Question 1

At the end of World War I,Italy suffered from all the following EXCEPT

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A)  ​an overtaxed middle class whose savings were disappearing because of inflation. 
B)  ​regional difference that threatened to dissolve the country. 
C)  ​food shortages and violent strikes. 
D)  ​paralyzed democratic governments. 
E)  ​workers occupying factories, and peasant squatting on unused land. 
A)  ​an overtaxed middle class whose savings were disappearing because of inflation. 
B)  ​regional difference that threatened to dissolve the country. 
C)  ​food shortages and violent strikes. 
D)  ​paralyzed democratic governments. 
E)  ​workers occupying factories, and peasant squatting on unused land. B

Question 2

Typical for the Nazis,Ernst Huber argued that

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A)  the true will of the people is in theFührer-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 theFührer-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 E

Question 3

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Anschluss

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The Anschluss refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.

Who: The Anschluss was orchestrated by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime in Germany.

What: It involved the forcible incorporation of Austria into the German Reich, effectively ending Austria's independence.

Where: The Anschluss took place in Austria, but it had significant implications for the rest of Europe.

When: The Anschluss occurred on March 12, 1938.

Why Important: The Anschluss was a key event leading up to World War II, as it demonstrated Hitler's expansionist ambitions and his willingness to use force to achieve them. It also had major geopolitical implications, as it violated the Treaty of Versailles and destabilized the balance of power in Europe.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-socialist realism

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Socialist realism is an artistic style a

Question 5

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-In what ways did totalitarian regimes pose a threat to the traditional values of Western civilization?​

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Totalitarian regimes posed a threat to t

Question 6

Which of the following is the best comparison of Nazi and Communist economic policies?

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A)  Both systems adopted a policy of coordination in which the state led the economy but did not control it. 
B)  Both sought to rapidly expand the economy, but whereas the Communists eliminated private property, the Nazis left business in private hands but weakened private influence on the state. 
C)  Both sought to rapidly expand the economy, but whereas the Communists eliminated class conflict, the Nazis thought such competition was healthy. 
D)  The two systems differed only because the Germany was highly industrialized and the Soviet Union was not. 
E)  As totalitarianism regimes, both took total control of their economies. 
A)  Both systems adopted a policy of coordination in which the state led the economy but did not control it. 
B)  Both sought to rapidly expand the economy, but whereas the Communists eliminated private property, the Nazis left business in private hands but weakened private influence on the state. 
C)  Both sought to rapidly expand the economy, but whereas the Communists eliminated class conflict, the Nazis thought such competition was healthy. 
D)  The two systems differed only because the Germany was highly industrialized and the Soviet Union was not. 
E)  As totalitarianism regimes, both took total control of their economies.

Question 7

Hitler's main struggle was with the Jews to whom he attributed

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A)  individualism and conscience. 
B)  liberalism and parliamentarianism. 
C)  intellectualism and modern art. 
D)  internationalism and Communism. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  individualism and conscience. 
B)  liberalism and parliamentarianism. 
C)  intellectualism and modern art. 
D)  internationalism and Communism. 
E)  all of the above

Question 8

Charles Maurras,the founder of Action Française

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A)  sought a revitalization of France through the importation of foreign ideas. 
B)  was a key supporter of the Third Republic. 
C)  waged a campaign in support of Alfred Dreyfus. 
D)  valued the France of the Old Regime. 
E)  rejected Catholicism as damaging to the French national psyche. 
A)  sought a revitalization of France through the importation of foreign ideas. 
B)  was a key supporter of the Third Republic. 
C)  waged a campaign in support of Alfred Dreyfus. 
D)  valued the France of the Old Regime. 
E)  rejected Catholicism as damaging to the French national psyche.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-totalitarianism

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Totalitarianism is a form of government

Question 10

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Mein Kampf

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Mein Kampf, which translates to "My Stru

Question 11

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Fascism

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Fascism is a political ideology that pro

Question 12

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-How were the "totalitarianisms" of Italy,Germany,and the Soviet Union different one from another? How were they similar?

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The "totalitarianisms" of Italy, Germany

Question 13

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

Question 14

How did Germany's universities react to the Nazi system?

