Question 1

The Lateran Accords of 1929

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A) nationalized all church property. 
B) recognized Catholicism as the sole religion of Italy. 
C) marked the Catholic church's official condemnation of the Fascist state. 
D) eliminated government support for the Catholic church. 
E) turned the property of the Vatican over to the Italian government in exchange for tax reductions. 
A) nationalized all church property. 
B) recognized Catholicism as the sole religion of Italy. 
C) marked the Catholic church's official condemnation of the Fascist state. 
D) eliminated government support for the Catholic church. 
E) turned the property of the Vatican over to the Italian government in exchange for tax reductions.

Question 2

Hitler brought Germany out of the Great Depression

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A) by staging mass rallies. 
B) by printing money. 
C) through rearmament and public works. 
D) by implementing price controls. 
E) by nationalizing key industries. 
A) by staging mass rallies. 
B) by printing money. 
C) through rearmament and public works. 
D) by implementing price controls. 
E) by nationalizing key industries.

Question 3

The two Western nations most affected by the Great Depression were

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A) Germany and France. 
B) France and Sweden. 
C) the United States and Great Britain. 
D) Germany and Belgium. 
E) Germany and the United States. 
A) Germany and France. 
B) France and Sweden. 
C) the United States and Great Britain. 
D) Germany and Belgium. 
E) Germany and the United States.

Question 4

Compare and contrast the Stalinist with the Bolshevik state established after the Russian Revolution in 1917.How and why did economic, social, and political policies change over time?

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The Stalinist state and the Bolshevik st

Question 5

The Dada movement in art was known for all of the following EXCEPT

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A) an expressed contempt for Western culture. 
B) an effort to put a clear sense of purpose and ambition back into art and life. 
C) "anti-art" and the mockery of all known, traditional forms of artistic expression. 
D) a celebration of chaos and the absurd, often expressed in bizarre performances and collages of unrelated objects. 
E) being popular in Berlin during the Weimar years. 
A) an expressed contempt for Western culture. 
B) an effort to put a clear sense of purpose and ambition back into art and life. 
C) "anti-art" and the mockery of all known, traditional forms of artistic expression. 
D) a celebration of chaos and the absurd, often expressed in bizarre performances and collages of unrelated objects. 
E) being popular in Berlin during the Weimar years.

Question 6

After World War I, Italy

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A) was satisfied with the peace agreement, having received all of the territory it demanded. 
B) was the only European state not plagued by inflation. 
C) achieved full employment. 
D) possessed an efficient and effective government. 
E) believed it had been cheated of its just rewards by the other victors. 
A) was satisfied with the peace agreement, having received all of the territory it demanded. 
B) was the only European state not plagued by inflation. 
C) achieved full employment. 
D) possessed an efficient and effective government. 
E) believed it had been cheated of its just rewards by the other victors.

Question 7

A major cause of the Great Depression in Europe was

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A) Weimar Germany's high tariff policies that prohibited trade with other nations. 
B) the recall of American loans from European markets. 
C) the underproduction and high prices of agricultural goods in eastern and central Europe. 
D) the inability of the League of Nations to set complementary economic policies in different global markets. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Weimar Germany's high tariff policies that prohibited trade with other nations. 
B) the recall of American loans from European markets. 
C) the underproduction and high prices of agricultural goods in eastern and central Europe. 
D) the inability of the League of Nations to set complementary economic policies in different global markets. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 8

The physicist Walter Heisenberg was most noted for

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A) proposing that uncertainty was at the bottom of all physical laws. 
B) being among the first team to split the atom. 
C) resurrecting the scientific predictability of classical physics. 
D) the development of the atomic bomb. 
E) correcting Einstein's errors in the latter's theory of relativity. 
A) proposing that uncertainty was at the bottom of all physical laws. 
B) being among the first team to split the atom. 
C) resurrecting the scientific predictability of classical physics. 
D) the development of the atomic bomb. 
E) correcting Einstein's errors in the latter's theory of relativity.

Question 9

Nazi ideas about appropriate work for women encouraged them to pursue occupations in

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A) heavy industry. 
B) medicine. 
C) university teaching. 
D) social work. 
E) law. 
A) heavy industry. 
B) medicine. 
C) university teaching. 
D) social work. 
E) law.

Question 10

What crises and changes did the democratic states in Europe and the United States face during the interwar years? How successful were they in resolving their challenges?

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During the interwar years, democratic st

Question 11

The first Popular Front government in France

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A) solved the depression by eliminating workers' benefits. 
B) gave ordinary workers new rights and benefits including a minimum wage. 
C) was able to end the problems of economic depression. 
D) collapsed in 1926, allowing Raymond Poincaré's Cartel of the Left to take power. 
E) remained in power until the German invasion of 1942. 
A) solved the depression by eliminating workers' benefits. 
B) gave ordinary workers new rights and benefits including a minimum wage. 
C) was able to end the problems of economic depression. 
D) collapsed in 1926, allowing Raymond Poincaré's Cartel of the Left to take power. 
E) remained in power until the German invasion of 1942.

