Question 1

What was the Maghrib?

Accepted Answer

A region of Africa consisting

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-Theodore Herzl

Accepted Answer

Theodore Herzl, also known as Binyamin Z

Question 3

The German crisis of 1923 was marked by

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany's attempts to rebuild its military. 
B)  German reoccupation of Alsace and Lorraine. 
C)  the British military takeover of Berlin. 
D)  Germany recklessly printing money, causing the worst inflation the world had ever seen. 
E)  confiscation of church property by German authorities. 
A)  Germany's attempts to rebuild its military. 
B)  German reoccupation of Alsace and Lorraine. 
C)  the British military takeover of Berlin. 
D)  Germany recklessly printing money, causing the worst inflation the world had ever seen. 
E)  confiscation of church property by German authorities.

Question 4

Which of the following was included in Lenin's plan for Russia?

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A)  Immediate surrender to Germany 
B)  Transfer of land to the peasants 
C)  Transfer of factories to the workers 
D)  A transfer of all power to the soviets 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Immediate surrender to Germany 
B)  Transfer of land to the peasants 
C)  Transfer of factories to the workers 
D)  A transfer of all power to the soviets 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

Identify the following term(s).
-League of Nations

Accepted Answer

The League of Nations was an internation

Question 6

Identify the following term(s).
-Treaty of Sevres

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Sèvres was a peace treaty

Question 7

Identify the following term(s).
-Treaty of Versailles

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the

Question 8

Identify the following term(s).
-New Economic Policy

Accepted Answer

The New Economic Policy (NEP) was a set

Question 9

Describe World War I and its aftermath in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

During the Great War (World War I), the

Question 10

What were the significant differences between contenders for control of the Communist Party after Lenin's death in 1924?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stalin wanted to focus on communism's establishment in Russia, and he believed socialism could survive "in one country." 
B)  Trotsky argued for the continuation of the NEP. 
C)  Stalin wanted an alliance with Germany and Italy because fascism seemed the best way to industrialize Russia rapidly. 
D)  Trotsky advocated maintaining an alliance with China, convinced that an Eastern Bloc of Communism could overthrow the industrialized West. 
E)  There was no significant difference in policies; it was a personal rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky. 
A)  Stalin wanted to focus on communism's establishment in Russia, and he believed socialism could survive "in one country." 
B)  Trotsky argued for the continuation of the NEP. 
C)  Stalin wanted an alliance with Germany and Italy because fascism seemed the best way to industrialize Russia rapidly. 
D)  Trotsky advocated maintaining an alliance with China, convinced that an Eastern Bloc of Communism could overthrow the industrialized West. 
E)  There was no significant difference in policies; it was a personal rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky.

Question 11

According to the text, why was war desirable at the start of the twentieth century?

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A)  Spread of nationalism 
B)  For the past century, most wars had been swift and ended with decisive European victories. 
C)  Widespread desire for revenge for past wrongs 
D)  Eagerness to assert superiority of weapons technology 
E)  All of these 
A)  Spread of nationalism 
B)  For the past century, most wars had been swift and ended with decisive European victories. 
C)  Widespread desire for revenge for past wrongs 
D)  Eagerness to assert superiority of weapons technology 
E)  All of these

Question 12

A unique aspect of the Western Front was

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A)  that only swords were "legal," so no guns were used. 
B)  the stalemate that ensued for three years along a three-hundred-mile-long line of armies from Switzerland to the North Sea. 
C)  that women made up a small percentage of the German fighting force. 
D)  that there was very little loss of life. 
E)  the German use of "blitzkrieg" on the battlefield. 
A)  that only swords were "legal," so no guns were used. 
B)  the stalemate that ensued for three years along a three-hundred-mile-long line of armies from Switzerland to the North Sea. 
C)  that women made up a small percentage of the German fighting force. 
D)  that there was very little loss of life. 
E)  the German use of "blitzkrieg" on the battlefield.

Question 13

Women during World War I

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A)  joined the work force. 
B)  refused to support the death and destruction of war on principle. 
C)  were largely members of the Socialist Party. 
D)  used their newly won voting privileges to elect pacifist candidates. 
E)  All of these 
A)  joined the work force. 
B)  refused to support the death and destruction of war on principle. 
C)  were largely members of the Socialist Party. 
D)  used their newly won voting privileges to elect pacifist candidates. 
E)  All of these

Question 14

In 1900, China's population was

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A)  100 million. 
B)  400 million. 
C)  500 million. 
D)  700 million. 
E)  1 billion. 
A)  100 million. 
B)  400 million. 
C)  500 million. 
D)  700 million. 
E)  1 billion.

