CHEAT SHEET HISGTORY

The political cartoon above from the 1930s illustrates Austria's role as a buffer between the Soviet Union and the new states of central Europe British indifference to aggression by the Axis powers France's dependence on goods from the British Empire the perceived problem of European over-population

British indifference to aggression by the Axis powers

Which of the following best explains the difference between the trends in German unemployment and the trends in British unemployment after 1933 ? German militarization and public works projects were more successful in reducing unemployment. German acquisition of territory in eastern Europe and the Rhineland aided Germany's economy. German restrictions on ethnic minorities reduced the number of unemployed ethnic Germans. German expansion of trade with overseas colonies provided a boost to manufacturing employment.

German militarization and public works projects were more successful in reducing unemployment.

Based on the passage and the historical context in which Wedgwood's book was originally published, which of the following most heavily influenced the author's view of the Thirty Years' War? The emergence of second-wave feminism in Europe Increasing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War The spread of existentialist thought in Britain during the Great Depression Growing international tensions in Europe as a result of aggressive nationalism

Growing international tensions in Europe as a result of aggressive nationalism

The agreement described in the passage led most directly to which of the following? The Czech Republic and Slovakia splitting Czechoslovakia into separate states Germany and Italy forming the supposedly anticommunist Axis alliance Fascist states such as Italy and Germany embarking on a program of rearmament Hitler ordering the invasion of Poland in the belief that Britain and France would not intervene

Hitler ordering the invasion of Poland in the belief that Britain and France would not intervene

The exploitation of Sudeten grievances described by Butler in the passage are most directly connected to which of the following features of the Nazi regime? Its use of antisemitic rhetoric and policies as means to unite Germans against a supposed enemy Its employment of aggressive nationalism as a means of maintaining support at home and gaining advantages abroad Its elimination of the distinction between the ruling party and the government as a means of securing power Its creation of a cult of personality around Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader, as a means of creating national cohesion

Its employment of aggressive nationalism as a means of maintaining support at home and gaining advantages abroad

Sending people to Siberian camps was part of which of the following? The collapse of the Russian government at the end of the First World War Large-scale emigration as a result of the First World War Stalin's efforts to purge political rivals Colonization of land to increase fur and timber production

Stalin's efforts to purge political rivals

The primary rationale for Japan's territorial acquisitions in Southeast Asia during the period 1933-1942, as reflected in Map 2, was most similar to the primary rationale for which of the following? France's conquests in central and southern Europe under Napoleon The British East India Company's takeover of other European states' colonial possessions in India The Qing dynasty's expansion into Central Asia The Ottoman Empire's conquest of the Middle East and North Africa

The British East India Company's takeover of other European states' colonial possessions in India

Which of the following best explains why, in the 1956 edition of the book, the author stated, "I no longer think that all wars are unnecessary"? The Second World War led more writers to question literary conventions and bourgeois social values. The Second World War had to be fought to stop the expansion of Nazi Germany in Europe. The Second World War opened up Europe to increased American cultural and economic influence. The Second World War opened up new economic and social opportunities for women.

The Second World War had to be fought to stop the expansion of Nazi Germany in Europe.

Which of the following was the most direct cause of the development in the years 1930 to 1933 illustrated by the table? The collapse of financial markets after the United States stock market crash The collapse of democratic states in eastern Europe The imposition of protectionist tariffs by the industrialized powers The growing influence of Bolshevism in Europe after the Russian Revolution

The collapse of financial markets after the United States stock market crash

Contemporaries who agreed with Franck's argument in the second and third paragraphs regarding the need for an international agreement would most likely have made which of the following arguments to support their position? The peace agreements should ensure that Germany could never threaten the stability of Europe again. New international organizations could have only a limited effect in restraining the actions of the great powers. The end of the war would probably lead to a new rivalry between the victorious states. Mass atrocities committed during the war required that states possess sufficient armaments to defend themselves in future conflicts.

The end of the war would probably lead to a new rivalry between the victorious states.

Which of the following best explains Briand's view as expressed in the passage? The desire to cooperate with former enemies to halt the spread of Bolshevism after the Russian Revolution The fears of French and other countries' political leaders of a repeat of the First World War The desire of French political leaders to punish Germany for its actions in the First World War The need for European states to cooperate in suppressing anticolonial rebellions

The fears of French and other countries' political leaders of a repeat of the First World War

As described by Keshavarz in the first paragraph, which of the following would best explain why European countries were implementing policies to increase the size of their populations? They had adopted Marxist economic philosophy. They wanted to address the effects of the First World War and mobilize for future conflicts . They feared a popular backlash against the economic and social costs of the welfare state. They needed to employ the workers who had lost their jobs in the Great Depression.

They wanted to address the effects of the First World War and mobilize for future conflicts.

Shigenobu's criticism of European race-based discrimination against Japanese people is significant mostly because it shows that advocates of Japanese imperialism shared European Enlightenment views about representative government and natural rights adopted the European attitudes about a "civilizing mission" and used those attitudes to justify Japan's own imperial policies vigorously opposed European and United States' restrictions on Japanese immigration to the United States and Europe or European colonies accepted Western racial hierarchies and the place that those hierarchies assigned to Asian peoples

adopted the European attitudes about a "civilizing mission" and used those attitudes to justify Japan's own imperial policies

The choice to portray a manual laborer and an engineer in the poster is best explained by the Nazi Party's efforts to emphasize the value of advanced technology in warfare counter the communist and socialist message of class struggle convey the possibilities of upward mobility in German society under Nazi rule reinforce the subordination of workers to highly educated professionals

counter the communist and socialist message of class struggle

The establishment of organizations like the German Labor Front is best explained as part of the Nazi Party's program of dismantling democratic institutions implementing racialist policies provoking confrontation with other European states glorifying militarism and war

dismantling democratic institutions

Shigenobu's point of view regarding Western attitudes toward Japan as expressed in the passage is significant in that similar ideas were used by members of the Japanese government during the period between the First and the Second World Wars to justify overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate and establishing the Meiji dynasty introducing reforms that industrialized Japan's economy militarizing the Japanese state and expanding its territories in Asia engaging in war with Russia over influence in Manchuria

militarizing the Japanese state and expanding its territories in Asia

The aspirations expressed by Briand in the passage would be most directly undermined by his failure to recognize the growing influence of communism among the voting populations of France and Germany the political and economic instability of the German Weimar Republic the reduced diplomatic role of the United States in Europe as it adopted an isolationist stance the political and economic crises that turned the newly created democracies in eastern Europe toward authoritarianism

the political and economic instability of the German Weimar Republic