WHAP - chapter 20 quiz study

How did the mergence of Germany as a new nation-state affect the European Political scene after 1870?

A) Germany provided stability and leadership

B) Germany maintained the balance of power

C) Germany's arrival disrupted the established order

D) Germany quickly became the lone superpower

Germany's arrival disrupted the established order

What impact did world war one have on Europe's colonial empires?

A) The war drew in laborers and soldiers from the colonies

B) The war enriched the colonial population in Europe's empire

C) The war was fought exclusively in the colonies

D) The war offered colonies a means to gain independence

The war drew in laborers and soldiers from the colonies

Which of the following was a factor in causing the great depression?

A) U.S. involvement in world war one

B) Underproduction in the united states

C) Speculation on the stock Market

D) State regulation of the economy

Speculation on the stock Market

Which of the following strained Japan's relations with Western Powers in the early 1940's?

A) Agreements that granted Japan a larger navy than Britain and The United states

B) The oil embargo Japan imposed on the United States and Britain

C) Japanese military operations in IndoChina, Malaya and Burma

D) Japan's loss of the German sphere of influence in china to the United States

Japanese military operations in IndoChina, Malaya and Burma

Which of the following describes popular attitudes in Europe toward the prospect of war in the summer of 1914?

A) Widespread Enthusiasm

B) Universal opposition

C) General indifference

D) Disillusioned cynicism

Widespread Enthusiasm

Refer to Map 20.2 in the text book. Which country switched sides after World War one began?

A) France

B) Russia

C) Italy

D) Germany

Italy

Which country was least affected by the Great Depression?

A) Germany

B) Japan

C) The Soviet union

D) The United States

The Soviet union

Which of the following was a distinctive and central feature of the German expression of fascism?

A) The use of violence as a political tool

B) A single party dictatorship

C) A view of war as an ennobling experience

D) An insistence on a racial revolution

An insistence on a racial revolution

Which of the following was a reason for the popularity of the Nazi Party once it seized power in the 1930s?

A) Its acceptance of the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles

B) Its success in bringing Germany out of the Great Depression

C) Its rejection of rural life and traditional values

D) Its embrace of parliamentary politics and communism

Its success in bringing Germany out of the Great Depression

Which of the following did Japan, Italy, and Germany share in the 1930s?

A) Widespread arrest and execution of political opponents

B) Political takeover by right-wing radical groups

C) Strong traditions of parliamentary democracy

D) Aggressive ambition for conquest and empire building

Aggressive ambition for conquest and empire building

What drew Japan, Germany, and Italy into a political alliance by 1936-37?

A) Commitment to communism

B) Fear of global capitalism

C) Hostility towards the Soviet Union

D) Shared belief in Aryan supremacy

Hostility towards the Soviet Union

What effect did World War II have on communism?

A) It discredited the international communist movement and the Soviet Union.

B) It transformed communism into a global movement committed to world peace.

C) It allowed communism to take root in the Middle East and Africa.

D) It enabled communist parties in Eastern Europe and China to assume power.

It enabled communist parties in Eastern Europe and China to assume power.

In contrast to what transpired during World War I, Germany during World War II was able to

A) defeat the Soviet Union.

B) conquer France quickly.

C) neutralize the American threat.

D) appease Britain.

conquer France quickly.

What effect did the U.S. Marshall Plan have on European economies?

A) It promoted economic growth and widespread prosperity in Western Europe.

B) It de-industrialized European economies and created economic misery.

C) It created a competitive and hostile environment for European commerce.

D) It generated vicious cycles of economic recession and depression.

It promoted economic growth and widespread prosperity in Western Europe.

Which of the following was a more prominent feature of World War II than World War I?

A) The blurring of the line between civilian and military targets

B) The practice of trench warfare and defensive military strategies

C) The mass enthusiasm for war in Britain and France

D) The forceful and quick response of the Allies to German aggression

The blurring of the line between civilian and military targets

Which of the following explains how an assassination in Austria-Hungary triggered World War I?

A) The spread of fascism and the fear of communism

B) The Great Depression and the League of Nations

C) The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente

D) The practice of war socialism and trench warfare

The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente

Which of the following was a term of the Treaty of Versailles?

A) Palestine was to be the protected homeland for Jews.

B) The Ottoman Empire was to pay restitution to its Armenian subjects.

C) The United States was to head the League of Nations.

D) Germany was to accept sole responsibility for causing World War I.

Germany was to accept sole responsibility for causing World War I.

The new states that had been carved out of which empire were governed as mandates of the League of Nations after World War I?

A) The Austro-Hungarian Empire

B) The Ottoman Empire

C) The Russian Empire

D) The Holy Roman Empire

The Ottoman Empire

What happened to the German sphere of influence in China after World War I ended?

A) Japan claimed it.

B) China regained it.

C) Germany turned it into a colony.

D) The League of Nations governed it as a mandate.

Japan claimed it

Which of the following describes the position of the United States after World War I?

A) It became the largest empire.

B) It became the sole superpower.

C) It became Europe's main creditor.

D) It became a debtor nation

It became Europe's main creditor.

Which of the following characterized European and American culture in the 1920s?

A) A new consumerism

B) A deep conservatism

C) A radical militancy

D) A renewed spirituality

A new consumerism

Which of the following represents a response among many Latin American countries to the global repercussions of the Great Depression?

A) War socialism

B) Democratic socialism

C) Policies modeled on the New Deal

D) Import substitution industrialization

Import substitution industrialization

The set of reforms packaged as the New Deal was based on the belief that

A) high tariffs and state-run industries could end recession and depression.

