After World War I, thousands of protesting students in Beijing started demanding change in China.
T or F
T
During the Chinese Civil War, Communists under the leadership of Mao Zedong forced the Guomindang to undergo the Long March
T or F
F
Gandhi’s two most important concepts were nonviolence and civil disobedience
T or F
T
The Amritsar Massacre convinced many Indians that they needed to rid themselves of the British government.
T or F
T
After World War I, ethnic Turks led by Kemal Atatürk tried to establish their own country but were defeated by the Greeks.
T or F
F
As a result of the Balfour Declaration, thousands of Jews fled Palestine to avoid conflict with Arab nationalists.
T or F
F
The Treaty of Versailles granted independence to many African nations in return for their service during World War I.
T or F
F
Egypt became an independent nation in 1922
T or F
T
Which of the following did not happen on October 29, 1929, better known as Black Tuesday?
B.
Which of the following was not a cause of the 1929 stock market crash?
A. stock prices were at unrealistic levels
B .consumer spending had slowed
C. stockbrokers refused to allow customers to buy on margin
D. U.S. businesses were struggling
C
Who was the architect of the New Deal, a program designed to fight the Great Depression?
C.
New Deal programs did all of the following except
D.
Who argued that increased government spending would limit or prevent economic downturns?
D.
Which of the following statements about the world economy in the years preceding the Great Depression is not true?
A.
Which of the following statements concerning the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is not correct?
D.
Why did the Great Depression foster the growth of extremist political groups?
C.
A lack of natural resources and a reduction in exports caused a slowdown in Japanese industry during the 1920s.
T or F
T
Universal education and ideas from the West led to changes in Japanese society, but some Japanese leaders and citizens believed these changes had corrupted the country
T or F
T
During the economic crises of the 1920s, many Japanese lost faith in their government and turned to the Japanese military for leadership
T or F
T
The Japanese military wanted a united society devoted to the emperor and to the glory of the nation, ruled by the military leadership.
T or F
T
In order to join the League of Nations, Japan agreed to limit its naval forces.
T or F
F
As the gap between the military and the civilian government widened, Japan’s military became increasingly aggressive toward other nations.
T or F
T
Manchuria invaded Japan to gain access to the rich natural resources it needed to free itself from reliance on trade with the West.
T or F
F
Japan, Italy, and Germany agreed to work together to oppose the spread of communism in the Anti-Comintern Pact.
T or F
T
____ is an authoritarian form of government that places the good of the nation above all else, including individual needs and rights.
Fascism
_____ ruled Italy as the all-powerful leader of a totalitarian government.
Benito Mussolini
In order to strengthen communism, ______ worked to turn the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state, modernized the Soviet economy, collectivized the farms, and purged his opponents.
Joseph Stalin
Since the republic of the _______ resisted collectivization, Stalin refused to send food when famine struck the region. Millions died.
Ukraine
In ______ Adolf Hitler described his major political ideas and his belief in the racial superiority of the German people.
Mein Kampf
A series of anti-Jewish riots across Germany and Austria known as _______ marked the beginning of Nazi violence against Jews.
Kristallnacht
Hostility toward or prejudice against Jews is called ______
anti-Semitism
The _______ created a separate legal status for German Jews, eliminated their citizenship, took away their right to vote, and limited their right to work.
