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Discontent & Experimentation Honors World History StudyGuide

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What party did Ramsay MacDonald lead?

a)

Whig Party

b)

Labour Party

c)

Tory Party

d)

Conservative Party

2.

The first Labour Party prime minister of Britain was . . .

a)

Léon Blum

b)

Lloyd George

c)

Ramsay MacDonald

d)

Louis Sullivan

3.

The Statute of Westminster established . . .

a)

Léon Blum as premier of France.

b)

the separation of church and state in Britain.

c)

a British Commonwealth of Nations.

d)

the trend toward socialism in Britain.

4.

During the period between the First and Second World Wars, France faced all of the following problems except . . .

a)

fear of German aggression.

b)

frequent changes in prime ministers.

c)

the increasing popularity of Socialist and Communist parties.

d)

industrial unemployment worse than that of any other European country.

5.

What country built the Maginot Line to protect its border with Germany?

a)

Poland

b)

Belgium

c)

Switzerland

d)

France

e)

England

6.

What occurred in October 1929?

a)

Mussolini marched on Rome

b)

Hitler became chancellor of Germany

c)

Calvin Coolidge was elected president of the United States

d)

The American stock market collapsed

7.

In what year did America's Stock market crash?

a)

1909

b)

1919

c)

1929

d)

1939

e)

1930

8.

Which U.S. president received most of the blame for the Depression?

a)

Alexander Kerensky

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Warren G. Harding

e)

Calvin Coolidge

9.

Who was elected president of the United States in 1932?

a)

Alexander Kerensky

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Warren G. Harding

e)

Calvin Coolidge

10.

What was the name of President Roosevelt's plan to end the Depression?

a)

Fair Deal

b)

New Deal

c)

Real Deal

d)

Big Deal

e)

Old Deal

11.

Which of the following came first?

a)

the provisional government of Aleksandr Kerensky

b)

the reign of Alexander III

c)

the institution of the Five-Year Plans

d)

the seizing of government power by Lenin

12.

The treaty of Portsmouth . . .

a)

established the British Commonwealth of Nations

b)

concluded the Russo-Japanese War

c)

attempted to reduce the number of warships

d)

recognized the independence of hungary

13.

What country is associated with Bloody Sunday?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

United States

e)

Italy

14.

Who was the Menshevik leader of the provisional government?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Josef Stalin

15.

Lenin's takeover of the Russian government was the result of all the following except . . .

a)

the assassination of Nicholas II.

b)

the Russian people's desire for an end to war.

c)

the desertion of over two million Russian soldiers

d)

the failure of the provisional government to deal with the Russian economy

16.

During World War I the German government helped Bolshevik leaders return to Russia because . . .

a)

it supported a worldwide Bolshevik revolution

b)

it hoped to strengthen the rule of moderates such Kerensky

c)

it was required to do so under terms of the Versailles Treaty

d)

it hoped the Bolsheviks would disrupt Russia's war effort.

17.

Vladimir Lenin's chief opponents during the civil war (1918-1921) were the . . .

a)

White Russians

b)

members of industrial Soviets

c)

followers of Leon Trotsky

d)

follower of Joseph Stalin

18.

Who led the Red Army during the civil war?

a)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Leon Trotsky

19.

Which of the following was not a prelude to the revolution in Russia?

a)

Russo-Japanese War

b)

Bloddy Sunday

c)

October Manifesto

d)

New Economic Policy

20.

The New Economic Policy may best be described as . . .

a)

the nationalization of heavy industry

b)

an attempt to collectivize agriculture

c)

a temporary retreat from communism to rescue the Russian economy

d)

the organization of the entire work force into thirteen groups, or syndicates

21.

Lenin's demand that Russian peasants turn over their surplus crops to the state was part of . . .

a)

autarky

b)

pogroms

c)

war communism

d)

the New Economic Policy

22.

What factor allowed the Reds to win the Russian civil war?

a)

The Whites fell victim to the brutal Russian winter

b)

The Russian people were afraid the Whites would restore the czar to power

c)

The Allied powers stopped supporting the Whites

d)

No one in Russia truly supported the Whites.

23.

The Comintern was organized to . . .

a)

promote nationalism in Russia

b)

found Communist parties in other countries

c)

give the Russian people a legislative body

d)

suppress the Nazi Party, which opposed communism

24.

Who conducted the Reign of Terror to purge his party of disloyal members?

a)

Leon Trotsky

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Heinrich Himmler

d)

Vladimir Lenin

25.

What group of people did Stalin target during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Jews

b)

Mensheviks

c)

Communists

d)

Farmers

26.

Which of the following was not a problem that Italy faced after World War I?

a)

The Italian economy was in trouble.

b)

Many Italian cities were destroyed during the war.

c)

Italy gained very little from its support of the Allies during the war.

d)

Many factions caused political disunity

27.

Which of the following was not a cause for Mussolini's coming to power in Italy?

a)

Italy had gained very little from its support for the Allies in World War I

b)

Strikes, inflation, and debt plagued the economy

c)

The Italians were bitter about the "war guilt" clause in the Treaty of Versailles

d)

Landowners and industrialists feared a Communist Revolution.

28.

The Fascist Party was founded by . . .

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Paul von Hindenburg

29.

Mussolini's attempt to make Italy economically self-sufficient was called . . .

a)

autarky

b)

syndicates

c)

Il Duce

d)

Five-Year Plans

30.

