World Between the Wars Review--Part I

“By 1910, the dictator Porfirio Díaz had ruled Mexico for almost 35 years, winning reelection as president again and again. On the surface, Mexico enjoyed peace and economic growth . . . However, underneath the surface, discontent rippled through Mexico.”

Which of the following is a fact that supports the statement above?

• The growing Mexican middle class wanted a stronger autocratic government.

• Peasants in Mexico did not benefit from Mexico's economic growth.

• Declining foreign investment threatened to weaken the Mexican economy.

• Wealthy Mexicans distrusted Díaz because of his land reform and nationalization policies.

The Mexican Constitution of 1917

• promoted land reform for peasants

• made Church land “the property of the nation.”

• allowed for stronger government control over the economy

• provided labor protections

• All of the above

By the 1930s, South Africa was

• a Dutch colony that instituted a policy of apartheid.

• a British colony with a growing independence movement.

• a French colony that became a center of the négritude movement.

• an independent nation with a strict policy of racial separation.

Why was Gandhi's Salt March an example of civil disobedience?

• The goal of the march was to boycott British-made textiles.

• Hindus and Muslims joined together under the leadership of Gandhi.

• Marchers deliberately defied laws passed by the colonial government.

• The protest led to a violent confrontation with the British.

The Long March was

• Chian-Kai-shek’s forced march into exile after he unwilling to fight Japanese forces

• A death march that Japapense soliders forced Chinese prisoners of war to endure

• The Chinese Communist Party’s brutal forced retreat to northern China that was necessary to escape the Nationalist forces

• The German military's long invasion route that it used to invade China that saw the death of thousands of soldiers due to starvation.

In what became known as the Mukden or Manchurian Incident,

• Chiang Kai-shek was arrested by some of his military leaders and forced to change his military strategy.

• Japanese soldiers justified military expansion in Manchuria after claiming China bombed a Japanese-controlled railway.

• The Chinese Communist Party allowed the German military access into China, but the Nazi forces were attacked by the Guomindang

• The last remaining Japanese forces in China were routed by both the Chinese Communist Party and by the Guomindang.

Which phrase belongs in the blank space on this table?

• division of Ottoman empire into mandates

• negritude movement started by writers and artists

• replacement of Islamic law with secular law by Reza Khan

• radical reforms introduced by Mustafa Kemal, the Ataturk.

Which statement is best supported by the information given on this map?

• By 1918, militarists had gained power in Japan.

• Japan looked to China for natural resources it lacked.

• The Japanese invasion of China was swift and crushing.

• Japan invaded Korea as a gateway to China.

This image illustrates the impact on Germany of

• the Great Depression.

• Hitler's command economy.

• hyperinflation.

• socialism.

What was one immediate effect of the event shown in this painting?

• Britain passed new laws restricting the rights of Indians.

• Demands for complete independence increased in India.

• The Indian National Congress was formed.

• Gandhi organized the Salt March.