Question 1

The Stalin revolution of the 1920s and 1930s extended even into the families of ordinary Russians with Stalin's policies of:

Accepted Answer

A)  legalizing divorce,homosexuality,religious marriages,and abortion. 
B)  declaring illegal homosexuality,marriage,and abortion. 
C)  legalizing homosexuality but refusing to allow abortions or religious marriages. 
D)  establishing kibbutzim: the means by which children would be raised communally. 
E)  making divorce difficult and abortions illegal except to save the mother's life. 
A)  legalizing divorce,homosexuality,religious marriages,and abortion. 
B)  declaring illegal homosexuality,marriage,and abortion. 
C)  legalizing homosexuality but refusing to allow abortions or religious marriages. 
D)  establishing kibbutzim: the means by which children would be raised communally. 
E)  making divorce difficult and abortions illegal except to save the mother's life.

Question 2

Having sidelined all his opposition within the Bolshevik party,Stalin solidified his control in 1929 by removing _________ from the ruling Politburo.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iosep Jughashvili 
B)  Leon Trotsky 
C)  Aktybinsk Kazakhstan 
D)  Nikolai Bukharin 
E)  Gregory Zinoviev 
A)  Iosep Jughashvili 
B)  Leon Trotsky 
C)  Aktybinsk Kazakhstan 
D)  Nikolai Bukharin 
E)  Gregory Zinoviev

Question 3

The first actions taken by national governments to the threat posed by the Great Depression dealt with:

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign policy. 
B)  social policy. 
C)  military policy. 
D)  industrial policy. 
E)  monetary policy. 
A)  foreign policy. 
B)  social policy. 
C)  military policy. 
D)  industrial policy. 
E)  monetary policy.

Question 4

The Bolsheviks were able to begin consolidating their power in Russia by negotiating a separate peace with the Germans and ending their involvement in the war with the Treaty of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Berlin. 
B)  Brest-Litovsk. 
C)  Versailles. 
D)  Paris. 
E)  Petrograd. 
A)  Berlin. 
B)  Brest-Litovsk. 
C)  Versailles. 
D)  Paris. 
E)  Petrograd.

Question 5

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 6

The NEP was primarily successful in the urban centers of Russia,but left the peasants in a difficult position of subsistence living and frequent food shortages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Although the collapse of prices on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929 caused severe problems in the United States,it had immediate and disastrous consequences in Europe because:

Accepted Answer

A)  European royalty was the primary source of investment capital on Wall Street. 
B)  the central banks of all European countries had invested heavily in American companies. 
C)  the United States had become a primary international creditor during World War I. 
D)  national European exchanges were not large enough to handle the influx of investors. 
E)  European stock exchanges listed the same stocks and therefore crashed with New York. 
A)  European royalty was the primary source of investment capital on Wall Street. 
B)  the central banks of all European countries had invested heavily in American companies. 
C)  the United States had become a primary international creditor during World War I. 
D)  national European exchanges were not large enough to handle the influx of investors. 
E)  European stock exchanges listed the same stocks and therefore crashed with New York.

Question 8

Of all the changes after the war,the widespread presence of democracy was one of the few positive achievements of the conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Nuremberg Decrees of 1935:

Accepted Answer

A)  deprived Jews of Reich citizenship. 
B)  forbade Jews from holding public office. 
C)  prohibited Jews from joining the army. 
D)  allowed Jews to marry non-Jews. 
E)  allowed Jews to teach in national universities. 
A)  deprived Jews of Reich citizenship. 
B)  forbade Jews from holding public office. 
C)  prohibited Jews from joining the army. 
D)  allowed Jews to marry non-Jews. 
E)  allowed Jews to teach in national universities.

Question 10

The changes in culture in the time between the two world wars affected:

Accepted Answer

A)  the static arts. 
B)  architecture. 
C)  music. 
D)  literature. 
E)  all of these 
A)  the static arts. 
B)  architecture. 
C)  music. 
D)  literature. 
E)  all of these

Question 11

One reason for the increase in support for the National Socialist party in Germany in elections in the early 1930s was the work of the party's propagandist:

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Goebbels. 
B)  Heinrich Himmler. 
C)  Hermann Göring. 
D)  Albert Speer. 
E)  Leni Riefenstahl. 
A)  Joseph Goebbels. 
B)  Heinrich Himmler. 
C)  Hermann Göring. 
D)  Albert Speer. 
E)  Leni Riefenstahl.

