This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Some proponents of Prohibition supported the policy on religious grounds because they A) Believed that alcohol should be used only for medicine. B) Associated excessive drinking with violent crime. C) Thought that Prohibition would help eliminate poverty. D) Viewed excessive drinking as immoral behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viewed excessive drinking as immoral behavior. 2. The Axis Powers included A) Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States. B) Germany, Soviet Union, Japan. C) Germany, Japan, Italy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany, Japan, Italy. 3. Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 main purposes of the United Nations? A) To develop relations. B) To improve the lives of the middle class. C) To be a centre for harmonizing. D) To keep peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To improve the lives of the middle class. 4. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)? A) Putin. B) Franco. C) Hitler. D) Lenin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lenin. 5. Dictators used Propaganda as a way to gain control, they instilled fear into their people, and then made animated speeches of how they can solve all of your problems and fears. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market? A) More people bought stock than sold it. B) Stocks were sold for more than they were worth. C) American businesses failed. D) More stocks were sold than there were shares in companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stocks were sold for more than they were worth. 7. Which group was known for taking a 6, 000-mile journey known as the "Long March" ? A) The Russian White Army, fleeing the Bolsheviks. B) Chinese Nationalists, fleeing the Communists. C) Chinese Communists, fleeing the Nationalists. D) Chinese peasants, fleeing the Japanese invaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chinese Communists, fleeing the Nationalists. 8. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during the Second World War? A) Joseph Stalin. B) Adolf Hitler. C) Winston Churchill. D) Benito Mussolini. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adolf Hitler. 9. How did the Nazis take power in Germany? A) By appointment. B) By Hitler's decree. C) By parliamentary election. D) By force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By parliamentary election. 10. Leader of independence movement in India A) Stalin. B) Hitler. C) Ghandi. D) Mussolini. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ghandi. 11. When did the Flappers and the Charleston started to become famous? A) 1921. B) 1920. C) 1919. D) 1923. E) 1924. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1923. 12. Officially, World War II began with Germany's invasion of A) Czechoslovakia. B) Poland. C) France. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poland. 13. Why was Hitler allowed to get away with the Anschluss? A) The other countries could not be bothered to do anything about it. B) Austria was part of Germany. C) The Austrian Prime Minister invited the Germans into their country. D) The other countries were scared of Hitler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Austrian Prime Minister invited the Germans into their country. 14. What was not a consequence of the Wall Street crash? A) Resulted in a severe economic recession and increased unemployment. B) Motivated economic growth and stabilized financial situation. C) Led to a decrease in government intervention and public spending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motivated economic growth and stabilized financial situation. 15. Clara Bow impacted other 1920s-era women by A) Representing the fashion and rebellion of the era. B) Campaigning on the national stage for women's rights. C) Becoming the first woman to star in movies with sound. D) Mirroring the attitudes of the "lost generation" writers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representing the fashion and rebellion of the era. 16. What was the peace treaty at end of World War I between the Allied Powers and Germany? Resulted in Germany accepting blame for the war, forcing them to pay reparations, depriving them of domestic and overseas territories, and stripping them of an armed forces. A) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. B) Treaty of Versailles. C) Kellogg-Briand Pact. D) Treaty of Locarno. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treaty of Versailles. 17. How many times was FDR elected President? A) 5 times. B) 1 time. C) 2 times. D) 4 times. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4 times. 18. In 1936, Stalin tried to strengthen his position as dictator by doing what? A) Killing Bolsheviks, including many who had helped in the 1917 Revolution. B) Making a secret alliance with Great Britain. C) Invading Germany to take over their natural resources. D) Starting development of the Russian space program. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Killing Bolsheviks, including many who had helped in the 1917 Revolution. 