Multiple
Choice
Identify the choice
that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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As a result of the Paris Peace
Treaties, Serbia became part of
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At the Paris Peace Conference
in 1919, President Wilson’s main goal was to ensure future peace by
A. | establishing a League of Nations.
| B. | preserving the Austria-Hungary
empire. | C. | restoring the European balance of power. | D. | destroying Germany’s ability to wage
war. |
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Which of the leaders at the
Paris Peace Conference was most
concerned about the danger of an economically weak Germany?
A. | Wilson | B. | Orlando | C. | Clemenceau | D. | Lloyd George |
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Two regions restored to France
after the First World War were:
A. | Danzig and Silesia.
| B. | Alsace and
Lorraine. | C. | the Ruhr and the Saar. | D. | Belgium and
Luxembourg. |
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Two opposing views expressed at
the Paris Peace Conference in 1919:
"A disguise for colonial annexations of the
traditional sort"
and
"An admission of a new sense of responsibility towards backward
people."
These
opposing views refer to the:
A. | system of mandates.
| B. | principle of collective
security. | C. | reparations imposed on Germany. | D. | loss of German territory to
Poland. |
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Which of the following is an
accurate statement about First World War debts?
A. | Russia repaid its war
debts. | B. | Only Great Britain owed money to the U.S.A. | C. | The European allies owed money to Great
Britain. | D. | The U.S.A. was willing to forgive Great Britain’s war
debts. |
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Which of the following
contributed towards improving the status of women in many countries during the First World
War?
A. | The shortage of labour.
| B. | The decline in family
size. | C. | The growth of trade unions. | D. | The control of wages and
prices. |
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A weakness of the Treaty of
Versailles was that it:
A. | permitted
anschluss. | B. | encouraged Turkish nationalism. | C. | implemented the Fourteen
Points. | D. | reduced Germany's ability to pay
reparations. |
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Italy entered the First World
War in 1915 because it
A. | was allied with
Germany. | B. | had guaranteed Belgian neutrality. | C. | had been attacked by Austrian
forces. | D. | had been promised territory by Britain and
France. |
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Austria/Hungary was
most threatened
by:
A. | nationalism | B. | communism. | C. | internationalism. | D. | authoritarianism. |
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French and Belgian troops
occupied the Ruhr industrial area of Germany in 1923 because:
A. | Germany failed to pay its
reparations. | B. | the Weimar Republic was about to fall to
fascism. | C. | Germany asked for foreign assistance for industrial
reconstruction. | D. | Germany violated the disarmament conditions of the Treaty of
Versailles. |
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One reason that the Weimar
Republic was not popular with many German citizens during the early 1920s was that
it:
A. | had left the League of
Nations. | B. | encouraged the growth of the Nazi Party. | C. | was associated with the Treaty of
Versailles. | D. | could not solve the problems of the Great
Depression. |
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According to Karl Marx, which
factor was the most influential
in determining the course of history?
A. | geographic influences
| B. | the actions of great
men | C. | the rise and fall of empires | D. | economic and social
forces |
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"The soldiers, workers and
peasants of Russia did not overthrow the governments of the Tsar and Kerensky merely to become cannon
fodder for the allied imperialists."
Trotsky, 1917
A result of the ideas expressed in the quotation was
the:
A. | Kornilov affair.
| B. | Treaty of
Versailles. | C. | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. | D. | creation of the
Comintern. |
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The Bolshevik victory in
November, 1917, was due to the fact that the Bolsheviks had
A. | better weapons and technology.
| B. | support from a majority of
Russians. | C. | superior leadership and geographic position.
| D. | military support from Britain and
France. |
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Tsar Nicholas II was forced to
abdicate in March 1917 as a result of:
A. | a successful military
coup. | B. | Russia's surrender in the First World
War. | C. | a general strike and popular unrest in
Petrograd. | D. | a planned overthrow of the government by the
Bolsheviks. |
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After his return to Russia in
1917, Lenin demanded all of the following except
A. | the redistribution of land.
| B. | an end to the war with
Germany. | C. | all power be given to the soviets. | D. | cooperation with the Provisional
Government. |
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The civil war between Reds and
Whites in Russia coincided with the period of:
A. | Stalin's purges.
| B. | collectivization. | C. | War Communism. | D. | the New Economic Policy. |
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Which of the following was
most inconsistent with Marxist
principles?
A. | collective farms
| B. | the New Economic
Policy | C. | nationalization of industries | D. | the Soviets of workers and
peasants |
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Trotsky's demand for
immediate "world revolution" was most strongly opposed by:
A. | Lenin. | B. | Stalin. | C. | Kornilov. | D. | Kerensky. |
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Which of the following was most
consistent with the ideas of Karl Marx?
A. | Lenin’s New Economic
Policy. | B. | Trotsky’s demand for world revolution. | C. | Stalin’s policy of “Socialism in One
Country”. | D. | The Treaty of Rapallo between Russia and
Germany. |
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"Stalin's position as
Secretary-General allowed him to influence Party members in his favour."
This statement
explains why Stalin:
A. | supported a policy of immediate
world revolution. | B. | was chosen by Lenin to succeed him as Party
leader. | C. | defeated Trotsky in the struggle for leadership of the
U.S.S.R. | D. | played a more prominent role than Trotsky in the Bolshevik
Revolution. |
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Use the following chart to
answer the question below.
Number of farms in the
U.S.S. R.
1928......................... 24 000 000
1938..............................250
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The sharp decline
in the number of farms is best explained by
A. | War
Communism. | B. | Lenin’s New Economic Policy. | C. | Stalin’s policy of
collectivization. | D. | territorial losses following the First World
War. |
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The primary aim of
Stalin's first Five-Year Plan was to:
A. | promote heavy
industry. | B. | further develop the NEP. | C. | help finance the civil
war. | D. | emphasize the production of consumer
goods. |
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Which of the following is a
statement of opinion rather
than fact about Stalin’s Five-Year Plans?
A. | Few production targets were met.
| B. | Urban population increased
significantly. | C. | Success was guaranteed by collectivization. | D. | Vast increases in production were
achieved. |
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