Question 1

The aftermath of Italian unification:

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A) divided Italy into a prosperous industrialized north and poor agrarian south. 
B) Nationalists seized control of the Parliamentary Democracy. 
C) industrialization produced a stable economy supported by foreign investments. 
D) returning World War I soldiers. 
E) the so-called "red Leagues" of rural areas supported. 
A) divided Italy into a prosperous industrialized north and poor agrarian south. 
B) Nationalists seized control of the Parliamentary Democracy. 
C) industrialization produced a stable economy supported by foreign investments. 
D) returning World War I soldiers. 
E) the so-called "red Leagues" of rural areas supported.

Question 2

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

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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 3

Hitler's rise to power included all except:

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A) being appointed chancellor of the Weimar Republic. 
B) convinces Hindenburg to dissolve the Reichstag and order a new election in March 1933. 
C) declares the Third Reich after granted unlimited powers for four years. 
D) the Nazi party gains electoral success in the election of 1932. 
E) suspends civil rights as a defensive measure against communists acts of violence. 
A) being appointed chancellor of the Weimar Republic. 
B) convinces Hindenburg to dissolve the Reichstag and order a new election in March 1933. 
C) declares the Third Reich after granted unlimited powers for four years. 
D) the Nazi party gains electoral success in the election of 1932. 
E) suspends civil rights as a defensive measure against communists acts of violence.

Question 4

The SS (Schutzstaffel)was created as an alternative to the radical and possibly revolutionary SA (Hitler's storm troopers).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What role did famine play in allowing Stalin to accelerate his program for collectivization of agriculture?

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Famine enabled Stalin to take control of

Question 6

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

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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 7

The British economist John Maynard Keynes believed that recovery from the Great Depression required first abandoning the:

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A) idea of a balanced budget. 
B) policy of currency management. 
C) system of relief programs. 
D) public works projects. 
E) states to their own fates. 
A) idea of a balanced budget. 
B) policy of currency management. 
C) system of relief programs. 
D) public works projects. 
E) states to their own fates.

Question 8

The Bolsheviks won the civil war in Russia because they were better organized than the Whites and others who opposed the socialist state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Many Europeans found the new mass culture of the 1920s disturbing for all the below reasons except:

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A) U.S.westerns popular with teenage boys were viewed as inappropriate,low class entertainment. 
B) concern over "uniformity" where everyone is perceived as the "same." 
C) cross-class appeal of American popular culture clashed with long-standing social hierarchies. 
D) "new omen" seemed assertive,flirtatious,capricious,and materialistic. 
E) Republican governments denounced new media as decadent threats to national culture. 
A) U.S.westerns popular with teenage boys were viewed as inappropriate,low class entertainment. 
B) concern over "uniformity" where everyone is perceived as the "same." 
C) cross-class appeal of American popular culture clashed with long-standing social hierarchies. 
D) "new omen" seemed assertive,flirtatious,capricious,and materialistic. 
E) Republican governments denounced new media as decadent threats to national culture.

Question 10

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

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Mass culture was different from previous

Question 11

The Locarno Treaties of 1925:

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A) created an atmosphere of normalcy with Italy and the Pope. 
B) created a stable,protected border between Germany and Poland. 
C) guaranteed French unilateral enforcement of the Versailles Treaty. 
D) recognized the legitimacy of the French-German border. 
E) created a stable,protected border between Germany and Czechoslovakia. 
A) created an atmosphere of normalcy with Italy and the Pope. 
B) created a stable,protected border between Germany and Poland. 
C) guaranteed French unilateral enforcement of the Versailles Treaty. 
D) recognized the legitimacy of the French-German border. 
E) created a stable,protected border between Germany and Czechoslovakia.

Question 12

Why was democracy facing collapse in the wake of the Great War?

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Although the reasons for the failure of

Question 13

Who was/were the SA?

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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 14

The Nuremberg Decrees of 1935:

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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 15

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.

The aftermath of Italian unification:

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

Hitler's rise to power included all except:

The SS (Schutzstaffel)was created as an alternative to the radical and possibly revolutionary SA (Hitler's storm troopers).

What role did famine play in allowing Stalin to accelerate his program for collectivization of agriculture?

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

The British economist John Maynard Keynes believed that recovery from the Great Depression required first abandoning the:

The Bolsheviks won the civil war in Russia because they were better organized than the Whites and others who opposed the socialist state.

Many Europeans found the new mass culture of the 1920s disturbing for all the below reasons except:

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

The Locarno Treaties of 1925:

Why was democracy facing collapse in the wake of the Great War?

Who was/were the SA?

The Nuremberg Decrees of 1935:

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

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Exam 16: Turmoil Between the Wars

The aftermath of Italian unification:

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

Hitler's rise to power included all except:

The SS (Schutzstaffel)was created as an alternative to the radical and possibly revolutionary SA (Hitler's storm troopers).

What role did famine play in allowing Stalin to accelerate his program for collectivization of agriculture?

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

The British economist John Maynard Keynes believed that recovery from the Great Depression required first abandoning the:

The Bolsheviks won the civil war in Russia because they were better organized than the Whites and others who opposed the socialist state.

Many Europeans found the new mass culture of the 1920s disturbing for all the below reasons except:

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

The Locarno Treaties of 1925:

Why was democracy facing collapse in the wake of the Great War?

Who was/were the SA?

The Nuremberg Decrees of 1935:

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

The Medieval World, 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

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Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

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