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WorksheetsBetween the World Wars Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Dada• Artistic and literary movement• Included such works as painting, sculpture, and performance art• Focused on questions about society• Avoided traditional ideas about art and performance
The emergence of Dada after World War I is closely tied to
rejection of war and nationalism.
fear related to the loss of Victorian morals.
increasing interest in religion and spirituality.
fascination with mass consumerism in Europe.
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The Lost Generation• James Joyce• T. H. Lawrence• T. S. Eliot
What characteristic did each of the “Lost Generation” authors share during the early twentieth century?
an excitement about the growing consumerism of the 1920s
a break with values held prior to World War I
an obsession with the spread of communism
a trust in civic leadership
Artistic styles such as cubism and surrealism, popular in the 1920s, are closely associated with a
longing to return to Victorian social ideals.
desire to reflect images in a realistic manner.
change in European society after World War I
shift in the power of the Catholic Church after World War I.
The growth of modern art and the movement away from realism during the 1920s happened in part due to
increasing support for a return to Victorian ideals throughout Europe.
rejection of ethnic diversity present in Europe after World War I.
disappointment with pre-World War I European society.
growth of the nationalist movement in Europe.
Authors such as T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were considered members of the “Lost Generation.” Which characteristic is most closely associated with their work?
a rejection of traditional ideals
the embrace of extreme national pride
a fascination with modern technology
the fear of non-conformity
What was one factor that helped cause the global depression after World War I?
growth of labor unions
creation of the League of Nations
use of protective tariffs
implementation of the Roosevelt Corollary
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What resulted from the challenges shown in the chart?
worldwide economic depression
rapid expansion of American industries
trade embargoes on communist nations
free trade embargoes in North America
What was one way various countries contributed to the Great Depression?
focusing on modernization
imposing protective tariffs
expanding trade agreements
limiting industrial production
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The Rise of ?
• Began to modernize in the 19th century • Created a regional military empire in Asia and the Pacific during the 1930s and 1940s • Transformed into democracy with a powerful manufacturing economy during the late 20th century
Which nation best replaces the question mark in the title?
Russia
Chile
India
Japan
During the 1930s, which widespread sentiment contributed to the rise of totalitarianism?
Religious faith was needed to restore order in society.
International cooperation would ensure peace
The political order that followed World War I was unjust.
Traditional institutions would restore prosperity.
Which development was evidence of a return of traditional Japanese military culture in the 1930s?
Japanese aircraft were used in naval warfare.
Japanese military officers brought swords into battle.
Japan questioned the terms of an international peace agreement.
Japan sought resources needed for the military of an industrialized nation.
The German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact was signed in 1939. It stated that the two nations would not fight each other for a period of ten years.
What was a benefit to Germany of signing this pact?
It allowed Germany to declare war on the United States.
Its military forces could be concentrated in the West.
Its weapons factories could be placed in the East.
It pressured Japan to join the Axis powers.
What policy was followed by Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Josef Stalin?
Certain groups were oppressed to favor those the state considered racially ideal.
Farms were collectivized in an attempt to achieve long-term economic goals.
Arguments were made against the requirement to pay war reparations.
News reports were censored to eliminate criticism of the government.
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler are associated with which political ideology?
communism
fascism
monarchism
socialism
Which of these was a feature of the “Cult of Personality” built by Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union?
support of Stalin by the Russian Orthodox Church
depiction of Stalin as the ideological heir to Lenin
accounts of Stalin’s family connections to Russian tsars
Stalin’s elimination of the Gulag forced labor camp system
Which feature of the Soviet economy limited the ability of individuals to make economic choices?
central planning
mercantilism
collective bargaining
free enterprise
A goal of both Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin was use of government power to
pay war reparations.
spread religious ideas.
shift to an agricultural economy.
build up massive military forces.
What was the role of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany?
operation of war industries and infrastructure development
negotiation of treaties on the basis of appeasement
persecution of political enemies and religious groups
organization of resistance groups in occupied countries
