Ch 28-30 test
In the 1920s and 1930s, China was in the midst of
A civil war
11) Which of these came to power in the wake of the Mexican Revolution? A) Alvaro Obregón B) Francisco Madero C) Pancho Villa D) Juan Péron
A) Alvaro Obregón
23) Juan D. Perón ruled ________ for two periods, the first beginning in 1946. A) Argentina B) Paraguay C) Chile D) Mexico
A) Argentina
49) Like the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, the Jews were persecuted by the Germans for ________. A) German defeats in World War I B) their beliefs C) the wealth they possessed D) assisting the Entente
A) German defeats in World War I
19) Which of these was the sherif of Mecca that brought Arab support to Britain during World War I? A) Hussein B) Sa'd Zaghlul C) Mustafa Kemal D) Gamal Abdul Nasser
A) Hussein
23) Zaibatsus were ________ in Japan. A) industrial conglomerations B) landowners C) reformers D) Dutch Studies schools
A) Industrial conglomerations
18) Which of these men was leader of the Chinese Communist party? A) Mao Zedong B) Li Dazhao C) Chiang Kai-shek D) Sun Yat-sen
A) Mao Zedong
14) Which of these men came to the fore in the all-India movement? A) Mohandas Gandhi B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah C) B.G. Tilak D) Rajiv Gandha
A) Mohandas Gandhi
28) Looking at Map 30.2, "Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union," which of these gained the most from the Soviet Union in as a result of World War I? A) Poland B) Austria C) Czechoslovakia D) Lithuania
A) Poland
6) Which of these men led Mexico for 35 years, beginning in 1876? A) Porfirio Díaz B) Victoriano Huerta C) Alvaro Obregón D) Emiliano Zapata
A) Porfirio Díaz
4) The Crimean War pitted ________ against France, Britain, and the Ottoman Empire. A) Russia B) Germany C) Egypt D) Austria
A) Russia
24) Which of these was the leader of the Wafd party in the early twentieth century? A) Sa'd Zaghlul B) Hussein C) Gamal Abdel Nasser D) Mustafa Kemal
A) Sa'D Zaghlul
47) The purges carried out under Stalin were the result of ________. A) Stalin's own mania B) economic crisis C) the need to find scapegoats D) the Marxist agenda
A) Stalins own mania
10) Who presented the principle of self-determination at the Versailles negotiations? A) Woodrow Wilson B) David Lloyd George C) T.E. Lawrence D) Georges Clemencean
A) Woodrow Wilson
16) Collectivization was a program intended to transform Russian ________. A) agriculture B) society C) arts D) Orthodoxy
A) agriculture
34) In implementing Marxism in Russia, Lenin was working without what key element of Marx's model? A) an urban proletariat B) class divisions C) industrialization D) violent unrest
A) an urban proletariat
12) Diego Rivera was a Mexican ________. A) artist B) political leader C) priest D) writer
A) artist
42) Which of these models of industrialization was followed in Japan? A) close cooperation between industrialists and government B) government support for free enterprise C) deregulation D) government-owned industries
A) close cooperation between industrialists and government
43) Which of these best characterizes the Vargas regime in Brazil? A) enduring and adaptive B) radical and short-lived C) popular and liberal D) repressive and conservative
A) enduring and adaptive
33) World War I can be said to have impacted Europe's women by ________. A) giving them new experiences B) introducing women to wage labor C) breaking gender stereotypes D) helping them achieve wage parity
A) given them new experiences
44) British policy concerning India in the 1910s can be characterized as ________ A) inconsistent B) repressive C) economically disastrous D) supportive of Indian nationalism
A) inconsistent
20) The goal of Zionists was a(n) ________. A) independent Jewish state B) settlement in Palestine C) protection in the Middle East D) access to their holy sites
A) independent Jewish state
40) Which of these was indicated by the U.S. vote on the Versailles treaty? A) isolationism B) expansionism C) unilateralism D) repudiation of self-determination
A) isolationism
