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Total questions: 69
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What party did Ramsay MacDonald lead?
Whig Party
Labour Party
Tory Party
Conservative Party
The first Labour Party prime minister of Britain was . . .
Léon Blum
Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
Louis Sullivan
The Statute of Westminster established . . .
Léon Blum as premier of France.
the separation of church and state in Britain.
a British Commonwealth of Nations.
the trend toward socialism in Britain.
During the period between the First and Second World Wars, France faced all of the following problems except . . .
fear of German aggression.
frequent changes in prime ministers.
the increasing popularity of Socialist and Communist parties.
industrial unemployment worse than that of any other European country.
What country built the Maginot Line to protect its border with Germany?
Poland
Belgium
Switzerland
France
England
What occurred in October 1929?
Mussolini marched on Rome
Hitler became chancellor of Germany
Calvin Coolidge was elected president of the United States
The American stock market collapsed
In what year did America's Stock market crash?
1909
1919
1929
1939
1930
Which U.S. president received most of the blame for the Depression?
Alexander Kerensky
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Who was elected president of the United States in 1932?
Alexander Kerensky
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
What was the name of President Roosevelt's plan to end the Depression?
Fair Deal
New Deal
Real Deal
Big Deal
Old Deal
Which of the following came first?
the provisional government of Aleksandr Kerensky
the reign of Alexander III
the institution of the Five-Year Plans
the seizing of government power by Lenin
The treaty of Portsmouth . . .
established the British Commonwealth of Nations
concluded the Russo-Japanese War
attempted to reduce the number of warships
recognized the independence of hungary
What country is associated with Bloody Sunday?
Germany
France
Russia
United States
Italy
Who was the Menshevik leader of the provisional government?
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Josef Stalin
Lenin's takeover of the Russian government was the result of all the following except . . .
the assassination of Nicholas II.
the Russian people's desire for an end to war.
the desertion of over two million Russian soldiers
the failure of the provisional government to deal with the Russian economy
During World War I the German government helped Bolshevik leaders return to Russia because . . .
it supported a worldwide Bolshevik revolution
it hoped to strengthen the rule of moderates such Kerensky
it was required to do so under terms of the Versailles Treaty
it hoped the Bolsheviks would disrupt Russia's war effort.
Vladimir Lenin's chief opponents during the civil war (1918-1921) were the . . .
White Russians
members of industrial Soviets
followers of Leon Trotsky
follower of Joseph Stalin
Who led the Red Army during the civil war?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Which of the following was not a prelude to the revolution in Russia?
Russo-Japanese War
Bloddy Sunday
October Manifesto
New Economic Policy
The New Economic Policy may best be described as . . .
the nationalization of heavy industry
an attempt to collectivize agriculture
a temporary retreat from communism to rescue the Russian economy
the organization of the entire work force into thirteen groups, or syndicates
Lenin's demand that Russian peasants turn over their surplus crops to the state was part of . . .
autarky
pogroms
war communism
the New Economic Policy
What factor allowed the Reds to win the Russian civil war?
The Whites fell victim to the brutal Russian winter
The Russian people were afraid the Whites would restore the czar to power
The Allied powers stopped supporting the Whites
No one in Russia truly supported the Whites.
The Comintern was organized to . . .
promote nationalism in Russia
found Communist parties in other countries
give the Russian people a legislative body
suppress the Nazi Party, which opposed communism
Who conducted the Reign of Terror to purge his party of disloyal members?
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
Heinrich Himmler
Vladimir Lenin
What group of people did Stalin target during the Reign of Terror?
Jews
Mensheviks
Communists
Farmers
Which of the following was not a problem that Italy faced after World War I?
The Italian economy was in trouble.
Many Italian cities were destroyed during the war.
Italy gained very little from its support of the Allies during the war.
Many factions caused political disunity
Which of the following was not a cause for Mussolini's coming to power in Italy?
Italy had gained very little from its support for the Allies in World War I
Strikes, inflation, and debt plagued the economy
The Italians were bitter about the "war guilt" clause in the Treaty of Versailles
Landowners and industrialists feared a Communist Revolution.
The Fascist Party was founded by . . .
