This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Japan invades this area of China first to access its resourcesS/N #2 A) Korea. B) Taiwan. C) Vietnam. D) Manchuria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manchuria. 2. In which battle did the British and French have to rescue Italy in order to stop the Central Powers advance in the south? A) Tannenburg. B) Caporetto. C) Somme. D) Verdun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caporetto. 3. Who would have said this quote: "The government should do more, it has a responsibility, a duty to protect and support the wellbeing of its citizens." A) Dorthea Lange. B) Franklin Delano Roosevelt. C) Herbert Hoover. D) JP Morgan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 4. Who won the Russian Civil War? A) Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks. B) Grigori Rasputin and the Siberians. C) Boris Yeltsin and the Conservatives. D) Mikhail Gorbechev and the Liberals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks. 5. Which movement did Einstein support? A) The Socialist movement. B) The Nationalist movement. C) The Communist movement. D) The Zionist movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Zionist movement. 6. What treaty wrecked the economy of Germany during this time? A) Treaty of Berlin. B) Treaty of Versailles. C) Treaty of Paris. D) Treaty of Munich. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treaty of Versailles. 7. What was one of the primary causes of the Russian Revolution in 1917? A) Economic prosperity. B) Military success in World War I. C) Widespread poverty and famine. D) Political stability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Widespread poverty and famine. 8. All were attempts at internationalism between WWI and WWII EXCEPT? A) Promoting Nationalism. B) Free Trade. C) The Olympics. D) The League of Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promoting Nationalism. 9. Which person authored books in the 1920s and 1930s? A) Louis Armstrong. B) Amelia Earhart. C) Stephen King. D) Ernest Hemingway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ernest Hemingway. 10. When did Italy leave the League of Nations? A) 1945. B) 1933. C) 1937. D) 1918. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1937. 11. How did Albert Einstein contribute to the understanding of physics? A) He was able to calculate the strength of gravity. B) He used mathematics to describe the structure of the atom. C) He was the first to accurately calculate the speed of light. D) He devised a new understanding of space and time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He devised a new understanding of space and time. 12. One major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the ..... A) The marriage of the Czar to a German princess. B) The defeat of Germany in WWI. C) Sharp economic differences between the social classes. D) Appeal of communism to the Russian Nobles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sharp economic differences between the social classes. 13. A factor in leading many Germans to accept Hitler and the Nazi Party was A) Hitler's ending of the Reichstag. B) The empire's successful forgiveness of all crimes for four years. C) Love for Hitler's support of the Catholic Church. D) The belief that Hitler had ended the country's economic problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The belief that Hitler had ended the country's economic problems. 14. One of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after World War I was the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the ..... A) Fascist Party. B) Socialist Party. C) Bolshevik Party. D) Nazi Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nazi Party. 15. A form of government in which power is held by a leader who has absolute authority, may use force to control-leader not elected A) Capitalism. B) Communism. C) Dictatorship. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dictatorship. 16. Which was NOT a reason Germany resented the Versailles Treaty that ended WWI?Group of answer choices A) Acceptance of blame for WWI. B) Creation of the League of Nations. C) Payment of reparations. D) Loss of territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creation of the League of Nations. 17. Between the Napoleonic Wars and World War I, there was a period of ..... years without a major conflict in Europe. A) 50. B) 1000. C) 250. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100. 18. Which of the following best describes trench warfare? A) Guerrilla warfare tactics used in urban environments. B) Naval warfare strategy involving submarines. C) Aerial combat strategy used in World War I. D) A type of combat where troops fight from fortified positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A type of combat where troops fight from fortified positions. 19. How did Stalin rise to power? A) Through democratic elections. B) By inheriting the throne. C) Through political maneuvering and eliminating rivals. D) By foreign invasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through political maneuvering and eliminating rivals. 20. Which of the following countries had to agree to the "War Guilt Clause" of the Treaty of Versailles which stated that this country was 100% responsible for starting the WWI? Likewise, the "War Guilt Clause" stated that this country had to pay reparations to the victorious Allied countries. A) Italy. B) Germany. C) Serbia. D) Austria Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 21. Which nation did Germany invade resulting in Britain joining the war? A) Belgium. B) France. C) Switzerland. D) Luxembourg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belgium. 