27) In European politics in the 1800s, Russia ________. A) played a new dominant role B) remained on the sidelines C) began to take more part D) was usually isolated
A) played a new dominant role
49) The Popular Front in France reflected the ________ in Europe between the wars. A) political turmoil B) influence of communism C) dominance of socialism D) triumph of conservatism
A) political turmoil
28) Figure 29.2 illustrates the ________ that were a key feature of World War I. A) propaganda machines B) German atrocities C) horrors of trench warfare D) German nationalism
A) propaganda machines
5) Which of these resulted from the Turkish defeat in World War I? A) the Armenian genocide B) the Tanzimat reforms C) the Young Turks uprising D) the fall of Abdul Hamid
A) the Armenian genocide
12) Which of these led directly to the Russian Revolution of 1905? A) the Russo-Japanese War B) the Stolypin reforms C) the Decembrist uprising D) emancipation of the serfs
A) the Russo-Japanese War
35) Which of these modern patterns was seen in the Russo-Japanese War? A) the defeat of a large force by a smaller army from an industrialized nation B) a stalemate caused by evenly matched armaments C) an economic crisis leading to withdrawal from a conflict D) the development of a coalition to halt the expansion of an aggressive nation
A) the defeat of a large force by a smaller army from an industrialized nation
4) The principle tool of syndicalism was ________. A) the general strike B) violent revolution C) the plebiscite D) warfare
A) the general strike
43) Which of these was a key challenge to industrialization in Japan? A) the lack of key resources B) the failure of government support C) the lack of a spirit of enterprise D) the inability to learn from other industrialized nations
A) the lack of key resources
37) The May Fourth movement can be characterized as a ________. A) true social and political revolution B) communist revolution C) neo-Confucian revival D) popular uprising
A) true social and political revolution
The idea of the Jewish and socialist "stab in the back" was propagated by
Adolf Hitler
Collectivization was a program intended to transform Russian
Agriculture
In what sense is total war "total"?
All of a nation's resources are mobilized
As in many regimes around the world, political reorientation in Japan in the 1930s was largely the result of
An economic crisis
Archduke Ferdinand was the heir to what throne?
Austro-Hungarian
13) ________ was a Russian liberal who took part in the revolution of 1917. A) V.I. Lenin B) Alexander Kerensky C) Leon Trotsky D) Joseph Stalin
B) Alexander Kerensky
32) In what sense is total war "total"? A) Both core nations and colonies take part. B) All of a nation's resources are mobilized. C) The destruction is greater than other kinds of war. D) The scale of warfare is greater.
B) All of a nations resources are mobilized
10) Which of these groups was led by V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin)? A) Mensheviks B) Bolsheviks C) Decembrists D) anarchists
B) Bolsheviks
19) ________ led the Guomindang in the 1920s. A) Mao Zedong B) Chiang Kai-shek C) Li Dazhao D) Puyi
B) Chiangmai Kai-shek
9) "Land and Liberty" was the motto of ________. A) Pancho Villa B) Emiliano Zapata C) José Clemente Orozco D) Alvaro Obregón
B) Emiliano Zapata
8) The French premier at the Versailles negotiations was ________. A) Léopold Sédar Senghor B) Georges Clemenceau C) B.G. Tilak D) Alfred Dreyfus
B) Georges Clemenceau
9) David Lloyd George represented ________ at Versailles. A) the United States B) Great Britain C) Australia D) France
B) Great Britain
13) B.G. Tilak promoted ________ in pushing for Indian independence. A) Sikhism B) Hinduism C) Islam D) religious toleration
B) Hinduism
33) Which of these characterizes the Bolshevik Revolution? A) The popular revolution of 1917 gradually developed into the Bolshevik Revolution. B) Lenin took the advantage of a genuine revolution to implement his ideology. C) The spread of communist ideology led naturally to the Bolshevik Revolution. D) As predicted by Marx, class conflict led to a communist uprising: the Bolshevik Revolution.