19. Allied Europeans and the League of Nations used appeasement with Nazi Germany early on, appeasement is to A) Ignoring the issue of Hitler's conquests hoping that he will end up hurting himself. B) Giving Nazi Germany what they want to avoid confrontation not wanting another war. C) Taunting the citizens of Nazi Germany in order to force Hitler to make a bad choice. D) Creating confrontation with someone in order to get them to back down right away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving Nazi Germany what they want to avoid confrontation not wanting another war. 20. Why was the remilitarisation of the Rhineland a gamble for Hitler? A) It wasn't. German had been rearming and had a very strong army. B) The people of the Rhineland were not Nazis and could have rejected this move. C) Mussolini was against German expansion and wanted Hitler to slow down. D) The French Army was much stronger than the Germans at the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The French Army was much stronger than the Germans at the time. 21. Why did Hitler hate Jews? A) There is no reason. B) He thinks they are mean. C) He does not like their culture. D) He believes they caused Germany to lose WW1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He believes they caused Germany to lose WW1. 22. What program was created to provide Americans with a retirement income? A) Social security. B) Works Progress Administration. C) CCC. D) PWA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social security. 23. How many Soldiers did the treaty of Versailles allow Germany to have? A) 500, 000. B) 250, 000. C) 1, 000, 000. D) 100, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100, 000. 24. The 1920s were characterized by A) Economic depression. B) Wars. C) Economic Prosperity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic Prosperity. 25. All of the following were associated with the Lost Generation A) Josephine Baker. B) Babe Ruth. C) Salvador Dali. D) ALL of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of the above. 26. What was the Treaty of Versailles primarily associated with? A) Starting World War II. B) The Russian Revolution. C) Ending World War I. D) The Holocaust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ending World War I. 27. During the 1920s and 1930s, an economic depression in Europe led to the A) Rise of fascist dictatorships. B) Development of nuclear arms. C) Abandonment of colonial territories. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise of fascist dictatorships. 28. What impact did the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany? A) It led to a desire for Germany to regain power and prestige. B) It led to an era of peace in the confederations. C) It led to a strong stable German Government. D) It led to Germany's leadership role in the League of Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It led to a desire for Germany to regain power and prestige. 29. What is consumerism? A) A pattern of wanting and buying new products. B) A pattern of saving most of one's money. C) A pattern of raising prices on store-bought goods. D) A pattern of lowering prices on farm-produced goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pattern of wanting and buying new products. 30. When did the Mexican Jail Holocaust occurred? A) 1916. B) 1914. C) 1912. D) 1910. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1916. 31. How did President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speech influence the peace after World War I? A) The Treaty of Versailles only implemented his one point to form an international organization. B) Each of his fourteen points was incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles. C) Germany agreed to his fourteen points but France refused. D) Many of his points were implemented by most nations in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Treaty of Versailles only implemented his one point to form an international organization. 32. What were the reasons for discontent with the Tsar before the Russian Revolution? A) Military success. B) Political freedom. C) Economic prosperity. D) Social inequality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social inequality. 33. Day that started the Great Depression: A) Green Wednesday. B) Black Tuesday. C) Black Sunday. D) Red Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black Tuesday. 34. What were the reasons for the Appeasement Policy? A) Fear of Soviet Communism. B) Genuine sympathy for Germany. C) Weaknesses of LON. D) Fear of another major war. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 35. All are true regarding the Munich Conference EXCEPT: A) It allowed Hitler to invade the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. B) Great Britain's Prime Minister, Chamberlain, urged appeasement. C) It was violated less than 6 months later thus sparking WWII. D) It created the Third Reich, or the German Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It created the Third Reich, or the German Empire. 36. The Germans attempted to gain Mexico as an ally by sending a message known as the ..... A) Warsaw Pact. B) Zimmerman Telegram. C) Schlieffen Telegram. D) Dead Sea Scrolls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zimmerman Telegram. 37. Adolf Hitler wrote a political manifesto called ..... S/N #2 A) Mein Kampf. B) The Aryan Soldier. C) Book of Propaganda. D) The Pride of Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mein Kampf. 38. Woodrow Wilson's attempt to create lasting world peace A) The Sixteen Points. B) Fourteen Points. C) The League of Nations. D) NATO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fourteen Points. 