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World Civ Chap 14/15

World Civilizations- Chapter 14/15 Quiz

Question	Answer
The Hitler-Stalin Pact of August 1939	committed the two parties not to attack each other and to remain neutral should either one be attacked by a third party.
Which of the following statements about the Nuremberg Trials is false?	none of these choices: They took place in 1945-1946; They set precedents of punishment of those responsible for waging aggressive war and brutally abusing prisoners of war and noncombatants; Twelve leading Nazis were condemned to death
Which of the following statements about the Bolshevik takeover in Russia is false?	Kerensky himself was executed by Bolshevik troops.
Which of the following statements about the part played by government in twentieth-century economic life is false?	none of these choices: In the 1920s and 1930s, the government of the Soviet Union took over most of that nations economic institutions; Most capitalist nations developed some nationalized industries.
Which of the following statements about Japans situation and plans in 1940 is false?	The Japanese realized that only France and Great Britain could thwart their plans for conquest of Southeast Asia.
The fasces or bundle of rods with an ax was a symbol that Mussolinis party derived from	ancient Rome
In Russia between 1905 and 1914,	the tsar issued the October Manifesto which created an elected legislature, although with limited powers
Lenin was induced to make an ideological retreat in 1921 by	a mutiny of sailors at Kronstadt
As regards the pro-militarist governmental policies of Japan after 1931,	all of these choices: censorship laws were enforced with vigor; independent-minded professors were dismissed from teaching posts; hundreds of labor leaders, socialists, and students were thrown into jail; such popular western practices
Domestic enemies of the Communists included	all of these choices: rival revolutionary parties; national minorities; tsarist military units
One area in which Hitlers Nazi Party differed from Mussolinis Fascists was in its	doctrines of racial inequality
Which of the following statements about white rule in South Africa is false?	none of these choices: Generals Jan Smuts and James Hertzog organized the United Party; The Afrikaner National Party adopted rigid policies of racial segregation and white supremacy; Under the 1936 Natives Representation Act
Italy was able to prosecute its invasion of Ethiopia in part because it continued to receive oil from companies in	all of these choices: France; Great Britain; the United States
It is estimated that the number of military and civilian casualties in World War II was as high as	50 million
As regards the conflict between religious traditionalists and modernizers,	all of these choices: fundamentalists opposed; some Hindus in India and Confucians in China tried to reconcile; the Muslim Brotherhood is an example of a dynamic organization favoring
Ataturk did all of the following except	preserve the Sultanate and the Caliphate as executive branches within a parliamentary constitutional state
This was the least important interest of the British in the Arab world in 1919.	religious interest
Which of the following statements about the interests and themes of modern artists is false?	none of these choices: There has been an emphasis on the value of the emotions over that of the rational mind; Many writers and artists have glorified love, sex, suffering, and violence; Like their romantic predecessor; Freuds writings led to
Which of the following statements about Sigmund Freud is false?	He was an exponent of Pavlovian behaviorism.
In the twentieth century, religion was most important to	conservatives
According to Einstein, gravity	can affect light
The literary movement celebrating "the sum total of the values of the African world" is known as	negritude
This scientists experiments showed that radium lost weight as it gave off radiant energy and that mass was being converted into energy.	Marie Curie
Existentialists trace the roots of their world view to such nineteenth-century thinkers as	Nietzsche
The constitution established in Mexico in 1917	all of these choices: was extremely liberal; empowered the government to confiscate large estates; established democratic political institutions; deprived the Catholic church in Mexico of much of its wealth and power
Which of the following countries, though communist, followed an independent, nationalistic course?	Yugoslavia
Which of the following statements about the Spanish Civil War is false?	The Soviet Union joined Hitler and Mussolini in aiding Franco
The nineteenth-century ideology that had the greatest impact in the twentieth century was	nationalism
The Berlin Blockade occurred chiefly because of	Soviet fears that Germany would again be unified into a strong, potential military threat
Which of the following was not among the nations satisfied with the results of the Paris Peace Treaties?	Russia
In the West, this sector of the economy saw the greatest growth in the second half of the twentieth century.	service
In Russia between 1861 and 1900, the peasant population increased	more than 50 percent
Which of the following was an economic policy or measure adopted in Nazi Germany?	all of these choices: a combination of state ownership and free enterprise; grants of tax relief to industries; investment in massive public works projects
Not a principal beneficiary of the Marshall Plan was	Czechoslovakia
An example of a successful African revolt against European domination was	none of these choices: Ashanti in the Gold Coast (1900); Herero and Hottentot Revolts in German South West Africa (1904-1906); Maji Maji Revolt (1905-1907); last Zulu revolt in South Africa (1906)
In its Balfour Declaration of 1917, the British government	announced that it "viewed with favor" the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
Which of the following statements about Muhammad Ali Jinnah is false?	He enthusiastically endorsed Gandhis policies of passive disobedience
Which of the following statements about post-World War II plans is false?	The Soviet Union wanted autonomy for eastern European nations
Among the singers or musicians who have addressed political controversies and thereby helped to fuel the social protest by youth in the later half of the twentieth century was	Bob Marley
Which of the following statements about the French in the Middle East is false?	They had very amicable relations with their Syrian subjects.
