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