This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did tariffs affect international trade according to the document? A) They worsened the problem by halting trade. B) They improved trade relations. C) They encouraged more exports. D) They had no effect on trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They worsened the problem by halting trade. 2. Who sought peace with Germany A) Lenin and the Bolsheviks. B) Karl Marx. C) Tsar Nicholas. D) The Provisional Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lenin and the Bolsheviks. 3. Germany has paid its WWI debts by 2010 A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Why did the Nazi party become popular with the German people in the 1930's? A) The party promised to improve the economic condition in German. B) The party promised to avoid world conflict. C) The party promised ethnic equality. D) The party promised to follow the Versailles Treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The party promised to improve the economic condition in German. 5. By 1938, Hitler rebuilt his military in Germany. What treaty did he violate with this action? A) The Munich Agreement. B) Treaty of Versailles. C) Treaty of Paris. D) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treaty of Versailles. 6. How many demands were a part of the Treaty of Versailles? A) 2. B) 6. C) 8. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 7. What was the main purpose of radio during the interwar years? A) To spread culture across the globe. B) To serve as a source of news and entertainment. C) To increase support for the war effort. D) To promote mass society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To serve as a source of news and entertainment. 8. Due to the effects of the Great Depression many in Japan thought there only hope for survival was through the forced aquisition of resources to become self sufficient. To which region did they look for those resources? A) Russia. B) China. C) Manchuria. D) Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manchuria. 9. True or FalseThe word "suffragette" has not the same meaning of "suffragist", which is the right to vote A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Which of the following nations will be treated extremely harshly by the Treaty of Versailles? A) Germany. B) Austria-Hungary. C) Japan. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 11. Which document did the leaders the "Big 4" attempt to create just and lasting peace? A) Treatyof Brest-Litovsk. B) Treaty of Versailles. C) 14 Points. D) Treaty of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treaty of Versailles. 12. What is demilitarization? A) Reduction of soldiers, weapons and machines of warfare (such as tanks, ships, & planes). B) Payments made by the losing side in a war to repay the cost of the war. C) Long economic downturn that causes the loss of jobs and money for the population. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduction of soldiers, weapons and machines of warfare (such as tanks, ships, & planes). 13. John Scopes, the defendant in the 1925 Scopes trial, was A) Teacher. B) A Judge. C) Writer. D) An Attorney. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teacher. 14. World War I started when Austria-Hungary declared war on ..... A) Serbia. B) Germany. C) Greece. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Serbia. 15. The German Golden Years were a time period after the economic problems in Germany (1923-1929) in which they experienced a brief period of prosperity and hope. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Acting as a religious figure, which person gained significant influence over the Russian royal family during the early 20th century? A) Alexander Kerensky. B) Vladimir Lenin. C) Grigori Rasputin. D) Leon Trotsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grigori Rasputin. 17. Which of the following events contributed the most to the rise of totalitarian governments after World War I? A) The "Roaring Twenties". B) World War II. C) The Industrial Revolution. D) The Great Depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Great Depression. 18. How did the Treaty of Versailles end up affecting Germany? A) The treaty crushed Germany's economy because it forced them to pay reparations. B) The treaty allowed Germany to maintain its military strength and placed Adolf Hitler in power. C) The treaty provided Germany with the opportunity to rebuild after the war by giving them loans. D) The treaty was never signed which allowed Germany to ignore it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The treaty crushed Germany's economy because it forced them to pay reparations. 19. Which of the following in NOT a main cause of the Great Depression? A) High Protective Tariffs. B) Overproduction. C) High Unemployment. D) Excessive use of credit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High Protective Tariffs. 20. Which of the following is not a German reparation that came about in the Treaty of Versailles? A) Germany had to pay for the cost of the entire war. B) Germany had to take full blame for the war. C) Germany had to give up all of their natural resources. D) Germany had to decrease the size of their military. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany had to give up all of their natural resources. 21. Which of the following does fascism stress? A) Isolationism. B) A classless society. C) Individual rights. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nationalism. 22. The Start of the Great Depression A) Passage of the Smoot Hawley Tarrif. B) Black Tuesday. C) The Dust Bowl. D) The Stock Market Crash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Stock Market Crash. 23. Why were homeless shacks called Hoovervilles? A) People blamed President Hoover for the Depression. B) President Hoover donated the wood and boxed for the people to live in. C) The man that invented the Hover vacuum at one point lived in a Hooverville. D) President Hoover was well-liked by the people who lived there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People blamed President Hoover for the Depression. 24. What was Hitler's first aim in his foreign policy? A) Grossdeutschland. B) Lebensraum. C) Get rid of the Treaty of Versailles. D) Take over Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get rid of the Treaty of Versailles. 25. What did installment buying allow consumers to do? A) Buy goods at discount prices. B) Buy goods and pay over time. C) Buy foreign made goods without a tariff. D) Trade in old goods for new ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buy goods and pay over time. 26. Why did Russia pullout of World War I? A) Russia suffered a high number of casualties and they were experiencing a revolution. B) The U.S. threatened to attack Russia if they did not withdraw from the war. C) Russia experienced several earthquakes that damaged military forts. D) Russia's allies declared that they would no longer support them in the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Russia suffered a high number of casualties and they were experiencing a revolution. 27. What was FDR's policy of non-intervention in the affairs of other countries called? A) Good Neighbor Policy. B) Neutrality Act. C) Cash and Carry Policy. D) Non-Aggression Pact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good Neighbor Policy. 28. The first country to fall to Germany was ..... S/N #2 A) France. B) Belgium. C) Russia. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Austria. 29. What was the principal reason for the success of European interference in China in the late 1800s? A) Europeans had superior military technology. B) Europeans respected Chinese laws and customs. C) Many Chinese adopted European religious practices. D) Most Chinese respected Europeans as having a more advanced civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europeans had superior military technology. 30. What was the purpose of Soviet Communist propaganda? A) To spread communist ideology. B) To promote capitalism. C) To support the Tsar. D) To encourage individualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To spread communist ideology. 31. Germany wanted to expand its borders and have all German people living in one country. This best represents the idea of ..... A) Nationalism. B) Imperialism. C) Militarism. D) Alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nationalism. 32. The Yalta Conference decided free elections for Eastern Europe, how did Stalin break that promise? A) Establishing NATO. B) Establishing a communist sphere of influence. C) Invading Eastern European countries. D) Creating colonies abroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establishing a communist sphere of influence. 33. During the 1930s, the Nazi (National Socialist) Party received support from the German people because it promised to A) Follow the Versailles Treaty. B) Improve economic conditions in Germany. C) Utilize international organizations to solve problems. D) Promote policies that ensured ethnic equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improve economic conditions in Germany. 34. Which U.S. amendment created prohibition? A) 18th. B) 19th. C) 20th. D) 21st. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18th. 35. What happened in the Holodomor? A) The Koreans were enslaved by the Japanese. B) Stalin created a man-made famine in Ukraine resulting in millions of deaths. C) The Armenians were killed by the Ottomans. D) The Jews were killed by the Nazis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stalin created a man-made famine in Ukraine resulting in millions of deaths. 36. Which U.S. President created the New Deal program? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt. B) Herbert Hoover. C) Dwight D. Eisenhower. D) Harry S. Truman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 37. A ruler or leader who has complete control over a country is called ..... A) A President or Senator. B) A dictator or legislator. C) A tyrant or monarch. D) A dictator or tyrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dictator or tyrant. 38. What do Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini have in common about their rule? A) They all created representative democracy. B) They limited free speech and basic liberties. C) They encouraged 2 political parties. D) They wanted 3 branches of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They limited free speech and basic liberties. 39. Stalin's Five Year Plans were intended to transform the Soviet Union into A) An agricultural society. B) A monarchy. C) A democracy. D) An industrial society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An industrial society. 