Question 12

Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies in the United States

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A) were successful by 1932. 
B) virtually eliminated unemployment. 
C) brought about government ownership of most industries. 
D) brought about a partial economic recovery, but full employment did not return until World War II's rearmament. 
E) were all declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
A) were successful by 1932. 
B) virtually eliminated unemployment. 
C) brought about government ownership of most industries. 
D) brought about a partial economic recovery, but full employment did not return until World War II's rearmament. 
E) were all declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 13

Joseph Stalin's emergence as leader of the Communist party was aided by

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A) Lenin's recommendation that he become sole leader. 
B) his alliance with Trotsky and the Right in the Politburo. 
C) his position as general secretary of the Bolshevik party. 
D) strong support of the left in the Politburo, which favored the spread of Communism abroad. 
E) the support of the Soviet military. 
A) Lenin's recommendation that he become sole leader. 
B) his alliance with Trotsky and the Right in the Politburo. 
C) his position as general secretary of the Bolshevik party. 
D) strong support of the left in the Politburo, which favored the spread of Communism abroad. 
E) the support of the Soviet military.

Question 14

Sixty-three nations pledged "to renounce war as an instrument of national policy" in the Treaty of Locarno in 1925.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Culture in Nazi Germany centered around

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A) the use of modern, abstract forms to reflect Germany's "new order." 
B) the functionalism of the Bauhaus school. 
C) petty-bourgeois art, with sentimental and realistic scenes glorifying strong, heroic Aryans. 
D) religious scenes influenced by Catholic dogma. 
E) military themes at the expense of all other subjects. 
A) the use of modern, abstract forms to reflect Germany's "new order." 
B) the functionalism of the Bauhaus school. 
C) petty-bourgeois art, with sentimental and realistic scenes glorifying strong, heroic Aryans. 
D) religious scenes influenced by Catholic dogma. 
E) military themes at the expense of all other subjects.

Question 16

During the 1920s, Germany's Weimar Republic

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A) possessed outstanding politicians. 
B) suffered from uprisings by both left and right. 
C) was able to enact major reforms to Germany's basic governmental structure. 
D) managed to win support for the republic by leaders of powerful business cartels. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) possessed outstanding politicians. 
B) suffered from uprisings by both left and right. 
C) was able to enact major reforms to Germany's basic governmental structure. 
D) managed to win support for the republic by leaders of powerful business cartels. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 17

Mohandas Gandhi was referred to as Mahatma, which means

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A) "Disobedient One." 
B) "Revolutionary Leader." 
C) "Great Soul." 
D) "Mighty King." 
E) "Father India." 
A) "Disobedient One." 
B) "Revolutionary Leader." 
C) "Great Soul." 
D) "Mighty King." 
E) "Father India."

Question 18

The totalitarian regimes of Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union

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A) pursued vastly different foreign policies. 
B) held each other in disdain. 
C) hoped to control every aspect of their citizens' lives. 
D) retained power due to the charisma of their leaders. 
E) established a formal alliance directed against laissez-faire liberal capitalism. 
A) pursued vastly different foreign policies. 
B) held each other in disdain. 
C) hoped to control every aspect of their citizens' lives. 
D) retained power due to the charisma of their leaders. 
E) established a formal alliance directed against laissez-faire liberal capitalism.

Question 19

Turkish forces created a new republic of Turkey in 1923 under the leadership of General Mustafa Kemal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Lenin's New Economic Policy was designed to

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A) increase the production of food and consumer goods. 
B) eliminate all private enterprise in Russia. 
C) increase production in heavy industry. 
D) fully initiate economic communism. 
E) reduce political controls such as censorship. 
A) increase the production of food and consumer goods. 
B) eliminate all private enterprise in Russia. 
C) increase production in heavy industry. 
D) fully initiate economic communism. 
E) reduce political controls such as censorship.

Exam 26: The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Lateran Accords of 1929

Hitler brought Germany out of the Great Depression

The two Western nations most affected by the Great Depression were

Compare and contrast the Stalinist with the Bolshevik state established after the Russian Revolution in 1917.How and why did economic, social, and political policies change over time?

The Dada movement in art was known for all of the following EXCEPT

After World War I, Italy

A major cause of the Great Depression in Europe was

The physicist Walter Heisenberg was most noted for

Nazi ideas about appropriate work for women encouraged them to pursue occupations in

What crises and changes did the democratic states in Europe and the United States face during the interwar years? How successful were they in resolving their challenges?

The first Popular Front government in France

Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies in the United States

Joseph Stalin's emergence as leader of the Communist party was aided by

Sixty-three nations pledged "to renounce war as an instrument of national policy" in the Treaty of Locarno in 1925.

Culture in Nazi Germany centered around

During the 1920s, Germany's Weimar Republic

Mohandas Gandhi was referred to as Mahatma, which means

The totalitarian regimes of Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union

Turkish forces created a new republic of Turkey in 1923 under the leadership of General Mustafa Kemal.

Lenin's New Economic Policy was designed to

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