This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gandhi led a new wave of civil disobedience in 1930 that included what three types of protests? A) Riots, looting, and violent uprisings. B) Demonstrations, armed resistance, and sabotage. C) Negotiations, petitions, and legal challenges. D) Boycotts, strikes, and marches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boycotts, strikes, and marches. 2. World War II began in Europe with the attack on which country on September 1, 1939? A) The invasion of France. B) The blitzkrieg of Great Britain. C) The blitzkrieg of Poland. D) Invasion of the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The blitzkrieg of Poland. 3. The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression A) Wilson. B) Hoover. C) Jefferson. D) Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hoover. 4. Which of the following is the most valid statement regarding the long-term economic effects of the Great Depression? A) The government placed fewer restrictions on large corporations. B) The role of the federal government was expanded. C) The government reduced its dependence on foreign trade. D) The American people had greater confidence in the nation's economic leadership. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The role of the federal government was expanded. 5. What is one of the methods Hitler used to establish a totalitarian state in Germany? A) Promoting free speech and open elections. B) Establishing a secret police and using censorship. C) Encouraging political diversity and debate. D) Reducing military influence in government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establishing a secret police and using censorship. 6. Why were U.S. bank loans to Germany vital to the European economy after World War I? A) Other nations were borrowing money from Germany to rebuild. B) Germany used the loans to pay reparations to Britain and France. C) European leaders needed funds to set up stock markets in their countries. D) Businesses relied heavily on the Creditanstalt Bank in Vienna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany used the loans to pay reparations to Britain and France. 7. Who did Hitler meet with in secret to devise a plan to conquer and divide up Poland right before WWII started? A) Stalin and the Soviet Union. B) Mussolini and Italy. C) Tojo and Japan. D) Chamberlain and Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stalin and the Soviet Union. 8. The Lost Generation refers to the generation that came of age A) During (shortly after ) WWI. B) During (shortly after ) the Civil War. C) During (shortly after ) WWII. D) During (shortly after )the Cold War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During (shortly after ) WWI. 9. What feature did radio in the 1920s offer that other inventions did not offer? A) People could listen to music in real time . B) People could get new from other countries 24 hours a day. C) People could communicate with other people. D) People could stay home and listen to talkies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People could listen to music in real time . 10. A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule A) Socialism. B) Fascism. C) Imperialism. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fascism. 11. Which country experienced the most severe economic collapse during the Great Depression? A) Great Britain. B) Japan. C) Germany. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 12. True or FalseThe USA crisis led to the European crisis A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What was Einstein's concern regarding the Manhattan Project? A) Potential misuse of technology. B) Lack of funding. C) Political opposition. D) Insufficient scientific research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potential misuse of technology. 14. Who did Hitler become the Leader of? A) The United States Army. B) Dale Johnson's ditch. C) The Nazis. D) The KKK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Nazis. 15. In 1935, Mussolini sent his army into northern Africa to take over ..... A) Gold mines in Kenya. B) Diamond mines in Chad. C) The Nile River. D) The country of Ethiopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The country of Ethiopia. 16. President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression? A) It gave all people the right to vote. B) It created programs to put people back to work. C) It let all new immigrants become American citizens. D) It let people travel around the country freely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It created programs to put people back to work. 17. Which of the following is NOT true of the Kellogg-Briand Act? A) No plan to enforce it. B) Avoid future foreign wars. C) Settle problems with other nations. D) Outlawing national wars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outlawing national wars. 18. Which answer does NOT correctly pair a leader with his country? A) Churchill-France. B) Hitler-Germany. C) Hirohito-Japan. D) Mussolini-Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Churchill-France. 19. If you invest MONEY in a company that promises that you will have it back plus interest, this is called A) A boh. B) A bond. C) A vegatble investmen. D) A stock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bond. 20. Hitler use propaganda to control the people of Germany. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Leader of Communist Russia A) Mussolini. B) Lenin. C) Hitler. D) Czar Nicholas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lenin. 22. What region of China did Japan invade during this time? A) Hong Kong. B) Thailand. C) Manchuria. D) Beijing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manchuria. 