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Unit 2 National Interest
Test Description: Social 20 Alberta
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) One of the main reasons why the Germans accepted Nazism in the period after World War I was the
A
League of Nations’s constant interference in German national affairs
B
inability of democracy to safeguard the rights of German minorities
C
economic hardship created by the Great Depression
D
refusal of Western powers to help Germany recover from the war
2) Ultranationalism can be defined best as:
A
A belief that members of one race are biologically, socially or intellectually superior to members of other races.
B
The interests of the people of a nation, and the actions taken by a nation to achieve certain desirable advantages
C
An extreme form of nationalism where there is a shift from valuing the nation to exhibiting hostility towards other nations.
D
An ideology or social movement which exhibits loyalty to one's own nation, or identifying the concerns of a country
3) A piece of Canada's foreign policy known as the Kyoto Accord is intended to reduce greenhouse gases, and reflects that part of Canada's national interest is:
A
promoting social justice
B
preserving peace and security
C
environmental protection
D
economic prosperity
4) Unlike Canada's Aboriginal people, the Francophone Quebecois:
A
Desire only self-determination, a role in the federal government, but have no interest in self-government or autonomy.
B
Are a self-governing, sovereign nation of Canada.
C
Desire self-determination and self-government, but believe this is the best way to protect their identity and culture
D
Are an example of self-government and self-determination by a distinct cultural group within Canada.
5) The term ethnic cleansing entered the English language during the 1990s, in reference to which conflict?
A
Hitler's attempted extermination of Jewish populations during World War II.
B
The Bosnian-Croat-Serb war in (former) Yugoslavia.
C
The uprising and massacre in Romania.
D
The civil war in Rwanda.
6) The concept of conscription can best be described as
A
the forced enlistment into a nation's armed forces.
B
serving a limited period of time within a nation's armed forces.
C
a method of voluntary recruitment into the armed forces.
D
the citing of religious convictions in refusing to fight for one's nation.
7) What is it called when people call an opponent names, use respected symbols that appeal to peoples’ values and beliefs, and appeal to peoples’ fears when trying to persuade them to take a particular action in order to increase nationalism.
A
ideology
B
propaganda
C
ultranationalism
D
genocide
8) When people pursue national self-determination, they are trying to gain
A
the right to choose their own nationality
B
economic control over the development of natural resources
C
membership into the United Nations
D
the power to control their own affairs
9) During the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, the main target of Nazi scapegoating was
A
American bankers
B
League of Nations members
C
German Jews
D
French industrialists
10) Nationalism becomes ultranationalism when people move from valuing their own nation and its interests to
A
hostility toward other nations
B
feeling pride in their shared history
C
complete withdrawal from world organizations
D
valuing all nations equally
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