22. What major country left the war in 1918 due to a Communist revolution? A) Turkey. B) United States. C) Middle Powers. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 23. Music created in Harlem Renaissance A) Rock. B) Swing. C) Hip Hop. D) Jazz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jazz. 24. Do you agree or disagree?It there had not been the war, probably women would have had to wait a bit more before obtaining the right to vote in 1918. A) Agree. B) Disagree. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agree. 25. Which of the following was an important effect of the American Revolution? A) France lost its control of North America. B) Americans recognized the rights of slaves. C) Latin American leaders drew inspiration from the American Revolution. D) The British were able to repay their debts from the French and Indian War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latin American leaders drew inspiration from the American Revolution. 26. Impacted Russia during WWI A) Increased wealth. B) Split the empire into independent nations. C) Revolution and Civil War. D) Expanded the empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revolution and Civil War. 27. When did Hitler attempt to overtake the government? A) November of 1923. B) April of 1997. C) December of 1923. D) June of 1818. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) November of 1923. 28. What type of music was most popular in the 1920's A) Rock. B) Jazz. C) Blues. D) Hiphop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jazz. 29. What was the result of the Balfour Declaration? A) Increased tensions in the Middle East. B) Support for the establishment of a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine. C) Establishment of a Palestinian state. D) Withdrawal of British support for Jewish settlement in Palestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support for the establishment of a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine. 30. While consumerism during the 1920s boosted the economy, it also led to A) Lower debt. B) More savings. C) Fewer stocks. D) Higher debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Higher debt. 31. How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to Hitler's rise to power? A) It made Germany stronger. B) It created economic and political instability in Germany. C) It ended the Holocaust. D) It started the Russian Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It created economic and political instability in Germany. 32. Which two forms of entertainment allowed people to communicate information quicker than ever? A) CDs and MP3 players. B) Radios and movies. C) Newspapers and the internet. D) VCRs and DVR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radios and movies. 33. An economic change introduced in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin would include A) Collectivizing agriculture. B) Establishing free-market reforms. C) Focusing on the production of consumer goods. D) Boycotting Baltic Sea trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collectivizing agriculture. 34. This event marked the end of the Great Depression in the U.S. A) Second New Deal. B) The first 100 days. C) Passage of the Social Security Act. D) Involvement in WWII. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Involvement in WWII. 35. When farmers resisted the government takeover of their farms, Stalin created something that led to the deaths of three million farmers from 1932-33. What did he create? A) A virus. B) A famine. C) A flood. D) A war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A famine. 36. The Great Depression hit American markets when ..... A) The stock market crashed in 1929. B) Germany stopped paying off its debt. C) Britain cut off trade to America. D) Austria and Germany united. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The stock market crashed in 1929. 37. What organization was tasked with keeping world peace in the years following WWI? The US created it but didn't join. A) The United Nations. B) The League of Nations. C) The Peaceful Nations. D) The Alliance of Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The League of Nations. 38. What is the policy for giving into an aggressor? A) Appeasement. B) Isolationism. C) Totalitarianism. D) Indoctrination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeasement. 39. Why did Hitler blame the Jewish population for all of Germany's troubles? A) The Jewish population in Germany outnumbered the Nazi party. B) The Jewish people had aided Germany's enemies in World War I. C) Hatred of Jews, or anti-Semitism, was a key part of Nazi ideology. D) Jewish people held most of the prominent roles in the German government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hatred of Jews, or anti-Semitism, was a key part of Nazi ideology. 40. What was the 5 year plan in the USSR? A) A plan to industrialize the country. B) A plan to renew capitalism. C) When Mussolini took over. D) A time when Jews were tortured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A plan to industrialize the country. 41. A 'talkie' was the name for A) Radio. B) Films with spoken words. C) Film with music. D) Walkie talkie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Films with spoken words. 