World History Unit 8 Quiz 2

True

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 False

did not

After Czar Nicholas abdicated in favor of his brother, Mikhail learned that he ____________________ have the people's support. did did not

France

Aggressive nations seeking to expand their power in the 1930s did NOT include: Japan France Germany Italy

False

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

True

America enjoyed a prosperous economy during the 1920s. True False

False

America supported Wilson in his plan for lasting world peace. True False

Russia

By signing a treaty with _______________________, Germany violated the terms of the Peace of Paris. Austria Italy Poland Russia

France

Clemenceau

True

Communism and fascism are two forms of totalitarianism. True False

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. True False

Emancipation Manifesto

Russian serfs were set free from the ownership of the nobles when Czar Alexander II signed the _____________________________________________________________________________ . Emancipation Proclamation October Manifesto Emancipation Manifesto Proclamation Manifesto

communism

Russian totalitarianism

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

Select the factors that led to the Revolution of 1917. Nobility owned all the land. The military was a strong supporter of Czar Nicholas II. Food was in short supply. Russia was involved in World War I Thousands of people were killed on Bloody Sunday. Czar Nicholas II abdicated. Wages were low for the working class

Russia

The Allied power not represented at the Paris peace talks after World War I was: Italy United States Russia England France

False

The Bolsheviks were led by Lenin, while the Mensheviks were led by Stalin. True False

True

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

Poland

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

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

The Paris peace talks determined the: reparations paid by Germany occupation of France creation of the League of Nations size of Germany's military limit of Germany's colonies in Africa and elsewhere

October Revolution

The Provisional Government officially fell to Bolshevik control in the ______________________________________________________________________________

divided German colonies and territory

The Treaty of Versailles: withdrew occupation troops from Germany gave Alsace-Lorraine to Belgium divided German colonies and territory limited French armament

False

The frustration of European depression gave rise to democratic governments. True False

opposed

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

the United States

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

Italy

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

True

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

True

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

True

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

National Socialist Party

Hitler's Nazi organization

The Bolsheviks

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 The Mensheviks The Soviets

laborers

In order to close the economic gap, Marx and Engels recommended nationalizing the "means of production" and putting them under the control of the __________________________ stockholders government laborers market

were

In the 1905 Revolution, the police and military authorities _____________ in support of the czar. were were not

True

In the Russian Civil War, the Reds defeated the Whites. True False

Ethiopia

Mussolini sought Italian expansion by invading which country? Argentina Libya Ethiopia Egypt

League of Nations

When Italy attacked, Selassie looked to the _______________________________________________________________________________for help.

bourgeoisie

affluent middle-class people

League of Nations

organization for world peace

Marxist

related to the philosophy and teachings of Karl Marx

Treaty of Versailles

segment of the Peace of Paris dealing with Germany

Hitler

the German chancellor

Mussolini

the Italian dictator

Duma

the main legislative assembly or parliament in czarist Russia

proletariat

the poorest class of working people in society

Paul von Hindenburg

the president of Germany

abdicate

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

anarchy

A state of society without government or laws.

True

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

fascism

Italian totalitarianism

Orlando

Italy

True

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

Britain

Lloyd George

increases decreases

Military build-up _____________________ industrial production and _____________________ unemployment.

Versailles

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

Karl Marx Friedrich Engels

Which two authors wrote "The Communist Manifesto"? Karl Marx Vladimir Lenin Leon Trotsky Friedrich Engels

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

Why did the United States reject the League of Nations? The American economy was enjoying one of the most prosperous periods in history and didn't need the League. Americans feared that the League might lead them into more world involvement and another war. With the rise in prices and unemployment, America couldn't afford to be a member of the League. Because the League was not part of Wilson's Fourteen Points.

United States

Wilson

Fourteen Points

Wilson's proposals for peace after World War I

soviet

a council in the early political organization of the Russian Revolution

czarina

a female monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917

totalitarianism

a government having complete control over its people and activities

czar

a male monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917

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

Peace of Paris

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

manifesto

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