As a result of Gandhis activities, this became the symbol of the Indian Nationalist Movement:	a spinning wheel
Between 1928 and 1937, the Nationalist government in China	instituted law codes that gave equality to women
Mohandas K. Gandhi was influenced by all of the following except	Sartres existential philosophy
Which of these was not among the Japanese acts of aggression against China in the 1930s before the outbreak of World War II?	Japanese troops captured Shanghai
Hitlers biggest mistake during World War II was his invasion of	the Soviet Union
This country was not a dominant force in the League of Nations in the 1920s.	United States
By 1945, the Indian population stood at	400 million
As regards the cost of World War II,	all of these choices: most large cities in central and eastern Europe and in eastern Asia lay in rubble; transportation networks of most belligerent countries lay in shambles; millions of acres of farmland suffered damage; the fiscal cost of war
Who wrote the following: "The best state constitution and state form is that which, with the most unquestioned certainty, raises the best minds in the national community to leading position and leading influence. There must be no majority decisions.	Adolf Hitler
Paul Gauguins art exemplifies a vision of traditional societies heavily colored by	Orientalism
Military action in this country by Japan first demonstrated that civilians could not control the Japanese military.	China
Between 1913 and 1970, the number of cars on American roads increased by	over a hundred million
Which of the following was NOT true concerning the Berlin Crisis of 1961?	The industrial capacity of East Berlin was crucial to the Soviet economic system and had to be protected.
Which of the following statements about the change from a civilian to a military-dominated government in Japan is false?	It completely eradicated the Meiji Constitution of 1889
British sculptor Henry Moore is best known for his	semi-abstract sculptural depictions of the human figure
The effect of secularism in politics has been to foster	separation of church and state
During the 1930s, Japanese nationalism was strongest	in the military
Juan Perón	with his wife, Evita, developed a cult of personality, linking their fate to that of the entire nation
Domestic measures take by the Communists in the 1920s included all of the following except	adoption of a tolerant attitude toward all other political parties
Hitlers concept of Lebensraum referred to	acquisition of living space for Germans, particularly in Slavic areas of eastern Europe
Margaret Mead is perhaps best known for her	observations of how young people grow up in South Pacific island societies
The Mexican Revolution was	essentially over by 1920
The League of Nations failed to take effective steps against Italys aggression in Ethiopia because	Great Britain and France were unwilling to support an embargo on shipping of petroleum to Italy
Which of the following statements about Saudi Arabia is false?	Its political development was very similar to that of Iran and Turkey
Behaviorists such as B.F. Skinner	contend that free will is a delusion and that human conduct is shaped by the external environment
Trotsky	was the first person in charge of foreign affairs in the Soviet Union
This disciple of Freud saw an aggressive urge to achieve superiority as the central human motivation and explained many psychological problems as the result of "inferiority complexes."	Alfred Adler
As regards problems faced by the Bolsheviks,	all of these choices: British, French, and American troops that had landed at several Russian ports in 1918 provided support for the counter-revolutionary White forces; Japan invaded from the east; Poland invaded from the west; Trotsky and the Red Army
Taisho democracy was	helped by the victory of democratic countries in World War I
In Brazil, Getulio Vargas	strengthened Brazilian industry and provided guaranteed employment, wages, and pensions for the urban working classes
Which of the following statements about the German attack on and occupation of France is false?	Charles de Gaulle agreed to head up the Vichy government in the unoccupied portion of France
Frederick Taylor is known for	showing where improvements could be made in factories and offices through time studies
As regards womens roles during the Second World War, it is true that	Russian women were pressed into service in factories, mines, and even in combat situations.
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the attitude of the United States toward post-war Germany?	The United States desired to rebuild Germany as a trading partner
Which of the following statements about biology in the twentieth century is false?	none of these choices: Darwins theory of biological evolution through natural selection remains central; Botanists and zoologists seeking to increase and improve the worlds food supply had accelerated the "natural selection" process; discovered DNA
In Russia during World War I,	Gregory Rasputin exercised great influence over the Empress Alexandra.
