On Line Quiz
HI 102
Chapters 27 & 28
_____ 1. The Spanish Civil War was a crucial development during the 1930s because
A.
it demonstrated that the democracies lacked the will to oppose aggression in Europe.
B.
it created a strong new Fascist power that played a vital role in World War II.
C.
it offered an opportunity for the West and Russia to cooperate as they would later in the war.
D.
it proved that aggression would be met by forceful action by the democracies, deterring war.
_____ 2. The Five Year Plans accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
A.
collectivizing agriculture, despite massive resistance, deportations, and famines that killed millions.
B.
making the USSR the world's third largest producer, increasing steel by five times and electricity by 24!
C.
increasing literacy rates from below 50 percent to above 80 percent, and raising the standard of living.
D.
ending the need for strict political controls because of widespread satisfaction with the economic growth.
_____ 3. After Lenin died, leadership in the Soviet Union went to
A.
Stalin.
B.
Trotsky.
C.
Bukharin.
D.
a collective leadership including all three.
_____4. Hitler and the Nazis were able to come to power in Germany because of all of the following EXCEPT
A.
Hitler's messianic speaking style, his angry yet hopeful message, wealthy patrons, and the use of violence.
B.
long-term dissatisfactions of many Germans with the defeat in World War I and social upheavals after.
C.
the misery caused by the Great Depression, which the Weimar republic seemed unable to solve.
D.
Hitler sold his soul to the Devil to avenge having to work as a male prostitute in pre-World War I Vienna.
_____ 5. By 1932 the Great Depression was so bad that all of the following were true EXCEPT
A.
the world was producing only two-third as many manufactured goods as in 1928.
B.
13,000,000 Americans, 6,000,000 Germans, and 3,000,000 English people were unemployed.
C.
Germany stopped...