Question 1

The new society being built in the Soviet Union included

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A) the creation of "a new man." 
B) an official style in the arts called socialist realism . 
C) complaints from peasants about a new serfdom. 
D) a general regimentation of society. 
E) all of the above 
A) the creation of "a new man." 
B) an official style in the arts called socialist realism . 
C) complaints from peasants about a new serfdom. 
D) a general regimentation of society. 
E) all of the above E

Question 2

On the Iberian Peninsula in the interwar period, all the following occurred EXCEPT

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A) parliamentary governments were opposed by the Church, the army, and large landowners. 
B) the Portuguese republic was replaced by an army dictatorship in 1926. 
C) a republic was formed in Spain that lasted from 1931 to 1939. 
D) Spain suffered unrest from disgruntled workers, separatist Catalonia, and the army. 
E) General Franco successfully defended the republic by defeating the Falange or fascist party. 
A) parliamentary governments were opposed by the Church, the army, and large landowners. 
B) the Portuguese republic was replaced by an army dictatorship in 1926. 
C) a republic was formed in Spain that lasted from 1931 to 1939. 
D) Spain suffered unrest from disgruntled workers, separatist Catalonia, and the army. 
E) General Franco successfully defended the republic by defeating the Falange or fascist party. E

Question 3

The main economic crisis in Germany during the early 1920s was

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A) the mass unemployment of the Great Depression. 
B) severe deflation as the value of German assets plummeted because of the Treaty of Versailles. 
C) massive inflation as the government printed vast amounts of money to cover war debts, reparations, and strikers' benefits in French occupied Ruhr. 
D) mainly due the loss of territory to Poland, France, Denmark, and Belgium. 
E) due to the loss of overseas markets as a result of the First World War. 
A) the mass unemployment of the Great Depression. 
B) severe deflation as the value of German assets plummeted because of the Treaty of Versailles. 
C) massive inflation as the government printed vast amounts of money to cover war debts, reparations, and strikers' benefits in French occupied Ruhr. 
D) mainly due the loss of territory to Poland, France, Denmark, and Belgium. 
E) due to the loss of overseas markets as a result of the First World War. C

Question 4

Typical for the Nazis, Ernst Huber argued that

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A) the true will of the people is in the  Führer-state. 
B) laws ought to originate with the Führer. 
C) the Führer's authority is truly free because there are no checks and balances restricting him. 
D) parliamentary votes and plebiscites fail to express the people's will. 
E) all of the above 
A) the true will of the people is in the  Führer-state. 
B) laws ought to originate with the Führer. 
C) the Führer's authority is truly free because there are no checks and balances restricting him. 
D) parliamentary votes and plebiscites fail to express the people's will. 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT  connected with Germany in the years 1918-1920?

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A) The navy mutinied, insubordination among soldiers grew, and the German High Command directly contributed to the establishment of the Republic. 
B) Though the Armistice was signed two days after the Kaiser's abdication, the Republic did not bear sole responsibility for the Armistice and the Treaty of Versailles. 
C) The Republic survived the Spartacist revolt led by the communists Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. 
D) The Republic successfully blocked plans by the military to continue the war. 
E) The Free Corps, used to suppress the Spartacists , attempted to overthrow the government in the unsuccessful Knapp Putsch of 1920. 
A) The navy mutinied, insubordination among soldiers grew, and the German High Command directly contributed to the establishment of the Republic. 
B) Though the Armistice was signed two days after the Kaiser's abdication, the Republic did not bear sole responsibility for the Armistice and the Treaty of Versailles. 
C) The Republic survived the Spartacist revolt led by the communists Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. 
D) The Republic successfully blocked plans by the military to continue the war. 
E) The Free Corps, used to suppress the Spartacists , attempted to overthrow the government in the unsuccessful Knapp Putsch of 1920.

