This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The message of the source asks you to identify A) The background. B) The source type. C) The main ideas. D) The context. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main ideas. 2. Which statement about World War I is most accurate in contribution to the economic crisis in Germany in the 1920s? A) Germany created the gold and silver standard to stabilize their currency. B) Germany purchased US war bonds. C) Germany took loans from the Allies for the creation of a new military. D) Germany's failed attempts to pay war reparations & debt caused hyperinflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany's failed attempts to pay war reparations & debt caused hyperinflation. 3. How might Japanese actions be a cause of WWII? A) Through economic sanctions imposed by other countries. B) By forming alliances with Germany and Italy. C) By invading neighboring countries and expanding territory. D) By promoting peace and diplomacy in the region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By invading neighboring countries and expanding territory. 4. Which of these is NOT a cause of the Worldwide Depression? A) Underproduction of food and industrial goods. B) German Reparations. C) High Tariffs. D) Stock Market Crash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underproduction of food and industrial goods. 5. Joseph Stalin's Five Year Plans showed Russia's intentions regarding: A) Political reform. B) Social restructuring. C) Economic development. D) Foreign policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic development. 6. In which battle arena was Trench Warfare used? A) Western Front. B) Ottoman Front. C) Eastern Front. D) Italian Front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western Front. 7. All are true regarding the Rape of Nanking EXCEPT: A) Japanese troops killed tens of thousands of captured soldiers and civilians. B) Historians argue that it is "among the worst" acts of terror and destruction "in the history of modern warfare. C) It occurred in China's capital after Japan ignored border agreements in an attempt to expand its empire. D) Both sides agree about the level of inhumane war tactics and the cause of the event. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both sides agree about the level of inhumane war tactics and the cause of the event. 8. Which of the following attributes does a Totalitarian Government have? A) Single Leader/Dictator. B) Each individual is a servant of the state. C) One-Party System. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. Which of the following countries did not lose their territories post WWI? A) Germany. B) Austria-Hungary. C) France. D) Ottoman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France. 10. What were some of the causes of the Great Depression? A) Overproduction, stock market crash, banking crisis, and international trade disruptions. B) Lack of government regulation, decrease in population, increase in consumer spending. C) Rise in agricultural production, stable stock market, strong international trade agreements. D) Alien invasion, natural disasters, technological advancements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overproduction, stock market crash, banking crisis, and international trade disruptions. 11. The brutal labor camps where anyone who criticized Stalin was sent to A) Il duce. B) Concentration camps. C) Labor camps. D) Gulag. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gulag. 12. What industry did Russia invest in heavily to build the world's longest railroad? A) Steel. B) Coal. C) Oil. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steel. 13. Both Mussolini and Hitler were considered: A) Blackshirts. B) Fascists. C) Nazis. D) Kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fascists. 14. Which country was engaged on two fronts? A) Germany. B) France. C) Britain. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 15. The M in MAIN stands for A) Mainstream. B) Media. C) Militarism. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Militarism. 16. ..... is the policy of giving into aggression in order to avoid war. A) Communism. B) Fascism. C) Appeasement. D) Totalitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeasement. 17. What was the name of the murderer that caused World War I by assassinating the archduke from Austria-Hungary? A) Gavrilo Princip. B) Franz Ferdinand. C) Lee Harvey Oswald. D) Aaron Burr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gavrilo Princip. 18. FOREIGN POLICY:International organization founded in 1919 to promote world peace and cooperation but greatly weakened by the refusal of the United States to join and lack of consequences. A) League of Nations. B) Washington Naval Conference. C) United Nations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) League of Nations. 19. The official secret police of Nazi Germany A) Gestapo. B) SS. C) Third Reich. D) Allies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gestapo. 20. The passage of the ..... allowed the British to deal harshly with Indian opposition. A) Anti-Indian Acts. B) Rowlatt Acts. C) Lend Lease Act. D) Smoot Hawley Tariff Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rowlatt Acts. 21. TRUE or FALSEDuring the GREAT CRISIS"Speculation" is when the profit you promise to your investors is higher than the actual selling prevision A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. In 1937 Japan invaded ..... and although Japan had much early military success against them, due to this nation's large size and population it held on and continued resist Japan's invasion for the next eight years. A) China. B) The Soviet Union. C) The United States. D) Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 23. Prohibition created which one of the following? A) Reduction in crime. B) Reduction in alcohol related deaths. C) Organized Crime. D) More money being made. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organized Crime. 24. Which country is part of the Triple Entente? A) Italy. B) Austria-Hungary. C) Germany. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 25. Which of the following statements best describes the world's economy immediately after World War I ended? A) Europe's economy was doing well but the United States' economy went into a depression. B) Every country's economy declined immediately after World War I. C) Every country's economy was doing well immediately after World War I. D) The United States' economy was doing well but Europe's economy went into a depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The United States' economy was doing well but Europe's economy went into a depression. 26. He became leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin's death. A) Joseph Stalin. B) FDR. C) Adolph Hitler. D) Benito Mussolini. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joseph Stalin. 27. During the Great Depression, many farmers faced the loss of their farms because they could not pay money they had borrowed. This loss is called ..... A) Forbearance. B) Foreclosure. C) Forsaking. D) Forbidden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreclosure. 28. What was a major effect of the use of atomic weaponry in World War II? A) It started the Holocaust. B) It caused the rise of Fascism. C) It prolonged the war. D) It led to the immediate surrender of Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It led to the immediate surrender of Japan. 29. How were Italian and German fascism similar? A) Both created a single party dictatorship. B) Both directly led to global domination. C) Both accompanied a social rennaissance. D) Both gave way to large-scale obesity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both created a single party dictatorship. 