23. What was the reason Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian Czar? A) Feared that the Czar would become an Absolute Monarch. B) They believed the workers should rule Russia. C) They wanted an absolute monarchy. D) Rasputin was in control and wanted to disband Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They believed the workers should rule Russia. 24. After World War I, most Europeans nations has what type of government, if only temporarily? A) Fascist. B) Socialist. C) Democratic. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democratic. 25. What forms of entertainment became popular in the Roaring Twenties? A) Rock and roll concerts. B) Television dramas. C) Jazz music, dance marathons, silent films, and radio shows. D) Video game tournaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jazz music, dance marathons, silent films, and radio shows. 26. Why did coalition governments usually prove unstable? A) They were based on the ideas of a minority political group. B) They were established by foreign governments. C) They were run by members of the aristocracy, whom no on trusted. D) They were alliances of several parties who disagreed on many policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were alliances of several parties who disagreed on many policies. 27. Who was supposed to receive the Zimmerman telegram? A) Russia. B) Mexico. C) Germany. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico. 28. The Nuremberg Laws identified a Jewish person as an individual who ..... A) Went to synagogue every week. B) Celebrated Jewish holy days. C) Had Jewish ancestors. D) Had traveled to Palestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had Jewish ancestors. 29. The policy of Appeasement proved to be a good move by the British. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. The leader who wanted the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles to be the most harsh was A) French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau. B) British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. C) American President Woodrow Wilson. D) Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau. 31. The following are examples of actions taken by Hitler in the 1930's that the British and French allowed him to get away with ..... WHICH cause of WWII would this be?***Germany rearming of the Rhineland******The German annexation of Austria******Germany gaining possession of the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia*** A) Isolationism. B) Appeasement. C) Nationalism. D) Aryanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeasement. 32. The hatred/discrimination of the Jewish people was referred to as Anti-Semitism? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. Which country built the Maginot Line? A) France. B) Czechoslovakia. C) Belgium. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 34. What was the name of the treaty signed at the end of WWI? A) Treaty of Greenville. B) Treaty of Paris. C) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. D) Treaty of Versailles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treaty of Versailles. 35. How did the British government support domestic industries after World War I? A) Through subsidies, regulations, and tariffs. B) By increasing foreign imports. C) By reducing taxes on foreign companies. D) By eliminating all trade barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through subsidies, regulations, and tariffs. 36. What organization did Hitler use to enforce fascism in Germany and intimidate, exile, or murder his political rivals? A) The Brown Shirts (SA). B) The United Nations. C) The Weimar Republic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Brown Shirts (SA). 37. During the Great Depression, expressions such as "Hooverville's" showed that President Hoover- A) Supported relief and public housing for the poor. B) Was seen as a role model for the needy. C) Used the military to aid the unemployed. D) Was blamed for the suffering of the poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was blamed for the suffering of the poor. 38. Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles and conquered ..... leading up to the start of World War II. A) The Rhineland, Austria, and the Sudetenland. B) Australia and New Zealand. C) Ethiopia and Liberia. D) Argentina and Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Rhineland, Austria, and the Sudetenland. 39. Hoover's belief that the federal government should not be responsibly for the people is A) Social Darwinism. B) Anglo Saxonism. C) Rugged Individualism. D) Isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rugged Individualism. 40. The A in MAIN stands for A) Alliances. B) Alsace. C) Atmosphere. D) All-knowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliances. 41. Which of these is not a factor in Hitler and the Nazi Party's rise to power? A) Collectivization Policies. B) Anti-Semitism. C) Extreme Nationalism. D) High Inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collectivization Policies. 42. What event starts WWII? A) Stalin invades Poland. B) Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. C) Hitler invades Poland. D) Hitler invades France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hitler invades Poland. 43. Why did people in the Great Depression call their temporary settlement communities "Hoovervilles" ? A) They wanted to remember President Hoover. B) They blamed president Hoover for the depression. C) President Hoover was very popular during the depression. D) President Hoover grew up in similar housing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They blamed president Hoover for the depression. 