Question 1

The main cause of environmental stress during World War II was the

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A) scarring of battlefields by enormous armies. 
B) tremendous number of refugees. 
C) economic development, which increased demand for raw materials. 
D) bombing of cities into ruins. 
E) massive numbers of diseased corpses. 
A) scarring of battlefields by enormous armies. 
B) tremendous number of refugees. 
C) economic development, which increased demand for raw materials. 
D) bombing of cities into ruins. 
E) massive numbers of diseased corpses.

Question 2

One of the most outspoken feminists of the Bolshevik Party was

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A) Irina Krupskaia. 
B) Anna Akhmatova. 
C) Alexandra Kollontai. 
D) Rosa Luxemburg. 
E) Tatiana Romanova. 
A) Irina Krupskaia. 
B) Anna Akhmatova. 
C) Alexandra Kollontai. 
D) Rosa Luxemburg. 
E) Tatiana Romanova.

Question 3

Stalin's main tool for implementing terror was the

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A) KGB. 
B) NVKD. 
C) People's Commissar. 
D) SovNarKom. 
E) NEP. 
A) KGB. 
B) NVKD. 
C) People's Commissar. 
D) SovNarKom. 
E) NEP.

Question 4

Hitler's first invasion with a newly rearmed Germany in 1938 was of

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A) Czechoslovakia. 
B) Poland. 
C) Austria. 
D) Belgium. 
E) Finland. 
A) Czechoslovakia. 
B) Poland. 
C) Austria. 
D) Belgium. 
E) Finland.

Question 5

Stalin's First Five-Year Plan stressed

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A) increases in electricity and heavy industries. 
B) production of consumer goods for export. 
C) acquiring colonies to protect the Soviet economy. 
D) decentralized control and economic incentives. 
E) participation in the European Union. 
A) increases in electricity and heavy industries. 
B) production of consumer goods for export. 
C) acquiring colonies to protect the Soviet economy. 
D) decentralized control and economic incentives. 
E) participation in the European Union.

Question 6

The excuse used by Japan to provoke the Manchurian Incident in 1931 was

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A) a riot by the Chinese against Japanese presence. 
B) the need to declare a war on drugs against China's opium trade. 
C) an explosion on a railway track. 
D) that the Chinese were allying with Russia, and Japan wanted to prevent a recurrence of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. 
E) that China threatened Japanese imperial holdings in Korea. 
A) a riot by the Chinese against Japanese presence. 
B) the need to declare a war on drugs against China's opium trade. 
C) an explosion on a railway track. 
D) that the Chinese were allying with Russia, and Japan wanted to prevent a recurrence of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. 
E) that China threatened Japanese imperial holdings in Korea.

Question 7

China's response to the Depression was

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A) one of the worst in the nonindustrialized world. 
B) very little, as their problems were more political than economic. 
C) to start a revolution for modernization. 
D) to make an alliance with Japan for raw materials in exchange for imported finished goods. 
E) negligible, as their economy was growing under the auspices of Communism. 
A) one of the worst in the nonindustrialized world. 
B) very little, as their problems were more political than economic. 
C) to start a revolution for modernization. 
D) to make an alliance with Japan for raw materials in exchange for imported finished goods. 
E) negligible, as their economy was growing under the auspices of Communism.

Question 8

How did the Nazi takeover of Germany affect Stalin's second Five-Year Plan?

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A) It did not change his plan. 
B) Stalin intended to produce arms but decided to produce consumer goods instead. 
C) It provided Stalin with a new trading partner who also was a militarist. 
D) The Nazis demanded that Stalin cancel his second Five-Year Plan. 
E) Stalin intended to produce consumer goods but decided to produce arms instead. 
A) It did not change his plan. 
B) Stalin intended to produce arms but decided to produce consumer goods instead. 
C) It provided Stalin with a new trading partner who also was a militarist. 
D) The Nazis demanded that Stalin cancel his second Five-Year Plan. 
E) Stalin intended to produce consumer goods but decided to produce arms instead.

Question 9

How was Mao Zedong's brand of Communism different from Stalin's and traditional Marxist-Leninism? How did that contribute to Mao's success?

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Question 10

In the early years of World War II, the Soviet Union invaded which of the following countries?

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A) Germany and Japan 
B) Germany and Italy 
C) Eastern Poland and the Baltic republics 
D) France and China 
E) Greece and Turkey 
A) Germany and Japan 
B) Germany and Italy 
C) Eastern Poland and the Baltic republics 
D) France and China 
E) Greece and Turkey

Question 11

What was, in the text's wording, Stalin's "most radical social experiment"?

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A) attacking Germany 
B) abolishing marriage 
C) providing free food 
D) collectivizing agriculture 
E) protecting the environment 
A) attacking Germany 
B) abolishing marriage 
C) providing free food 
D) collectivizing agriculture 
E) protecting the environment

Question 12

What two aspects of politics did fascism borrow from their ideological enemy, Communism?

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A single p

Question 13

In 1935, Mussolini took advantage of the weakness of the Western democracies and

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A) invaded Ethiopia. 
B) launched a bombing campaign against France. 
C) ended diplomatic relations with Britain. 
D) sent military aid to Germany. 
E) annexed Sicily. 
A) invaded Ethiopia. 
B) launched a bombing campaign against France. 
C) ended diplomatic relations with Britain. 
D) sent military aid to Germany. 
E) annexed Sicily.

Question 14

In what year did Hitler sign a "secret pact" with the Soviet Union?

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A) 1934 
B) 1938 
C) 1939 
D) 1940 
E) 1942 
A) 1934 
B) 1938 
C) 1939 
D) 1940 
E) 1942

Question 15

The economy of southern African boomed during the Depression because

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A) it was based on agriculture, not industry. 
B) it was not part of the world economy. 
C) the Depression made gold more valuable. 
D) it was exploited as a colony. 
E) of the abundant supply of slave labor. 
A) it was based on agriculture, not industry. 
B) it was not part of the world economy. 
C) the Depression made gold more valuable. 
D) it was exploited as a colony. 
E) of the abundant supply of slave labor.

Question 16

The Holocaust is estimated to have killed Jews.

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A) 500,000 
B) 1 million 
C) 3 million 
D) 6 million 
E) 10 million 
A) 500,000 
B) 1 million 
C) 3 million 
D) 6 million 
E) 10 million

Question 17

Which group was murdered by the Nazis in the interest of "racial purity"?

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A) homosexuals 
B) the disabled and mentally ill 
C) the Polish elite 
D) gypsies 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) homosexuals 
B) the disabled and mentally ill 
C) the Polish elite 
D) gypsies 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 18

Why did many in the United States consider World War II the "good war"?

Accepted Answer

In addition to the morality of defeating

Question 19

Where did Japan bomb the United States fleet on December 7, 1941?

Accepted Answer

A) Manila 
B) Guadacanal 
C) Norfolk 
D) Pearl Harbor 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Manila 
B) Guadacanal 
C) Norfolk 
D) Pearl Harbor 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 20

Hitler's popularity came in large part from the German people's belief that

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A) he was a religious as well as a political leader. 
B) the German Communist Party should rule Europe. 
C) economic well-being outweighed a loss of liberty. 
D) he was literally the second coming of Jesus Christ. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) he was a religious as well as a political leader. 
B) the German Communist Party should rule Europe. 
C) economic well-being outweighed a loss of liberty. 
D) he was literally the second coming of Jesus Christ. 
E) None of these are correct.

Exam 29: The Collapse of the Old Order

The main cause of environmental stress during World War II was the

One of the most outspoken feminists of the Bolshevik Party was

Stalin's main tool for implementing terror was the

Hitler's first invasion with a newly rearmed Germany in 1938 was of

Stalin's First Five-Year Plan stressed

The excuse used by Japan to provoke the Manchurian Incident in 1931 was

China's response to the Depression was

How did the Nazi takeover of Germany affect Stalin's second Five-Year Plan?

How was Mao Zedong's brand of Communism different from Stalin's and traditional Marxist-Leninism? How did that contribute to Mao's success?

In the early years of World War II, the Soviet Union invaded which of the following countries?

What was, in the text's wording, Stalin's "most radical social experiment"?

What two aspects of politics did fascism borrow from their ideological enemy, Communism?

In 1935, Mussolini took advantage of the weakness of the Western democracies and

In what year did Hitler sign a "secret pact" with the Soviet Union?

The economy of southern African boomed during the Depression because

The Holocaust is estimated to have killed Jews.

Which group was murdered by the Nazis in the interest of "racial purity"?

Why did many in the United States consider World War II the "good war"?

Where did Japan bomb the United States fleet on December 7, 1941?

Hitler's popularity came in large part from the German people's belief that

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