Chapter 15 - World History

All of the following increased during the Great Depression EXCEPT a. imports and exports b. bank closings c. unemployment d. business failures

a

All of the following were common to both fascism and communism EXCEPT a. a classless society b. a one-party system c. a disregard for individual rights d. strong nationalist feelings

a

During Spain's civil war, Francisco Franco was the leader of a. Spanish rebel troops b. Spanish government troops c. Socialist troops fighting against the rebels d. republican troops supporting the government

a

In 1920, a dictatorship ruled? a. Italy b. Russia c. Austria d. Germany

a

Nazism was the German form of a. fascism b. socialism c. communism d. a coalition government

a

What happened to the rest of Czechoslovakia? a. It was annexed to Germany in 1939 b. It surrendered to Germany in 1939 c. It was remilitarized by Germany in 1939 d. It remained neutral

a

Which country did Germany conquer in September 1939? a. Poland b. Austria c. East Prussia d. Czechoslovakia

a

Which of the following was the leader of the Third Reich? a. Adolf Hitler b. Francisco Franco c. Benito Mussolini d. Emperor Hirohito

a

Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early 1930s? a. All three successfully invaded other nations b. All three had governments controlled by Fascists c. All three signed nonaggression pacts with the Soviet Union d. All three pledged to undo the decisions of the Versailles Treaty

a

Who is the Lost Generation writer who wrote the novel, The Great Gatsby? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

ab. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Who was the first person to successfully complete a solo, trans-Atlantic flight? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

ac. Charles Lindbergh

Who urged the idea of returning to the heroic values of pride, assertiveness and strength? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

ad. Friedrich Nietzsche

During the global depression, war debts caused great suffering in a. France b. Germany c. Great Britain d. the United States

b

Hitler's main method for achieving lebensraum was to a. attack Jews b. conquer other countries c. form a secret police force d. demand dictatorial power

b

The Popular Front helped preserve democracy in a. China b. France c. Germany d. Great Britain

b

What country invaded Manchuria in 1931? a. Italy b. Japan c. Austria d. Germany

b

What happened to the Sudetenland? a. Germany invaded it b. Germany annexed it c. It became independent d. Austria annexed it.

b

What was the goal of the US isolationists after WWI? a. that Nazi ties to other countries should be combatted b. that political ties to other countries should be avoided c. that foreign aid to other countries should be lessened d. that industrial ties to other countries should be ended

b

Which German political party sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat communism? a. Socialist b. Nazi c. Fascist d. Republican

b

Which of the following countries signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939? a. Spain b. Germany c. Great Britain d. the United States

b

Whose theory of relativity replaced Newton's comforting belief in a world run by absolute laws of motion and gravity? a. Sigmund Freud b. Albert Einstein c. Charles Lindbergh d. F. Scott Fitzgerald

b

What is the musical style that captured the sense of the new freedom of the post-war years? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

bc. jazz

What is the term for the relationship between the speed of light and the measurements of time and space? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

bd. relativity

What is the name of the art movement that incorporates the concept of the unconscious mind? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

be. surrealism

All of the following countries took control of other countries' territory during the 1930s EXCEPT a. Italy b. Japan c. Spain d. Germany

c

The title of HItler's book Mein Kampf in English is a. Well-Being b. My Country c. My Struggle d. Master Race

c

What did Germany do to the Rhineland? a. It annexed the Rhineland to Belgium b. It surrendered the Rhineland to France c. The Rhineland was remilitarized by Germany d. The Rhineland became industrialized

c

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression? a. the end of WWI b. the passage of the Dawes plan c. the stock market crash of 1929 d. the election of Franklin Roosevelt

c

What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan? a. Fascist Powers b. Allied Powers c. Axis Powers d. Central Powers

c

What was one part of Roosevelt's New Deal program to fight the Depression? a. The stock market and banking system created their own reform council. b. Government agencies took over businesses and farms c. Large public works projects helped to provide jobs d. All of the above.

c

What were Franz Kafka, James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald all known for a. painters b. composers c. novelists d. philosophers

c

Who developed the theory that measurements of time and space can vary? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

c. Albert Einstein

What is the name of the philosophy that rejects the idea of universal values? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

ce. existentialism

After WWI, most European nations had what type of government, if only temporarily? a. Fascist b. Socialist c. Communist d. democratic

d

All of the following contributed to the weakness of the Weimar Republic EXCEPT a. uncontrollable inflation b. a lack of democratic tradition c. a large number of political parties d. the implementation of the Dawes Plan

d

All of the following embraced fascism EXCEPT a. Juan Peron b. Adolf Hitler c. Benito Mussolini d. Paul von Hindenbrg

d

All of the following joined the Axis Powers EXCEPT a. Italy b. Japan c. Germany d. the Soviet Union

d

By 1935 which of the following eastern European countries was still a democracy? a. Poland b. Hungary c. Yugoslavia d. Czechoslovakia

d

Il Duce was the title of which of the following leaders? a. Juan Peron b. Adolf Hitler c. Haile Selassie d. Benito Mussolini

d

The Munich Conference was held to address the problems of a German threat to the nation of a. Poland b. Hungary c. Austria d. Czechoslovakia

d

The New Deal involved attempts to stimulate the American economy by a. lowering taxes b. raising protective tariffs c. increasing the minimum wage d. increasing government spending

d

James Joyce used this literary technique to present characters' thoughts and feelings. a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

de. stream of consciousness

Who developed theories about the power of the part of the mind called the unconscious? a. Helen Wills b. Gertrude Stein c. Albert Einstein d. Amelia Earhart e. Sigmund Freud ab. F Scott Fitzgerald ac. Charles Lindbergh ad. Friedrich Nietzsche ae. Ernest Hemingway bc. jazz bd. relativity be. surrealism cd. Igor Stravinsky ce. existentialism de. stream of consciousness

e. Sigmund Freud