Unit 7-8 World History Test (1900-Present) (3/19/26)

Many historians believe that the harsh terms found in the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to

• Italy's unification

• Turkey's modernization

• revolutions in Russia

• World War II

In the 1930's, the Japanese Government followed a policy of imperialism primarily to

• acquire new sources of raw materials

• spread Zen Buddhism throughout Asia

• sell more consumer goods to European nations

• spread the ideas of bushido

The main cause of the Arab-Israeli conflicts from 1948 to 1973 was the clash between

• Islamic fundamentalism and Orthodox Judaism

• Arab socialism and Israeli capitalism

• Arab nationalism and Jewish nationalism

• Israeli technology and Saudi-Arabian economic goals

During the late 1980's in the Soviet Union, the policy of perestroika was an attempt to solve economic problems by

• introducing elements of capitalism into the Soviet economy

• limiting imports into the Soviet Union

• relying more heavily on central planning of the Soviet economy

• cutting back the amount of credit given to small businesses

One goal of the League of Nations was to

• promote peaceful relations worldwide

• stimulate the economy of Europe

• bring World War I to an end

• encourage a strong alliance system

In the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev's attempts to change the Soviet Union resulted in

• an increase in tensions between India and the Soviet Union

• a strengthening of the Communist Party

• a shift from producing consumer goods to producing heavy machinery

• a series of economic and political reforms

Adolf Hitler was aided in his rise to power by the

• support of the French government

• support of the Communist Party in Germany

• economic problems of post-World War I Germany

• imperialist policy of the Weimar Republic

During the mid-1930's, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?

• government ownership of the means of production and distribution

• one-party system that denied basic human rights

• encouragement of individual freedom of expression in the arts

• emphasis on consumer goods rather than on weapons

Joseph Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union can best be characterized as a period of

• democratic reform and nationalism

• humanism and democracy

• religious freedom and tolerance

• censorship and terror

Why was Europe referred to as a "Powder Keg" prior to World War I?

• The aggression of the Ottoman Empire was disrupting the balance of power.

• Yugoslavia was invading its neighboring countries.

• Nationalistic and imperialistic rivalries were increasing.

• The area was the leading supplier of military equipment to the rest of the world.