B) Lenin took the advantage of a genuine revolution to implement his ideology
20) The ________ period of Japanese history began in 1868. A) Nara B) Meiji C) Kyoto D) Heian
B) Meiji
21) Iwasaki Yataro founded ________ in the late 1800s. A) Samsung B) Mitsubishi C) terakoya D) the Meiji government
B) Mitsubishi
18) Which of these was the ruler of the Turkish republic founded in 1923? A) Abdul Hamid B) Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah D) Hussein
B) Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk)
3) The Russian tsar from 1825 to 1855 was ________. A) Paul I B) Nicholas I C) Alexander II D) Alexander I
B) Nicholas I
29) Which of these would be considered a caudillo? A) Pancho Villa B) Porfirio Díaz C) Diego Rivera D) Emiliano Zapata
B) Porfirio Díaz
5) The Mexican Revolution arose in opposition to the rule of ________. A) Francisco Madero B) Porfirio Díaz C) Benito Juárez D) Pancho Villa
B) Porfirio Díaz
50) Juan Perón's long reign in Argentina found its closest analogy in Mexico in the leadership of ________. A) the PRI B) Porfirio Díaz C) Pancho Villa D) Francisco Madero
B) Porfirio Díaz
39) Who benefitted most from the principle of self-determination? A) the citizens of Britain's colonies B) Slavic nations C) the component nations of the Ottoman Empire D) Egypt
B) Slavic nations
4) The battle of Gallipoli was fought in ________. A) Italy B) Turkey C) Egypt D) Algeria
B) Turkey
23) Theodor Herzl was a prominent leader in the ________. A) Wafd party B) World Zionist Organization C) Muslim League D) Liberal Constitutionalist party
B) World Zionist Organization
45) As in many regimes around the world, political reorientation in Japan in the 1930s was largely the result of ________. A) World War I B) an economic crisis C) the Russian Revolution D) the Chinese May Fourth movement
B) an economic crisis
47) The négritude movement can be characterized as ________. A) pan-Africanism B) black nationalism C) Muslim nationalism D) a decolonization movement
B) black nationalism
44) Juan D. Perón was a classic ________. A) Zapatista B) caudillo C) PRI candidate D) liberal
B) caudillo
44) In the Meiji period, women's roles in Japan can be characterized as ________. A) radically changed B) changing but basically traditional C) unchanging D) changing in both the domestic and employment spheres
B) changing but basically traditional
36) Armenians were targeted for genocide because they were ________. A) some of the largest landowners in the Ottoman Empire B) chosen as scapegoats C) Shi'a Muslims D) members of the Triple Entente
B) chosen as scapegoats
46) The British Balfour Declaration and promises to Hussein in the course of World War I were ________. A) supportive of the Zionist movement B) contradictory C) rewards for Arab support during World War I D) not realized
B) contradictory
42) Which of these was arguably the most important element leading to Hitler's rise to power? A) the popular appeal of socialism B) defeat in World War I C) anti-Semitism D) the Great Depression
B) defeat in World War I
30) Which of these common patterns of the late 1800s and early 1900s was seen in Russia following the Crimean War? A) military defeat leading to popular uprisings B) defeat leading to military modernization C) victory leading to a period of expansion D) economic collapse resulting from a military defeat
B) defeat leading to military modernization
41) Which of these resulted from the Meiji restoration? A) the end of daimyo power B) direct imperial rule C) the demise of the samurai D) the shogunate
B) direct imperial rule
47) In the Meiji period, which of these was a key Confucian value that supported industrialization and other achievements? A) patriotism B) duty C) obedience D) loyalty
B) duty
7) Sergei Witte undertook ________ in Russia in the 1890s. A) military modernization B) economic reforms C) educational reforms D) the building of the trans-Siberian railroad
B) economic reforms
24) The goal of Stalin's five-year plans was ________. A) collectivization B) industrialization C) expanding the Communist party D) military reform
B) industrialization
15) Which of these were more successful, entrepreneurial peasants? A) the duma B) kulaks C) boyars D) cossacks
B) kulaks
6) Zemstvoes were Russian ________. A) military leaders B) local councils C) political radicals D) rural estates
B) local councils
50) Like the Congress party, the Wafd party was an expression of ________ A) support for the Entente powers B) nationalism C) religious fervor D) opposition to the Versailles treaty
B) nationalism
43) Which of these was a special challenge for decolonization in south Asia? A) strong support for British rule B) religious divisions C) Sikh extremism D) caste
B) religious divisions
46) The Sino-Japanese War ________ the traditional relationship between Japan and China. A) emphasized B) reversed C) ended D) continued
B) reversed
29) The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand was ________ the start of World War I. A) a pretext for B) the trigger of C) the long-term cause of D) what marked
B) the trigger of
28) According to Map 28.1, "Russian Expansion, 1815-1914," the general direction of Russian expansion in this period was ________. A) to the west B) to the south C) across the Pacific D) to the east
B) to the south
36) After the fall of the Qing dynasty, ________ emerged in a pattern common after the end of earlier dynasties. A) another dynasty B) warlords C) a religious movement D) political chaos
B) warlords
33) Industrialization in Russia can be characterized as industrialization ________. A) from the countryside B) without capitalism or urbanization C) through private enterprise D) following the British model
B) without capitalism or urbanization
Which of these was Germany's last major offensive, carried out in 1944-1945?