Question 6

Mussolini consolidated his power by

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A) winning the elections of 1924 with a 65 percent majority. 
B) permitting the terror tactics of the Black Shirts. 
C) maintaining his images as a nationalist, an activist, and the best defense against disorder. 
D) dissolving opposition parties, independent labor unions, and troublesome newspapers. 
E) all of the above 
A) winning the elections of 1924 with a 65 percent majority. 
B) permitting the terror tactics of the Black Shirts. 
C) maintaining his images as a nationalist, an activist, and the best defense against disorder. 
D) dissolving opposition parties, independent labor unions, and troublesome newspapers. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

In which Soviet republic was suffering worst during the 1930s, forcing some inhabitants to resort to cannibalism?

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A) Ukraine 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) ​Uzbeckistan 
D) ​Georgia 
E) ​Tajikistan 
A) Ukraine 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) ​Uzbeckistan 
D) ​Georgia 
E) ​Tajikistan

Question 8

When many identified with Hitler's views and sentiments, they connected with

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A) a pre-war sense of historical upheaval and a crisis in civilization. 
B) a deep resentment against the undeserved defeat of 1918-1919. 
C) Hitler's passionate sincerity and almost religious passion. 
D) a righteous indignation against being an innocent victim of unfair social and national relations. 
E) all of the above 
A) a pre-war sense of historical upheaval and a crisis in civilization. 
B) a deep resentment against the undeserved defeat of 1918-1919. 
C) Hitler's passionate sincerity and almost religious passion. 
D) a righteous indignation against being an innocent victim of unfair social and national relations. 
E) all of the above

Question 9

Mussolini's F ascist government sought to put into place  an economic policy best described as

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A) laissez-faire. Each person was free to pursue his economic interests. 
B) socialist. The people owned the means of production. 
C) state socialism. The state owned the means in production in the name of the people. 
D) corporative. Labor and business would cooperate in a given branch of industry. 
E) mixed. The government nationalized most, but not all the economy. 
A) laissez-faire. Each person was free to pursue his economic interests. 
B) socialist. The people owned the means of production. 
C) state socialism. The state owned the means in production in the name of the people. 
D) corporative. Labor and business would cooperate in a given branch of industry. 
E) mixed. The government nationalized most, but not all the economy.

Question 10

The German Republic in the 1920s was opposed by all the following EXCEPT

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A) the SPD, the Catholic Centrists, and the German Democrats. 
B) traditional conservatives who preferred the prewar  authoritarian government. 
C) the middle classes. 
D) right-wing intellectuals. 
E) the Communists. 
A) the SPD, the Catholic Centrists, and the German Democrats. 
B) traditional conservatives who preferred the prewar  authoritarian government. 
C) the middle classes. 
D) right-wing intellectuals. 
E) the Communists.

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 New Deal

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The New Deal was a series of programs an

Question 12

The text asserts that totalitarianism differed significantly  from earlier autocratic regimes in that its leaders

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A) were unwilling to tolerate the existence of private property. 
B) demanded not just outward obedience but also enthusiastic support from the inner person. 
C) were democratic in orientation. 
D) sought the incorporation of other lands into an empire. 
E) asserted that there was no other legitimate leader. 
A) were unwilling to tolerate the existence of private property. 
B) demanded not just outward obedience but also enthusiastic support from the inner person. 
C) were democratic in orientation. 
D) sought the incorporation of other lands into an empire. 
E) asserted that there was no other legitimate leader.

Question 13

Which of the following circumstances were conducive to the growth of F ascism?

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A) e conomic depression or recession 
B) p olitical instability or paralysis 
C) d isappointed nationalist aspirations 
D) a  breakdown of meaning and values 
E) all of the above 
A) e conomic depression or recession 
B) p olitical instability or paralysis 
C) d isappointed nationalist aspirations 
D) a  breakdown of meaning and values 
E) all of the above

Question 14

How did Stalin come to succeed Lenin as leader of the Soviet Union?

