Question 1

What role did the economy play in the collapse of the Weimar Republic?

Accepted Answer

The collapse of the Weimar Republic,and

Question 2

Fritz Lang,one of the greatest German film directors,is known for his films M and

Accepted Answer

A)  Der letzte Mann. 
B)  Metropolis. 
C)  Jew Suss. 
D)  Triumph of the Will. 
E)  Tiefland. 
A)  Der letzte Mann. 
B)  Metropolis. 
C)  Jew Suss. 
D)  Triumph of the Will. 
E)  Tiefland.

Question 3

With the Great Depression came a wave of politicized literature in the 1930s notably exemplified by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Wretched of the Earth. 
B)  The Grapes of Wrath. 
C)  The Darkness at Noon. 
D)  The Worst of Times. 
E)  Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 
A)  The Wretched of the Earth. 
B)  The Grapes of Wrath. 
C)  The Darkness at Noon. 
D)  The Worst of Times. 
E)  Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Question 4

Which of the following was the most prominent beneficial effect of the New Economic Policy (NEP)?

Accepted Answer

A)  the recovery of Russian agriculture to prewar levels of prosperity 
B)  the increase of agricultural goods, especially food, flowing into Russian cities 
C)  greatly increased public faith in the communists' ability to manage the Soviet economy 
D)  the sudden leap forward in Soviet industrial production 
E)  the increased support for the communists from the wealthy landowners, the kulaks 
A)  the recovery of Russian agriculture to prewar levels of prosperity 
B)  the increase of agricultural goods, especially food, flowing into Russian cities 
C)  greatly increased public faith in the communists' ability to manage the Soviet economy 
D)  the sudden leap forward in Soviet industrial production 
E)  the increased support for the communists from the wealthy landowners, the kulaks

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

How did Mussolini manage the Italian state's long-standing conflict with the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

A)  by banning Catholic political groups throughout Italy 
B)  by denying diplomatic recognition to the Vatican in 1925 
C)  by asking prominent Catholic politicians to join the fascist regime 
D)  by staging a public reconciliation with the Church, including independence for the Vatican in 1929 
E)  by forcibly appointing a new pope, Pius XI, when Benedict XV died in 1929 
A)  by banning Catholic political groups throughout Italy 
B)  by denying diplomatic recognition to the Vatican in 1925 
C)  by asking prominent Catholic politicians to join the fascist regime 
D)  by staging a public reconciliation with the Church, including independence for the Vatican in 1929 
E)  by forcibly appointing a new pope, Pius XI, when Benedict XV died in 1929

Question 9

How did Mussolini use the three doctrines of fascism-statism,nationalism,and militarism-to unify Italy?

Accepted Answer

Statism was declared to incorporate ever

Question 10

Which of the following describes a way in which Stalin's "Great Terror" undermined its own successes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The effort to create a more unified socialist country cut the Soviet Union off from overseas outlets to spread revolution. 
B)  In trying to take direct control over economic and political life, Stalin managed to eliminate many of his most talented subordinates. 
C)  Speeding up the rate of industrialization created unemployment that even communism could not manage. 
D)  By eliminating his major political opponents, Stalin only increased opposition on the part of minor officials who previously supported him. 
E)  Stalin's actions galvanized opposition to his rule and led, in 1938, to his overthrow by Nikita Khrushchev. 
A)  The effort to create a more unified socialist country cut the Soviet Union off from overseas outlets to spread revolution. 
B)  In trying to take direct control over economic and political life, Stalin managed to eliminate many of his most talented subordinates. 
C)  Speeding up the rate of industrialization created unemployment that even communism could not manage. 
D)  By eliminating his major political opponents, Stalin only increased opposition on the part of minor officials who previously supported him. 
E)  Stalin's actions galvanized opposition to his rule and led, in 1938, to his overthrow by Nikita Khrushchev.

Question 11

How did the war contribute to the emergence of fascism in Italy?

Accepted Answer

The war left Italy in a difficult positi

Question 12

Although Lenin wanted to establish,for the short term,a state-capitalist economic system in Russia,which resembled the successful European wartime economies,the necessities of the civil war pushed the government to a more radical economic system known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism for the masses. 
B)  socialism with a human face. 
C)  peacetime communism. 
D)  mercantile communism. 
E)  war communism. 
A)  socialism for the masses. 
B)  socialism with a human face. 
C)  peacetime communism. 
D)  mercantile communism. 
E)  war communism.

Question 13

Artists of the postwar period pushed conventions to new limits.Some,such as the _________,went so far as to reject the existence of reason.

Accepted Answer

A)  impressionists 
B)  expressionists 
C)  cubists 
D)  dadaists 
E)  post-impressionists 
A)  impressionists 
B)  expressionists 
C)  cubists 
D)  dadaists 
E)  post-impressionists

Question 14

The Catholic People's Party rose in Italy as a conservative party,sponsored by the pope,in order to counter the radical socialists who appealed more to the common people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 the:

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 25: Turmoil between the Wars

What role did the economy play in the collapse of the Weimar Republic?

Fritz Lang,one of the greatest German film directors,is known for his films M and

With the Great Depression came a wave of politicized literature in the 1930s notably exemplified by:

Which of the following was the most prominent beneficial effect of the New Economic Policy (NEP)?

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

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

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

How did Mussolini manage the Italian state's long-standing conflict with the Catholic Church?

How did Mussolini use the three doctrines of fascism-statism,nationalism,and militarism-to unify Italy?

Which of the following describes a way in which Stalin's "Great Terror" undermined its own successes?

How did the war contribute to the emergence of fascism in Italy?

Although Lenin wanted to establish,for the short term,a state-capitalist economic system in Russia,which resembled the successful European wartime economies,the necessities of the civil war pushed the government to a more radical economic system known as:

Artists of the postwar period pushed conventions to new limits.Some,such as the _________,went so far as to reject the existence of reason.

The Catholic People's Party rose in Italy as a conservative party,sponsored by the pope,in order to counter the radical socialists who appealed more to the common people.

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 the:

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