WHAP Unit 7 Review

intensification of anti-imperial resistance activities and independence movements

Asian reactions to Western claims of racial and cultural superiority, such as the reaction by Shigenobu in the passage, were also instrumental in the period 1918-1945 in the advancement of what movements?

reinforce the idea to the German people that past injustices required Germany to continue its military buildup and engage in future territorial expansion

Based on the historical situation in which the speech was given, Hitler's most significant motivation for giving the speech was likely to continue to do what?

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

Shigenobu's criticism of European race-based discrimination against Japanese people is significant mostly because it shows what about the advocates of Japanese imperialism?

The economic crisis caused by the Great Depression

What was the most important factor behind Europeans' readiness to embrace authoritarian political systems in the 1930s?

The Nazis' rigidly ideological approach to empire building prevented them from consolidating their control of continental Europe.

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that Mazower might also support what other assertions?

The extent to which wealthy Russians continued to live exactly as they did before the revolution (second paragraph).

Considering the purpose of the letter, what is likely overstated?

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

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 what arguments to support their position?

Both describe hypothetical scenarios that turned out to be accurate predictions of the causes and course of the First World War.

Describe a similarity between the arguments advanced by Moltke and Giolitti in the two passages?

Moltke is mainly concerned about the changing nature of warfare and the threat of a total war, whereas Giolitti is mainly concerned about the inherent instability of the European alliance system.

Despite their shared opposition to war, Moltke's and Giolitti's arguments in the two passages are different most likely because why?

accurate in its prediction that a war with Germany would create the circumstances for a revolution in Russia

Durnovo's argument in the second paragraph regarding the effect of war between Germany and Russia on the two countries would prove to be

The Nazis industrialized the killing process, allowing them to commit murder on a massive scale

Explain the differences between the Nazi program of genocide and other acts of genocide in the early twentieth century?

Both the Tutsi and Jews were persecuted based on ethnic prejudice.

Explains a similarity between Hutu views of the Tutsi in the "Hutu Ten Commandments" and the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany?

they show that in response to the disruptions of the great depression many political leaders sought as their duty to take an active role in guiding economic life

Explains the historical significance of views such as those expressed in the passage?

European states entered into military alliances with each other that forced them to come to their allies' aid in the event of conflict with a non-allied state.

Giolitti's concerns in Source 2 about the potential consequences of conflict in the Balkans are most directly explained by what development in Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

New mass media such as radio greatly expanded the reach of governments' mobilization efforts.

Give some examples of how other leaders could reach their people that would support Schama's argument in the first paragraph about the role of Churchill's speeches in Great Britain's war effort?

the case of the sinking of a battleship and the Battle of Jutland

Goldfarb, in Source 2, most directly supports her claim that the British press during the First World War routinely suppressed important war news by citing what?

dangerously intensify rivalries between European states seeking to acquire territories and resources

In addition to the potential destabilization of the Ottoman Empire, Giolitti's argument in Source 2 regarding Italy's ambitions in Libya is likely explained by the concern that any attempt by a European state to acquire colonies in Africa could

imperialist aspirations contributed to motivating the policies of fascist states

In the context of the late 1930s, the arguments that Hitler makes in the last paragraph are most significant in explaining what?

previous conflicts had stirred intense nationalism in France and Germany

Moltke's prediction in Source 1 about the consequences of a potential war between Germany and France is most directly explained by the fact that...

militarizing the Japanese state and expanding its territories in Asia

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 what?

Extremist groups using propaganda to target specific minority populations

The "Hutu Ten Commandments" is best explained as being part of which continuities in twentieth- century history?

The policies of the Bolshevik Party following its successful seizure of power in the Russian Revolution

The ideas expressed by Rosa Luxemburg in the passage are most directly a response to which of the following developments?

The idea that minority populations within Germany were somehow responsible for its defeat during the First World War

The implementation of the policies of extermination shown in the image is most directly explained by what aspects of Nazi ideology?

supported the Bolsheviks in their nationalization of industrial property but urged them to seize the upper classes' private property as well

The letter's significance as a source of information on popular attitudes to Bolshevik revolutionary policies lies in the fact that it suggests what about some Soviet citizens?

The emergence of external and internal challenges that threatened the stability of imperial states

The memorandum is best explained in the context of which of the following developments in the early twentieth century?

broker a peace agreement on liberal principles that would not be motivated by revenge

The mention of "President Wilson's principles" is most directly significant to understanding the editorial's point of view about the Treaty of Versailles because of the United States president's commitment to what?

