Chapter 8 Military Aggression Quiz 2

Why did the United States reject the League of Nations

Americans feared that the League might lead them into more world involvement and another war.

France

Clemenceau

Russian serfs were set free from the ownership of the nobles when Czar Alexander II signed the ________

Emancipation Manifesto

Mussolini sought Italian expansion by invading which country?

Ethiopia

The Paris peace talks determined the:

Reparations paid by Germany, creation of the League of Nations, size of Germany's military, limit of Germany's colonies in Africa and elsewhere

By signing a treaty with ______, Germany violated the terms of the Peace of Paris.

Russia

The Allied power not represented at the Paris peace talks about World War I was:

Russia

Communism

Russian totalitarianism

In an attempt to keep the Romanov line from ever regaining the Russian throne, the imperial family was murdered by which group of people?

The Bolsheviks

Hitler

The German chancellor

Mussolini

The Italian dictator

Duma

The main legislative assembly or parliament in czarist Russia

Paul von Hindenburg

The president of Germany

National Socialist Party

Hitler's Nazi organization

Military build-up ________ industrial production and ________ unemployment.

Increases, decreases

Select the factors that led to the Revolution of 1917

Nobility owned all the land, Russia was involved in World War I, Food was in short supply, and wages were low for the working class

The Provisional Government officially fell to Bolshevik control in the ________________

October Revolution

The local councils of workers and peasants, known as soviets, ________ the new Provisional Government

Opposed

Italy

Orlando

A peace treaty between Allied and Central Powers following World War I

Peace of Paris

The German act that led to the beginning of World War II was the invasion of ________

Poland

To expand his nation's power, Hitler defied the terms of the Treaty of _______

Versailles

Bourgeoisie

affluent middle-class people

After Czar Nicholas abdicated in favor of his brother, Mikhail learned that he _______ have the people's support.

did not

The Treaty of Versailles

divided German colonies and territory

In order to close the economic gap, Marx and Engels recommended nationalizing the "means of production" and putting them under the control of the _________

laborers

Marxist

related to the philosophy and teaching of Karl Marx

The nation NOT immediately taking an active role against the German invasion of Poland included:

the United States

Proletariat

the poorest class of working people in society

In the 1905 Revolution, the police and military authorities _______in support of the czar.

were

Czarina

A female monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917

Totalitarianism

A government having complete control over its people and activities

Bolshevik

A member of the left-wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party

Menshevik

A member of the liberal minority group of the Russian Social Democratic Party

Anarchy

A state of society without government or laws

Although the British and French economies were prosperous following the war, they had suffered a severe loss of manpower

False

America supported Wilson in his plan for lasting world peace

False

Even though he was not in the capital city, Czar Nicholas was well aware of the actual conditions of the rebellion because his wife was writing letters to him.

False

The frustration of European depression gave rise to democratic governments

False

Wilson's proposals for peace after World War I

Fourteen Points

Aggressive nations seeking to expand their power in the 1930's did NOT include:

France

Fascism

Italian totalitarianism

The nation that was NOT invaded by Hitler's troops to expand German control was:

Italy

The Communist Manifesto was written by ________ and ________

Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

Organization for world peace

League of Nations

When Italy attacked, Selassie looked to the ______________ for help.

League of Nations

The Bolsheviks were led by ______, while the Mensheviks were led by _______

Lenin, Trotsky

Britain

Lloyd George

Abdicate

To formally withdraw from a high office; especially the throne; to surrender power

Segment of the Peace of Pairs dealing with Germany

Treaty of Versailles

According to Karl Marx, laborers really produced all wealth, and the business owners (capitalists) were the recipients of the wealth in the form of profits.

True

America enjoyed a prosperous economy during the 1920's

True

Communism and fascism are two forms of totalitarianism

True

France and Belgium used military force in an attempt to collect German reparations

True

Germany placed much of the blame for its economic plight on the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles

True

Germany's economy was near collapse due to the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles

True

Germany, Italy, and Japan increased their military might to recover from their economic depression.

True

In the Russian Civil War, the Reds defeated the Whites

True

Japan's seizure of Manchuria led to increased Japanese expansion through China and the Pacific

True

The European nations were dependent on American loans, and when the American depression struck in 1929, it affected the whole world.

True

United States

Wilson

Czar

a male monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917

Manifesto

a public written declaration of beliefs and principles, policies, and objectives