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Ch 15 Set 1
Test Description: Ch 15 Set 1
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1) Whose theory of relativity replaced Newton's comforting belief in a world run by absolute laws of motion and gravity?
A
Albert Einstein
B
F. Scott Fitzgerald
C
Sigmund Freud
D
Charles Lindbergh
2) What were Franz Kafka, James Joyce, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all known for being?
A
composers
B
philosophers
C
painters
D
novelists
3) After World War I, most European nations had what type of government, if only temporarily?
A
Socialist
B
Fascist
C
Communist
D
democratic
4) What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
A
the election of Franklin Roosevelt
B
the passage of the Dawes Plan
C
the stock market crash of 1929
D
the end of World War I
5) What was one part of Roosevelt's New Deal program to fight the Depression?
A
All of these are true.
B
Large public works projects helped to provide jobs.
C
The stock market and banking system created their own reform council.
D
Government agencies took over businesses and farms
6) Il Duce was the title of which of the following leaders?
A
Benito Mussolini
B
Adolf Hitler
C
Juan PĂ©ron
D
Haile Selassie
7) Which German political party sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat communism?
A
Republican
B
Nazi
C
Fascist
D
Socialist
8) What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?
A
Axis Powers
B
Central Powers
C
Allied Powers
D
Fascist Powers
9) What was the goal of U.S. isolationists after World War I?
A
that political ties to other countries should be avoided
B
that Nazi ties to other countries should be combatted
C
that industrial ties to other countries should be ended
D
that foreign aid to other countries should be lessened
10) What is a main idea of the philosophy known as existentialism?
A
that one should make choices in life based on universal truth
B
that one should consider the needs of the state above his or her own
C
that one should find his or her own meaning in life
D
that one should learn to delight in what is absurd and nonsensical
11) Which of the following is NOT an art movement from the early 20th century?
A
existentialism
B
cubism
C
expressionism
D
surrealism
12) What effect did World War I have on the literature of the 1920s?
A
War stories became very popular.
B
Literature declined because many writers died in the war.
C
Writers began to warn people about flaws in the Treaty of Versailles.
D
Writers expressed disillusionment about reason and progress.
13) What effect did the Dawes Plan have on the economy of postwar Germany?
A
It replaced German marks with the U.S. dollar as the nation's monetary system.
B
It saved Germany from an inflationary crisis and stabilized the economy.
C
All of these are true.
D
It introduced into Germany U.S. businesses, which provided jobs to the German people.
14) In the late 1920s, which of the following did NOT damage the U.S. economy?
A
a shortage of workers
B
a surplus of agricultural products
C
soaring stock prices
D
an uneven distribution of wealth
15) What caused Germans to start taking Adolf Hitler and his message seriously?
A
the example of Mussolini's success in Italy
B
the economic crisis brought on by the Depression
C
his skill at making speeches
D
the threat of invasion by the Soviet Union
16) Which of the following does fascism stress?
A
a classless society
B
individual rights
C
isolationism
D
nationalism
17) What was the policy of appeasement?
A
the British and French decision to give into aggression to keep peace
B
the U.S. desire to stay out of foreign affairs
C
the treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union agreeing not to fight against each other
D
the move that Mussolini made to form an alliance with Germany
18) Why did Japan invade Manchuria?
A
to gain its iron ore and coal deposits
B
to revenge an ancient grudge
C
to regain land lost in the Russo-Japanese War
D
to obey the terms of the Kellogg-Briand Pact
19) What effect did the nonaggression pact between the Nazis and the Soviets have on the balance of power in Europe?
A
It forced Britain and France to abandon the policy of appeasement.
B
All of these are true.
C
It brought the United States out of its isolation.
D
It allowed the Axis Powers to continue unchecked.
20) How did Sigmund Freud's ideas weaken faith in reason?
A
He taught that mental illness was the normal human condition.
B
He believed that much of human behavior is irrational.
C
He believed that much of human behavior is supernatural.
D
He proposed absolute laws about the human mind.
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