Multiple
Choice
Identify the choice
that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A common factor in the
emergence of fascism in Italy and Germany was that both countries
A. | were
monarchies. | B. | were occupied by foreign troops. | C. | lacked a strong tradition of
democracy. | D. | had been disarmed after the First World
War. |
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One major difference between
German Nazism and Italian Fascism was that Nazism advocated:
A. | an aggressive foreign policy.
| B. | the private ownership of
land. | C. | the promotion of a master race. | D. | the suppression of political
opposition. |
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Hitler’s first attempt to
take over Austria (1934) was a failure because
A. | the League of Nations supported
Austria. | B. | his army was not strong enough to defeat
Austria. | C. | the U.S.S.R. declared its intention to help
Austria. | D. | Mussolini threatened to intervene to defend
Austria. |
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"The intervention of the
King, who wished to avoid serious bloodshed and civil war, marked the capitulation of the authorities
of the state to the insurgents."
The events described above took place in the
1920’s in:
A. | Italy. | B. | Germany. | C. | the U.S.S.R. | D. | Great Britain. |
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"Any war or threat of
war...is a matter of concern to the whole League and the League shall take any action that
may...safeguard the peace of nations."
Article II, Covenant of the League of
Nations
In this quotation, the League is supporting the principle
of:
A. | balance of power.
| B. | collective
security. | C. | self-determination. | D. | reparations
payments. |
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Which of the following resulted
in increased security for Western Europe, but not for Eastern Europe?
A. | the Locarno Pact
| B. | the Lateran
Accord | C. | the Treaty of Rapallo | D. | the Kellogg-Briand
Pact |
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Use the quotation below to
answer the following question.
“The demand for the Sudetenland was reasonable. Here was another Versailles
mistake which needed correcting.”
- Snell Grove, The Modern World Since
1870
Hitler's demand for the Sudetenland appeared reasonable
because
A. | the U.S.S.R. supported the German
demands. | B. | Germany needed the resources of the
Sudetenland. | C. | it satisfied the desire of the Sudeten Germans for
self-determination. | D. | the Sudetenland had been taken from Germany by the Treaty of
Versailles. |
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Before the Stock Market Crash
of 1929, the economy of the U.S.A. showed signs of weakness due to:
A. | reduced tariffs on imports.
| B. | an increase in military
spending. | C. | an increase in agricultural prices. | D. | overproduction of manufactured
goods. |
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Which of the following
statements is true of the U.S. economy in the 1920s?
A. | Wages failed to keep pace with
profits. | B. | Profits decreased and wages remained low. | C. | Farm prices soared as production
decreased. | D. | Profits declined as unions became more
powerful. |
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"...as soon as they step
off the decks of their ships...our problem has just begun: bolshevism, red anarchy and kidnappers.
They fill places that belong to the loyal wage-earning citizens of America."
American
Senator, 1921
The
views expressed in this quotation would most likely have been publicly supported by:
A. | President Hoover.
| B. | the Ku Klux
Klan. | C. | the U.S. Supreme Court. | D. | President F.D.
Roosevelt. |
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European countries were
affected by the Great Depression when:
A. | the U.S.A. decreased investment
overseas. | B. | tariffs were lowered on manufactured goods. | C. | the U.S.A. refused to join the League of
Nations. | D. | the New Deal began to employ American
citizens. |
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Which of the following
countries was least affected by
the Depression?
A. | Germany | B. | the U.S.A. | C. | the U.S.S.R. | D. | Great Britain |
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Roosevelt's solutions to
the problems of the Depression in the U.S.A. included all of the following except:
A. | increased government
spending. | B. | the creation of government agencies. | C. | the reorganization of the banking
system. | D. | the introduction of an open door immigration
policy. |
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The items below were all
agreements between
* Brest - Litovsk
* Rapallo
* Non - Aggression
Pact
A. | Hitler and Stalin.
| B. | Italy and
Germany. | C. | Mussolini and Hitler. | D. | Germany and the Soviet
Union. |
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A result of the event shown in
this cartoon was the Japanese decision to
A. | attack Pearl Harbor.
| B. | declare war on
China. | C. | join the Rome-Berlin Axis. | D. | leave the League of
Nations. |
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All of the following resulted
from the Munich Agreement except
A. | Czechoslovakia was
partitioned. | B. | the outbreak of war was delayed for a year. | C. | Chamberlain was welcomed as a hero in
Britain. | D. | Britain and France signed an alliance with the
U.S.S.R. |
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The country that suffered the
greatest number of casualties in the Second World War was:
A. | Japan. | B. | Germany. | C. | the U.S.S.R. | D. | Great Britain. |
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The D-Day
invasion
A. | led to the surrender of the Italian
forces. | B. | relieved the pressure on the French army. | C. | satisfied the Soviet demand for a second
front. | D. | brought the U.S.A. into the Second World
War. |
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In the poster, the U.S.
government is suggesting
A. | rearmament will end the
Depression. | B. | workers should join the army and fight. | C. | war industries are creating labour
shortages. | D. | workers and soldiers are equally important to
victory. |
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All of the following were
associated with the Holocaust except
A. | Anschluss.
| B. | Auschwitz. | C. | einsatzgruppen. | D. | Wannsee Conference. |
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The event that completes the
chronology below is
* Allies land in Normandy
* Liberation of Paris by the allies
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* Potsdam Conference
A. | Battle of Britain.
| B. | Battle of
Stalingrad. | C. | Berlin falls to the Red Army. | D. | Allied victory in North
Africa. |
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To win popular support for
their policies, both Franklin
D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler made effective use of:
A. | censorship. | B. | radio broadcasts. | C. | party newspapers. | D. | school text books. |
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The "Phoney War" came to an end in April 1940,
when Germany invaded:
A. | Russia. | B. | Britain. | C. | Norway. | D. | Switzerland. |
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The key naval weapon in both
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway was the
A. | corvette. | B. | battleship. | C. | submarine. | D. | aircraft carrier. |
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25.
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During the Second World War
German technology was responsible for the development of
A. | radar. | B. | sonar. | C. | the rocket. | D. | the atomic bomb. |
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