Battle of the Bulge
Which of these men founded the Italian fascism?
Benito Mussolini
The négritude movement can be characterized as
Black nationalism
1) World War I resulted in over ________ European deaths. A) 1 million B) 100,000 C) 10 million D) 100 million
C) 10 million
5) Russia's serfs were emancipated in what decade? A) 1820s B) 1840s C) 1860s D) 1880s
C) 1860s
17) By 1859, ________ percent of Japanese men and ________ percent of Japanese women were literate, respectively. A) 20; 25 B) 70; 5 C) 40; 15 D) 15; 20
C) 40;15
26) Jazz is an example of what development of the interwar period? A) the merging of different global art forms B) U.S. borrowing from European trends C) America's increasing cultural influence D) the influence of industrialization on culture
C) Americas increasing cultural influence
1) Archduke Ferdinand was the heir to what throne? A) Ottoman B) Serbian C) Austro-Hungarian D) Russian
C) Austro- Hungarian
22) The Japanese parliament was called the ________. A) Cortes B) Estates General C) Diet D) Congress
C) Diet
27) Looking at Map 29.1, "World War I Fronts in Europe and the Middle East," which of these is illustrated? A) Germany pushed all the way to Moscow. B) Most of western Europe supported the Triple Entente. C) Egypt provided crucial access to the Ottoman Empire. D) The German thrust through Belgium stalled at Paris.
C) Egypt provided crucial access to the Ottoman Empire
34) What made World War I global? A) the need for raw materials B) new aircraft C) European empires D) independence movements in the European colonies
C) European empires
7) The Mexican Revolution broke out when ________ contested the election of 1910. A) Victoriano Huerta B) Porfirio Díaz C) Francisco Madero D) Pancho Villa
C) Francisco Madero
2) The Western Front was so-named because it lay to the west of ________. A) France B) Russia C) Germany D) Belgium
C) Germany
6) The Eastern Front lay between ________. A) France and Germany B) Germany and Sweden C) Germany and Russia D) Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire
C) Germany and Russia
20) In 1936, the ________ came to power in France. A) Communist party B) Socialists C) Popular Front D) Revisionists
C) Popular Front
1) At the Congress of Vienna, Russia formed the Holy Alliance with ________. A) the Ottoman Empire B) England and Germany C) Prussia and Austria D) Austria and the Ottoman Empire
C) Prussia and Austria
14) The New Economic Policy was issued in 1921 by ________. A) Joseph Stalin B) Alexander Kerensky C) V.I. Lenin D) Nikita Khrushchev
C) VI Lenin
10) Which of these leaders attempted to follow in the footsteps of Porfirio Díaz? A) Diego Rivera B) Benito Juárez C) Victoriano Huerta D) Alvaro Obregón
C) Victorian Huerta
45) Which of these characteristics of many leaders of decolonization movements was illustrated by Mohandas Gandhi? A) radical B) reactionary C) Western-educated D) Marxist
C) Western-educated
21) The Balfour Declaration promised support to ________. A) Palestinians B) Egyptians C) Zionists D) the Ottoman Empire
C) Zionists
17) Li Dazhao was influential in ________. A) leading the Guomindang B) launching the Chinese communist revolution C) adapting Marxism to Chinese circumstances D) support of Chiang Kai-shek
C) adapting Marxism to Chinese circumstances
25) The Russo-Japanese War of 1904 led to ________. A) stalemate B) Russian victory C) an easy Japanese victory D) a costly Japanese victory
C) an easy Japanese victory
9) Mikhail Bakunin was a Russian ________ leader. A) peasant B) Bolshevik C) anarchist D) religious
C) anarchist
26) The négritude movement promoted ________. A) decolonization B) Arab culture C) black culture D) pan-Africanism
C) black culture
35) In relation to Lenin's regime, the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin________. A) moved in the opposite direction B) continued Lenin's policies C) changed course D) was an extreme form of Lenin's government
C) changed course
2) Pablo Picasso was a founder of the ________ movement. A) abstract impressionist B) impressionist C) cubist D) realist
C) cubist
41) Which of these was illustrated by economic crises in Austria and Germany in the 1930s? A) European dependence on American goods B) American reliance on European loans C) financial ties between the United States and Europe D) the impact of decolonization
C) financial ties between the United States and Europe
32) Reforms undertaken by Alexander II in Russia can be characterized as ________. A) devolution of power to the zemstvoes B) a concession to the intelligentsia C) having the appearance of liberal reform D) too rapid
C) having the appearance of liberal reform