40. FDR's New Deal programs were direct at all of the below EXCEPT A) Reform. B) Relief. C) Recovery. D) Repeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repeal. 41. How did Mahatma Gandhi help India achieve its independence from Great Britain? A) By leading a revolutionary war. B) By introducing a resolution to the United Nations. C) By becoming a member of the British Parliament. D) By promoting the use of passive resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By promoting the use of passive resistance. 42. Who was the policy of Appeasement designed to "Appease" ? A) Stalin. B) Chamberlain. C) Hitler. D) Churchill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hitler. 43. What was the stretch of land between the trenches? A) No mans land. B) La La land. C) Attack Trenches. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No mans land. 44. What was Lenin's role in the Comintern Congress? A) He was an observer. B) He was a guest speaker. C) He led the discussions. D) He was a critic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He led the discussions. 45. Who was the leader of the communists in China A) Chiang Kai Shek. B) Mao Ze Dong. C) Vladimir Lenin. D) MS. B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mao Ze Dong. 46. On whom did the Nazi Party blame the economic troubles in Germany? A) Illegal immigrants. B) Veterans from World War I. C) The nobility. D) European Jews. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) European Jews. 47. Which of the following was one factor that contributed to many European nations experiencing an economic depression in the decade following WW I? A) A strong sense of nationalism. B) The expense of recovery and reparations. C) The growing influence of communism. D) The lack of international economic agencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The expense of recovery and reparations. 48. During the 1920s, flappers were best described as women who A) Wore long dresses. B) Created inventions. C) Dances the Charleston. D) Entered beauty pageants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dances the Charleston. 49. Treaty of Versailles was aimed at punishing: A) U.S.A. B) Germany. C) Britain. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 50. How were Stalin's Reforms different from Lenin's reforms? A) Lenin had a slow reform through the New Economic Policy and Stalin had a quick Five-Year-Plans. B) Lenin's New Economic Policy reform was rapid while Stalin's Five-Year-Plans was slow. C) Lenin created communist propaganda while Stalin ended the program. D) Lenin relied on farming while Stalin relied on Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lenin had a slow reform through the New Economic Policy and Stalin had a quick Five-Year-Plans. 51. Which of the following reasons was NOT a major cause of the Great Depression? A) Over-speculation in the stock market. B) Underproduction of manufactured goods. C) Restrictions on International Trade. D) Buying stocks on margin in large number. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underproduction of manufactured goods. 52. Both Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were A) Optimistic reporters. B) Unsuccessful artists. C) Pessimistic novelists. D) Successful playwrights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pessimistic novelists. 53. What was the primary focus of Hitler's speeches in 1920? A) Agricultural development. B) Education policies. C) Economic reform. D) Abrogation of the Treaty of Versailles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abrogation of the Treaty of Versailles. 54. The new Weimar government of Germany had what type of political problems? A) The Kaiser was still ruling from the top. B) It was a communist government which the German people resented. C) Too many political parties to form a majority. D) Following WWI, France controlled most of Germany's government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too many political parties to form a majority. 55. Who was President during The Great Depression? A) Woodrow Wilson. B) Theodore Roosevelt. C) Bill Clinton. D) Franklin Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Franklin Roosevelt. 56. Glorification of the military, often with an aggressive buildup of military forces A) Militarism. B) Alliances. C) Nationalism. D) Imperialism. E) Assassination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Militarism. 57. A part of the consumerism cycle is that manufacturers A) Make fewer goods. B) Sell goods only for cash. C) Advertise goods. D) Do not advertise goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advertise goods. 58. Who did the Dawes Plan make loans to? A) Austria. B) China. C) Japan. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany. 59. Which of the following was not something all of the WWII Dictators had in common? A) They were all Nationalistic. B) They were all Militaristic. C) They were all Totalitarian. D) They were all Fascist. E) They were all Imperialistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were all Fascist. 60. How long was Hitler sentenced to prison? A) 5 years. B) 7 years. C) 9 months. D) 2 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5 years. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArt Humanities QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 1Class 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 8Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books