Question 1

Who were the victims of the "Great Terror," and what was the effect on Russia?

Accepted Answer

The "Great Terror" in 1937-1938 was a pu

Question 2

The Freikorps (free corps)of Germany was made up of veterans from the First World War and other young nationalists who acted as counterrevolutionaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In elections of the early 1930s,the Nazis drew votes from every segment of German society EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  small property holders. 
B)  the rural middle class. 
C)  industrial workers. 
D)  handicraft workers. 
E)  domestic workers. 
A)  small property holders. 
B)  the rural middle class. 
C)  industrial workers. 
D)  handicraft workers. 
E)  domestic workers.

Question 4

What was the Night of Broken Glass?

Accepted Answer

A)  a general attack by the SA against Jewish stores and synagogues across Germany in 1938 
B)  the Nazis' nickname for the attack that burned the Reichstag in 1933 
C)  a show of force by Mussolini's fasci against communist groups after the march on Rome 
D)  the first, mass public roundup of political prisoners in Stalin's Great Terror 
E)  a nickname for the first round of arrests that sent thousands of German Jews into concentration camps 
A)  a general attack by the SA against Jewish stores and synagogues across Germany in 1938 
B)  the Nazis' nickname for the attack that burned the Reichstag in 1933 
C)  a show of force by Mussolini's fasci against communist groups after the march on Rome 
D)  the first, mass public roundup of political prisoners in Stalin's Great Terror 
E)  a nickname for the first round of arrests that sent thousands of German Jews into concentration camps

Question 5

Who was/were the SA?

Accepted Answer

A)  the most prominent fascist organization in France, which engaged in acts of civil disobedience 
B)  organized socialist militias that attempted to start a socialist revolution in Germany during 1919 
C)  the paramilitary arm of the Nazi party, which engaged in intimidating acts of public violence 
D)  militant rural socialists in Russia who rejected the Bolsheviks' brand of communism 
E)  the Société l'agricole, militant rural reformers in France during the 1920s and 1930s 
A)  the most prominent fascist organization in France, which engaged in acts of civil disobedience 
B)  organized socialist militias that attempted to start a socialist revolution in Germany during 1919 
C)  the paramilitary arm of the Nazi party, which engaged in intimidating acts of public violence 
D)  militant rural socialists in Russia who rejected the Bolsheviks' brand of communism 
E)  the Société l'agricole, militant rural reformers in France during the 1920s and 1930s

Question 6

One of the greatest German film directors,__________________,left Germany in 1933 for the United States rather than work for the Nazis.

Accepted Answer

A)  F. W. Murnau 
B)  Fritz Lang 
C)  Leni Riefenstahl 
D)  Walter Gropius 
E)  Charlie Chaplin 
A)  F. W. Murnau 
B)  Fritz Lang 
C)  Leni Riefenstahl 
D)  Walter Gropius 
E)  Charlie Chaplin

Question 7

The victory of Mussolini's "black shirts" was a bloody ordeal that eventually killed more Italians than the wars of unification before the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To what does the term gulag refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  the first collective farms in the Soviet Union 
B)  forced-labor camps populated by political prisoners of Stalin's government 
C)  Stalin's institutional replacement for the rural Soviets 
D)  the technical term for Stalin's first Five-Year Plan as it applied to industry 
E)  prisoner-of-war camps for "White" Russian partisans during the Civil War 
A)  the first collective farms in the Soviet Union 
B)  forced-labor camps populated by political prisoners of Stalin's government 
C)  Stalin's institutional replacement for the rural Soviets 
D)  the technical term for Stalin's first Five-Year Plan as it applied to industry 
E)  prisoner-of-war camps for "White" Russian partisans during the Civil War

Question 9

To facilitate his policy of collectivization,Stalin moved with particular viciousness against a group of peasants known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  streltsy. 
B)  boyars. 
C)  kulaks. 
D)  serfs. 
E)  zaporozhsky. 
A)  streltsy. 
B)  boyars. 
C)  kulaks. 
D)  serfs. 
E)  zaporozhsky.

Question 10

The original work in physics that eventually led to the development of the atomic bomb was done by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Otto Hahn. 
B)  Fritz Strassman. 
C)  Albert Einstein. 
D)  Werner Heidelberg. 
E)  Max Planck. 
A)  Otto Hahn. 
B)  Fritz Strassman. 
C)  Albert Einstein. 
D)  Werner Heidelberg. 
E)  Max Planck.

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes the way Nazi propagandists tried to portray Hitler?

Accepted Answer

A)  a patriotic defender of German businesses and monarchical sentiments 
B)  a capable former soldier who would apply his political and organizing skills to rebuilding German power in Europe and regaining foreign allies 
C)  a charismatic leader with magnetic energy who would act as a bulwark against communism and cultural pollution 
D)  a creative economic thinker who would resolve the material disasters of the Great Depression 
E)  all of these 
A)  a patriotic defender of German businesses and monarchical sentiments 
B)  a capable former soldier who would apply his political and organizing skills to rebuilding German power in Europe and regaining foreign allies 
C)  a charismatic leader with magnetic energy who would act as a bulwark against communism and cultural pollution 
D)  a creative economic thinker who would resolve the material disasters of the Great Depression 
E)  all of these

Question 12

Nazi Germany stressed its legitimacy by fostering traditional German values such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a strong religious faith by their support of the Lutheran Church and toleration of all other faiths. 
B)  pacifism through the establishment of a government Ministry of Peace. 
C)  education through their support of new scholarships and the creation of several new universities. 
D)  motherhood by their encouragement of women to leave the workplace and assume their proper role as mothers and wives. 
E)  toleration for all peoples by their signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact. 
A)  a strong religious faith by their support of the Lutheran Church and toleration of all other faiths. 
B)  pacifism through the establishment of a government Ministry of Peace. 
C)  education through their support of new scholarships and the creation of several new universities. 
D)  motherhood by their encouragement of women to leave the workplace and assume their proper role as mothers and wives. 
E)  toleration for all peoples by their signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

Question 13

The poet _________ presented a philosophy in his poetry that bordered on despair-life is a living death,to be endured as boredom and frustration.

