1. The collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires during World War I contributed directly to the
a. Formation of the European Union
b. Start of the Cold War
c. Development of the Marshall Plan
d. Creation of new nations in Eastern Europe
2. One way fascist leaders in the 1920s and the 1930s gained popular support was by
a. promising to maintain peace with other countries
b. attracting foreign investment for industrial development
c. limiting military influence in the government
d. appealing to national pride
3. The Nazi’s blamed most of Germany’s pre-World War II social and economic problems on the Jews and the
a. communists
b. military
c. industrialists
d. Catholics
4. Authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald are identified with
a. The lost generation
b. Romanticism
c. The classical era
d. Naturalism
5. How did the Cheka (secret police) help Lenin gain control of Russia?
a. They infiltrated the czar’s army
b. They organized the redistribution of land
c. They used terror tactics against the enemies of Bolshevism
d. They negotiated peace with Germany
6. Lenin hoped the Russian Revolution of 1917 would
a. Inspire the Russians to continue the European war effort
b. Incite similar socialist rebellions throughout Europe
c. Persuade the combatants in Western Europe to sign an armistice
d. Counter U.S. military presence in Eastern Europe
7. “Particular obstructive workers who refuse to submit to disciplinary measures will be subject, as non- workers, to discharge and confinement in concentration camps.” Vladimir Lenin
The excerpt above describes Lenin’s method for dealing with those who opposed
a. Russian involvement in World War I
b. The establishment of a communist government
c. Technological advances in industry
d. The implementation of a market economy
8. Stalin’s “Great Purge” from 1934 to 1939
a. eliminated the army’s dominance in the state decisions
b. expanded Soviet agriculture at the expense of industry
c. brought about the death of millions of people
d. replaced agricultural workers with technology
9. In the struggle to gain control of the Soviet Union in the 1920s, Stalin’s chief political rival was
a. Kerensky
b. Bukharin
c. Romanov
d. Trotsky
10. From the perspective of Western leaders, Stalin’s actions as leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics reflected an emphasis on which of the following concepts?
a. individualism
b. freedom
c. human dignity
d. aggression
11. Both the Italian Fascists and the German Nazis gained power partly because they
a. had the support of an electoral majority of their nations’ peoples
b. carefully followed accepted democratic political parties
c. used terror tactics against political opponents
d. represented the ideas of compromise and prudent government
12. Which of the following does not describe Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Stalin’s Russia?
a. they were all totalitarian governments
b. political opponents were killed in each state
c. all tree nations wanted to expand their borders
d. Marxist principles governed all economic activity