The Reichstag was formed to . . .

a)

provide a legislative body in the Weimar Republic

b)

overthrow the Nazi Party in Germany

c)

administer the Third Reich under Hitler

d)

promote the Fascist Party in Germany

31.

The Weimar Republic was in . . .

a)

Italy

b)

Russia

c)

Austria

d)

Germany

e)

Hungary

32.

Mussolini concluded the Lateran Treaties with . . .

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

the Roman Catholic Church

d)

the Latin American states.

33.

According the Mein Kampf, what group of people was to blame for Germany's problems?

a)

Christians

b)

Capitalists

c)

Jews

d)

Aryans

e)

Russians

34.

In Meine Kampf, Hitler blamed Germany's troubles on all the following except . . .

a)

Jews

b)

Catholics

c)

the Weimar Republic

d)

the Treaty of Versailles

35.

Who led the SS and the Gestapo?

a)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Heinrich Himmler

d)

Warren G. Harding

36.

What political group in Germany did the Nazis blame for the Reichstag fire?

a)

Fascists

b)

Socialists

c)

Communists

d)

Capitalists

37.

Which of the following is a twentieth-century at movement?

a)

Cubism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Classicalism

d)

Provincialism

38.

Louis Sullivan was a citizen of what country?

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

France

39.

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American . . .

a)

architect

b)

musician

c)

painter

d)

writer

40.

"The Waste Land" was written by . . .

a)

T.S. Eliot

b)

Walter Gropius

c)

James Joyce

d)

Thomas Mann

41.

Who was the leader of the Labour Party?

a)

Léon Blum

b)

Lloyd George

c)

Ramsay MacDonald

d)

Louis Sullivan

e)

Adolf Hitler

42.

What is government relief for the unemployed in Britain called?

a)

Dole

b)

Loan

c)

Pension

d)

Social Security

43.

What term was used for the organized government massacres of Jews in Russia?

a)

autarky

b)

pogroms

c)

war communism

d)

the New Economic Policy

44.

What served as France's main defense against the threat of a future German invasion?

a)

Maginot Line

b)

Paris Line

c)

Normandy Line

d)

Ardennes Line

e)

Alsace Line

45.

Name the last czar of Russia.

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Josef Stalin

e)

Nicholas II

46.

Who led the Russian provisional government?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Josef Stalin

e)

Nicholas II

47.

Which monk became an adviser to the Russian royal family?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Josef Stalin

e)

Rasputin

48.

Who became ruler of Russia in 1917?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Josef Stalin

e)

Nicholas II

49.

Who was the leader of the Red Army?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Josef Stalin

e)

Nicholas II

50.

Who followed Lenin as dictator of Russia?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Josef Stalin

e)

Nicholas II

51.

What was the end result of the NEP?

a)

it revived the Russian Economy

b)

it harmed Russian Farmers

c)

it revived the German Economy

d)

it caused the Russian Economy to collapse

e)

it caused the German Economy to collapse

52.

What were Stalin's economic programs called?

a)

autarky

b)

syndicates

c)

Il Duce

d)

Five-Year Plans

e)

Three-Year Plans

53.

What economic plans replaced the NEP?

a)

autarky

b)

syndicates

c)

Il Duce

d)

Five-Year Plans

e)

Three-Year Plans

54.

What government replaced the German Monarchy?

a)

Weimar Republic

b)

Third German Reich

c)

Adolf Republic

d)

Hindenburg Republic

e)

Hammier Republic

55.

What is the name of Hitler's book that explains the beliefs of the Nazi Party?

a)

Mein Kampf

b)

Communist Manifesto

c)

Pogroms

d)

Himmler Manifesto

56.

What act allowed Hitler to suspend the republic?

a)

Enabling Act

b)

Freedom Act

c)

Economic Self-Sufficiency Act

d)

Weimar Act

57.

What was Hitler's goal with his second set of Four-Year Plans?

a)

Economic Self-Sufficiency

b)

Farmers Self-Sufficiency

c)

Military Self-Sufficiency

d)

Anschluss

58.

What is the German word for superhighways?

a)

Autobahnen

b)

Anschluss

c)

Lächeln

d)

Deutscher

e)

Tschüss

59.

Who is sometimes considered the father of modern music?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Josef Stalin

e)

Igor Stravinsky

60.

Led the Popular Front--a coalition of French parties

a)

Léon Blum

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Alexander III

e)

Alexander Kerensky

61.

Received most of the blame for the Depression

a)

Léon Blum

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Alexander III

e)

Alexander Kerensky

62.

Elected president of the United States in 1932

a)

Léon Blum

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Alexander III

e)

Alexander Kerensky

63.

supported the Russian pogroms

a)

Léon Blum

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Alexander III

e)

Alexander Kerensky

64.

led the provisional government following the czar's abdication

a)

Léon Blum

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Alexander III

e)

Alexander Kerensky

65.

Led the Schutzstaffel (SS) and the Gestapo

a)

Henrich Himmler

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Adolf Hitler

66.

Led the Red Army during the Russian civil war

a)

Henrich Himmler

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Adolf Hitler

67.

Conducted the Reign of Terror to purge his party of disloyal members

a)

Henrich Himmler

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Adolf Hitler

68.

Signed the Lateran Treaties with the Vatican

a)

Henrich Himmler

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Adolf Hitler

69.

Four-Year Plan

a)

Henrich Himmler

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Adolf Hitler