Adolf Hitler
Vladimir Lenin
Benito Mussolini
Paul von Hindenburg
Mussolini's attempt to make Italy economically self-sufficient was called . . .
autarky
syndicates
Il Duce
Five-Year Plans
The Reichstag was formed to . . .
provide a legislative body in the Weimar Republic
overthrow the Nazi Party in Germany
administer the Third Reich under Hitler
promote the Fascist Party in Germany
The Weimar Republic was in . . .
Italy
Russia
Austria
Germany
Hungary
Mussolini concluded the Lateran Treaties with . . .
France
Germany
the Roman Catholic Church
the Latin American states.
According the Mein Kampf, what group of people was to blame for Germany's problems?
Christians
Capitalists
Jews
Aryans
Russians
In Meine Kampf, Hitler blamed Germany's troubles on all the following except . . .
Jews
Catholics
the Weimar Republic
the Treaty of Versailles
Who led the SS and the Gestapo?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Leon Trotsky
Heinrich Himmler
Warren G. Harding
What political group in Germany did the Nazis blame for the Reichstag fire?
Fascists
Socialists
Communists
Capitalists
Which of the following is a twentieth-century at movement?
Cubism
Impressionism
Classicalism
Provincialism
Louis Sullivan was a citizen of what country?
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Italy
France
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American . . .
architect
musician
painter
writer
"The Waste Land" was written by . . .
T.S. Eliot
Walter Gropius
James Joyce
Thomas Mann
Who was the leader of the Labour Party?
Léon Blum
Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
Louis Sullivan
Adolf Hitler
What is government relief for the unemployed in Britain called?
Dole
Loan
Pension
Social Security
What term was used for the organized government massacres of Jews in Russia?
autarky
pogroms
war communism
the New Economic Policy
What served as France's main defense against the threat of a future German invasion?
Maginot Line
Paris Line
Normandy Line
Ardennes Line
Alsace Line
Name the last czar of Russia.
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Josef Stalin
Nicholas II
Who led the Russian provisional government?
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Josef Stalin
Nicholas II
Which monk became an adviser to the Russian royal family?
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Josef Stalin
Rasputin
Who became ruler of Russia in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Josef Stalin
Nicholas II
Who was the leader of the Red Army?
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Josef Stalin
Nicholas II
Who followed Lenin as dictator of Russia?
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Josef Stalin
Nicholas II
What was the end result of the NEP?
it revived the Russian Economy
it harmed Russian Farmers
it revived the German Economy
it caused the Russian Economy to collapse
it caused the German Economy to collapse
What were Stalin's economic programs called?
autarky
syndicates
Il Duce
Five-Year Plans
Three-Year Plans
What economic plans replaced the NEP?
autarky
syndicates
Il Duce
Five-Year Plans
Three-Year Plans
What government replaced the German Monarchy?
Weimar Republic
Third German Reich
Adolf Republic
Hindenburg Republic
Hammier Republic
What is the name of Hitler's book that explains the beliefs of the Nazi Party?
Mein Kampf
Communist Manifesto
Pogroms
Himmler Manifesto
What act allowed Hitler to suspend the republic?
Enabling Act
Freedom Act
Economic Self-Sufficiency Act
Weimar Act
What was Hitler's goal with his second set of Four-Year Plans?
Economic Self-Sufficiency
Farmers Self-Sufficiency
Military Self-Sufficiency
Anschluss
What is the German word for superhighways?
Autobahnen
Anschluss
Lächeln
Deutscher
Tschüss
Who is sometimes considered the father of modern music?
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Josef Stalin
Igor Stravinsky
Led the Popular Front--a coalition of French parties
Léon Blum
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alexander III
Alexander Kerensky
Received most of the blame for the Depression
Léon Blum
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alexander III
Alexander Kerensky
Elected president of the United States in 1932
Léon Blum
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alexander III
Alexander Kerensky
supported the Russian pogroms
Léon Blum
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alexander III
Alexander Kerensky
led the provisional government following the czar's abdication
Léon Blum
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alexander III
Alexander Kerensky
Led the Schutzstaffel (SS) and the Gestapo
Henrich Himmler
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Led the Red Army during the Russian civil war
Henrich Himmler
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Conducted the Reign of Terror to purge his party of disloyal members
Henrich Himmler
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Signed the Lateran Treaties with the Vatican
Henrich Himmler
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Four-Year Plan
Henrich Himmler
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