48) Like the opponents of Abdul Hamid, the Decembrist uprising was ________. A) motivated by opposition to Westernization B) inspired by Marxism C) led by military officers D) a failure
C) led by military officers
36) Looking at Map 28.2, "The Russo-Japanese War," what appears to have been Japan's ultimate goal? A) conquest of China B) commercial control C) mainland territory D) control of Korea
C) mainland territory
41) World War I can be said to have ________ the process of decolonization. A) had no impact B) begun C) moved many colonies towards D) culminated
C) moved many colonies towards
31) The indigenism movement in Mexico had much in common with the ________ movement. A) comunero B) Cristero C) négritude D) Bolshevik
C) négritude
13) The Duma was Russia's ________. A) working class B) chief minister C) parliament D) army officer corps
C) parliament
32) Mexico's Party of the Institutionalized Revolution was intended to ________. A) maintain the progress of communism in Mexico B) embody the Mexican Revolution itself C) prepare for revolution D) implement the gains of the Mexican Revolution
C) prepare for revolution
31) Which of these best summarizes the mood of the painting in "Visualizing the Past: Trench Warfare"? A) patriotism B) anger C) resignation D) heroism
C) resignation
46) Under Stalin, the kulaks played the role of ________. A) party leaders B) secret police C) scapegoats D) agents of collectivization
C) scapegoats
16) The terakoya were Japanese ________. A) reforms B) daimyo armies C) schools D) palaces
C) schools
50) Compared to the Ottoman Empire in the same period, Meiji Japan experienced more ________ change A) military B) political C) social D) educational
C) social
12) The National Congress party was a key force in achieving independence in ________. A) the Belgian Congo B) Egypt C) south Asia D) South Africa
C) south Asia
17) The Dinshawai incident involved the ________. A) shooting of members of the Wafd B) followers of the Mahdi C) summary executions of four Egyptians by British authorities D) assassination of an Egyptian ruler
C) summary executions of four Egyptians by British authorities
24) The Sino-Japanese War was a ________ struggle. A) succession B) commercial C) territorial D) religious
C) territorial
37) Which of these were the representatives of conservatism in Russia? A) students B) military officers C) tsars and nobles D) the intelligentsia
C) tsars and nobles
Juan D. Perón was a classic
Caudillo
Armenians were targeted for genocide because they were
Chosen as scapegoats
The British Balfour Declaration and promises to Hussein in the course of WW1 were
Contradictory
7) The idea of the Jewish and socialist "stab in the back" was propagated by ________. A) Nicholas II B) Georges Clemenceau C) Woodrow Wilson D) Adolph Hitler
D) Adolph Hitler
22) Which of these was a French Jew erroneously convicted of espionage? A) Theodor Herzl B) Leon Pinsker C) Sa'd Zaghlul D) Alfred Dreyfus
D) Alfred Dreyfus
3) Which of these men founded Italian fascism? A) Gabriele D'Annunzio B) Giuseppe Garibaldi C) Vittorio Orlando D) Benito Mussolini
D) Benito Mussolini
22) Getúlio Vargas came to power in ________ in 1929. A) Argentina B) Guatemala C) Colombia D) Brazil
D) Brazil
49) Which of these Russians had the same relationship with reform as Alexander II? A) Peter the Great B) Ivan IV C) Alexander I D) Catherine the Great
D) Catherine the Great
38) Why was true Marxist revolution not possible in China in the 1920s? A) China was too large. B) China was too ethnically diverse. C) China lacked the kind of class animosity that was necessary. D) China had not industrialized and had no proletariat.
D) China had not industrialized and had no proletariat
15) Which of these men came to power in the Soviet Union after Lenin? A) Leon Trotsky B) Mikhail Bakunin C) Alexander Kerensky D) Joseph Stalin
D) Joseph Stalin
45) Comparing Maps 28.2 and 28.3, what territory did Japan lose between 1905 and 1914? A) Sakhalin B) Formosa C) Korea D) Manchuria
D) Manchuria
11) The Bolsheviks were Russian ________. A) revisionists B) liberals C) intellectuals D) Marxists
D) Marxists
3) The ruler of Russia during World War I was ________. A) Alexander I B) V. I. Lenin C) Stalin D) Nicholas II
D) Nicholas II
8) Which of these led a popular uprising in northern Mexico during the Mexican Revolution? A) Porfirio Díaz B) Diego Rivera C) Alvaro Obregón D) Pancho Villa
D) Pancho Villa
37) Which of these was true in World War I, according to Table 29.1? A) U.S. casualties were some of the highest. B) Russia suffered disproportionately. C) Germany had the most wounded. D) Russia had the highest casualties.
