Question 1

Why did the policy of appeasement fail?

Accepted Answer

Chamberlain's policy to allow Hitler's plans to extend Germany in Czechoslovakia were at best a drastic underestimation of Hitler's intentions,if not an abnegation of authority within the European community.Hitler's claims for the Sudetenland were not seen as being unreasonable because an enclave of German citizens lived in that territory.However,Hitler had also expressed an interest in restoring Poland to Germany,and when he looked more seriously at this in 1939,neither Chamberlain nor anyone else in Europe was in a position to stop him.However,as Hitler's stated policies had always been clear,going back to his declaration in Mein Kampf for the need for living space (Lebensraum),this was not a difficult move to anticipate.In general,Hitler was quite open in discussing his plans to create the Third Reich,and the failure to contain him earlier led to the conflicts later in the war.

Question 2

What was the most significant cost of agricultural collectivization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Widespread rebellion 
B)  General famine 
C)  Failure to meet the grain quotas 
D)  Ouster of the Centralists within the Politburo 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Widespread rebellion 
B)  General famine 
C)  Failure to meet the grain quotas 
D)  Ouster of the Centralists within the Politburo 
E)  All of these. B

Question 3

Einsatzgruppen were

Accepted Answer

A)  the secret police force who arrested, tortured, and executed political opposition to Hitler. 
B)  mobile killing squads charged with eliminating undesirables. 
C)  a series of camps in Poland designed for efficient disposal of Jews. 
D)  plans to relocate the entire population of undesirables into newly conquered Russian lands. 
E)  generals in charge of concentration camps with quotas to implement the Final Solution. 
A)  the secret police force who arrested, tortured, and executed political opposition to Hitler. 
B)  mobile killing squads charged with eliminating undesirables. 
C)  a series of camps in Poland designed for efficient disposal of Jews. 
D)  plans to relocate the entire population of undesirables into newly conquered Russian lands. 
E)  generals in charge of concentration camps with quotas to implement the Final Solution. B

Question 4

What was the Luftwaffe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The German program of eugenics 
B)  The new air force 
C)  A program of managed economy that reduced unemployment to less than 1 percent 
D)  The attack policy to expand the Reich to the East 
E)  The secret police 
A)  The German program of eugenics 
B)  The new air force 
C)  A program of managed economy that reduced unemployment to less than 1 percent 
D)  The attack policy to expand the Reich to the East 
E)  The secret police

Question 5

What was the intention of the Berlin-Rome Axis?

Accepted Answer

A)  To create a cooperative economic union to rebuild their respective militaries. 
B)  To consolidate forces to support the Falangistas in the Spanish Civil War. 
C)  To unify and combat Communism. 
D)  To mutually support expansionist goals. 
E)  To impose fascism across Europe. 
A)  To create a cooperative economic union to rebuild their respective militaries. 
B)  To consolidate forces to support the Falangistas in the Spanish Civil War. 
C)  To unify and combat Communism. 
D)  To mutually support expansionist goals. 
E)  To impose fascism across Europe.

Question 6

Why did the genocide occur in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  New technology made it possible 
B)  Forced collaboration 
C)  Resistance came with a heavy price 
D)  Failure of those in power to condemn or actively deter these actions 
E)  All of these 
A)  New technology made it possible 
B)  Forced collaboration 
C)  Resistance came with a heavy price 
D)  Failure of those in power to condemn or actively deter these actions 
E)  All of these

Question 7

Stalinism in the 1930s generated what effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  A decline in industry 
B)  A rebound in agricultural productivity 
C)  Widespread paranoia as citizens were dispersed into forced labor camps 
D)  International admiration for Stalin's leadership and management techniques 
E)  Proof of the viability of a communist state 
A)  A decline in industry 
B)  A rebound in agricultural productivity 
C)  Widespread paranoia as citizens were dispersed into forced labor camps 
D)  International admiration for Stalin's leadership and management techniques 
E)  Proof of the viability of a communist state

Question 8

How did political responses vary to the Great Depression in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Some nations managed to retain democrati

Question 9

One of the most successful Nazi propaganda pieces,Triumph of the Will,was produced by

Accepted Answer

A)  Josef Goebbels. 
B)  Heinrich Reinhardt. 
C)  Leni Riefenstahl. 
D)  Sergei Eisenstein. 
E)  Orson Welles. 
A)  Josef Goebbels. 
B)  Heinrich Reinhardt. 
C)  Leni Riefenstahl. 
D)  Sergei Eisenstein. 
E)  Orson Welles.

