Topic 11: The World Between the Wars (1910-1939)

Question 1

This was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American art in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s.

Accepted Answer

Harlem Renaissance

Question 2

The Good Neighbor Policy was enacted by the United States to improve relationship with ___.

Accepted Answer

Latin America

Question 3

It possesses fascism, extreme xenophobia, distain for other nations, embrace of authoritarianism, charismatic leaders.

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ultranationalism

Question 4

This outrage occured in 1919 while peaceful protesters were opposing the Rowlett Act in India.

Accepted Answer

Amritsar Massacre

Question 5

All of the following are synonyms for apartheid EXCEPT for ___.

Accepted Answer

integration

Question 6

The March on Rome (1922) was in effect a coup d'etat that place Mussolini in power.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

He was president of the US from 1933 to 1945, leading the nation through the Great Depression and WWII.

Accepted Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 8

He was the President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940 - he is noted for his nationalization of Mexico's oilfields.

Accepted Answer

Lazaro Cardenas

Question 9

He was a leader of the Muslim League, and worked for Indian independence and the establishment of Pakistan.

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Question 10

All of the following are associated with atheism EXCEPT for ___.

Accepted Answer

piety

Question 11

This deals in part with the unconscious mind and the treatment for mental disorders.

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psychoanalysis

Question 12

Civil disobedience is equated with violent protests.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

This flag is based on the belief in th economic, social, and political progress of people on the #2 sized continent.

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Pan-Africanism

Question 14

He was the fascist leader of Germany from 1933 to 1945.

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler

Question 15

Identify this famous Chinese leader.

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong

Question 16

He was leader of the Nationalists in China (1928-1949), and then on Taiwain until his death in 1979.

Accepted Answer

Jing Jieshi

Question 17

The Third Reich is equivilent to Nazi Germany.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

He is credited with founding fascism, and was the leader of Italy from 1922 to 1943.

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 19

Identify the following dictator.

Accepted Answer

Josef Stalin

Question 20

This was the retreat of Communist forces in China (1935) - it was a significant moment in Mao Zedong's career.

Accepted Answer

Long March

Question 21

He was the leader of the Indian independence movement from 1915 to 1947.

Accepted Answer

Mohandas Gandhi

Question 22

The New Deal was comprised of all of the following EXCEPT for ___.

Accepted Answer

deregulation of industry

Question 23

Identify this Japanese ruler.

Accepted Answer

Hirohito

Question 24

The stock market collapse of October 1929 is seen by many historians as either a cause or symptom of this event.

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Great Depression

Question 25

It depicts unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself.

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Surrealism

Question 26

During periods of hyperinflation, people will typically turn to other nation's currency to purchase goods.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Random Fact: "Stewardess" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

This is the central banking system of the United States, created (1913) to regulate the money supply and prevent crises.

Accepted Answer

Federal Reserve

Question 29

The Great Purge of 1937 was carried out to eliminate the influences of Trotsky from the Soviet government.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

The May 4th Movement demonstrations sparked nation-wide protests and spurred an upsurge in Japanese nationalism.

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False

Question 31

He was a German physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

Question 32

Civic nationalism is defined by a shared culture and a common language.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

Random Fact: A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

He was President of Mexico from 1884 to 1911 (when he was exiled). He encouraged foreign investment in Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Porfirio Diaz

Question 35

These stripped German Jews of their citizenship and subjected them to humiliation and persecution.

Accepted Answer

Nuremburg Laws

Question 36

The Balfour Delcaration stated that ___ would be a new homeland for displaced Jewish people.

Accepted Answer

Palestine

Question 37

Random Fact: There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

He was leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953, and was one of the most vicious dictators in the world.

Accepted Answer

Josef Stalin

Question 39

He was President of Mexico from 1917 to 1920 (when he was assassinated). He was responsible for the 1917 Constituion.

Accepted Answer

Venustiano Carranza

Question 40

What was the Gestapo?

Accepted Answer

Nazi secret police

Question 41

Fascism has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for ___.

Accepted Answer

extreme internationalism

Question 42

This idea promotes the unity of people living in the yellow areas of this map.

Accepted Answer

Pan-Arabism

Question 43

All of the following words are synonyms of the term hacienda EXCEPT for ___.

Accepted Answer

commune

Question 44

To nationalize means to turn public property into private property.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

The Ruhr Valley was a German industrial area occupied by France after WWI. Which part of Germany is it located?

Accepted Answer

Western Germany

Question 46

A planned economy is synonymous with a command economy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

Comintern existed as a group to spread world-wide fascism.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 48

This region of China was noted for its coal and iron ore deposits - it was highly desired by Japan.

Accepted Answer

Manchuria

Question 49

These were farms that were combined together by Stalin to promote agricultural productivity.

Accepted Answer

collectives

Question 50

All of the following relate to the concept of disarmament EXCEPT for ___.

Accepted Answer

buildup

Question 51

Identify this leader of an independence movement.

Accepted Answer

Mohandas Gandhi

Question 52

These were concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion.

Accepted Answer

Maginot Line

Question 53

This was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

Accepted Answer

Marie Curie

Question 54

Identify the following US president.

Accepted Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 55

All of the following terms are associated with flappers EXCEPT for ___.

Accepted Answer

conventional

Question 56

The core belief of economic nationalism is that the economy should serve nationalist goals.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 57

Identify the following individual.

Accepted Answer

Marie Curie

Question 58

Identify the following dictator.

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 59

Random Fact: Almonds are members of the peach family

Accepted Answer

True

Question 60

All of the following would be good synonyms for a gulag EXCEPT for ___.

Accepted Answer

death camp

Question 61

He was shah of Iran (1925-1941), and did much to moderize/westernize Iran.

Accepted Answer

Reza Khan

Question 62

The Twenty-One Demands (1915) pushed for China to become a protectorate of Japan.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 63

Ataturk was the title used by the Turks for their founding father, ___.

Accepted Answer

Mustafa Kamal

Question 64

Mohandas Gandhi learned about civil disobedience in part from an American author.

Accepted Answer

True

Topic 11: The World Between the Wars (1910-1939)

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Topic 11: The World Between the Wars (1910-1939)

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