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MWH Review Sem 2
MWH Review Sem 2
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1
World War I reinforced the hold of European states over their colonies
true
false
2
During the Great Depression, most nations
pushed for an expansion of trade
cooperated globally to stop the problem like never before
practiced economic nationalism
reduced tariffs to try to facilitate international trade
3
The decline in the American economy in the early 1930s
ended with the election of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932
created a disastrous ripple effect across the globe
was modest
had little lasting impact
4
What effect did World War I have on the status of women?
women engaged in combat for the first time
women in many countries got the vote in the years post WWI
women got economic status that continued long after the war
all of the above
5
In World War I, "no man's land" was:
the peninsula of Gallipoli
the killing field around Verdun
the battle line in Eastern Europe and the Balkans
the deadly territory between opposing trenches
6
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the catalyst that started World War I because
Russia to rush to the defense of Austria
tensions underlying the alliances in east + west Europe
Germany to rush to the defense of Serbia
unifying force between Serbia + the Austro-Hungarian Empire
7
A troubling economic problem in the 1920s was the depressed state of agriculture caused by
overproduction and falling prices
virulent new strains of disease
the collapse of the cotton market in the southern US
the success of several new communist regimes
8
The Triple Alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
true
false
9
Which of the following was
not
a military technology used during World War I?
machine guns
ballistic missiles
airplanes
armored tanks
10
Tsar Nicholas II abdicated was forced to abdicate when
army troops in the capital mutinied
Lenin invaded Russia with an army
the Germans captured Petrograd
Japan declared war on Russia
11
Hitler was able to take power because the the Depression sapped faith in the democratic system
true
false
12
Asian, Pacific, and African art influenced early twentieth-century Western art
false
true
13
The Nuremberg Laws
deprived Jews of their citizenship
outlawed democratic parties
introduced social security for ethically pure Germans
made Hitler president of Germany
14
A key factor in the U.S. decision to enter World War I was
its long-standing friendship with Great Britain
the U.S. desire to acquire German colonies in the Pacific
Germany's use of unrestricted sub warfare against the US
the political ambition of Woodrow Wilson
15
The father of psychoanalysis was
Albert Einstein
Sigmund Freud
Niokolai Berdiaev
Oswald Spengler
16
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk gave Germany control over one-third of Russia's territory
false
true
17
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points called for all of the following except
equality of trade conditions
freedom of navigation
the destruction of Germany
reduction in national armaments
18
Britain entered World War I after Germany invaded Belgium
false
true
19
WWI became a global war in part because Europeans recruited men from colonies
false
true
20
By the end of the 19th century, nationalistic movements resulted in sovereignty for all except
Bulgaria
Germany
Greece
Ireland
21
Which of the following was not one of the new artistic movements of the twentieth century?
impressionism
surrealism
cubism
expressionism
22
At the Paris Peace Conference
all of the above
Russia was forced to cede much of Manchuria to Japan
Woodrow Wilson gained acceptance of his Fourteen Points
Britain and France demanded that Germany pay reparations
23
The purpose of alliances such as the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente was
to cooperatively share resources in African colonies
to provide mutual defense and support in case of attack
to create a mutually advantageous free trade association
to avoid war
24
The Balkans War of 1912-1913 involved all of the following states
except
Italy
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
Serbia
25
The German Schlieffen Plan called for
a swift invasion of France & defensive action against Russia
a blockade of France to starve that country into submission
simultaneous invasions of France, Britain, and Russia
an invasion of England & destruction of the British navy
26
In the years after World War I, the idea of progress
gave a sense of hope in the midst of human suffering
was roundly attacked
became even more popular among liberal Christian thinkers
remained the foundation of Asian thought
27
The economic well being of Europe in the 1920s ultimately depended upon subsidies from the USSR
false
true
28
Which of the following was not one of the chief actions of Roosevelt's New Deal?
creating laws to prevent the collapse of the banking system
guaranteeing minimum wages
tightening the money supply
creating jobs and establishing farm subsidies
29
The national rivalries that helped produce World War I included all of the following
except
a proxy war between Britain and Germany fought in China
competition for foreign markets
competition over colonies
an expensive naval race between Germany and Britain