This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Hoovervilles" can be defined as: A) Building projects started Hoover provide people with housing. B) Towns organized by labor leaders. C) Newspapers stories exposing corruption Great Depression. D) Tin and cardboard shacks lived in by the homeless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tin and cardboard shacks lived in by the homeless. 2. The official secret police of Fascist Italy A) Third Reich. B) OVRA. C) Gestapo. D) NKVD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gestapo. 3. What was the League of Nations? A) An international organisation established at the end of World War I to maintain world peace. B) An international organisation established at the end of World War 2 to maintain world peace. C) A treaty (binding agreement) that ended World War I and forced Germany to accept responsibility. D) A treaty (binding agreement) that ended World War 2 and forced Germany to accept responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An international organisation established at the end of World War I to maintain world peace. 4. Who was the first Fascist Leader of Italy? A) Joseph Stalin. B) Benito Mussolini. C) Adolf Hitler. D) Hideki Tojo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benito Mussolini. 5. 4)A huge problem for Germany IMMEDIATELY following WWI was the fact that they printed large amounts of money. What future economic problem stemmed from printing all of these "German Marks" during the early 1920's in Germany? A) The Great Depression. B) Hyperinflation. C) Dealing with foreign Import Taxes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperinflation. 6. How was Vladimir Lenin and Czar Nicolas II different? A) Lenin was a boyer while Nicolas gained support from the working class. B) Nicolas supported the bourgeoise while Lenin supported the 1st estate. C) Nicolas supported democracy while Lenin support absolute power. D) Nicolas was seen as the old aristocracy while Lenin was a populist leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nicolas was seen as the old aristocracy while Lenin was a populist leader. 7. The programs that Franklin D. Roosevelt created to improve the United States' economy during the Great Depression were known as ..... A) The "New Deal". B) The "Fair Deal". C) Economic Retrenchment. D) Tax cuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The "New Deal". 8. What event directly led to the start of World War I? A) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. B) The invasion of Poland. C) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles. D) The Battle of Waterloo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 9. This was the process in the Soviet Union where private farms were eliminated and the government owned all the land A) Collectivization. B) Decentralization. C) Privatization. D) Nationalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collectivization. 10. Which geographic factor was most significant in helping the Soviet Union withstand German attacks in World War II? A) The Ural Mountains served as a barrier to advancing German armies. B) Distance and harsh winters disrupted German supply lines. C) Extensive food-producing areas kept the Soviet armies well fed. D) Numerous ports along the Arctic Sea allowed for the refueling of Soviet transport ships. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distance and harsh winters disrupted German supply lines. 11. Germany and France both tried to outflank each other in this battle but it started the stalemate as each side began "digging in." A) Ypres. B) Gallipoli. C) Marne. D) Verdun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ypres. 12. Why did people in Italy and Germany turn to fascist governments? A) Lost faith in absolute monarchies. B) Lost faith in Democracy. C) Lost faith in freedom of religion. D) Lost faith in Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lost faith in Democracy. 13. In 1933, Hitler became ..... of Germany. A) President. B) Prime minister. C) King. D) Chancellor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chancellor. 14. What did the Rowlett Act prohibit? A) Americans from supporting the war. B) Jews from opening businesses. C) Indians from gathering for meetings. D) Chinese from joining the Communist Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indians from gathering for meetings. 15. Which of the following best explains the significance of the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact of 1939? A) Because of the pact, Hitler felt he had secured Germany's border with the Soviet Union. B) Because of the pact, Stalin agreed to help the Germans conquer all of Europe. C) Because of the pact, the Soviets agreed that they would take no part in World War II. D) Because of the pact, Germany agreed to only invade areas of Western Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the pact, Hitler felt he had secured Germany's border with the Soviet Union. 16. A political philosophy that glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central government led by dictator (a) A) Dictator. B) Collectivization. C) Totalitarian State. D) A. Fascism. E) Nazi Party. F) Comintern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. Fascism. 17. The plan created by the French to protect the border with a series of forts, anti-tank trenches, barbed wire, and land mines was called A) Schlieffen Plan. B) Berlin Wall. C) De Gaulle's Trench. D) Maginot Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maginot Line. 18. Which political ideology did Mussolini establish in Italy? A) Communism. B) Democracy. C) Fascism. D) Nazism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fascism. 19. Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s? A) Overspeculation on the stock market int he 190s. B) Investment in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. C) New global competition in manufacturing. D) The spread of new consumer goods such as radios and automobiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overspeculation on the stock market int he 190s. 20. Benito Mussolini, from Italy, formed a Fascist government. Which action below would be considered Fascist? A) He allowed people to vote democratically in the election. B) He murdered an outspoken critic of his political party. C) He was an outspoken critic of Hitler. D) He encouraged people to protest and have freedom of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He murdered an outspoken critic of his political party. 21. What caused the U.S. to end their neutrality and finally enter World War I? A) Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare. B) Germany created an alliance with Mexico. C) Germany attacked Pearl Harbor. D) Germany's defeat of the British. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare. 22. Which of the following technologies had the MOST significant impact on daily life during the 1920s? A) Sewing machine. B) Washing machine. C) Refrigerator. D) Television. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refrigerator. 23. In what way did fascists differ from communists? A) Communists supported a classless society, while fascists supported defined classes. B) Communists wanted to spread communism only within their own nation, while fascists were more concerned with spreading their beliefs internationally. C) Fascists set up one party states, while communists set up multiparty states. D) Communists used terror to achieve their goals, while fascists used political methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communists supported a classless society, while fascists supported defined classes. 24. Who was called the "Shakespeare of Harlem" during the Harlem Renaissance? A) Louis Armstrong. B) James Weldon Johnson. C) Langston Hughes. D) Claude McKay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Langston Hughes. 25. Electricity, flood control, ; soil conservation. What New Deal Agency? A) Tennessee Valley Authority. B) Civilian Conservation Corps. C) Works Progress Administration. D) National Recovery Administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tennessee Valley Authority. 26. The "powder keg" of Europe A) Balkan region. B) Ottoman Empire. C) UK. D) Austria-Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balkan region. 27. -secret police-threats-violence-the restriction of rights These actions, described above, BEST describe what type of government? A) Socialism. B) Totalitarian. C) Democracy. D) Unitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Totalitarian. 28. American and world businessmen created a plan to help Germany during their economic crisis during the early 1920's. 200 million dollars was given to German in addition to reducing the annual reparation payment from 7 billion to 2.5 billion dollars A) The Big Four. B) Dawes Plan. C) Munich Pact. D) Nazi-Soviet Pact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dawes Plan. 29. Dates of the Interwar Years: A) 1992-2019. B) 1861-1865. C) 1919-1939. D) 1939-1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1919-1939. 30. The leader of Japan after WWI was A) Stalin. B) Hitler. C) Hirohito. D) Mussolini. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hirohito. 31. What plan was devised by President Franklin Roosevelt to help the nation recover from the Great Depression? A) Great Deal. B) New Deal. C) The Great Depression Recovery Plan. D) My Awesome Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Deal. 32. Why was the Twenty-first Amendment to the US Constitution necessary? A) To repeal the 19th Amendment. B) To Modifiy the 19th Amendment. C) To Modifiy the 18th Amendment. D) To repeal the 18th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To repeal the 18th Amendment. 33. What new currency was introduced to stabilise the German economy? A) Rentenmark. B) Deutchsmark. C) Euro. D) Reichsmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rentenmark. 34. Where did the Japanese commit horrible war atrocities that still affect their relations with China? A) Nanjing. B) Tokyo. C) Hong Kong. D) Pearl Harbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nanjing. 35. Which group of people did Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini target the most to enforce their ideas? A) Middle-aged men. B) Women. C) Children. D) Jews. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children. 36. Which of the following factors helped to radicalize Germany society in the years after WWI? A) The authoritarianism of the Weimar Republic. B) Drought and famine. C) Out of control inflation. D) The rise of the middle class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out of control inflation. 37. A warlike action by one country against another without a good reason is called what? A) A form of appeasement. B) A justified launch. C) An act of aggression. D) A cessation of hostilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An act of aggression. 38. What organization did Wilson want to establish? A) United Nations. B) League of Nations. C) European Union. D) NAFTA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) League of Nations. 39. The official secret police of Communist Russia A) Third Reich. B) OVRA. C) NKVD. D) Gestapo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NKVD. 40. System of government most closely associated with Benito Mussolini of Italy A) Mercantilism. B) Socialism. C) Capitalism. D) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fascism. 