During the period between the First and Second World Wars, France faced all of the following problems except

-fear of German agression

-frequent changes in prime ministers

-the increasing popularity of Socialist and Communist parties

-an industrial unemployment worse than that in any other European country

The New Deal attempted to provide all of the following except

-subsidies for farmers

-employment for young men

-regulation of the stock exchange

-subsidized health care for the average American

The Russian czar Alexander III wished to do all of the following except

-censor the press

-suppress revolutionary ideas

-help exiled Bolsheviks return to their homeland

-force minority groups such as Poles, Germans, and Finns to become "Russian" in language and religion

Which of the following came first?

-the provisional government of Alexander Keresky

-the reign of Alexander III

-the institution of the Five-Year Plans

-the seizing of government power by Lenin

Which of the following came last?

-the provisional government of Alexander Keresky

-the reign of Alexander III

-the institution of the Five-Year Plans

-the seizing of government power by Lenin

Which of the following was not a prelude to the revolution in Russia?

-Russo-Japanese War

-Bloody Sunday

-October Manifesto

-New Economic Policy

Lenin's takeover of the Russian government was the result of all of the following except

-the assassination of Nicholas II

-the Russian people's desire for an end to war

-the desertion of over two million Russian soldiers

-the failure of the provisional government to deal with the Russian economy

Stalin is associated with all of the following except

-collectivization of agriculture

-the Five-Year Plans

-the purges or murders of Communist party members

-the declaration that the Russians were a "master race."

Which of the following was not a cause for Mussolini's coming to power in Italy?

-Italy had gained very little from her support for the Allies in World War I.

-Strikes, inflation, and debt plagued the economy.

-The Italians were bitter about the "war guilt" clause in the Treaty of Versailles.

-Landowners and industrialists feared a Communist revolution.

The Weimar Republic was plagued by all of the following weaknesses except

-numerous political parties

-skyrocketing inflation and unemployment

-attempts to return the kaiser to the throne

-German lack of experience in running a republic.

In Mein Kampf Hitler blamed Germany's troubles on all of the following except

-Jews

-Catholics

-the Weimar Republic

-the Treaty of Versailles

Hitler and the Nazi Party had strong hatred for many different groups of people. Which of the following is not a group that Hitler targeted.

-Jews

-Aryans

-Communists

-democracts

Yes or No

Britain prospered economically in the two decades between the world wars.

Yes or No

Britain found herself in a socialistic trend in the 1920s and 1930s.

Yes or No

Although the Irish Free State was created in 1921, Northern Ireland remained under British control.

Yes or No

Although France became economically unstable following World War I, she was able to gain political stability.

Yes or No

Leon Blum is associated with the French coalition known as the Popular Front.

Yes or No

After World War I, most Americans wanted to continue a policy of world involvement.

Yes or No

Because the stock market crash tood place during his presidency, Calvin Coolidge was blamed for America's economic woes.

Yes or No

The Social Security Act was passed under Franklin Roosevelt's administration.

Yes or No

Alexander III attempted to stop the organized massacre of Jews in Russia.

Yes or No

Russia gained both economic advantages and territory from the Russo-Japanese War.

Yes or No

Nicholas II allowed the establishment of Duma, but he later tried to restrict its power.

Yes or No

The Mensheviks were considered a radical political group with revolutionary ideas.

Yes or No

Rasputin played a dominant role in keeping Nicholas II on the throne and in keeping Russia stable.

Yes or No

Nikolai Lenin followed the teachings of Karl Marx in all points.

Yes or No

One reason for Lenin's successful takeover of the Russian government was Russia's desire to get out of the war with Germany.

Yes or No

From 1918 to 1921 Russia suffered a civil war between the Red Army and the White Russians.

Yes or No

Although the Soviet Union was made of "republics," the central government controlled all of the country.

Yes or No

Lenin's policy of war communism was replaced by the New Economic Policy because of resentment and a falling production level.

Yes or No

Stalin's program to collectivize agriculture met with such hostile resistance by the peasants that the secret police has to be used to force compliance.

Yes or No

What little liberty the people may have had under Lenin repidly disappeared under Stalin.

Yes or No

Because the soviet Union did not openly declare its intention to destroy Western democratic governments, many Western nations gave her diplomatic recognition.

Yes or No

Communism glorifies the state; fascism teaches that the state will gradually wither away.

Yes or No

Italy did not receive the land or mandates she had expecte for helping the Allies in World War I.

Yes or No

The Lateran Treaties established a small independent state known as Vatican City and placed it under the pope's control.

Yes or No

Following the abdication of William II, Germany immediately fell into the hands of the Nazi party and totalitarianism.

Yes or No

The Nazi party was willing to work with the Communist party and even to follow some of its teachings in order to gain control in Germany.

Yes or No

Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler president of Germany in 1933.

Yes or No

Hitler became dictator of Germany when the Nazi party won a majority in the Reichstag.

Yes or No

The German SS was sometimes called "Brownshirts" because of the color of the uniforms worn by its members.

Yes or No

Mussolini ruled a Nazi government.

Yes or No

Alexander III supported the Russian pogroms.