This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete control over the lives of their people A) The goal of totalitarianism. B) Indoctrination. C) Propaganda. D) One Party Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The goal of totalitarianism. 2. According to the Treaty of Versailles, what nation was Germany specifically forbidden to unite with? A) Italy. B) France. C) Austria. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Austria. 3. What was the main point of debate between Booker T Washington and Dubois? A) The best way for African Americans to achieve social and economic progress. B) The debate was about the best way for African Americans to achieve political power. C) The debate was about the best way for African Americans to achieve religious freedom. D) The debate was about the best way for African Americans to achieve educational equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best way for African Americans to achieve social and economic progress. 4. Which man led the authoritarian government that took control of Spain after the Spanish Civil War? A) Joseph Stalin. B) Francisco Franco. C) Adolf Hitler. D) Benito Mussolini. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Francisco Franco. 5. TRUE or FALSEDuring the GREAT CRISISInvestors were asking the companies to have their investment back and the companies were able to repay them A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Japan came under the rule of the ..... during the Interwar Years. A) Emperor Hirohito. B) Russia. C) China. D) The military. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The military. 7. The Great Depression began and ended in A) 1929 to 1934. B) 1914 to 1918. C) 1939 to 1945. D) 1929-1939. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1929 to 1934. 8. During the Great Depression, what did FDR do to military spending in the US? A) He cut it back. B) He eliminated it. C) He increased it. D) He left it about the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He cut it back. 9. After Russia became a communist nation, its name was changed to ..... A) Bulgaria. B) Mongolia. C) The Ivory Coast. D) The Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Soviet Union. 10. The Sudetenland had a great number of German speakers, over 3 million, and there was even a Nazi German Partyin the area. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which 19th century ideology best explains German acceptance of Hitler's theories? A) Volkish thought. B) Social Darwinism. C) Anti-Semitism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volkish thought. 12. What did the Germans think of the Versailles Treaty? A) The Germans thought the Versailles Treaty was unfair and humiliating. B) The Germans believed the Versailles Treaty was beneficial. C) The Germans thought the Versailles Treaty was a fair compromise. D) The Germans viewed the Versailles Treaty as a necessary peace agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Germans thought the Versailles Treaty was unfair and humiliating. 13. Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers? A) Wanted to see if the bomb worked. B) Did not think they could defeat the Japanese. C) Did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan. D) They estimated that 500, 000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They estimated that 500, 000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion. 14. Why didn't Hitler take over Austria in 1934? A) He was not yet strong enough to challenge the League of Nations. B) He was too busy consolidating his power in Germany. C) Mussolini stopped him from taking over. D) The Austrian people protested against his possible rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mussolini stopped him from taking over. 15. France, Russia and Great Britain became known as the A) Central Powers. B) Triple Entente. C) Ottoman Empire. D) Triple Alliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triple Entente. 16. What did Einstein's fame lead him to do? A) Retire early. B) Tour the world giving lectures. C) Start a political career. D) Write novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tour the world giving lectures. 17. Because of the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, large sections of the population believed that democracies were able to face the new challenges. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Which New Deal program makes sure that the disabled and elderly have some income? A) Social Security Administration. B) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). C) Hooverville. D) Federal Deposit of Insurance (FDIC). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Security Administration. 19. Where were the battles featuring trench warfare fought? A) Eastern Front (German/Russian border). B) Western Front (French/German border). C) Northern Front (British coast). D) Southern Front (Balkan peninsula). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western Front (French/German border). 20. Discrimination against or prejudice toward Jews A) Persecution. B) Anti-Semitism. C) Racism. D) Liberation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-Semitism. 21. Which country experienced hyperinflation from 1921-1923? A) Russia. B) Japan. C) The United States. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany. 22. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended the war between ..... A) Germany and France. B) Austria-Hungary and Great Britain. C) Austria-Hungary. D) Germany and Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany and Russia. 23. What was a result of the Great Depression in Europe? A) Beginning of the Great famine in the Soviet Union. B) The creation of the Dawes Plan. C) The creation of the League of Nations. D) The rise of National Socialists in Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The rise of National Socialists in Germany. 24. Between WWI and WWII, Japan tried to solve the problem of its scarcity of natural resources by doing what? A) Establishing a policy of imperialism. B) Building nuclear power plants. C) Cooperating with the soviet union. D) Exporting agricultural products in exchange for new technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Establishing a policy of imperialism. 25. ..... thought nations should be formed based on people who shared common heritage, language, and customs. A) Monarchs. B) Conservatives. C) The Congress of Vienna. D) Nationalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nationalists. 26. The New Deal program that created construction jobs and sewing jobs for women was ..... A) Minimum Wage Act. B) FDIC. C) Social Securities Act. D) WPA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WPA. 27. What were the two main political parties that developed in China after the fall of the Qing Dynasty? A) Chinese Communist Party and the Socialist Republican Party. B) Socialist Party and the Chinese Nationalist Party. C) The Kuomintang and the Chinese Nationalist Party. D) The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang. 28. What was the name of Hitler's autobiographical book? A) The Communist Manifesto. B) The Prince. C) Das Kapital. D) Mein Kampf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mein Kampf. 29. Which of these was NOT an Axis power? A) Japan. B) France. C) Italy. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 30. Prior to WWI, Hitler and the Nazi party blamed the Jews for the problems in the country. They created laws that took rights away and separated Jews from other Germans. This discrimination is also called ..... A) Segregation. B) Apartheid. C) Anti-Semitism. D) Anti-Establishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anti-Semitism. 31. Use the list below to answer the question.Responsibilities of the ..... ? ..... * Provides income for the disabled and people over the age of sixty-five* Levies a tax from worker income to pay benefitsWhich New Deal agency completes this title? A) Civilian Conservation Corps. B) Securities and Exchange Commission. C) Public Works Administration. D) Social Security Administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social Security Administration. 