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The West Between the Wars
The West Between the Wars
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1
Mussolini's regime compromised with
Italian Socialists and Communists.
Italy's traditional institutions.
opposition parties in Italy.
Italian Protestants.
2
All are characteristics of Dadaism except?
chance
realistic depiction of people
readymades and concept art
the uncertainty and the absurd
3
The economist John Maynard Keynes argued that
unemployment was due to a decline in demand for goods
unemployment resulted from excessive production
free economies never worked
depressions should be allowed to resolve themselves
4
The Great Depression was caused primarily by
new interest in Marxist theory
economic downturn and the U.S. Stock Market Crash
strengthening of European Banks
failure of nations to reduce their military spending
5
The Nazis implemented their social Darwinism through the _________ laws
NEP
Politburo
Nuremberg
Dawes
6
Franco's military regime in Spain was supported by
Germany and Italy.
the United States and Britain.
Stalin and Communists.
France and Britain.
7
The role of women in Totalitarian regimes was?
encouraged women to work in industry
Limited to housewives and nurturing roles
Better than in democratic republics
Better than in Communist regimes
8
What was the name for Stalin's agricultural program?
industrialization
organic farming
individual farms
collectivization
9
What was the name for Stalin's secret police?
the SS or Death Squadron
the OVRA
the Cheka.
The blackshirts
10
_______ is the term for a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment
collectivization
Depression
Deficit spending
inflation
11
Who directed the Nazi's police forces?
Hermann Hesse
Leni Riefenstahl
Heinrich Himmler
Joseph Goebbles
12
Surrealist ____ painted everyday objects but separated them form their normal context.
Salvador Dali
Hermann Hesse
James Joyce
Hannah Hoch
13
The _______ was the Communist Party's main policy making body.
Reichstag
Weimar Republic
Dawes Plan
Politburo
14
____________ films are considered masterpieces.
Herman Hesse's
Joseph Goebbels'
Leni Riefenstahl's
Werner Heisenberg's
15
_____ glorifies the state above the individual.
Facism
Racism
Surrealism
Dadaism
16
What was the Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9, 1938?
the creation of Hitler's secret police
a destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis
the signing of Hitler's agreement with Russia
the inspiration for the Nazi Party's anthem
17
The Nazi regime's popular "Strength through Joy" program offered working?
leisure activities
political debates
training in physics
courses in modern art
18
Parliamentary systems failed in most eastern European countries because
citizens were too well educated
lack of democratic tradition and institutions
they all had large middle classes
states weakened by repayments
19
Hitler ended Germany's economic problems, unemployment, and the depression by
passing the Nuremberg laws
building more churches and universities
public works projects and the rearmament program
putting women to work in factories
20
Hitler's political theories were based on all of the following EXCEPT:
Darwinian social struggle
communism
racism, especially anti-Semitism
nationalism
21
What was Stalin's position in the Politburo before acquiring dictatorial power?
secret police
war commissar.
party general secretary
party strategist
22
What Soviet economic plan allowed some capitalism, with the state controlling large industry?
New Deal
Fourteen Points
Five-Year-Plan
New Economic Policy
23
Hitler's goal was to create a
Third Reich, or German Empire
Third Workers' Party
Third Reichstag
Third Republic
24
Artistic trends between the wars reflected a fascination with
faith in social structures
color and light
reason and stability
the absurd and the unconscious
25
Hitler inaccurately associated the concept of an Aryan race with all of the following EXCEPT:
Jews.
Germans.
Scandinavians.
ancient Greeks and Romans.
26
Why was the League of Nations Weak?
It had too many members.
The Nazis took control of it.
The United States did not join it.
It had too few members.
27
While in prison, Adolf Hitler wrote his book, _____.
Mein Kempf
The Aryan Race
The Communist Manifesto
The Third Reich
28
The German Democratic State was called _____.
Social Democratic Republic
The Reichstag
the Third Reich
The Weimar Republic.
29
Who led the Fascist movement in Italy?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Leon Trotsky
30
Nazi Germany considered modern art to be
degenerate
a form of documentary
fascinating
useful for propaganda