Chapter 8 Military Aggression Quiz 2
Why did the United States reject the League of Nations
Americans feared that the League might lead them into more world involvement and another war.
France
Clemenceau
Russian serfs were set free from the ownership of the nobles when Czar Alexander II signed the ________
Emancipation Manifesto
Mussolini sought Italian expansion by invading which country?
Ethiopia
The Paris peace talks determined the:
Reparations paid by Germany, creation of the League of Nations, size of Germany's military, limit of Germany's colonies in Africa and elsewhere
By signing a treaty with ______, Germany violated the terms of the Peace of Paris.
Russia
The Allied power not represented at the Paris peace talks about World War I was:
Russia
Communism
Russian totalitarianism
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
Hitler
The German chancellor
Mussolini
The Italian dictator
Duma
The main legislative assembly or parliament in czarist Russia
Paul von Hindenburg
The president of Germany
National Socialist Party
Hitler's Nazi organization
Military build-up ________ industrial production and ________ unemployment.
Increases, decreases
Select the factors that led to the Revolution of 1917
Nobility owned all the land, Russia was involved in World War I, Food was in short supply, and wages were low for the working class
The Provisional Government officially fell to Bolshevik control in the ________________
October Revolution
The local councils of workers and peasants, known as soviets, ________ the new Provisional Government
Opposed
Italy
Orlando
A peace treaty between Allied and Central Powers following World War I
Peace of Paris
The German act that led to the beginning of World War II was the invasion of ________
Poland
To expand his nation's power, Hitler defied the terms of the Treaty of _______
Versailles
Bourgeoisie
affluent middle-class people
After Czar Nicholas abdicated in favor of his brother, Mikhail learned that he _______ have the people's support.
did not
The Treaty of Versailles
divided German colonies and territory
In order to close the economic gap, Marx and Engels recommended nationalizing the "means of production" and putting them under the control of the _________
laborers
Marxist
related to the philosophy and teaching of Karl Marx
The nation NOT immediately taking an active role against the German invasion of Poland included:
the United States
Proletariat
the poorest class of working people in society
In the 1905 Revolution, the police and military authorities _______in support of the czar.
were
Czarina
A female monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917
Totalitarianism
A government having complete control over its people and activities
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
Anarchy
A state of society without government or laws
Although the British and French economies were prosperous following the war, they had suffered a severe loss of manpower
False
America supported Wilson in his plan for lasting world peace
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.
False
The frustration of European depression gave rise to democratic governments
False
Wilson's proposals for peace after World War I
Fourteen Points
Aggressive nations seeking to expand their power in the 1930's did NOT include:
France
Fascism
Italian totalitarianism
The nation that was NOT invaded by Hitler's troops to expand German control was:
Italy
The Communist Manifesto was written by ________ and ________
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Organization for world peace
League of Nations
When Italy attacked, Selassie looked to the ______________ for help.
League of Nations
The Bolsheviks were led by ______, while the Mensheviks were led by _______
Lenin, Trotsky
Britain
Lloyd George
Abdicate
To formally withdraw from a high office; especially the throne; to surrender power
Segment of the Peace of Pairs dealing with Germany
Treaty of Versailles
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
America enjoyed a prosperous economy during the 1920's
True
Communism and fascism are two forms of totalitarianism
True
France and Belgium used military force in an attempt to collect German reparations
True
Germany placed much of the blame for its economic plight on the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
True
Germany's economy was near collapse due to the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
True
Germany, Italy, and Japan increased their military might to recover from their economic depression.
True
In the Russian Civil War, the Reds defeated the Whites
True
Japan's seizure of Manchuria led to increased Japanese expansion through China and the Pacific
True
The European nations were dependent on American loans, and when the American depression struck in 1929, it affected the whole world.
True
United States
Wilson
Czar
a male monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917
Manifesto
a public written declaration of beliefs and principles, policies, and objectives