D) Russia had the highest casualties
19) In 1853, a(n) ________ fleet arrived near Tokyo, using military force to open Japan to foreign traders. A) English B) Germany C) Chinese D) U.S.
D) U.S.
39) In the 1920s and 1930s, China was in the midst of ________. A) a communist revolution B) an economic crisis C) World War II D) a civil war
D) a civil war
2) The Decembrist uprising was led by ________. A) students B) the Bolsheviks C) socialists D) army officers
D) army officers
40) In "The Separate Paths of Japan and China," the authors argue that Japan had the advantage of ________. A) a stronger traditionalist culture B) a tradition of imperial support for the arts C) a stronger economy D) being able to imitate
D) being able to imitate
26) The Holy Alliance was representative of the ________ in Europe following the Congress of Vienna. A) triumph of liberalism B) spread of nationalism C) commitment to peace D) conservative political order
D) conservative political order
27) Which of these was arguably the most important element in the success of fascism in Italy? A) the Great Depression B) the conquest of Ethiopia C) Catholic leadership D) defeat in World War I
D) defeat in World War I
31) The long-term goal of the emancipation of Russia's serfs was ________. A) implementing liberal reforms B) weakening Russia's boyars C) creating a new kulak class D) economic reform
D) economic reform
16) The Egyptian middle class was largely composed of ________. A) ayans B) military officers C) mullahs D) effendi
D) effendi
34) The government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was in most ways a reincarnation of the government of ________. A) Kievan Rus' B) the Golden Horde C) the Byzantine Empire D) imperial Russia
D) imperial Russia
8) The ________ were Russian activist intellectuals. A) Decembrists B) Bolsheviks C) anarchists D) intelligentsia
D) intelligentsia
15) Satyagraha was a ________ in the Indian independence movement. A) key event B) political party C) nationalist slogan D) method of protest
D) method of protest
30) What forced fighting in World War I into the trenches? A) poor leadership B) the terrain on the Western Front C) the use of tanks D) new military technology
D) new military technology
14) The focus of the Stolypin reforms was Russia's ________. A) infrastructure B) rail system C) economy D) peasantry
D) peasantry
29) French and British intervention in the Crimean War was intended to stop Russian expansion and also to ________. A) protect the Greeks B) protect key Black Sea ports C) gain a foothold in the Ottoman Empire D) prevent damage to the Ottoman Empire
D) prevent damage to the Ottoman Empire
42) The Congress party in south Asia represented the region's ________. A) militant Muslims B) reactionary Hindus C) lower classes D) progressive elites
D) progressive elites
21) The Gestapo were Hitler's ________. A) bodyguards B) teenage followers C) army D) secret police
D) secret police
38) Around 1850, the Japanese government consisted of ________ A) the daimyo under shogun rule B) complete fragmentation under hundreds of daimyo C) strong centralization under imperial rule D) shogun rule with a figurehead emperor
D) shogun rule with a figurehead emperor
25) The dominant Soviet art movement under Stalin was ________. A) cubism B) abstract impressionism C) romanticism D) socialist realism
D) socialist realism
40) The primary cause of the Great Depression was ________. A) a sudden surge in demand following World War I B) a gold drain to the East C) the devastation of World War I D) supply outstripping demand
D) supply outstripping demand
11) Which of these was created by the Versailles negotiations? A) the United Nations B) the World Bank C) the Common Market D) the League of Nations
D) the League of Nations
18) Dutch Studies encouraged learning from ________. A) Japan's past B) China C) Dutch merchants D) the West
D) the West
35) Which of these is illustrated by Map 29.2, "Africa During World War I"? A) the neutrality of most of Africa during the war B) German power in sub-Saharan Africa C) the vast extent of Alliance territory in Africa D) the advantage of the Entente in terms of resources
D) the advantage of the Entente in terms of resources
38) The main point of disagreement among the Entente powers at the Versailles negotiation was ________. A) the Middle East mandates B) where to site the League of Nations C) the principle of self-determination D) the fate of Germany
D) the fate of Germany
48) As in the Crimean War, France and England allied in World War I ________. A) against Russia B) in support of the Ottoman Empire C) to protect their overseas territories D) to keep an expansionist power in check
D) to keep an expansionist power in check
48) Like the Roman republic under Augustus, the Supreme Soviet ________. A) governed by popular acclaim B) answered to no other person or group C) was controlled by political elites D) was more appearance than reality
D) was more appearance than reality
30) The Mexican Revolution ultimately took a course that ________ Francisco Madero intended. A) was much more radical than B) followed closely the reforms C) rejected everything D) went farther than
D) went farther than
39) Proponents of Dutch Studies and proponents of national studies in Japan in the 1800s differed over ________. A) the focus of the terakoya schools B) shogun and imperial rule C) the pace of industrialization D) whether Japan could learn from other nations
D) whether Japan could learn from other nations
25) Léopold Sédar Senghor was an influential ________. A) political leader B) Indian nationalist C) philosopher D) writer
D) writer
Which of these was arguably the most important element in the success of fascism in Italy?
