Name: 
 

Mod. 2A


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

 1. 
After coming to power, the Bolsheviks (1917) and the Nazis (1933) both held elections resulting in
A.
the outbreak of civil war.
B.
neither winning a majority of votes.
C.
both receiving overwhelming support.
D.
the formation of coalition governments.
 

 2. 
Hitler gained the support of the German army as a result of the:
A.
Munich Putsch.
B.
Nuremberg Laws.
C.
burning of the Reichstag.
D.
Night of the Long Knives.
 

 3. 
Hitler’s first direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles came with the
A.
invasion of Poland.
B.
 annexation of Austria.
C.
remilitarization of the Rhineland.
D.
introduction of German rearmament.
 

 4. 
Which of the following existed in Hitler’s Germany but not in Stalin’s U.S.S.R.?
A.
a free press
B.
secret police
C.
private enterprise
D.
multi-party elections
 

 5. 
The “corporate state” - the governing of a country through large economic units - was established by
A.
Hitler.
B.
Stalin.
C.
Mussolini.
D.
Roosevelt.
 

 6. 
American opponents of the U.S. entry into the League of Nations claimed that it would
A.
limit American freedom of action.
B.
isolate the U.S.A. from world affairs.
C.
violate the Fourteen Points of Woodrow Wilson.
D.
prevent the U.S.A. from getting reparations from Germany.
 

 7. 
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union became involved in the civil war in

mc007-1.jpg
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
 

 8. 
Hitler’s first aggressive move which could not be justified as national self-determination was the
A.
Anschluss with Austria.
B.
remilitarization of the Rhineland.
C.
withdrawal from the League of Nations.
D.
takeover of Bohemia and Moravia in Czechoslovakia.
 

 9. 
The automobile industry was important to the U.S. economy in the 1920s because
A.
every U.S. family owned a car.
B.
cars replaced trains as the major means of transportation.
C.
other industries were still recovering from the First World War.
D.
it employed large numbers of workers, either directly or indirectly.
 

 10. 
“In 1929, the total income of the top 0.1 percent of American taxpayers was as large as the total income of the bottom 42 percent.”

The statement above best supports the conclusion that
A.
wealth in the U.S.A. was unequally distributed.
B.
incomes were rising as a result of mass production.
C.
taxes had been lowered for the top 0.1 percent of taxpayers.
D.
the richest Americans had made money on the stock market.
 

 11. 
Which of the following contributed most to the beginning of the Great Depression in the U.S.A.?
A.
prohibition
B.
the imposition of high protective tariffs
C.
the drought conditions on the great plains
D.
the ending of American reparations payments
 

 12. 
“It is not the function of the government to relieve individuals of their responsibilities to their neighbours, or to relieve private institutions of their responsibilities to the public.”
- U.S. President Herbert Hoover (1923)

The quotation above reflects Hoover’s belief in
A.
socialism.
B.
isolationism.
C.
the New Deal.
D.
free enterprise.
 

 13. 
The following agreements are all examples of

* Washington Naval Agreement
* Dawes Plan
* Young Plan
A.
attempts to encourage free trade.
B.
international attempts to limit armaments.
C.
exceptions to the U.S. policy of isolationism.
D.
U.S. assistance to Germany to pay reparations.
 

 14. 
One result of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation was:
A.
a greatly enlarged Supreme Court.
B.
a restriction on trade union activities.
C.
a discontinuation of agricultural subsidies.
D.
an increase in government intervention in the economy.
 

 15. 
"America's present need is not to promote internationalism but instead to promote triumphant nationalism."
- U.S. Spokesperson, 1925

A result of this nationalism was the:
A.
implementation of prohibition.
B.
recognition of women's rights.
C.
outlawing of the Ku Klux Klan.
D.
passing of restrictive immigration laws.
 

 16. 
During the Second World War, a major source of tension among the Allied leaders was the
A.
treatment of Nazi war criminals.
B.
need to occupy post-war Germany.
C.
need to defeat Germany before defeating Japan.
D.
timing and location of a second front in Europe.
 

 17. 
One of the reasons why Great Britain adopted a policy of appeasement in the 1930s was that it
A.
had a non-aggression pact with Germany.
B.
was dependent on German loans to its industries.
C.
needed Germany as a market for its coal and steel industries.
D.
would be unable to protect its empire and fight a war in Europe.
 

 18. 
Operation Barbarossa was intended to fulfill Hitler's policy of
A.
Anschluss.
B.
lebensraum.
C.
re-armament.
D.
national self-determination.
 

 19. 
"We shall not fail or falter. We shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job."
- Churchill, 1941

In response to the last sentence in Churchill's speech, the American Congress passed the:
A.
New Deal.
B.
Marshall Plan.
C.
Neutrality Acts.
D.
Lend-Lease Act.
 

 20. 
Germany’s industrial production was unable to keep pace with Allied production during the Second World War because
A.
German industrialists refused to use slave labour.
B.
German technology lagged behind British technology.
C.
Germany’s access to resources was increasingly limited.
D.
Allied bombing successfully pinpointed industrial targets.
 

 21. 
The main reason for the Japanese invasion of Manchuria was to
A.
secure a base for an attack on the U.S.S.R.
B.
stop the Chinese from moving into the territory.
C.
regain territory lost at the Paris Peace Conference.
D.
provide an assured source of food and raw materials.
 

 22. 
The immediate consequence of the Battle of Stalingrad was that it:
A.
brought an end to the war.
B.
prevented the collapse of Leningrad.
C.
ended the stalemate on the Eastern Front.
D.
halted the German advance in the U.S.S.R.
 

 23. 
An important aim of the Axis powers in North Africa was to:
A.
control the Suez Canal.
B.
protect German colonies.
C.
prevent Jewish immigration.
D.
cut the Allied supply route to the U.S.S.R.
 

 24. 
Which of the following statements best describes the strategy of blitzkrieg?
A.
Strike fast to achieve the main objective.
B.
Wear down the enemy with repeated attacks.
C.
Capture and secure small amounts of territory.
D.
Use naval and air forces to blockade the enemy.
 

 25. 
The terms below could both be described as

* Lebensraum
* Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
A.
German war aims.
B.
communist policies.
C.
forms of imperialism.
D.
forms of economic cooperation.
 



 
Check Your Work     Start Over