This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin governed by means of secret police, censorship, and purges. This type of government is called A) Democracy. B) Totalitarian. C) Limited monarchy. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Totalitarian. 2. A major factor helping to provide greater consumer goods to Americans in the 1920's was: A) The development of the internet. B) An increase in cars imported from Germany. C) The institution of the assembly line. D) Computers to speed up production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The institution of the assembly line. 3. The removal of anything critical of the government from newspapers, radio, etc. A) One Party Rule. B) Propaganda. C) Censorship. D) One Party Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Censorship. 4. Hitler's SS is to Mussolini's ..... A) Red Shirts. B) Grey Shirts. C) Black Shirts. D) Pink Shirts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black Shirts. 5. How did WWI lead to the Revolution of 1917 in Russia? A) People were upset that Russia disbanded. B) Russia being neutral upset the Russian people. C) Massive loss of life and high cost of war showed how weak the Czar was. D) Russia industrialized and allowed the people to overthrow the Czar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Massive loss of life and high cost of war showed how weak the Czar was. 6. Which issue best characterizes the years leading to the Second World War? A) Expansion of the race for space flight. B) Rise of dictators and totalitarian states. C) Introduction of new information technology. D) Concern for climate change and conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rise of dictators and totalitarian states. 7. In a Marxist Communist society who owns the means of production A) The tsar. B) The workers. C) The government. D) The communist leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The workers. 8. What impact did mass media have on popular culture during the interwar years? A) It influenced the formation of mass society. B) It led to the invention of the phonograph. C) It spread cultural appropriation and racism. D) It introduced the concept of the "modern girl" fashion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It influenced the formation of mass society. 9. Why did the League of Nations ultimately fail? A) The member countries never met to decide on world issues. B) It failed to stop invasions by large and aggressive nations like Italy, Japan, and Germany. C) It did not include enough of the world's countries for there to be active problem solving. D) Britain and France did not have the power needed to fix the issues arising around the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It failed to stop invasions by large and aggressive nations like Italy, Japan, and Germany. 10. In 1920, women won the right to: A) Equal pay. B) Join labor unions. C) Work in factories. D) Vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vote. 11. In the 1920's, the immigration Act of 1924 and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial were typical of the A) Rejection of traditional customs and beliefs. B) Acceptance of cultural differences. C) Increase in nativism and intolerance. D) Laissez-faire approach by the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase in nativism and intolerance. 12. During the late 19th century, which geographic factor attracted European imperialism to South Africa? A) Smooth coastlines. B) Natural resources. C) Navigable rivers. D) Temperate climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resources. 13. What was the Schlieffen Plan and how did it influence the start of World War I? A) A military strategy to attack France through Belgium. B) A diplomatic effort to prevent the United States from entering the war. C) A naval blockade against the United Kingdom. D) An economic plan to undermine Russian industrial capabilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A military strategy to attack France through Belgium. 14. Dictator of the Soviet Union prior to WWII. A) Adolf Hitler. B) Uncle Joe Stalin. C) Benito Mussolini. D) Hideki Tojo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncle Joe Stalin. 15. Deprived Jews of their rights of citizenship, prohibiting Jews from marrying Germans or non-Jews A) Nuremberg Laws. B) Star of David. C) Allies. D) Third Reich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuremberg Laws. 16. During the war, which countries made up the Allied Powers and the Central Powers? A) Allied Powers:France, Russia, Britain; Central Powers:Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire. B) Allied Powers:Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire; Central Powers:France, Russia, Britain. C) Allied Powers:Canada, Mexico, Japan; Central Powers:Spain, Italy, Romania. D) Allied Powers:Spain, Italy, Romania; Central Powers:Canada, Mexico, Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allied Powers:France, Russia, Britain; Central Powers:Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire. 17. What were the characteristics of Soviet society under Stalin? A) Democratic governance. B) Free-market economy. C) Totalitarian control and collectivization. D) Cultural liberalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Totalitarian control and collectivization. 18. Which country did Japan invade in order to get resources for it's factories? A) USA. B) Korea. C) Australia. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 19. When did German troops invade Poland? A) September 1, 1939. B) November 11, 1918. C) October 1923. D) August 1934. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) September 1, 1939. 20. What form of government did Germany have from 1919-1933? A) Oligarchy. B) Constitutional monarchy. C) Absolute monarchy. D) