Quiz 24 Flashcards
Totalitarianism in Italy under Mussolini involved __________
total control of the Catholic Church.
the use of newspapers to spread propaganda.
the demise of traditional institutions.
the complete destruction of the old power structure.
the use of newspapers to spread propaganda.
While many Germans accepted the Nazi dictatorship, ___________ suffered increasingly harsh persecution under the Nuremberg laws.
women
democrats
Jews
Communists
Jews
In order to strengthen his control over the party bureaucracy in the Soviet Union, Stalin __________
restored many previously outlawed capitalist practices.
ended the Politburo.
purged those who threatened his political power.
dismissed adversaries from office.
purged those who threatened his political power.
The intellectual uncertainties and sense of despair reflected in art during the period following World War I and the Great Depression was best characterized by which of the following?
none of these answers
“The world does not make sense, so why should art?”
Strength through Joy
“. . . a simply shocking lack of skill . . .”
“The world does not make sense, so why should art?”
Hitler gained power in Germany __________
with the help of outside powers.
with the support of Germany’s democrats.
by overthrowing the Weimar government.
legally by becoming chancellor.
legally by becoming chancellor.
A seven-member committee that became the leading policy-making body of the Communist Party in Russia was the _______________.
council Reichstag Revolutionary Alliance proletariat Duma ulema protectorate consulate Politburo
Politburo
__________ aided Francisco Franco in his revolt against the democratic government in Spain.
Italy
The Soviet Union
France
Great Britain
Italy
Which of the following is NOT a reason why peace was short-lived after World War I?
Germany became unable to pay war reparations.
The League of Nations was weak because the United States did not join.
Correct!
Germany and France signed the Treaty of Locarno.
Countries were unwilling to cut back their military forces.
Germany and France signed the Treaty of Locarno.
Hitler used all of the following means to establish a totalitarian state in Germany EXCEPT __________
starting anti-Semitic policies.
forming the Schutzstaffeln.
staging mass rallies.
encouraging women to join the workforce.
encouraging women to join the workforce.
__________ held an important position as the Nazi propaganda minister.
Leni Riefenstahl
Joseph Goebbels
Paul von Hindenburg
Heinrich Himmler
Joseph Goebbels
A system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the government is _______________.
modernism New Economic Policy socialism concession collectivization uncertainty principle depression deficit spending progressivism collective bargaining conscription cubism
collectivization
In Mein Kampf, Hitler expressed his favorable views on __________
Jews.
nationalism.
communism.
democracy.
nationalism
The economist John Maynard Keynes advocated __________ as a remedy for economic depression.
expanded workers’ rights
the printing of money
increased government spending
increased tariffs on imports
increased government spending
In France, the Great Depression __________
caused the French to lose confidence in their political system after repeated collapses of cabinets.
led to anti-worker legislation under the French New Deal.
led to a conservative government.
caused inflation as early as 1922.
caused the French to lose confidence in their political system after repeated collapses of cabinets.
In __________, the Nazis used film as a propaganda tool to great effect.
Birth of a Nation
Quo Vadis
Kraft durch Freude
The Triumph of the Will
The Triumph of the Will
