Chapter 29 Quiz

1.

1 point

8. Diego Rivera was a Mexican ________.

revolutionary

political leader

writer

artist

priest

2.

1 point

________ led the Guomindang in the 1920s.

Chiang Kai-shek

Li Dazhao

Mao Zedong

Puyi

3.

1 point

The Long March refers to

the humiliating exportation of Chinese prisoners to Japan.

the invasion of northern China by the U.S.S.R. in 1934.

the Nationalist Party progression from minor movement to ascendancy in China.

the march of 90,000 communists from Hunan to Shaanxi province.

Chiang Kai-shek's assault on the communist stronghold in Beijing.Chiang Kai-shek's assault on the communist stronghold in Beijing.

4.

1 point

Which of these men founded Italian fascism?

Benito Mussolini

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Adolf Hitler

Vittorio Orlando

Gabriele D’Annunzio

5.

1 point

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the state of Mexican political organization after the revolution?

Two major parties developed, creating a bi-party system between left and right.

A multitude of political parties so confused the electoral scene that no meaningful political compromise could be achieved.

Presidents ruled much as the caudillos before them without limitation of powers or term of office.

The revolutionary leadership institutionalized the regime by creating a one-party system under PRI.

Mexico was immediately dominated by labor parties who originated in the northern parts of Mexico.

6.

1 point

In relation to Lenin’s regime, the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin________.

was an extreme form of Lenin’s government

continued Lenin’s policies

moved in the opposite direction

changed course

7.

1 point

Which of these characterizes the Bolshevik Revolution?

Lenin took the advantage of a genuine revolution to implement his ideology.

The spread of communist ideology led naturally to the Bolshevik Revolution.

As predicted by Marx, class conflict led to a communist uprising: the Bolshevik Revolution.

The popular revolution of 1917 gradually developed into the Bolshevik Revolution.

8.

1 point

Which of the following statements concerning the economy of Europe during the "Roaring '20s" is NOT accurate?

The United States lagged behind the European nations in both industrial production and mass consumption.

Industrial production boomed.

Mass consumption standards, based on ready availability of new products, rose.

The worst inflationary pressures were resolved, though at the cost of wiping out the value of savings for many propertied groups.

New artistic movements began in Europe and spread across the Western world.

9.

1 point

Which of these was arguably the most important element leading to Hitler’s rise to power?

the Great Depression

the popular appeal of socialism

defeat in World War I

anti-Semitism

10.

1 point

Why was true Marxist revolution not possible in China in the 1920s?

China was too ethnically diverse.

China was too large.

China had not industrialized and had no proletariat.

China lacked the kind of class animosity that was necessary.

11.

1 point

The Mexican Revolution arose in opposition to the rule of ________.

Francisco Madero

Victoriano Huerta

Porfirio Díaz

Benito Juárez

Pancho Villa

12.

1 point

The goal of Stalin’s five-year plans was ________.

political reform

military reform

industrialization

expanding the Communist party

collectivization

13.

1 point

What event is associated with Stalin’s attempt to “cleanse” the Bolshevik party?

Five Year Plan

Communism

National Economic Plan

The Great Purge

14.

1 point

Which of the following was a feature of fascism in Germany more than in Italy?

An insistence on a racial revolution and the use of Jews as a symbol of the foreign influences corrupting society

A single party dictatorship

The espousal of extreme nationalism

Advocating the use of violence as a political tool

A perception of war as a positive and ennobling experience