The provisions of the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War

The point of view that Hitler expresses in the first three paragraphs is most directly significant in helping to explain how what contributed to starting the Second World War?

The Russian Empire covered a vast land area, much of which was undeveloped economically.

The unrest reflected in the image is best explained by which feature of the Russian government at the time of the photograph?

German propaganda portrayed the conflict with Russia as a defensive war

Watson, in the first paragraph of Source 1, uses the newspaper quote to support the claim that....

The Netherlands, by remaining neutral during the war, profited significantly from helping Germany evade the Entente's naval blockade.

What about the Netherlands history best explains how the newspaper's national origin likely influenced the view of Germany expressed in the editorial?

Japanese government propaganda instilled fierce, suicidal nationalism in the Japanese population, making Japan unlikely to surrender unconditionally without experiencing the effects of nuclear weapons.

What argument would a supporter of using nuclear weapons against Japan have most likely made to explain the limitations of Franck's arguments in the first and second paragraphs?

They started a process that eventually led to a communist revolution.

What best characterizes the significance of the events in Russia in the winter of 1917, as shown in the Image?

Yanaihara wished to justify continued Japanese colonial rule of Korea to potentially hostile Western states.

What best explains a likely significant purpose behind Yanaihara publishing his article in a Canadian journal?

The document likely ignores some economic problems that might have occurred because of the reforms.

What best explains a potentially significant limitation of using the document for understanding the reforms described in the passage in Brazil?

After a brief period of supporting the war effort, the Indian National Congress continued its anti-imperialist agitation, with Gandhi launching a Quit India campaign in 1942.

What could be most directly used to modify Schama's argument that the war provided "overwhelming evidence of a new-found British social cohesiveness and mutual loyalty"?

Experiments in architecture and the gathering of souvenirs

What does the author of Source 1 cite as evidence of cultural exchange between East and West Africa during the First World War?

The casualty rate after July 1916

What does the author of Source 2 most directly cite as evidence of a higher casualty rate among Senegalese soldiers in combat than among French soldiers in combat?

Russia's army morale and home-front effort were collapsing because of the strains of total war

What does the makeup of the force shown in the image help explain about the Russian military by 1917?

Local populations collaborated with the regime either out of racial prejudice, fear, or hopes for material gain.

What explains the Nazis' ability to carry out the policies of extermination shown in the image?

They encouraged the rise of political extremism in Germany

What explains the historical significance of the harsh conditions imposed on Germany that the editorial describes?

They show that some members of the Japanese elite sought to justify aggressive Japanese colonial efforts in China and the Pacific region.

What explains the long-term historical significance of the views expressed by Yanaihara in the passage?

He wanted to support his argument that Britons were completely mobilized for the war effort

What explains why Schama uses the claim that the British government did not have to apply any "undue pressure" on either factory owners or factory workers during the war?

The Tutsi were heavily favored and promoted to positions of power under European colonial rule, while the Hutu were not

What would explain how the attitudes expressed in the "Hutu Ten Commandments" were a reaction to past developments in Rwandan history?

Canada's economy grew during most of the early twentieth century under British rule, and Canadian troops willingly helped the British Empire defend its colonial territories in Asia and Africa

What would most likely help to explain why Yanaihara thought that his claims regarding Korea might be well received by a Canadian audience?

The Soviet government used the pretext of the ongoing civil war to engage in repressive policies against entire sections of its population.

Which aspect of the immediate historical situation in which the letter was written best explains the author's demands toward the end of the second paragraph?

Allied firebombing in Germany and Japan had caused massive devastation and civilian casualties, and atomic weapons were vastly more powerful than those used in firebombing.

Which development during the Second World War would Franck most likely have cited as evidence to support his arguments in the passage?

The Mexican Revolution, as middle classes and peasants united to oust longtime dictator Porfirio Díaz and establish a more equitable society

Which development during the first decade of the twentieth century can best be explained in the context of the "weakening of the conservative principle" mentioned in the first paragraph of the passage?

They believed that establishing state control over economic production and a seizure of bourgeois private property were essential steps toward building communism.

Which of the following best explains why most Marxist socialists in the early twentieth century, including Rosa Luxemburg, believed in the necessity of a "dictatorship of the proletariat"?

governments across the political spectrum influenced by socialist economic and racial policies

Why is the Brazilian government's pride in listing the extensive workers' rights guaranteed under the 1937 constitution significant?