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A)  Germany's long and powerful academic tradition created a habit of independent, critical thinking that dominated academia and vigorously opposed the Nazis. 
B)  For generations, German universities promoted extreme nationalism, opposed liberalism, andsupported "irrational political Romanticism" and hero worship. A majority of professors and student found their hero in Hitler. 
C)  Germany's universities were focused on the physical sciences and technology (especially since the Second Industrial Revolution) and, thus, were neutral about the highly politicized Nazi system. 
D)  As part of the policy of coordination, massive purges removed a majority of university professors. Universities, therefore, supported the Nazis. 
E)  After initial uncertainties, most German universities adopted a policy of passive resistance. 
A)  Germany's long and powerful academic tradition created a habit of independent, critical thinking that dominated academia and vigorously opposed the Nazis. 
B)  For generations, German universities promoted extreme nationalism, opposed liberalism, andsupported "irrational political Romanticism" and hero worship. A majority of professors and student found their hero in Hitler. 
C)  Germany's universities were focused on the physical sciences and technology (especially since the Second Industrial Revolution) and, thus, were neutral about the highly politicized Nazi system. 
D)  As part of the policy of coordination, massive purges removed a majority of university professors. Universities, therefore, supported the Nazis. 
E)  After initial uncertainties, most German universities adopted a policy of passive resistance.

Question 15

According to the text,Hitler used elements of "circus showmanship,church pageantry,American advertising and [wartime propaganda]." In concrete terms this meant all the following EXCEPT an awareness that

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A)  the masses must be reached. 
B)  propaganda must reduce everything to simple slogans. 
C)  the message must be varied and original to be effective. 
D)  mass meetings bind people together and turn despair into a sense of mission and optimism. 
E)  slogans should be incessantly repeated "like hammer blows." 
A)  the masses must be reached. 
B)  propaganda must reduce everything to simple slogans. 
C)  the message must be varied and original to be effective. 
D)  mass meetings bind people together and turn despair into a sense of mission and optimism. 
E)  slogans should be incessantly repeated "like hammer blows."

Question 16

Which country remained a well-functioning democracy until 1939?

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A)  Austria 
B)  Czechoslovakia 
C)  Germany 
D)  Italy 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Austria 
B)  Czechoslovakia 
C)  Germany 
D)  Italy 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

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.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-esprit de corps

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Esprit de corps is a French term that re

Question 19

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Spartacists

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The Spartacists were a group of radical

Question 20

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-What challenges and obstacles undermined the Weimar Republic?

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The Weimar Republic faced numerous chall

At the end of World War I,Italy suffered from all the following EXCEPT

Typical for the Nazis,Ernst Huber argued that

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Anschluss

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -socialist realism

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In what ways did totalitarian regimes pose a threat to the traditional values of Western civilization?

Which of the following is the best comparison of Nazi and Communist economic policies?

Hitler's main struggle was with the Jews to whom he attributed

Charles Maurras,the founder of Action Française

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -totalitarianism

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Mein Kampf

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Fascism

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -How were the "totalitarianisms" of Italy,Germany,and the Soviet Union different one from another? How were they similar?

The new society being built in the Soviet Union included

How did Germany's universities react to the Nazi system?

According to the text,Hitler used elements of "circus showmanship,church pageantry,American advertising and [wartime propaganda]." In concrete terms this meant all the following EXCEPT an awareness that

Which country remained a well-functioning democracy until 1939?

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -esprit de corps

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Spartacists

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What challenges and obstacles undermined the Weimar Republic?

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

The Troubled Present

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Exam 14: An Era of Totalitarianism

At the end of World War I,Italy suffered from all the following EXCEPT

Typical for the Nazis,Ernst Huber argued that

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Anschluss

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -socialist realism

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In what ways did totalitarian regimes pose a threat to the traditional values of Western civilization?​

Which of the following is the best comparison of Nazi and Communist economic policies?

Hitler's main struggle was with the Jews to whom he attributed

Charles Maurras,the founder of Action Française

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -totalitarianism

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Mein Kampf

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Fascism

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -How were the "totalitarianisms" of Italy,Germany,and the Soviet Union different one from another? How were they similar?

The new society being built in the Soviet Union included

How did Germany's universities react to the Nazi system?

According to the text,Hitler used elements of "circus showmanship,church pageantry,American advertising and [wartime propaganda]." In concrete terms this meant all the following EXCEPT an awareness that

Which country remained a well-functioning democracy until 1939?

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -esprit de corps

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Spartacists

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What challenges and obstacles undermined the Weimar Republic?

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

The Troubled Present

Filters

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In what ways did totalitarian regimes pose a threat to the traditional values of Western civilization?