39. How did the Bolshevik Revolution affect the course of World War I? A) The Central powers gained a powerful ally. B) The Russian military helped defeat Germany. C) The Western Front became the focus of the war. D) The Ottoman military defended territory in France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Western Front became the focus of the war. 40. The fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazi's took Germany into WWII was A) Germany's failure to rebuild its armed forces following WWI. B) Economic burden of war reparations to Germany's former enemies. C) The rise of Independence movements in Germany's overseas colonies. D) Germany's resentment of U.S. involvement in European affairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic burden of war reparations to Germany's former enemies. 41. The state decides what will be made, what is sold, where you work, and what you earn. A) Propaganda. B) One Party Rule. C) Economic Control. D) Indoctrination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic Control. 42. What was Adolf Hitler's role in the army after World War I? A) Intelligence officer. B) Medic. C) Private. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intelligence officer. 43. Which of the following is not a MAIN cause of WWI? A) Militarism. B) Assasination. C) Imperialism. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assasination. 44. May 8th is officially known as ..... S/N #3 A) Victory Over Europe Day(V-E Day). B) Victory for Allies Day(V-A Day). C) Victory Over Japan Day(V-J Day). D) Victory for Axis Day(V-X Day). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Victory Over Europe Day(V-E Day). 45. The German Air Force was called the ..... S/N #2 A) Luftwaffe. B) Untersee Boot. C) Blitzkrieg. D) Panzer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luftwaffe. 46. Between which year and which year did the inter-war period occur? A) 1920-1939. B) 1918-1939. C) 1929-1945. D) 1914-1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1918-1939. 47. A government where the state has complete control over every part of public and private life A) Gulag. B) Reparations. C) Communism. D) Totalitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Totalitarianism. 48. Which of these does NOT describe Fascism? A) Glorified violence. B) Survival of the fittest. C) Allowed citizens to spread their own ideas and values. D) Terror and fear tactics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowed citizens to spread their own ideas and values. 49. What is Internationalism? A) An agreement between nations at the end of a war. B) The idea that people and states can work together to solve problems and create prosperity. C) Controlling people by force. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The idea that people and states can work together to solve problems and create prosperity. 50. Policy after WWI of separating from affairs of other countries and turning their backs to Europe. A) Interventionism. B) Apartheid. C) Protectionism. D) Isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isolationism. 51. What was the name of the Russian Communist political group that overthrew the Czar & wanted to spread Communism world wide? A) The Boyars. B) The Bolsheviks. C) The Nazis. D) The Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Bolsheviks. 52. Ads grew because: A) Business wanted to sell products. B) There were new products to sell. C) Consumerism was on the rise. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. The first allied victory in the Pacific was ..... S/N #2 A) The Battle of Normandy. B) The London Air Raid. C) The Battle of Leningrad. D) The Battle of the Coral Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Battle of the Coral Sea. 54. The "lost generation" of writers who gathered in Paris were considered "lost" because A) The war had left them with a sense of meaninglessness. B) Their homes were destroyed in the war shifting boundaries meant. C) They wrote about soldiers who were unable to return home. D) They no longer lived in their nations of origin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The war had left them with a sense of meaninglessness. 55. What does the German word 'Blitzkrieg' mean in English?S/N #2 A) Air Warfare. B) Thunder Weapons. C) Fast Attack. D) Lightening War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lightening War. 56. How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles? A) They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war. B) They loved it because it was so favorable to them. C) They hated it because it treated them severely. D) Most Germans didn't really care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They hated it because it treated them severely. 57. RED SCARE:against immigrants (specifically from Europe) A) Palmer Raids. B) Nativism. C) Immigratianism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nativism. 58. Adolf Hitler wrote the book called, "Mein Kampf" . This book outlined several ideas for his future plans for Germany. Which of the following was not one of those ideas? A) Ant-Semitism. B) Ancient Warrior Values. C) Lebensraum. D) German Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ancient Warrior Values. 59. The goal of the Nuremberg Laws was to A) Force Jews and other "undesirables" to leave Germany. B) Combat the effects of the Great Depression in Germany. C) Deprive German Jews of citizenship and other basic right. D) Turn Germany into a single-party totalitarian dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deprive German Jews of citizenship and other basic right. 60. Arms race, or buildup of weapons would be part of A) Alliances. B) Nationalism. C) Milatarism. D) Imperialism. 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