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A) Throughout the Revolution and the Civil War, Stalin was consistently Lenin's most high-profile comrade. 
B) Though he was not a visible leader, Stalin used the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party to build up an unbeatable following that he adroitly used. 
C) Due to his charisma, Stalin had built up a following that, though occasionally at odds with Lenin, formed a majority in the Party at Lenin's death. 
D) Due to Lenin's failing health, Stalin officially shared authority with Lenin since the failed assassination attempt on Lenin in 1918. 
E) Upon Lenin's death, the Party decided on a major change in direction, a change that surprised even Stalin. 
A) Throughout the Revolution and the Civil War, Stalin was consistently Lenin's most high-profile comrade. 
B) Though he was not a visible leader, Stalin used the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party to build up an unbeatable following that he adroitly used. 
C) Due to his charisma, Stalin had built up a following that, though occasionally at odds with Lenin, formed a majority in the Party at Lenin's death. 
D) Due to Lenin's failing health, Stalin officially shared authority with Lenin since the failed assassination attempt on Lenin in 1918. 
E) Upon Lenin's death, the Party decided on a major change in direction, a change that surprised even Stalin.

Question 15

The relationship of Nazism to Christianity included which of the following features?

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A) the reluctant acknowledgement of Jesus as a Jew 
B) the absence of censorship of religious writings 
C) the arrest of some clerical critics of the regime 
D) a united stand among German churches against Nazism 
E) the expansion of the coverage of Christianity in the school curriculum 
A) the reluctant acknowledgement of Jesus as a Jew 
B) the absence of censorship of religious writings 
C) the arrest of some clerical critics of the regime 
D) a united stand among German churches against Nazism 
E) the expansion of the coverage of Christianity in the school curriculum

Question 16

Church-state relations in Mussolini's Italy can be described as

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A) hostile. The Church was seen as an obstacle to national unity. 
B) cool. Both Mussolini and the government were anticlerical but pragmatic. 
C) pragmatic. Outstanding problems were solved through compromise. 
D) warm. Mussolini was personally quite religious but many in his party distrusted the Church. 
E) enthusiastic. Mussolini and the Pope agreed that their power depended on the other. 
A) hostile. The Church was seen as an obstacle to national unity. 
B) cool. Both Mussolini and the government were anticlerical but pragmatic. 
C) pragmatic. Outstanding problems were solved through compromise. 
D) warm. Mussolini was personally quite religious but many in his party distrusted the Church. 
E) enthusiastic. Mussolini and the Pope agreed that their power depended on the other.

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 New Economic Policy

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The New Economic Policy (NEP) was a set

Question 18

R eaction to collectivization in the 1930s   included all of the following EXCEPT

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A) the mass slaughter of livestock. 
B) pitched battles between peasants and the authorities. 
C) significantly lowered agricultural production. 
D) attempt s  to defend private property. 
E) widespread reluctance on the part of local officials to enact party requirements. 
A) the mass slaughter of livestock. 
B) pitched battles between peasants and the authorities. 
C) significantly lowered agricultural production. 
D) attempt s  to defend private property. 
E) widespread reluctance on the part of local officials to enact party requirements.

Question 19

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).   
 Locate and label the Soviet Republic in which resistance to collectivization was most intense and which the Soviet government subjected to an artificial famine that killed 6 million people.

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 20

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

Accepted Answer

The Night of Broken Glass, also known as

Exam 29: An Era of Totalitarianism

The new society being built in the Soviet Union included

On the Iberian Peninsula in the interwar period, all the following occurred EXCEPT

The main economic crisis in Germany during the early 1920s was

Typical for the Nazis, Ernst Huber argued that

Which of the following was NOT connected with Germany in the years 1918-1920?

Mussolini consolidated his power by

In which Soviet republic was suffering worst during the 1930s, forcing some inhabitants to resort to cannibalism?

When many identified with Hitler's views and sentiments, they connected with

Mussolini's F ascist government sought to put into place an economic policy best described as

The German Republic in the 1920s was opposed by all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? New Deal

The text asserts that totalitarianism differed significantly from earlier autocratic regimes in that its leaders

Which of the following circumstances were conducive to the growth of F ascism?

How did Stalin come to succeed Lenin as leader of the Soviet Union?

The relationship of Nazism to Christianity included which of the following features?

Church-state relations in Mussolini's Italy can be described as

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? New Economic Policy

R eaction to collectivization in the 1930s included all of the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label the Soviet Republic in which resistance to collectivization was most intense and which the Soviet government subjected to an artificial famine that killed 6 million people.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

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