Chapter 17 World History Test

1.

1 point

Hitler labeled modern art as degenerate because he was trying to ban all art and literature because he did not want any citizen with the right to express themselves.

True

False

2.

1 point

What did Germany do to cause high rates of inflation?

drove the demand for products down and the supply up

paid salaries by printing more money

raised minimum wage

3.

1 point

What is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment?

deficit spending

depression

New Economic Policy

4.

1 point

What is the right of the unions to negotiate with employers?

contract negotiations

strike

collective bargaining

5.

1 point

What was the basic purpose of the Nuremberg Laws?

to exile all Jews to concentration camps

to exclude Jews from German citizenship

to give Hitler all power in the government

6.

1 point

The German Parliament is known as Politburo.

True

False

7.

1 point

Joseph Stalin became leader of Germany following WWI.

True

False

8.

1 point

Lenin abandoned war communism in 1921 in favor of his modified version of the old capitalists system known as what?

Communism

Stalin's 5 Year Plan

New Economic Policy

9.

1 point

Who was the leading policy maker of the Communist Party?

Stalin

Politburo

Hitler

10.

1 point

The government policy of going into debt to pay for public works projects is know as deficit spending.

True

False

11.

1 point

What did President Roosevelt name the program designed to fight the depression?

Fireside Chats

WPA

New Deal

12.

1 point

What exists when almost all power in a nation is held by the central government?

collective bargaining

Politburo

totalitarian state

13.

1 point

The Soviet government followed a policy when it took private property after WWI without payments to their former owners. What was that policy?

collectivization

uncertainty principle

totalitarian state

14.

1 point

Why did Germany chose to become involved in the Spanish Civil War?

to test new weapons

because they were allies with one another

because Spain was an enemy to Germany

15.

1 point

Why did the depression help extremist leaders gain power in many nations?

because communism had begun to take over in the surrounding countries

because many were in such distress they were willing to listen to anything that would promise economic change.

because people did not trust banks, they only trusted humans

16.

1 point

What is a picture made of a combination of photographs?

photomontage

collective bargainging

collectivization

17.

1 point

What was the significance of the Italian Fascist slogan, "women into the home?"

women were pursuing education

women were refusing to give up jobs

women were to be homemakers and mothers

18.

1 point

Trotsky and his followers wanted to spread communism to other nations because they did not believe the revolution in Russia could survive without other Communists states.

True

False

19.

1 point

The artistic movement of surrealism and dadaism reflect the uncertainty of life created by WWI.

True

False

20.

1 point

Why were the Germans unable to pay all the reparations assessed by the Treaty of Versailles?

They spent all of the money on weapons

They were faced with financial problems after the war.

They were in debt to Austria- Hungary