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European leaders of England and France were slow to stop the advances of Hitler and Mussolini because
a) they were still reeling from World War I and hoped to avoid another large-scale conflict
b) with the European economy booming, they failed to take the threat seriously.
c) the League of Nations prevented them acting against Hitler and Mussolini.
d) they believed Hitler was harmless.

The Holocaust of World War II generally refers to the
a) treatment of Chinese people by Japan in the late 1930s.
b) bombing of the interior regions of Germany by Allied bombers.
c) internment of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II.
d) planned murder of Jews, gypsies, communists, and others by the German government.

During the 1930's the leaders of Japan, Germany, and Italy made war more likely by
a) engaging in submarine warfare.
b) refusing to join the League of Nations.
c) using nationalism to establish warlike attitudes among their populations.
d) required that the losing nations in W. W. I pay reparations.

Which of these is a way in which Christianity is different from Judaism?
a) Christianity is monotheistic
b) Jewish prophets are not in the Bible
c) Jews believe in the Trinity Doctrine
d) Christians believe Jesus to be the Messiah

Freedom to own the factors of production, subsidized transportation services, and involuntary spending and investments are all examples of
a) mixed economies.
b) market economies.
c) command economies.
d) traditional economies.

In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed MAINLY because
a) key Soviet leaders were assassinated.
b) a civil war erupted in the southern republics
c) the United States was a better country and capitalism ruled the world.
d) years of economic stagnation left it far behind Western and Asian countries.

How are the Christian religion and the Jewish religion connected to one another?
a) Both attend service in a synagogue.
b) Both religions are polytheistic faiths.
c) Jewish faithful believe that Jesus is the Messiah mentioned in their Torah.
d) Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah mentioned in the Jewish Torah.

During his rise to power, Hitler gained popularity and helped stir extreme anti-Semitic sentiment by
a) Convincing Germans that the United States was responsible for their many hardships.
b) making the people of Germany believe that the Soviet Union was going to attack them.
c) blaming the collapse of world trade and other economic failures on Jewish financiers.
d) destroying the rule of law in Germany so that Germans would seek retribution on each other.

How does the American system of government differ from the British system of government?
a) Britain is a constitutional monarchy.
b) Britain is governed by a single document.
c) In America, Congress has unlimited power.
d) In America, the president inherits the position.

In America, no government offical inherits power and no one has unlimited power. Which statement describes one advantage of a market economy?
a) A high degree of individual freedom is offered.
b) Nonproductive resources are rewarded.
c) The government owns the productive resources.
d) A large bureaucracy is required to make economic decisions.

In a traditional economy, the decision to make (or not make) certain products is decided MOSTLY by
a) custom.
b) entrepreneurs.
c) government.
d) producers.

The countries of Spain, France, Italy, and Poland tend to be MOST associated with which religion?
a) Catholic Christianity
b) Orthodox Christianity
c) Islam
d) Judaism

As of 2011 the economies of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia could be classified as MAINLY
a) market.
b) command.
c) communist
d) traditional

he United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia all collect taxes from their citizens. Collecting taxes from citizens is an element of any
a) Market Economy
b) Traditional Economy
c) Command Economy
d) capitalist economy

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