Glencoe World History: Modern Times © 2011 Virginia Edition

Chapter 17: The West Between the Wars

The West Between the Wars

1
Which of the following is NOT a reason why peace was short-lived after World War I?
A)The League of Nations was weak because the United States did not join.
B)Germany became unable to pay war reparations.
C)Germany and France signed the Treaty of Locarno.
D)Violations of the Kellogg–Briand Pact occured.
2
The economist John Maynard Keynes advocated _____ as a remedy for economic depression.
A)increased government spending
B)expanded workers' rights
C)increased tariffs on imports
D)unrestricted laissez–faire
3
Which is NOT a characteristic of the totalitarian states that emerged after World War I?
A)The states were led by a single leader and a single party.
B)Individual freedom was subordinate to the collective will of the masses.
C)The use of mass propaganda techniques and modern technology.
D)The leaders required only passive obedience from their subjects.
4
Totalitarianism in Italy under Mussolini involved _____.
A)the use of newspapers to spread propaganda
B)total control of the Catholic Church
C)the complete destruction of the old power structure
D)the demise of traditional institutions
5
In order to strengthen his control over the party bureaucracy in the Soviet Union, Stalin _____.
A)restored many previously outlawed capitalist practices
B)appointed only the Old Bolsheviks to office
C)ended the Politburo
D)purged those who threatened his political power
6
Who aided Francisco Franco in his revolt against the democratic government in Spain?
A)France
B)Germany
C)Soviet Union
D)Great Britain
7
In Mein Kampf, Hitler expressed his favorable views on _____.
A)democracy
B)communism
C)tolerance
D)nationalism
8
Hitler gained power in Germany _____.
A)by overthrowing the Weimar government
B)with the support of Germany's democrats
C)by becoming chancellor
D)with the help of outside powers
9
Who held the important position as the Nazi propaganda minister?
A)Joseph Goebbels
B)Leni Riefenstahl
C)Paul von Hindenburg
D)Heinrich Himmler
10
Which of the following best characterizes the Dada movement?
A)folk scenes
B)life has no purpose
C)the unconscious
D)Buddhist ideas
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