Question 1

The debut of an organized solution for extermination of the Jews was at the

Accepted Answer

A)  Yalta Conference. 
B)  Teheran Conference. 
C)  Wannsee Convention. 
D)  Geneva Accords. 
E)  Warsaw Pact. 
A)  Yalta Conference. 
B)  Teheran Conference. 
C)  Wannsee Convention. 
D)  Geneva Accords. 
E)  Warsaw Pact.

Question 2

What was Operation Barbarossa?

Accepted Answer

A)  The attempt to convince Japan to attack China 
B)  The plan to lay siege to Britain in the autumn of 1940 
C)  The Axis support of Finland to distract Soviet troops from attacking along the Eastern Front 
D)  Hitler's plan to take over Russia 
E)  The Allied assault on the Axis in coming up from North Africa through the soft underbelly of central Europe 
A)  The attempt to convince Japan to attack China 
B)  The plan to lay siege to Britain in the autumn of 1940 
C)  The Axis support of Finland to distract Soviet troops from attacking along the Eastern Front 
D)  Hitler's plan to take over Russia 
E)  The Allied assault on the Axis in coming up from North Africa through the soft underbelly of central Europe

Question 3

Why did Stalin initiate and sustain the Great Purges in the 1930s and what effects did they have?

Accepted Answer

Stalin initiated the Great Purges after

Question 4

Francisco Franco fought for the pro-democracy forces in the Spanish Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hitler's concept of Lebensraum argued what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aryans were being persecuted in Russia. 
B)  The German economy had tanked because of Jewish financial conspiracies. 
C)  Non-Aryans should be removed from society via eugenics. 
D)  The German nation needed more room to prosper, so should conquer to the east. 
E)  Italian fascism was the best model for German economic recovery. 
A)  Aryans were being persecuted in Russia. 
B)  The German economy had tanked because of Jewish financial conspiracies. 
C)  Non-Aryans should be removed from society via eugenics. 
D)  The German nation needed more room to prosper, so should conquer to the east. 
E)  Italian fascism was the best model for German economic recovery.

Question 6

The totalitarian party in power in Italy was based in which political practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fascism 
B)  Socialism 
C)  Communism 
D)  Republicanism 
E)  None of these 
A)  Fascism 
B)  Socialism 
C)  Communism 
D)  Republicanism 
E)  None of these

Question 7

The campaign to liberate France was termed

Accepted Answer

A)  Operation Overlord. 
B)  Operation Barbarossa. 
C)  Operation Normandy. 
D)  Battle of the Marne. 
E)  Battle of the Boats. 
A)  Operation Overlord. 
B)  Operation Barbarossa. 
C)  Operation Normandy. 
D)  Battle of the Marne. 
E)  Battle of the Boats.

Question 8

What was one of the most surprising diplomatic partnerships of the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Molotov-Ribbentrop Agreement. 
B)  The Munich-Rome Axis. 
C)  the Tokyo Accords. 
D)  The Sykes-Picot Agreement. 
E)  Lend-Lease Program. 
A)  The Molotov-Ribbentrop Agreement. 
B)  The Munich-Rome Axis. 
C)  the Tokyo Accords. 
D)  The Sykes-Picot Agreement. 
E)  Lend-Lease Program.

Question 9

What was the primary reason for Hitler's seizure of power as a dictator in Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  His election to chancellor in 1933 
B)  The death of President von Hindenburg 
C)  Passage of the Enabling Act 
D)  Passage of the Nuremburg Laws 
E)  A National Socialist majority in parliament 
A)  His election to chancellor in 1933 
B)  The death of President von Hindenburg 
C)  Passage of the Enabling Act 
D)  Passage of the Nuremburg Laws 
E)  A National Socialist majority in parliament

Question 10

What was the unemployment rate in Germany in 1932?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  25% 
D)  33% 
E)  40% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  25% 
D)  33% 
E)  40%

Question 11

The French Popular Front was led by Charles de Gaulle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Vichy government,which collaborated with Germany both politically and in the Holocaust,was in

Accepted Answer

A)  Norway. 
B)  Belgium. 
C)  France. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  Romania. 
A)  Norway. 
B)  Belgium. 
C)  France. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  Romania.