Question 12

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 13

Who were the "Whites?"

Accepted Answer

A)  ardently Catholic politicians who supported Mussolini's rise to power in Italy 
B)  royalist opponents of the revolutionary communists in Russia 
C)  paramilitary opponents of the Weimar Republic in Germany 
D)  the remnants of the Menshevik faction in Russia,reformed in opposition to the Bolshevik regime 
E)  noncombatants who attempted to care for the sick and wounded during the Russian Civil War 
A)  ardently Catholic politicians who supported Mussolini's rise to power in Italy 
B)  royalist opponents of the revolutionary communists in Russia 
C)  paramilitary opponents of the Weimar Republic in Germany 
D)  the remnants of the Menshevik faction in Russia,reformed in opposition to the Bolshevik regime 
E)  noncombatants who attempted to care for the sick and wounded during the Russian Civil War

Question 14

Fascism,as a political form of government developed in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s:

Accepted Answer

A)  was based solely on the support of the military. 
B)  required that all industry and businesses be controlled by the state. 
C)  rested on the principles of statism,nationalism,militarism,and an economy that fully supports the government while remaining free. 
D)  required that all aspects of a society be totally controlled by the state-from the economy to the military to people's individual lives. 
E)  was based on the support of industrialists and the military. 
A)  was based solely on the support of the military. 
B)  required that all industry and businesses be controlled by the state. 
C)  rested on the principles of statism,nationalism,militarism,and an economy that fully supports the government while remaining free. 
D)  required that all aspects of a society be totally controlled by the state-from the economy to the military to people's individual lives. 
E)  was based on the support of industrialists and the military.

Question 15

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 16

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 17

How was "mass culture" different from older forms of popular culture,and what factors contributed to its rise?

Accepted Answer

Mass culture was different from previous

Question 18

Despite significant efforts by President Roosevelt and his New Deal to resolve the economic problems of the Great Depression:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States launched a program of military rearmament to employ workers. 
B)  American banking institutions had to rely on British and French assistance to remain solvent. 
C)  the United States in 1939 still had more unemployed workers than the rest of the world combined. 
D)  only the agricultural sector of the American economy recovered and enjoyed relative prosperity by 1940. 
E)  private industry and business sought to become governmental businesses in order to recover. 
A)  the United States launched a program of military rearmament to employ workers. 
B)  American banking institutions had to rely on British and French assistance to remain solvent. 
C)  the United States in 1939 still had more unemployed workers than the rest of the world combined. 
D)  only the agricultural sector of the American economy recovered and enjoyed relative prosperity by 1940. 
E)  private industry and business sought to become governmental businesses in order to recover.

Question 19

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 20

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

Exam 25: Turmoil Between the Wars

The Stalin revolution of the 1920s and 1930s extended even into the families of ordinary Russians with Stalin's policies of:

Having sidelined all his opposition within the Bolshevik party,Stalin solidified his control in 1929 by removing _________ from the ruling Politburo.

The first actions taken by national governments to the threat posed by the Great Depression dealt with:

The Bolsheviks were able to begin consolidating their power in Russia by negotiating a separate peace with the Germans and ending their involvement in the war with the Treaty of:

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

The NEP was primarily successful in the urban centers of Russia,but left the peasants in a difficult position of subsistence living and frequent food shortages.

Although the collapse of prices on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929 caused severe problems in the United States,it had immediate and disastrous consequences in Europe because:

Of all the changes after the war,the widespread presence of democracy was one of the few positive achievements of the conflict.

The Nuremberg Decrees of 1935:

The changes in culture in the time between the two world wars affected:

One reason for the increase in support for the National Socialist party in Germany in elections in the early 1930s was the work of the party's propagandist:

Who was/were the SA?

Who were the "Whites?"

Fascism,as a political form of government developed in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s:

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

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:

How was "mass culture" different from older forms of popular culture,and what factors contributed to its rise?

Despite significant efforts by President Roosevelt and his New Deal to resolve the economic problems of the Great Depression:

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

To what does the term gulag refer?

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