Programs that resembled those of the New Deal in the United States were implemented by	Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico.
Mao	thought the peasants were the key to successful Marxist revolutions in underdeveloped countries
As regards the "managerial revolution,"	all of these choices: major enterprises are rarely run by their owners; capitalist ownership of big companies is spread among many stockholders; professional executives, trained; a growing percentage of the labor
Of the following territories, which was seized first by Japan?	Taiwan
Britain granted Egypt limited independence under a constitutional monarchy in	1922
As regards Japanese aggression against China after 1932,	all of these choices: technological superiority enabled Japan to seize control of coastal China; Japanese imperialism fueled Chinese nationalism; the full-scale Japanese invasion led the Nationalists and the Chinese Communists to abandon their civil war
In terms of their status and role, today	women comprise almost of the work force in western Europe, the United States, Japan, and Taiwan
The war between China and Japan stalemated because	all of these choices: China would not surrender; Japan would not abandon its attempts to subdue China completely; the bulk of the Japanese army would remain pinned down in China throughout the war
The Enabling Act	gave Hitler the power to rule by decree for four years
Riots occurred in this Soviet satellite state in 1953.	East Germany
Jawaharlal Nehru was	the first prime minister of India
After World War I, France controlled	Syria
This was not part of Britains sphere of influence after World War I	Syria
In the years immediately before Israeli independence, Palestine was the site of a three-way struggle among the	British, Palestinians, and Zionists
As regards opposition to Soviet hegemony in eastern Europe in the 1950s,	the Soviet Union crushed a rebellion in Hungary, executed independence-minded Hungarian leaders, and maintained its domination over eastern Europe
Not among the steps taken to change Japan from an aggressive and imperialistic nation to a peaceful and democratic one was	the establishment of a four-power board of governors that dictated Japanese domestic policy till 1975
Support for the Chinese Communists came primarily from	peasants
Chiang Kai-shek	built up a modern army and defeated the Chinese warlords (1925-1927)
All of the following were captured by Japanese forces, except	British India
Yuri Gagarin was the	first to orbit the earth
The Indian National Congress	was organized in 1885 primarily as an education association
By 1900, women in which of the following countries had the right to vote?	Australia and New Zealand
Dr. W.E.B. DuBois	all of these choices:
The British in India	all of these choices:
World War II began in Asia on	7 July 1937
According the Baruch Plan, suggested by the United States,	nations would stop making atomic bombs and would submit to inspection by an independent international agency
Which of the following statements about Mussolini and the Italian Fascist Party is false?	none of these choices: Resentful of the meager territorial gains; The Fascists attacked labor unions; King Victor Emmanuel III caved in to the Fascists threat to March on Rome if their demands were not met
Contemporary philosophers have given comparatively little attention to	mystical revelation
This country was not a member of NATO.	Switzerland
Which of the following statements about Adolf Hitler is false?	none of these choices: exploited the burning down of the Reichstag; outlawed all left-wing parties and disbanded right-wing parties; conducted a "blood purge" of the leaders; embarked on massive public works program
Léopold Sédar Senghor	led the nationalist movement in Senegal
As regards Hitlers Russian campaign,	all of these choices: it was initiated w/ a force of over three million German soldiers; nearly four million Soviet soldiers were captured; an unusually early and severe winter was the primary cause of German defeat; Soviet troops brought in from Siberia
After World War I, the country led by a monarchy based on tradition and puritanical Islamic law was	Saudi Arabia
Which of the following statements about Sun Yat-sen is false?	His "Three Principles" were Nationalism, Communism, and Industry
Opposed to the Bolsheviks in Russia in 1918 were	all of these choices:
Which of the following was not among the measures the Nationalist Chinese took in anticipation of all-out Japanese aggression?	They signed a non-aggression treaty with Germany
Which of the following statements about Reza Khan is false?	3.5 billion
World population in the twentieth century increased by about	In contrast to Ataturk, he did not amass a huge personal fortune
The Locarno Pact of 1925 resolved international disputes, particularly between which of the following nations?	Germany and France
The resistance movement in Morocco	was led by Muhammad Abd al-Krim
Which of the following statements about education is false?	Four-fifths of South Americans go to secondary school
This group was least likely to support the dictatorship of Salazar in Portugal.	unions
Which of the following succeeded in gaining independence before World War II?	none of these choices:

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