Unit 7 Global Conflict Test

Which of the following events that preceded the outbreak of the First World War best explains why Russian troops were being mobilized against Austria-Hungary as stated in the 1st paragraph?

Which of the following events that preceded the outbreak of the First World War best explains why Russian troops were being mobilized against Austria-Hungary as stated in the 1st paragraph?

C. Russia was acting in support of Serbia, which was facing an imminent Austro-Hungarian attack following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

The Passage can best be used to explain the role of which of the following in bringing about the 1st WW?

b. Rival great power alliances

Wilhelm II’s assurances in the 2nd paragraph that “nobody is threatening the honor of the power of Russia” and the tsar can “well afford” to await the results of attempts to defuse the crisis best testify to the importance of which of the following factors in the outbreak of WW1?

a. Intense Nationalism fueled by mass media often forced the hand of military and political leaders

Which of the following best describes the 1939 lithograph to the left by German artist George Grosz?

d. A post-WW1 print expressing antiwar sentiment

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

d. Germany was to accept sole responsibility for causing WW1

Which of the following was a factor in causing the Great Depression?

c. Speculation on the Stock market

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

d. Import substitution industrialization

Which of the following best explains why the British government felt the need to distribute the pamphlet?

a. British authorities were concerned that going to war against a Muslim country would fuel anti-imperialist protests among India’s large Muslim population

The Ottoman Empire likely entered into the conflict referred to in the passage because

c. It has lost significant territory to other European states in the 19th century

The treaties that settled the conflict referred to in the passage most directly changed the geopolitical structure of the Middle East in which of the following ways?

c. Allied powers received territorial mandates from the League of Nations

Which of the following is an accurate description of relations b/w European states and the Ottoman Empire in the period 1815 to 1914?

b. Russia, English, and French expansion came at the expense of the Ottoman Empire

The global economic downturn of the 1930s had which of the following effects on nation in Europe and North America?

d. Governments took a more active role in directing and regulating their economies to stimulate growth

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

c. Democratic politics and Western culure

Which of the following strained Japans relations with Western powers in the early 1940s?

c. Japanese military operations in Indochina, Malay, Indonesia, and Burma

What is the historical background for Adolf Hitler’s condemnation of the treaty of Versailles mentioned in Source 1?

c. A widespread belief in Germany that it had been unfairly treated at the end of WW1

Winston Churchill’s speech in Source 2 is best understood in the context of which of the following?

d. British fears about a possible invasion attempt by Nazi Germany

Which of the following appealed to fascists?

d. Nationalism

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

d.An insistence on racial revolution

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

b. its success in bringing Germany out of the Great Depression

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

d. Aggressive ambition for conquest and empire building

Which of the following best explains a likely significant purpose behind Yanaihara publishing his article in a Canadian journal?

a. Yanaihara wished to justify continued Japanese colonial rule of Korea to potentially hostile Western States

Which of the following best explains the long-term historical significance of the views expressed by Yanaihara in the passage?

c. They show that some members of the Japanese elite sought to justify aggressive Japanese colonial efforts in China and the Pacific region

All of the following statements about Canada in the early 20th century are factually accurate. Which would most likely help to explain why Yanaihara thought his claims regarding Korea might be well received by a Canadian audience?

d. Canada’s economy grew during most of the early twentieth century under British rule, and Canadian troops willingly helped the British Empire defend its colonial territories in Asia and Africa.

What drew Japan, Germany, and Italy into a political alliance by 1936- 1937?

c. Hostility toward the Soviet Union

What was the policy of appeasement?

a. The British and French decision to five into aggression to keep peace

In contrast to what transpired during WW1, Germany during WW2 was able to

b. Conquer France quickly

Which of the following was a more prominent feature of WW2 that WW1?

a. The blurring lines b/w civilian and military targets

Which of the following countries experienced the greatest number of war related deaths during WW2?

d. Soviet Union

What effect did WW2 have on communism?

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

What effect did the US Marshall Plan have on European economies?

a. It promoted economic growth and widespread prosperity in Western Europe

What happened to Europe’s empires in Asia and Africa after the end of WW2?

d. European empires COLLAPSED as colonies demanded and achieved independence

Which nation emerged as the preeminent force in the West after WW2?

c. UNITED STATES

Which of the following best explains the similarity b/w Hutu vies of the Tutsi in the “Hutu Ten Commandments” and the treatment of the Jews in Nazi Germany?

b. Both the Tutsi and Jews were persecuted on ethnic prejudice

The “Hutu Ten Commandments” is best explained as being part of which of the following continuities in 20th century history?

c. Extremist groups using propaganda to target specific minority populations

All of the following statements about the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups in Rwanda are factually accurate. Which would best explain how attitudes expressed in the “Hutu Ten Commandments” were a reaction to past developments in Rwandan history?

b. The Tutsi were heavily favored and promoted to positions of power under European colonial rule, while the Hutu were not.