Multiple
Choice
Identify the choice
that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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During the Spanish Civil War
Britain and France supported
A. | a policy of non-intervention.
| B. | aid to Franco from the
U.S.S.R. | C. | military aid for the government forces. | D. | sanctions imposed by the League of
Nations. |
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The Reichstag Fire of 1933 led
immediately to:
A. | Kristallnacht.
| B. | the Enabling
Act. | C. | the Nuremberg Laws. | D. | the Night of the Long
Knives. |
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The most immediate cause of Hitler’s rise to
power in Germany was the
A. | Great Depression.
| B. | death of
Streseman. | C. | Treaty of Versailles. | D. | French occupation of the
Ruhr. |
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Prior to 1929, the Nazi Party
had limited success in Germany because
A. | Hitler had not yet become party
leader. | B. | it refused to participate in national
elections. | C. | its leaders were in jail as a result of the Beer Hall
Putsch. | D. | its extremist views had less appeal during times of economic
prosperity. |
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"It had, perhaps, only two
positive principles - both of them were mean, and in the end despicable: aggressive nationalism, and
a belief in the superiority of action over thought."
Howarth,
Twentieth Century History,
1987
The country which
FIRST put these principles into
practice was:
A. | Italy. | B. | Russia. | C. | Britain. | D. | Germany. |
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Fascism in Italy achieved
greater acceptance from the Italian public in 1929 as a result of the
A. | Acerbo
Law. | B. | Lateran Pacts. | C. | Rome-Berlin Axis. | D. | Kellogg-Briand Pact. |
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In the 1930s, France's
response to the threat of a possible German attack was to:
A. | build the Maginot
Line. | B. | sign an alliance with Checkoslovakia. | C. | agree to appeasement at the Munich
Conference. | D. | all of the above. |
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During the 1920s, many American
farmers did not share in their country's prosperity because:
A. | overproduction led to a fall in
prices. | B. | continual droughts destroyed the crops. | C. | the government sent surplus grain to Latin
America. | D. | imports were less expensive than domestic
products. |
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An accurate statement about the
U.S.A. in the 1920s is that
A. | widespread advertising encouraged
consumerism. | B. | all sectors of the economy experienced increased
profits. | C. | mass production brought increased trade union
membership. | D. | immigration was increased to provide workers for expanding
industries. |
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One of Roosevelt’s first
achievements after taking power in 1933 was to
A. | increase
immigration. | B. | begin a program of rearmament. | C. | increase agricultural production.
| D. | restore confidence in the banking
system. |
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One of the effects of the Great
Depression in Europe was
A. | a rise in the production of consumer
goods. | B. | increased support for extremist political
parties. | C. | the strengthening of international cooperation in
trade. | D. | cooperation between fascists and communists to solve economic
problems. |
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The greatest threat to
President Roosevelt's New Deal legislation came from the American
A. | Congress. | B. | Supreme Court. | C. | Democratic Party. | D. | trade union movement. |
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The New Deal has been described
as revolutionary because it:
A. | nationalized all major
industries. | B. | granted full civil rights to all Americans. | C. | enlarged the role of the federal government.
| D. | raised the living standards of all
Americans. |
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In order to invade Britain in
1940, the Germans would first have to:
A. | occupy Sweden.
| B. | destroy the British
army. | C. | defeat the Royal Air Force. | D. | carry out Operation
Overlord. |
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"There never was an easier
war to stop...it could have been prevented without firing a single shot.... Softness invites
aggression."
Winston Churchill, The History of the Second World War
Churchill's comments are critical of the policy
of:
A. | autarky. | B. | intervention. | C. | appeasement. | D. | collective security. |
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A major American justification
for using the atomic bomb against Japan was that:
A. | it was revenge for Pearl
Harbor. | B. | the U.S.A. was facing defeat in the Pacific. | C. | it would encourage the U.S.S.R. to enter the
war. | D. | conventional warfare would result in too many American
casualties. |
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During the Second World War the
Vichy government
A. | collaborated with the Nazis.
| B. | was protected by the Maginot
Line. | C. | assisted with the evacuation at Dunkirk. | D. | resisted the deportation of its Jewish
citizens. |
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The Hoare-Laval Plan
recommended
A. | the partitioning of
Abyssinia. | B. | German expansion into Austria. | C. | the payment of German
reparations. | D. | the occupation of the Ruhr by French and British
troops. |
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The Lytton Commission’s
report on Manchuria led to
A. | economic sanctions against
Japan. | B. | increased support for the League of Nations. | C. | Japan’s withdrawal from the League of
Nations. | D. | the removal of all foreign troops from
Manchuria. |
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The Battle of Midway was to the
Pacific War as The Battle of El Alamein was to the:
A. | Russian Campaign.
| B. | war in the
Atlantic. | C. | liberation of France. | D. | North African
Campaign. |
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The policy of economic
self-sufficiency is called
A. | autarky. | B. | autocracy. | C. | appeasement. | D. | anti-semitism. |
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A major reason for
France’s military collapse in 1940 was
A. | Italy’s invasion of the South
of France. | B. | Britain’s failure to provide any military
support. | C. | France’s decision to put its faith in defensive
tactics. | D. | the vast superiority in numbers of the German
forces. |
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The significance of the
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was that it
A. | removed the threat of a two front
war for Germany. | B. | resulted in the dissolution of the Anti-Comintern
Pact. | C. | promoted closer ties between the U.S.S.R. and
Poland. | D. | committed Great Britain to armed intervention in
Czechoslovakia. |
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“And now before us
stands the last problem that myst be solved and will be solved. It is the last territorial claim
which I have to make in Europe, but it is the claim from which I will not back down.”
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Hitler, September 26, 1938
The “territorial claim” to which Hitler was referring to above was
the
A. | Saar
Basin. | B. | Ruhr Valley. | C. | provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. | D. | Sudetenland area of
Czechoslovakia. |
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25.
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Which of the following is
not an example of a direct
“cause and effect” relationship?
A. | Fall of France and Battle of
Britain. | B. | Bombing of Pearl Harbor and Battle of
Midway. | C. | Attack on Poland and British declaration of
war. | D. | Invasion of the U.S.S.R. and U.S. declaration of
war. |
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