32. In the 1920's and 1930's, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union was largely the result of what? A) The success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union. B) The active support of the United States. C) Movements demanding the return of the old monarchies. D) Severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I. 33. What was Huey Long's idea to end the country's depression? A) He wanted to take from the rich to give to the poor. B) He thought the poor should be responsible to help themselves. C) He believed Catholic Churches should provide charity. D) He thought federal government should leave business alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wanted to take from the rich to give to the poor. 34. What did the Balfour Declaration express support for? A) Arab Nationalism. B) A Jewish homeland in Palestine. C) An end to to Ottoman Empire. D) A Christian homeland in Jerusalem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Jewish homeland in Palestine. 35. Which event allowed Hitler to pass laws without the Reichstag's consent? A) Treaty of Versailles. B) V-E Day. C) Enabling Act. D) Operation Barbarossa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enabling Act. 36. What year did the political and social upheaval that led to Hitler's rise begin? A) 1919. B) 1918. C) 1923. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1919. 37. Why were prominent American writers of the 1920s called the "lost generation" ? A) They lost books stored in Europe during the war. B) They lost their ability to write creatively during the war. C) They survived the war, but were physically wounded. D) They had trouble adjusting to life in the postwar era. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They had trouble adjusting to life in the postwar era. 38. Which alliance was Germany with? A) Central Powers. B) Allied Powers. C) Netural. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Powers. 39. Who led the Petrograd protest in 1917? A) The tsar's soldiers. B) Female workers. C) Bakers. D) Rasputin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Female workers. 40. The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by: A) Forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations. B) Dividing Germany into four occupied zones. C) Supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations. 41. The Red Scare refers to countries' fear of A) Religious persecution. B) Capitalism. C) Communism. D) War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 42. Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini are examples of ..... A) Peaceful Protesters. B) Fair leaders. C) Dictators. D) Past Presidents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dictators. 43. Leader of the Nationalist party in China who aimed to create a republican form of government? A) Benito Mussolini. B) Hirohito. C) Chiang Kai-shek. D) Mao Zedong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chiang Kai-shek. 44. World War 1 is also known as A) World War 2. B) The Great War. C) The Large War. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Great War. 45. What was President Woodrow Wilson's goal for the Treaty of Versailles? A) To create a "lasting peace" in Europe. B) To punish Germany. C) To provide the U.S. with as much land as possible. D) To satisfy the demands of Britain and France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create a "lasting peace" in Europe. 46. What was FDR's response to Japanese aggression in the Pacific? A) Declared war on Japan. B) Calls for international quarantine of Japan. C) Joins the League of Nations against Japan. D) Holds a conference in San Francisco. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calls for international quarantine of Japan. 47. Why did Chinese peasants align themselves with the Communists rather than the Nationalists? A) The Communists divided land among the farmers, while the Nationalists ignored their problems. B) The Nationalists relocated thousands of peasants in the Long March. C) The Nationalists were forcing China to industrialize through high taxes on farms. D) The Communists moved peasants to collective farms, where they prospered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Communists divided land among the farmers, while the Nationalists ignored their problems. 48. New Deal programs such as the Civilization Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were intended to help A) Unemployed workers. B) Farmers. C) Businesses. D) Homeowners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unemployed workers. 49. Why do companies need stocks and bonds? A) Because they want to sell goods. B) Because they need them to raise money to invest. C) Because they can give money to their investors. D) Because they want to have fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because they need them to raise money to invest. 50. Which scientist helped improve social conditions by taking steps to prevent diseases spread by germs? A) James Watt. B) Louis Pasteur. C) Sir Isaac Newton. D) Galileo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Louis Pasteur. 51. Why didn't America join the League of Nations? A) Because Wilson did not agree to the terms of the treaty. B) Because American wanted to stay out of European issues. C) Because America was no longer allies with Europe. D) Because Wilson did not like how it was written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because American wanted to stay out of European issues. 52. The ruler of Germany A) Adolf Hitler. B) Franklin Delano Roosevelt. C) Joseph Stalin. D) Emperor Hirohito. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adolf Hitler. 53. In the 1930s Japanese nationalists sought to correct the ill effects of the Great Depression by employing which actions? A) By negotiating trade agreements. B) By expanding democratic principles. C) By adopting free-market capitalism. D) By seizing foreign territories with valuable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By seizing foreign territories with valuable resources. 54. Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Central Powers? A) Germany. B) Austria-Hungary. C) Ottoman Empire. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 55. What did Germany have to do as a result of the Treaty of Versailles A) Lose their Prime Minister and join Hitler. B) Lose land and burn their money. C) Sign a war guilt clause and reduce their army size. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sign a war guilt clause and reduce their army size. 56. The spread of totalitarianism before World War II gave rise to the creation of A) The League of Nations to keep peace around the world. B) The policy of isolationism in many European countries. C) The Axis powers that consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan. D) The Allied powers that consisted of Russia, France, and Norway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Axis powers that consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan. 57. Cars, vacuums, radios = This list shows A) The unequal distribution of wealth between regions. B) A rise in standard of living brought on growing consumerism. C) The increasing number of women employed in high-paying jobs. D) A decline American-made products replaced by imported goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rise in standard of living brought on growing consumerism. 58. What group were Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein part of? A) Authors. B) The Book Club. C) Lost Generation. D) World War I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lost Generation. 59. This is the right to vote in political elections? A) Totalitarianism. B) Flapper. C) Suffrage. D) Roaring 20s. E) Isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suffrage. 60. What did the Nazis and the Soviets sign that pledged never to attack one another? A) Munich Conference. B) Neutrality Acts. C) Nonagression Pact. D) Treaty of Versailles. 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