41. Higher casualties and the stalemate during World War I was caused by- A) New weapon technology. B) Lack of food for soldiers. C) The introduction of communism. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New weapon technology. 42. Which people were targets of Stalin's Great Purge? A) Perceived enemies to the Communist party. B) Communists and Fascists. C) Religious leaders. D) Capitalistic parts of the Soviet Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perceived enemies to the Communist party. 43. The result of this event was that the Parliament building was destroyed and Hitler was able to place blame on the communist party, allowing him total control of the government. A) Kristallnacht. B) Reichstag Fire. C) Beer Hall Putsch. D) Ribbentrop Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reichstag Fire. 44. Hitler wrote his influential book, "Mein Kampf" RIGHT AFTER this event put him in prison: A) World War 1. B) The Great Depression. C) Kristallnacht. D) The Beer Hall Putsch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Beer Hall Putsch. 45. What caused the currency of the Weimar Republic to depreciate so fast (hyperinflation)? A) Due to the large amount of reparations payments to the victors of WWI. B) The treasury overprinted their paper money, causing rapid inflation. C) There was no consumer confidence in the worth of the money. D) There was less gold and silver to back the currency in the state treasury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The treasury overprinted their paper money, causing rapid inflation. 46. What Political Party came to party in Germany and Italy? A) Communism. B) Democratic. C) Fascist. D) Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fascist. 47. Joseph Stalin used what type of government to assume control government control over the Soviet Union's economy A) Democracy. B) Fascism. C) Communism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 48. How many atomic bombs were dropped on Japan during World War 2?S/N #4 A) 100. B) 5. C) 2. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 49. What did Italy, Germany, and Japan have in common in the 1930s? A) They overturned traditional governments and established democracies. B) They were economic giants and together controlled world trade. C) They angered other nations by their persecution of the Jews. D) They sought to solve their nations' problems through conquest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They sought to solve their nations' problems through conquest. 50. The manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors was prohibited in the United States from 1920-1933 according to this Amendment. A) 16th. B) 18th. C) 19th. D) 17th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18th. 51. Before World War II started, Great Britain and France gave in to Hitler's demands because they wanted to avoid war. This was called ..... A) Appeasement. B) The Great Compromise. C) Blitzkrieg. D) Island-Hopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeasement. 52. Use the information below to answer the question ..... ? ..... * conserved natural resources* generated electric power* controlled floods and navigationWhich New Deal program should be added as the title for the information? A) Federal Securities Act. B) Civilian Conservation Corp. C) Civil Works Administration. D) Tennessee Valley Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tennessee Valley Authority. 53. What kept Russia from uniting with Germany, Italy and Japan. A) Stalin married Hitler's niece. B) Russia was capitalist. C) Russia was communist. D) Russia did not support violence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russia was communist. 54. Who used the "Back to Africa" philosophy as a means to unify people of African descent? A) W.E.B. DuBois. B) Nnamdi Azikiwe. C) Jomo Kenyatta. D) Marcus Garvey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marcus Garvey. 55. Many countries in Africa were granted their Independence after helping the allies win WWI. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. What was one major impact of the French Revolution? A) Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church. B) Colonists in Latin America demonstrated their independence. C) Belief in the divine right of kings was strengthened. D) Europeans avoided armed conflicts for a generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonists in Latin America demonstrated their independence. 57. Why do totalitarian governments want to control all levels of education? A) To indoctrinate children with their ideology. B) To teach peasant farmers how to work collectively. C) To educate artists about how to create effective propaganda. D) To make sure that women were being taught equally with men. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indoctrinate children with their ideology. 58. What was the goal of the Kellog-Briand Pact? A) Punish Germany. B) Prevent future wars. C) Create international communism. D) End World War I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prevent future wars. 59. Scientific racism as promoted by the Nazi party is most closely related to which other idea? A) Social Darwinism. B) Imperialism. C) Theory of Relativity. D) Social Contract theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Darwinism. 60. During the global economic depression, war debts of W.W.1 caused the greatest suffering in ..... A) France. B) Italy. C) U.S.A. D) Germany. 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