30. Which of the following is a cause of Germany's economic crisis in the 1920s? A) Terms of the Treaty of Versailles. B) New social and economic institutions. C) New immigration patterns. D) Newly acquired territories and colonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terms of the Treaty of Versailles. 31. Mussolini called himself "Il Duce" which means ..... ? A) The leader. B) Fist of steel. C) Great guy. D) Iron ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The leader. 32. The New Deal changed American political thinking because it was based on the principle that the- A) States should take leadership positions in solving social issues. B) Political parties must work together to deal with national problems. C) Federal government should attempt to solve social and economic problems. D) Economy will fix itself if left alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal government should attempt to solve social and economic problems. 33. What kind of political ideology did Mussolini adhere to? A) Anarchism. B) Communism. C) Liberalism. D) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fascism. 34. Who was Benito Mussolini? A) Was the fascist prime minister of Italy with dictatorial powers. B) Was the fascist prime minister of Germany with dictatorial powers. C) Was the fascist prime minister of India with dictatorial powers. D) Was the communist prime minister of Italy with dictatorial powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was the fascist prime minister of Italy with dictatorial powers. 35. After the end of the WWI, was still England leading the world economy? A) Yes, it was and it always be. B) No, it was Russia the leading nation. C) No, it wasn't. The leader became the USA. D) No, it wasn't. It was France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, it wasn't. The leader became the USA. 36. Who realized that our unconscious mind is driven by desire A) Jean Paul Sartre. B) Albert Einstein. C) Pavlov. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sigmund Freud. 37. Which issue was debated during the 1925 Scopes trial? A) Granting women the right to vote. B) Distributing anarchist literature. C) Teaching evolution in public schools. D) Banning the consumption of alcohol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teaching evolution in public schools. 38. One cause of tension in Europe was that several countries had agreements with each other to fight is a war broke out. These are known as ..... A) Alliances. B) Armistices. C) Treaties. D) Doctrines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliances. 39. Hitler's secret police force was called the ..... ? A) Brown Shirts. B) Red Shirts. C) Pink Shirts. D) Black Shirts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brown Shirts. 40. The Jazz Age occurred during which decade? A) 1930. B) 1920. C) 1910. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1920. 41. Why were concentration camps used? A) To capture different kinds of people. B) The camps were made to hold prisoners of wars or civilians that are "potential" opponents or threats. C) To take the elderly away. D) To house soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The camps were made to hold prisoners of wars or civilians that are "potential" opponents or threats. 42. True or False? The American economy boomed during the 1920's, but uneven wealth distribution and overproduction by farms and factories led to a decline. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. Under the leadership of Mussolini, which African country did Italy invade? A) Ethiopia. B) Great Britain. C) India. D) Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethiopia. 44. Why did Japan invade other countries? A) They needed Natural Resources to fuel their industrialization. B) They needed slaves to work in their factories. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They needed Natural Resources to fuel their industrialization. 45. The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia was caused in part by A) A forced famine in Ukraine. B) The failure of Czar Nicholas II to come to Serbia's aid. C) A shortage of military supplies and food during World War I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A shortage of military supplies and food during World War I. 46. Which countries were primarily involved in the Pacific Front during World War II? A) Germany and the Soviet Union. B) United States and Japan. C) Italy and France. D) Britain and Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States and Japan. 47. The secret police for Hitler were known as the A) Gestapo. B) Cheka. C) SS. D) KGB. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gestapo. 48. Order the attack on Pearl Harbro and led the U.S. to join World War II A) Tojo. B) Hitler. C) Al Qaeda. D) Churchill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tojo. 49. What did not happen during the Great Depression? A) High unemployment. B) Banks closed. C) People were homeless. D) Businesses Grew. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Businesses Grew. 50. Who was an Ally of Germany? A) Austria-Hungary. B) Turkey. C) Great Britain. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Austria-Hungary. 51. During the Russian Revolution those still loyal to the Czar were part of which army? A) White. B) Red. C) Bolsheviks. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White. 52. When the Great Depression hit Italy, Mussolini tried to distract Italians from the crisis by ..... A) Invading Germany. B) Declaring a national holiday. C) Restoring the Colosseum of ancient Rome. D) Invading Ethiopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invading Ethiopia. 53. He became the Fascist dictator of Italy in 1922. A) Benito Mussolini. B) Joseph Stalin. C) FDR. D) Adolph Hitler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benito Mussolini. 54. Use the list below to answer the question.Accomplishments of President ..... * Longest serving U.S. president* Led the United States through the Great Depression* Pressed for a major expansion of federal authorityWhich name completes this title? A) Herbert Hoover. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. C) Harry S. Truman. D) Woodrow Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 55. What does appeasement mean? A) To play an active role in war. B) To provide supplies to allies in war. C) To gain allies for war. D) To avoid war. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To avoid war. 56. When were Mexicans exposed to chemical fumigation and invasive physical inspections? A) 1910. B) 1914. C) 1916. D) 1912. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1916. 57. Which of the following is one of Hitler's techniques to drive mass terror? A) Immigration laws and targeted executive actions. B) Concentration camps and arbitrary arrest. C) Forced conscription in the army. D) Enrollment in the Hitler Youth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentration camps and arbitrary arrest. 58. The Scramble for Africa is an example of which cause of WWI? A) Militarism. B) Alliances. C) Nationalism. D) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperialism. 59. In the late 1800s, one response of British workers to unsafe working conditions was ..... A) To return to farming. B) To form labor unions. C) To set minimum wages. D) To take control of the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To form labor unions. 60. Which American president improved the United States economy through the Neal Deal plan? A) Harry Truman. B) Calvin Cooldige. C) Franklin Delano Roosevelt. D) Herbert Hoover. 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