Question 10

What was Hitler's secret police force known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  Einsatzgruppen 
B)  NKVD 
C)  Blackshirts 
D)  Gestapo 
E)  Brigando 
A)  Einsatzgruppen 
B)  NKVD 
C)  Blackshirts 
D)  Gestapo 
E)  Brigando

Question 11

Who were the "kulaks" in Soviet Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectuals who were purged from the Communist Party. 
B)  Technical specialists who were suspected of espionage. 
C)  Women's cadres who collected grain from the agricultural collectives. 
D)  Peasants who were accused of being wealthy hoarders following NEP. 
E)  Convicts who were forced into labor gangs. 
A)  Intellectuals who were purged from the Communist Party. 
B)  Technical specialists who were suspected of espionage. 
C)  Women's cadres who collected grain from the agricultural collectives. 
D)  Peasants who were accused of being wealthy hoarders following NEP. 
E)  Convicts who were forced into labor gangs.

Question 12

Over the 1930s,Germany rebuilt what economic industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military 
B)  Heavy industry 
C)  Communications 
D)  Agriculture 
E)  Chemical 
A)  Military 
B)  Heavy industry 
C)  Communications 
D)  Agriculture 
E)  Chemical

Question 13

How did the Nazi Party in the 1930s begin to uncover its plans for Jewish extermination?

Accepted Answer

The 1930s saw Hitler engage in relativel

Question 14

Which of the following countries maintained a democratic process after the depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  France 
C)  Belgium 
D)  Scandinavia 
E)  All of these 
A)  Britain 
B)  France 
C)  Belgium 
D)  Scandinavia 
E)  All of these

Question 15

Lodz,Poland had the largest Jewish population of any European city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What happened to the Soviet economy during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was severely damaged because the United States recalled all foreign loans. 
B)  There was an ongoing crisis after the end of NEP. 
C)  There was no effect on Russia because it was not part of the Dawes Plan. 
D)  Russia struggled to create a balanced economy. 
E)  War communism was extended from 1918 to 1939. 
A)  It was severely damaged because the United States recalled all foreign loans. 
B)  There was an ongoing crisis after the end of NEP. 
C)  There was no effect on Russia because it was not part of the Dawes Plan. 
D)  Russia struggled to create a balanced economy. 
E)  War communism was extended from 1918 to 1939.

Question 17

Collaborationist governments assisting Nazis were established in Slovakia and Croatia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In comparison to World War I,what made World War II truly global in context?

Accepted Answer

Although the troops in World War I that

Question 19

What was the purpose of the conferences attended by Churchill,Stalin,and Roosevelt? What was accomplished?

Accepted Answer

The three leaders met several times duri

Question 20

Which was the first concentration camp to deal with the undesirables in the German population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auschwitz. 
B)  Dachau. 
C)  Thieresenstad. 
D)  Bergen. 
E)  Treblinka. 
A)  Auschwitz. 
B)  Dachau. 
C)  Thieresenstad. 
D)  Bergen. 
E)  Treblinka.

Exam 27: Democracy Under Siege,1929-1945

Why did the policy of appeasement fail?

What was the most significant cost of agricultural collectivization?

Einsatzgruppen were

What was the Luftwaffe?

What was the intention of the Berlin-Rome Axis?

Why did the genocide occur in Europe?

Stalinism in the 1930s generated what effect?

How did political responses vary to the Great Depression in Europe?

One of the most successful Nazi propaganda pieces,Triumph of the Will,was produced by

What was Hitler's secret police force known as?

Who were the "kulaks" in Soviet Russia?

Over the 1930s,Germany rebuilt what economic industry?

How did the Nazi Party in the 1930s begin to uncover its plans for Jewish extermination?

Which of the following countries maintained a democratic process after the depression?

Lodz,Poland had the largest Jewish population of any European city.

What happened to the Soviet economy during the Great Depression?

Collaborationist governments assisting Nazis were established in Slovakia and Croatia.

In comparison to World War I,what made World War II truly global in context?

What was the purpose of the conferences attended by Churchill,Stalin,and Roosevelt? What was accomplished?

Which was the first concentration camp to deal with the undesirables in the German population?

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