as they were ethnically similar people. 
E) would be over in a short period of time if they could hold on. B

Question 2

Which of the following was a result of increased U.S. production during World War II?

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A) It ended the Depression and lowered unemployment. 
B) It created a post-World War II consumer boom. 
C) It helped improve nutrition in the United States. 
D) It was double that of all the Axis nations. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) It ended the Depression and lowered unemployment. 
B) It created a post-World War II consumer boom. 
C) It helped improve nutrition in the United States. 
D) It was double that of all the Axis nations. 
E) All of these are correct. E

Question 3

Hitler's goal for Germany included which of the following?

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A) the repeal of the Treaty of Versailles 
B) to take over all German-speaking territory 
C) to expand into Poland 
D) to eliminate the Jews from Europe 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the repeal of the Treaty of Versailles 
B) to take over all German-speaking territory 
C) to expand into Poland 
D) to eliminate the Jews from Europe 
E) All of these are correct. E

Question 4

What was the Long March?

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A) Mao Zedong's 1934 escape from the Guomindang to Shaanxi 
B) Chiang Kai-shek's attempt to capture Mao alive 
C) The Japanese attack on Beijing 
D) Chiang Kai-shek's flight to Taiwan 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Mao Zedong's 1934 escape from the Guomindang to Shaanxi 
B) Chiang Kai-shek's attempt to capture Mao alive 
C) The Japanese attack on Beijing 
D) Chiang Kai-shek's flight to Taiwan 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 5

Germany had conquered all but the following country by May1940.

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A) Belgium 
B) France 
C) Denmark 
D) Norway 
E) The Netherlands 
A) Belgium 
B) France 
C) Denmark 
D) Norway 
E) The Netherlands

Question 6

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 The Depression in the 1930s was the deepest and most widespread economic collapse in history. What were its international economic and political consequences?

Accepted Answer

After the stock market crash, consumptio

Question 7

Why was the winter of 1939-1940 termed a period of "phony war"?

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A) The revelation of the Soviet-German pact over Poland was revealed. 
B) Britain and France declared war on Germany but took no action. 
C) The perception was that there was no real war without U.S. involvement. 
D) The Soviet Union did not actively fight, but let winter kill off most of their enemies. 
E) None of these 
A) The revelation of the Soviet-German pact over Poland was revealed. 
B) Britain and France declared war on Germany but took no action. 
C) The perception was that there was no real war without U.S. involvement. 
D) The Soviet Union did not actively fight, but let winter kill off most of their enemies. 
E) None of these

Question 8

Joseph Stalin's goal was to .

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turn the U

Question 9

Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic recovery plan was called the

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A) New Deal. 
B) Square Deal. 
C) New Frontier. 
D) Fair Deal. 
E) Trickle Down Economics. 
A) New Deal. 
B) Square Deal. 
C) New Frontier. 
D) Fair Deal. 
E) Trickle Down Economics.

Question 10

In Italy fasci di combattimento meant

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A) radical politician. 
B) fighting unit. 
C) fascist state. 
D) liberal elite. 
E) pardoned prisoner. 
A) radical politician. 
B) fighting unit. 
C) fascist state. 
D) liberal elite. 
E) pardoned prisoner.

Question 11

Benito Mussolini was known as

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A) Il Duce. 
B) The Fuhrer. 
C) El Presidente. 
D) Caesar. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Il Duce. 
B) The Fuhrer. 
C) El Presidente. 
D) Caesar. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 12

During Stalin's terror, millions were either killed or sent to

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The answer of During Stalin's terror, millions were either killed...

Question 13

The final defeat of Japan took longer than victory over Germany in large part because

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A) of fanatical Japanese resistance. 
B) the Japanese had captured so much more territory. 
C) the United States had concentrated its efforts on Germany. 
D) the Allies were unsure of whether to use the atomic bomb. 
E) ice floes surrounded the islands of Japan. 
A) of fanatical Japanese resistance. 
B) the Japanese had captured so much more territory. 
C) the United States had concentrated its efforts on Germany. 
D) the Allies were unsure of whether to use the atomic bomb. 
E) ice floes surrounded the islands of Japan.

Question 14

What country suffered the most deaths in World War II?

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A) China 
B) Japan 
C) Germany 
D) The Soviet Union 
E) The United States 
A) China 
B) Japan 
C) Germany 
D) The Soviet Union 
E) The United States

Question 15

Mao Zedong's variety of communism was a radical departure from the traditional ideology because it

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A) emphasized the urban proletariat. 
B) involved no land distribution. 
C) relied on the peasantry. 
D) was the same as Stalin's brand of communism. 
E) only accepted individuals under twelve years old so they could be properly indoctrinated. 
A) emphasized the urban proletariat. 
B) involved no land distribution. 
C) relied on the peasantry. 
D) was the same as Stalin's brand of communism. 
E) only accepted individuals under twelve years old so they could be properly indoctrinated.

Question 16

The only two economies that "boomed" during the depression were

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USSR and S

Question 17

Which British prime minister practiced "appeasement"?

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A) Lloyd George 
B) Benjamin Disraeli 
C) Winston Churchill 
D) Neville Chamberlain 
E) Margaret Thatcher 
A) Lloyd George 
B) Benjamin Disraeli 
C) Winston Churchill 
D) Neville Chamberlain 
E) Margaret Thatcher

Question 18

Which of the following were among Mao Zedong's policies toward women?

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A) He encouraged women to organize. 
B) He allowed divorce. 
C) He banned arranged marriage. 
D) He banned footbinding. 
E) All of the above 
A) He encouraged women to organize. 
B) He allowed divorce. 
C) He banned arranged marriage. 
D) He banned footbinding. 
E) All of the above

Question 19

The Communist Chinese forces defeated the Guomindang largely through

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A) the greed and ineptness of the Guomindang. 
B) better training and equipment. 
C) a larger army and navy. 
D) a last-minute alliance with Japan. 
E) the use of smallpox as a biological weapon. 
A) the greed and ineptness of the Guomindang. 
B) better training and equipment. 
C) a larger army and navy. 
D) a last-minute alliance with Japan. 
E) the use of smallpox as a biological weapon.

Question 20

Many Japanese nationalists thought that the answer to the Depression was to

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A) once again close Japan to Western influence. 
B) have Japan establish a colonial empire. 
C) better support Japanese agriculture. 
D) make prayers and sacrifices to their ancestors. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) once again close Japan to Western influence. 
B) have Japan establish a colonial empire. 
C) better support Japanese agriculture. 
D) make prayers and sacrifices to their ancestors. 
E) All of these are correct.

Exam 29: The Collapse of the Old Order

Eventually, Japanese leaders realized that the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)with China

Which of the following was a result of increased U.S. production during World War II?

Hitler's goal for Germany included which of the following?

What was the Long March?

Germany had conquered all but the following country by May1940.

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). The Depression in the 1930s was the deepest and most widespread economic collapse in history. What were its international economic and political consequences?

Why was the winter of 1939-1940 termed a period of "phony war"?

Joseph Stalin's goal was to .

Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic recovery plan was called the

In Italy fasci di combattimento meant

Benito Mussolini was known as

During Stalin's terror, millions were either killed or sent to

The final defeat of Japan took longer than victory over Germany in large part because

What country suffered the most deaths in World War II?

Mao Zedong's variety of communism was a radical departure from the traditional ideology because it

The only two economies that "boomed" during the depression were

Which British prime minister practiced "appeasement"?

Which of the following were among Mao Zedong's policies toward women?

The Communist Chinese forces defeated the Guomindang largely through

Many Japanese nationalists thought that the answer to the Depression was to

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