44. Why did Congress pass the Volstead Act to go along with the Eighteenth Amendment? A) The Volstead Act banned the sale of alcohol in additional states proposed by Congress.T. B) The Volstead Act prohibited people from drinking alcohol as well as selling and shipping it. C) The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. D) The Volstead Act governed the sale of alcohol in states omitted from the Eighteenth Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. 45. The 1930s depression in Germany contributed to the rise of the Nazi Party because A) The Reichstag nationalized private property. B) The Weimar Republic imposed totalitarianism. C) Economic hardships increased political instability. D) Five-year plans of the communists failed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic hardships increased political instability. 46. The Harlem Renaissance was a strong movement in America for African Americans in what aspect? A) Labor. B) Voting rights. C) Arts, music, and literature. D) Labor unions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arts, music, and literature. 47. Germany, Italy and Japan all had goals of imperialism. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. What were the consequences of the 1929 crisis on Germany? A) Expansion of the economy. B) Rise in unemployment and economic collapse. C) Political instability. D) Enhanced social equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rise in unemployment and economic collapse. 49. What did Sun Yixian's Revolutionary Alliance accomplish? A) Defeating the Kuomintang. B) Spreading Communism in China. C) Overthrowing the last emperor. D) Controlling the rampaging warlords. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overthrowing the last emperor. 50. Which country was the first to get out of the Great Depression? A) Britain. B) The United States. C) Germany. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 51. Which of the following best explains what happens when consumers think the economy is struggling? A) People spend more, businesses produce less, and unemployment rises. B) People spend less, businesses produce less, and unemployment rises. C) People spend less, businesses produce too much, and unemployment is low. D) People spend more, businesses produce less, and unemployment rises. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People spend more, businesses produce less, and unemployment rises. 52. Why did support for Hitler increase in the early 1930s? A) The German people wanted a strong leader to end economic woes. B) Germans wanted a leader who would institute Marxist policies. C) Germans believed he had given up his extreme ideas while in jail. D) Hitler had successfully proven himself as government leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The German people wanted a strong leader to end economic woes. 53. What can the five permanent members of the United Nations do that other members of the United Nations cannot? A) Veto any resolution proposed in the General Assembly. B) Deploy peacekeepers by majority vote. C) Suspend member by majority vote. D) Veto resolutions proposed in the Security Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veto resolutions proposed in the Security Council. 54. Groups of people who are the same that want their own country or nation-state. A) WWI Nationalism. B) WWII Nationalism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WWI Nationalism. 55. Who did Hitler blame the most for Germany's problems? A) The Jewish people. B) The Italian people. C) The French. D) The Communists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Jewish people. 56. What are the M.A.I.N. causes of World War I? A) Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism. B) Military, Anarchy, Independence, Navigation. C) Money, Arms, Intelligence, Navy. D) Monarchy, Anarchism, Industrialization, Naval race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism. 57. Opponents of Stalin could have found themselves sent to a ..... during the Great Purge? A) Ghettos. B) Gulags. C) Dumas. D) Factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gulags. 58. What was the main cause for the rise in fascism in Italy and Germany? A) Collectioncalling. B) Economic Hardship. C) Genocide. D) Secret treaties with enemy leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic Hardship. 59. Which of the following statements best describes how the United States contributed to the failure of the League of Nations? A) The United States took Germany's side in the League of Nations. B) The United States broke up the League of Nations. C) The United States insisted on leading the League of Nations. D) The United States did not join the League of Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The United States did not join the League of Nations. 60. Which of the following was NOT an underlying cause of the Great Depression? A) Overproduction of grain and manufactured goods. B) Increased gap between the rich and the poor. C) The Federal Reserve followed a restrictive monetary policy. D) Foreign tariffs were lowered and international trade boomed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreign tariffs were lowered and international trade boomed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArt Humanities QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 1Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 2Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 3Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 4Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 5Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 6Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 7Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books