B) government actions and spending programs could correct the market.

C) the economy would regulate itself through the market.

D) a state-controlled economy would promote economic growth.

government actions and spending programs could correct the market.

Which of the following appealed to fascists?

A) Feminism

B) Democracy

C) Socialism

D) Nationalism

Nationalism

Japanese politics and society during the 1920s suggested that Japan favored

A) fascist politics and traditional values.

B) isolationist politics and military values.

C) democratic politics and Western culture.

D) religious politics and rural culture.

democratic politics and Western culture

Which of the following resulted from Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?

A) The wars in Asia and Europe merged into a single global war.

B) The war in Asia ended, allowing the Allies to focus on the war in Europe.

C) Japan was reduced to a third-rank power, with its empire in Asia destroyed.

D) The United States imposed an oil embargo on Japan but was open to negotiations.

The wars in Asia and Europe merged into a single global war.

What happened to Europe's empires in Asia and Africa after the end of World War II?

A) European empires merged into a single global empire run by the United States.

B) European empires were dismantled by the military force of the United Nations.

C) European empires expanded as they absorbed the colonies of the Axis Powers.

D) European empires collapsed as colonies achieved independence.

European empires collapsed as colonies achieved independence.

Which of the following committed the United States to the defense of Europe against the Soviet Union after World War II?

A) The European Union

B) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

C) The United States of Europe

D) The League of Nations

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

How did the American occupation of Japan after World War II affect the Japanese economy?

A) It transformed Japan into a producer of agricultural goods.

B) Itrequired Japan to allocate half of its budget to military expenditures.

C) It promoted rapid economic growth and generated economic prosperity.

D) It made Japan a captive market for surplus American products.

It promoted rapid economic growth and generated economic prosperity.

Which of the following contributed to Western European recovery after the devastation of World War II?

A) The ability of Western European countries to integrate their economies

B) The ability of Western European countries to exploit their colonies

C) The humanitarian and economic aid provided by the United Nations

D) The economic and political leadership exercised by the Soviet Union

The ability of Western European countries to integrate their economies

Which of the following reflects Hitler's view of the Aryan as expressed in Mein Kampf?

A) "He is the Prometheus of mankind ...."

B) "He lacks completely the most essential requirement for a cultured people ...."

C) "...he refuses the state the means for its self-preservation ...."

D) "And so he tries systematically to lower the racial ievel by a continuous poisoning of individuals."

"He is the Prometheus of mankind ...."

In Mein Kampf, Hitler identified as a goal of Nazi foreign policy "to secure for the German people the land and soil to which they are entitled on this earth." Where was the "land and soil" he had in mind?

A) Britain

B) France

C) The United States

D) The Russian Empire

The Russian Empire

Both Mein Kampf and the Cardinal Principles of the National Entity of Japan portray the best form of government as one in which

A) decisions are made by majority vote.

B) authority is divided into three branches.

C) power is in the hands of one person.

D) force is regularly used to ensure compliance.

power is in the hands of one person

Which of the following reflects an understanding of the state articulated in the Cardinal Principles of the National Entity of Japan?

A) "An individual is an existence belonging to the State and her history, which forms the basis of his origin, and is fundamentally one body with it...."

B) "The State is only a means to an end....Above all, it must preserve the existence of the race ...."

C) The state "functions in such a way as to lead its people to a position of supreme

liberty by the progressive development of the intellectual and cultural faculties."

D) "It will be the task of the People's State to make the race the centre of the life of the community."

"An individual is an existence belonging to the State and her history, which forms the basis of his origin, and is fundamentally one body with it...."

Which of the following expresses the national character of Japan expressed through the notion of "kokutai" in the Cardinal Principles of the National Entity of Japan?

A) "The views of the world and of life that form the basis of these ideologies ... lay the highest value on, and assert the liberty and equality of, individuals...."

B) ". ..the relationship between the Emperor and his subjects arises from the same fountainhead, and has prospered ever since the founding of the nation as one in essence...."

C) "Just as our ancestors did not receive the soil on which we live today as a gift from Heaven, but had to fight for it at the risk of their lives, in the future no folkish grace will win soil for us... but only the might of a victorious sword...."

D) "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live...."

". ..the relationship between the Emperor and his subjects arises from the same fountainhead, and has prospered ever since the founding of the nation as one in essence...."

The depiction of Germany as Thor in Visual Source 20.1suggests that Germany was

A) resuming the legacy of the Crusades.

B) defending the homeland of the Aryans.

C) fighting a holy war to defend Christianity.

D) using the war to destroy Christian civilization

using the war to destroy Christian civilization

What aspect of the image in Visual Source 20.2 conveys a sense of urgency explicitly stated in the poster's message to "Let's End it - Quick"?

A) The expression on the woman's face

B) The design on the woman's cap

C) The flames in the background

D) The dark spots in the poster

The flames in the background

How does the French poster portray the African soldier in Visual Source 20.3?

A) As a hero

B) As a rebel

C) As a pagan

D) As an enemy

As a hero

What feature of the war is depicted in John Nash's painting in Visual Source 20.4?

A) The political assassination that started the war

B) Trench warfare

C) Submarine warfare

D) Ottoman treatment of Armenians

Trench warfare

In Visual Source 20.5, what does Otto Dix's painting called Prague Street suggest about how Germany treated its veterans?

A) The state provided programs and benefits for veterans.

B) The media honored the sacrifices veterans had made.

C) Local businesses made a special effort to hire veterans.

D) Veterans were left to fend for themselves

Veterans were left to fend for themselves