Quiz 25

Question 1

Mao Zedong believed China’s rural peasants would lead the struggle for __________

all of these answers.
land reform.
a constitutional democracy.
a communist revolution.

Answer 1

a communist revolution.

Question 2

In the Japanese economy, a large financial and industrial corporation is called a(n) _______________.

  ulema 
  meiji 
  mahatma 
  zaibatsu 
  reichstag 
  politburo 
  proletariat

Answer 2

zaibatsu

Question 3

A new generation of young African leaders, many of whom had been educated in Europe and the United States, included everyone EXCEPT __________

Nnamdi Azikiwe.
Marcus Garvey.
Jomo Kenyatta.
Léopold Senghor.

Answer 3

Marcus Garvey.

Question 4

The Shanghai Massacre spelled the end of __________ in China.

the Communist-Nationalist alliance
land reform
the “New Life Movement”
the Long March

Answer 4

the Communist-Nationalist alliance

Question 5

The Balfour Declaration __________

declared Palestine a national Jewish homeland.
established British mandates in Iraq and Jordan.
condemned Iranian ties to Nazi Germany.
provided encouragement to Arab nationalists.

Answer 5

declared Palestine a national Jewish homeland.

Question 6

During the Great Depression, a military coup installed __________ as the leader in Brazil.

Lázaro Cárdenas
Hipólito Irigoyen
Juan Vicente Gómez
Getúlio Vargas

Answer 6

Getúlio Vargas

Question 7

While in most former Ottoman Empire territories the people had no strong identification with their designated country, Ibn Saud of __________ won broad support among Arab peoples.

Iraq
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia

Answer 7

Saudi Arabia

Question 8

When the United States became the foremost investors in Latin America beginning in the 1920s, U.S. investors __________

bought stocks that spurred investment in Latin America.
took complete control over the governments of Latin America.
preferred indirect control of companies.
controlled Latin American industries directly.

Answer 8

controlled Latin American industries directly.

Question 9

Chiang Kai-shek planned to use which of the following to modernize Chinese industry?

the redistribution of wealth
democratic means
traditional Confucian values
dictatorial power

Answer 9

dictatorial power

Question 10

By the end of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire had lost control of all of the following EXCEPT __________

Arabia.
Greece.
much of its European territory.
its North African provinces.

Answer 10

Arabia

Question 11

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the emergence of an aggressive military state in Japan?

resentment of Western influence
anger at cuts in military spending
anger at the government’s pacifist policies in the 1920s
shortages of agricultural products

Answer 11

shortages of agricultural products

Question 12

In Mexico, president Lázaro Cárdenas became popular among peasants when he __________

seized control over foreign-owned oil companies.
closed down the official PRI party of the Mexican revolution.
redistributed 44 million acres of land to landless peasants.
became a party boss.

Answer 12

redistributed 44 million acres of land to landless peasants.

Question 13

A Vietnamese revolutionary, __________ gained valuable training from the Soviets.

Ho Chi Minh
Sun Yat-sen
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek

Answer 13

Ho Chi Minh

Question 14

President Kemal Atatürk of Turkey introduced reforms which did NOT include __________

an elected opposition.
popular education.
the modernization of Turkey’s economy.
the transformation of Turkey into a secular state.

Answer 14

an elected opposition.

Question 15

Which was a positive effect of the Great Depression on Latin America?

Demand for raw materials decreased.
Exports dropped dramatically.
Governments encouraged the development of new industries to produce goods that were formerly imported.
Countries depending on the export of only one product were especially damaged.

Answer 15

Governments encouraged the development of new industries to produce goods that were formerly imported.