Western Civilization II - Quiz 4

The Entente Cordiale was signed in ____ by Britain and France

1904

Black Tuesday was on October 29, ____

1929

The Spanish Civil War began in ____

1936

The war in northern Italy was fought between Italy and ____

Austria

True or False: Naval battles were an extremely important aspect of WWI

False

True or False: Nosferatu revises the legend of Hercules

False

True or False: The Arab Revolt was organized by the Axis powers

False

True or False: The Balfour Declaration permitted Jewish settlement in Jordan

False

True or False: The Ottoman Empire took sides with the Allies

False

True or False: The Treaty of Versailles apportioned blame to all European participants

False

In 1923, who invaded the Ruhr Valley?

France

Who suggested that the British army shoot its officers for incompetence?

George Bernard Shaw

Who said "The Jew .. living under legal disabilities in almost every land, has become the power behind many a throne?"

Henry Ford

Which of the following was NOT true of Fascist states?

They allowed multiple parties to exist in their states

True or False: Military support was the key element in the rise of Franco

True

The gulags were Soviet ____

concentration camps

What proportion of soldiers died at the Battle of the Marne?

one-fourth

Among the loudest antiwar voices in the early 20th century were ____

socialists

What did the pressure of the Great Depression lead most Western countries to abandon?

the Gold Standard

The Western Front was characterized by ____ warfare

trench