Question 13

What did the Nuremberg Laws try to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Require Jews to wear a yellow star to be identified in public. 
B)  Prevent Jews from leaving Germany with valuables. 
C)  Restrict Jews from interaction with the Christian population. 
D)  Make it illegal to be Jewish in Germany. 
E)  Require Jews to leave Germany within three years. 
A)  Require Jews to wear a yellow star to be identified in public. 
B)  Prevent Jews from leaving Germany with valuables. 
C)  Restrict Jews from interaction with the Christian population. 
D)  Make it illegal to be Jewish in Germany. 
E)  Require Jews to leave Germany within three years.

Question 14

Within the first five years of being in power,the Nazi party eliminated unemployment in Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are true statements about collectivized agriculture except

Accepted Answer

A)  millions of peasants in Ukraine died in conjunction with a famine. 
B)  peasants resisted collectivization because it undermined their identity. 
C)  livestock populations decreased by 40 to 50 percent. 
D)  peasants became wage-laborers who had only small plots of land and few animals for personal use. 
E)  it proved quite successful in generating increased agricultural output. 
A)  millions of peasants in Ukraine died in conjunction with a famine. 
B)  peasants resisted collectivization because it undermined their identity. 
C)  livestock populations decreased by 40 to 50 percent. 
D)  peasants became wage-laborers who had only small plots of land and few animals for personal use. 
E)  it proved quite successful in generating increased agricultural output.

Question 16

The most important person promoting diplomacy in the USSR was

Accepted Answer

A)  Leon Trotsky. 
B)  Maxim Litvinov. 
C)  Sergei Kirov. 
D)  Nikolai Bukharin. 
E)  Grigorii Zinoviev. 
A)  Leon Trotsky. 
B)  Maxim Litvinov. 
C)  Sergei Kirov. 
D)  Nikolai Bukharin. 
E)  Grigorii Zinoviev.

Question 17

In Spain and Austria in the early 1930s,both governments replaced democratically elected leaders with what alternative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialist leaders. 
B)  Conservative Catholic regimes. 
C)  Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 
D)  Fascist leaders. 
E)  Monarchist leaders. 
A)  Socialist leaders. 
B)  Conservative Catholic regimes. 
C)  Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 
D)  Fascist leaders. 
E)  Monarchist leaders.

Question 18

What was Hitler's two-stage approach to conquering Europe,and where did he fail most significantly?

Accepted Answer

Using the blitzkrieg to rapidly invade a

Question 19

The projection of Stalin's image as a great leader was appropriated by using what method?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cult of personality. 
B)  Josef Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry. 
C)  Cadre of Devotion to Father Stalin. 
D)  comintern. 
E)  deification. 
A)  the cult of personality. 
B)  Josef Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry. 
C)  Cadre of Devotion to Father Stalin. 
D)  comintern. 
E)  deification.

Question 20

The five-year plans emphasized what major area of production?

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture 
B)  heavy industry 
C)  consumer goods 
D)  light industry 
E)  military supplies 
A)  agriculture 
B)  heavy industry 
C)  consumer goods 
D)  light industry 
E)  military supplies

Exam 27: Democracy Under Siege,1929-1945

The debut of an organized solution for extermination of the Jews was at the

What was Operation Barbarossa?

Why did Stalin initiate and sustain the Great Purges in the 1930s and what effects did they have?

Francisco Franco fought for the pro-democracy forces in the Spanish Civil War.

Hitler's concept of Lebensraum argued what?

The totalitarian party in power in Italy was based in which political practice?

The campaign to liberate France was termed

What was one of the most surprising diplomatic partnerships of the 1930s?

What was the primary reason for Hitler's seizure of power as a dictator in Germany?

What was the unemployment rate in Germany in 1932?

The French Popular Front was led by Charles de Gaulle.

The Vichy government,which collaborated with Germany both politically and in the Holocaust,was in

What did the Nuremberg Laws try to do?

Within the first five years of being in power,the Nazi party eliminated unemployment in Germany.

All of the following are true statements about collectivized agriculture except

The most important person promoting diplomacy in the USSR was

In Spain and Austria in the early 1930s,both governments replaced democratically elected leaders with what alternative?

What was Hitler's two-stage approach to conquering Europe,and where did he fail most significantly?

The projection of Stalin's image as a great leader was appropriated by using what method?

The five-year plans emphasized what major area of production?

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