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A world history quiz covering Europe in the inter-war years
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Hitler ended Germany’s economic woes, unemployment, and the depression by
passing the “Nuremberg Laws.”
building more churches and universities.
putting women to work in factories.
public works projects and a rearmament program.
2
"Night of Shattered Glass"
Fassenstrasse
Novermberpogrome
Kristallnacht
Pogromnacht
3
Studied the unconscious mind, developed the 'Psychoanalytic School' of Psychology.........
Pablo Picasso
Carl Jeung
Grigori Rasputin
Sigmund Freud
4
Which choice BEST describes why Italy and Germany became fascist before World War II?
a strong military
technological advances
Plenary Powers Act
economic depression
5
As leaders such as Mussolini and Hitler came to power, most citizens of the United States
wanted to stay out of the political affairs of Europe.
considered joining the military to prevent foreign invasion.
did not know that Europe was experiencing political strife.
lobbied Congress to send military aid to Poland and France.
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Which of these statements BEST describes the 1937 event known as the "Rape of Nanjing"?
people participated in it went unpunished after the war.
Japanese troops massacred thousands of Chinese civilians.
Chinese forces led bombing raids on the city of Tokyo.
The battle here was the longest in the Asian theater of war.
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Who led the Communist revolution in October 1917 which helped take Russia out of the war?
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
Alexander Kerensky
8
The Italian dictator, established Europe's first fascist government, called "Il Duce".........
Franco
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
9
What did Hitler call the 1000 year German Empire he planned to create?
Kristallnacht
Blitzkrieg
Lebensraum
Third Reich
10
Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are most characteristic of
republics
totalitarian regimes
constitutional monarchies
parliamentary democracies
11
Wrote
Mein Kampf
while in prison-- known as Der Fuhrer-- known for anti-Semitism--Who is it?
Hitler
Hirohito
Mussolini
Stalin
12
In 1938 Germany seized this portion of Czechoslovakia, causing international outrage.....
Ardennes
Rhineland
Sudetenland
Saar
13
Who is most known for his 'Theory of Relativity' and his work on the 'The Manhattan Project'?
Robert Oppenheimer
Albert Einstein
Pablo Picasso
Carl Jung
14
Soviet dictator known for the Great Purge who was responsible for 25 million deaths
Lenin
Hitler
Stalin
Kruschchev
15
Term used to describe allowing Hitler to repeatedly break provisions of Treaty of Versailles
blitzkrieg.
lebensraum.
appeasement.
totalitarianism.
16
Before this group renamed themselves Communists, they were called
Proletariat
Mensheviks
Bolsheviks
Fascists
17
Prior to WWII, Japan invaded Manchuria 1931 and rest of China in 1937 under the leadership of
Ruler Takahira
. Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Mikoto
Tsuda Yukio
18
What was the 1st act of aggression by Hitler leading up to the start if WWII?
attacking Poland
bombing England
annexing Austria
re-occupying the Rhineland
19
A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment is _____________________.
a regression
a recession
kristallnacht
a depression
20
During rise to power, Hitler became popular and helped stir extreme anti-Semitic sentiment by
convincing Germans that USA was cause of their hardships.
blaming economic failures on Jewish financiers.
making German people believe the USSR was going to attack
destroying the rule of law in Germany.
21
In the 1930’s, the Japanese government followed a policy of imperialism primarily to
spread the ideas of bushido
spread Zen Buddhism throughout Asia
sell more consumer goods to European nations
acquire new sources of raw materials
22
Government that aims to control political, economic, social, intellectual and cultural lives is
a reichstag
a federal republic
a totalitarian state
anarchy
23
Josef Stalin’s leadership of the Soviet Union can best be characterized as a period of
censorship and terror
democratic reform and nationalism
religious freedom and tolerance
humanism and democracy
24
President of USA who came to power after the start of the Great Depression.........
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
25
Which of these played a role in spread of communism and fascism in Europe in between the Wars?
Territorial changes brought on by the Treaty of Versailles.
The spread of capitalism in Europe.
Economic hardship created by the Great Depression.
The League of Nations’ military policies
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Stalin's plans that set goals for industrializing Russia
5 Year Plans
Nuremberg Laws
Collectivization
Perestroika
27
High losses in WWI and uncaring leadership led to......
The Communists taking Control in China
The Rise of Fascism in Italy
Hitler Taking power in Germany
The Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution
28
Artist who founded the artistic style of "cubism".
Vincent Van Gogh
Sigmund Freud
Pablo Picasso
Carl Jeung
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Battled Joseph Stalin for control of USSR after Lenin's death, lost and was later assassinated
Alexander Kerensky
Vladimir Breshnev
Nikita Kruschchev
Leon Trotsky
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Political philosophy with a strong central government led by a dictator; aggressive nationalism
Anarchism
Democracy
Communism
Fascism
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He led the military in Civil War against democratic government of Spain with help of Germany
Richard Blaine
. Leon Trotsky
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
32
"Holy Man", had influence over Czar's wife, killed by nobles who feared his influence.....
Michel Romanov
Alexander Kerensky
Leon Trotsky
Grigori Rasputin
33
Einstein's theory that space and time are relative to the person measuring them is called
the Quantum Mechanics theory.
the Theory of Relativity.
the Uncertainty Principle.
Universal Physics.
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What 2 countries signed a non-aggression pact in 1939?
Germany and Italy
Soviet Union and Germany
Great Britain and Soviet Union
USA and Great Britain