Question 15

After the Ottoman Empire collapsed following the First World War, the modern Turkish state

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A)  was particularly harsh toward women's rights. 
B)  instituted many progressive reforms. 
C)  found security in embracing Islamic tradition. 
D)  clung closely to traditional Turkish customs. 
E)  returned to feudalism. 
A)  was particularly harsh toward women's rights. 
B)  instituted many progressive reforms. 
C)  found security in embracing Islamic tradition. 
D)  clung closely to traditional Turkish customs. 
E)  returned to feudalism.

Question 16

Using Map (in the textbook) 28.1, indicate the industrial areas and discuss how industrialization in these areas contributed to their willingness to go to war in World War I.

Accepted Answer

In the textbook "Map 28.1," the industri

Question 17

During the campaigns in the Caucasus and eastern Anatolia, Turkish military maneuvers deliberately caused

Accepted Answer

A)  the destruction of naval access to the Aral Sea. 
B)  the deviation of Russian troops to the southern regions off the Eastern line. 
C)  the forced death march of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. 
D)  a confrontation with Italian troops who had not honored their part of the Triple Alliance. 
E)  suppression of secularization within the Turkish state. 
A)  the destruction of naval access to the Aral Sea. 
B)  the deviation of Russian troops to the southern regions off the Eastern line. 
C)  the forced death march of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. 
D)  a confrontation with Italian troops who had not honored their part of the Triple Alliance. 
E)  suppression of secularization within the Turkish state.

Question 18

Egypt in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

A)  had "phony" independence instead of official British colonialism. 
B)  was finally independent of British influence. 
C)  remained a British mandate. 
D)  seized control of the Suez Canal from Britain. 
E)  had become one of the dominant world powers. 
A)  had "phony" independence instead of official British colonialism. 
B)  was finally independent of British influence. 
C)  remained a British mandate. 
D)  seized control of the Suez Canal from Britain. 
E)  had become one of the dominant world powers.

Question 19

Britain's main concern about the Turks was

Accepted Answer

A)  getting revenge after they lost at Gallipoli. 
B)  that the Turks would close off British access to the East. 
C)  that they would take all of Britain's colonies in Africa. 
D)  to protect Protestant (Christian) forces in the Ottoman Empire. 
E)  that they would not allow the British access to archeological digs in the Near East. 
A)  getting revenge after they lost at Gallipoli. 
B)  that the Turks would close off British access to the East. 
C)  that they would take all of Britain's colonies in Africa. 
D)  to protect Protestant (Christian) forces in the Ottoman Empire. 
E)  that they would not allow the British access to archeological digs in the Near East.

Question 20

Zionism was supported as an official policy by which country in the form of a declaration by the foreign secretary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia 
B)  Germany 
C)  Britain 
D)  France 
E)  The Ottoman Empire 
A)  Russia 
B)  Germany 
C)  Britain 
D)  France 
E)  The Ottoman Empire

Exam 28: The Crisis of the Imperial Order

What was the Maghrib?

Identify the following term(s). -Theodore Herzl

The German crisis of 1923 was marked by

Which of the following was included in Lenin's plan for Russia?

Identify the following term(s). -League of Nations

Identify the following term(s). -Treaty of Sevres

Identify the following term(s). -Treaty of Versailles

Identify the following term(s). -New Economic Policy

Describe World War I and its aftermath in the Middle East.

What were the significant differences between contenders for control of the Communist Party after Lenin's death in 1924?

According to the text, why was war desirable at the start of the twentieth century?

A unique aspect of the Western Front was

Women during World War I

In 1900, China's population was

After the Ottoman Empire collapsed following the First World War, the modern Turkish state

Using Map (in the textbook) 28.1, indicate the industrial areas and discuss how industrialization in these areas contributed to their willingness to go to war in World War I.

During the campaigns in the Caucasus and eastern Anatolia, Turkish military maneuvers deliberately caused

Egypt in the 1920s

Britain's main concern about the Turks was

Zionism was supported as an official policy by which country in the form of a declaration by the foreign secretary?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millenium

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