Accepted Answer

A)  W. H. Auden 
B)  James Joyce 
C)  John Steinbeck 
D)  T. S. Eliot 
E)  Marcel Proust 
A)  W. H. Auden 
B)  James Joyce 
C)  John Steinbeck 
D)  T. S. Eliot 
E)  Marcel Proust

Question 14

Which of the following technological innovations became a major tool of political campaigning during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  television 
B)  modern highways 
C)  airplanes 
D)  motion pictures 
E)  radio 
A)  television 
B)  modern highways 
C)  airplanes 
D)  motion pictures 
E)  radio

Question 15

As one response to the Great Depression,the United States adopted one idea from Germany,that of:

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalization of heavy industry. 
B)  full employment through the institution of military conscription. 
C)  the Social Security system. 
D)  a public works program to build new highways across the country. 
E)  renunciation of all foreign debt. 
A)  nationalization of heavy industry. 
B)  full employment through the institution of military conscription. 
C)  the Social Security system. 
D)  a public works program to build new highways across the country. 
E)  renunciation of all foreign debt.

Question 16

The Moscow-White Sea Canal was evidence of the superior new technology and industrialization of Russia,providing a valuable connection from the Moscow factories to the seaports of the north.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The interwar period may be viewed as a series of failures typified by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of democracies across Europe. 
B)  the failure of capitalism in the Great Depression. 
C)  the failure of the League of Nations to deal with totalitarian regimes. 
D)  the apprehension and dread with which most people looked to the future. 
E)  all of these 
A)  the collapse of democracies across Europe. 
B)  the failure of capitalism in the Great Depression. 
C)  the failure of the League of Nations to deal with totalitarian regimes. 
D)  the apprehension and dread with which most people looked to the future. 
E)  all of these

Question 18

During the unstable period following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II,many armed bands grew in number and influence.Among them were the Freikorps,who were:

Accepted Answer

A)  militantly pro-democratic. 
B)  anticommunist and pro-Catholic. 
C)  anti-Nazi, anticommunist, and pro-democratic. 
D)  anti-Catholic, anticommunist, and anticapitalist. 
E)  anti-Marxist, anti-Semitic, and antiliberal. 
A)  militantly pro-democratic. 
B)  anticommunist and pro-Catholic. 
C)  anti-Nazi, anticommunist, and pro-democratic. 
D)  anti-Catholic, anticommunist, and anticapitalist. 
E)  anti-Marxist, anti-Semitic, and antiliberal.

Question 19

What film by Leni Riefenstahl was a visual hymn to the cultural power of the Nazi regime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Der letzte Mann 
B)  Triumph of the Will 
C)  The Great Dictator 
D)  Metropolis 
E)  Tiefland 
A)  Der letzte Mann 
B)  Triumph of the Will 
C)  The Great Dictator 
D)  Metropolis 
E)  Tiefland

Question 20

During the Russian Civil War,the communists' primary opponents were monarchists,but they were also opposed by anarchist peasant groups who opposed all central state power and who were known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the "Reds." 
B)  the "Whites." 
C)  the "Greens." 
D)  the "Blues." 
E)  the "Blacks." 
A)  the "Reds." 
B)  the "Whites." 
C)  the "Greens." 
D)  the "Blues." 
E)  the "Blacks."

Exam 25: Turmoil between the Wars

Who were the victims of the "Great Terror," and what was the effect on Russia?

The Freikorps (free corps)of Germany was made up of veterans from the First World War and other young nationalists who acted as counterrevolutionaries.

In elections of the early 1930s,the Nazis drew votes from every segment of German society EXCEPT:

What was the Night of Broken Glass?

Who was/were the SA?

One of the greatest German film directors,__________________,left Germany in 1933 for the United States rather than work for the Nazis.

The victory of Mussolini's "black shirts" was a bloody ordeal that eventually killed more Italians than the wars of unification before the war.

To what does the term gulag refer?

To facilitate his policy of collectivization,Stalin moved with particular viciousness against a group of peasants known as:

The original work in physics that eventually led to the development of the atomic bomb was done by:

Which of the following statements best describes the way Nazi propagandists tried to portray Hitler?

Nazi Germany stressed its legitimacy by fostering traditional German values such as:

The poet _________ presented a philosophy in his poetry that bordered on despair-life is a living death,to be endured as boredom and frustration.

Which of the following technological innovations became a major tool of political campaigning during the Great Depression?

As one response to the Great Depression,the United States adopted one idea from Germany,that of:

The Moscow-White Sea Canal was evidence of the superior new technology and industrialization of Russia,providing a valuable connection from the Moscow factories to the seaports of the north.

The interwar period may be viewed as a series of failures typified by:

During the unstable period following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II,many armed bands grew in number and influence.Among them were the Freikorps,who were:

What film by Leni Riefenstahl was a visual hymn to the cultural power of the Nazi regime?

During the Russian Civil War,the communists' primary opponents were monarchists,but they were also opposed by anarchist peasant groups who opposed all central state power and who were known as:

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