Defeat in WW1
Which of these was arguably the most important element leading to Hitler's rise to power?
Defeat in WW1
Which of these best characterizes the Vargas regime in Brazil?
Enduring and adaptive
What made WW1 global?
European empires
Which of these was illustrated by economic crises in Austria and Germany in the 1930s?
Financial ties between the united states and Europe
The Eastern Front lay between
Germany and Russia
WW1 can be said to have impacted Europe's women by
Giving them new experiences
The government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was in most ways a reincarnation of the government of
Imperial russia
British policy concerning India in the 1910s can be characterized as
Inconsistent
Which of these was indicated by the US vote on the Versailles treaty?
Isolationism
Which of these men came to power in the Soviet Union after Lenin?
Joseph Stalin
Which of there characterizes the Bolshevik Revolution?
Lenin took the advantage of a genuine revolution to implement his ideology
What forced fighting in WW1 into the trenches?
New military technology
The ruler of Russia during WW1 was
Nicholas II
The Japanese attack on _____ brought the US into WW2
Pearl Harbor
Mexico's party of the institutionalized revolution was intended to
Prepare for revolution
Which of these was a special challenge for decolonization in South Asia?
Religious divisions
Under Stalin, the kulaks played the role of
Scapegoats
The purges carried out under Stalin were the result of
Stalin's own mania
The primary cause of the Great Depression was
Supply outstripping demand
The main point of disagreement among the Entente powers at the Versailles negotiation was
The fate of Germany
The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand was ____ the start of WW1
The trigger of
As in the Crimean war, France and England allied in WW1
To keep an expansionist power in check
The May Fourth movement can be characterized as a
True social and political revolution
The Mexican Revolution ultimately took a course that ____ Francisco Madero intended
Went farther than
Kwame Nkrumah illustrates what common characteristic of leaders of decolonization movements in Asia and Africa?
Western-educated
Which of these characteristics of many leaders of decolonization movements was illustrated by Mohandas Gandhi?
Western-educated
Relative to the opening actions in WW1, Germany's blitzkrieg
followed the same pattern but with more success
The United Nations differed from the League of Nations primarily in its
membership
In the first two years of WW2, US involvement can be characterized as
steadily increasing
Indirectly, WW2 _____ relations between Muslims and Hindus in south Asia
tainted
Japan's invasion of China was made easier by
the Chinese civil war
Which of these was the most important factor favoring the creation of Israel?
the Holocaust
During the Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam conferences a rift developed between _____ on the one hand and _____ on the other
the Soviet Union; Britain and the United States
Which of these was founded immediately after WW2?
the United Nations
The Spanish Civil War indicated that
the democracies were not interested in opposing totalitarian regimes
Which of these was the most important factor driving attempts to appease Hitler?
the memory of WW1
The religious violence that broke out in south Asia as a result of partition was
unlike anything ever seen in the region
The difference between decolonization in South Africa and in Kenya was that in South Africa Britain had already experienced
violent resistance from white settlers
Compared to WW1, the Western Front in WW2
was much more mobile
In Kenya the strongest resistance to the Kenya African Union came from
white settlers
The decolonization process was generally more troubled in settler colonies because
white settlers often opposed decolonization