42. Kristallnacht or night of the long knives allowed ..... A) German women to cut their traditional long hair. B) Supporters to attend a dinner party at Hitler's mountain home. C) Hitler to remove non supporters from the army. D) Germans to attack Jews in their homes and businesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germans to attack Jews in their homes and businesses. 43. Who invaded and conquered Ethiopia in October 1935? A) Italy. B) USSR. C) Germany. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italy. 44. What did Stalin do to Leon Trotsky in 1927? A) Had him promoted in the military. B) Made him a chancellor. C) Had him exeduted. D) Had him exiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had him exiled. 45. What impact did World War I have on the Ottoman Empire? A) The Ottoman Empire regained control over all of the Middle East. B) There was an increased amount of support for the Ottoman sultan, or ruler. C) France and the United Kingdom became allies of the Ottoman Empire. D) The Ottoman Empire lost much of its territory, and European nations took control over much of the Middle East. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ottoman Empire lost much of its territory, and European nations took control over much of the Middle East. 46. In which year and month did Hitler say the following ..... 'I give my word of honour that Czechoslovakia has nothing to fear from the Reich'? A) May 1938. B) March 1938. C) March 1939. D) September 1938. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) March 1938. 47. How did US policy in Latin America change during the early 1900s? A) There was a shift from military involvement in Latin America to economic involvement. B) A general trend toward more military involvement can be seen. C) There was a shift from economic involvement to political involvement. D) The US began encouraging the creation of settler colonies in the early 1900s in Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was a shift from military involvement in Latin America to economic involvement. 48. "Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school ..... Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."-Mohandas GandhiIn this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to A) Criminal acts. B) Guerrilla tactics. C) Civil disobedience. D) Armed rebellion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civil disobedience. 49. What new democratic country was created out of the Ottoman Empire A) Turkey. B) Bulgaria. C) Yugoslavia. D) Isreal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turkey. 50. German president Hinderburg appointed Hitler to become chancellor in 1933 A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. Who was candidate in the Election of 1932 who promised to provide relief and help to the needy? A) Coolidge. B) Hoover. C) Long. D) Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roosevelt. 52. What country is responsible for the Armenian Genocide? A) Russia. B) The Ottoman Empire. C) The Austro-Hungarian Empire. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Ottoman Empire. 53. Which of the following groups seized complete control of Russia in 1917? A) The Black Hand. B) The Bolsheviks. C) The Serbian nationalists. D) The Whites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Bolsheviks. 54. Which country had a Communist government? A) Italy. B) Germany. C) Soviet Union. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soviet Union. 55. Why did Hitler finally stop bombing Great Britain? A) Because the Germans signed a peace treaty with Britain. B) Because he ran out of planes. C) Because he did not want to hurt innocent people in the cities. D) Because he no longer wanted to take over Britain. E) Because he needed his air force to help with the invasion of Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Because he needed his air force to help with the invasion of Russia. 56. When were concentration camps used? A) The first concentration camps made were in 2000. B) The first concentration camps made by the Nazis started in 1933 till the fall of Berlin. C) The first concentration camps made were in 1929. D) The first concentration camps made were in 1944. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first concentration camps made by the Nazis started in 1933 till the fall of Berlin. 57. Which of the following oversaw the Federal One project in the 1930s? A) The National Labor Relations Board. B) The Social Security Administration. C) The Works Progress Administration. D) The National Youth Administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Works Progress Administration. 58. T/F Hitler came to power democratically. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Japan successful invasion of Manchuria indicate about the the League to prevent WWII? A) The League had little power to stop acts of aggression. B) The League was concerned only with disputes in Europe. C) The League led by countries with the weakest military forces. D) The League's army was unprepared for modern warfare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The League had little power to stop acts of aggression. 60. How did Hitler use violence and terror in Nazi Germany? A) Under the state of emergency established by the decree, the Nazi regime could arrest and detain people without cause and without limits on the length of incarceration. B) Burned books and promoted violence against "others" including the sterilization of "inferiors". C) Concentration camps and the eventual '' Final Solution" to kill all Jews (Genocide of 6-9 million). D) All of the above. 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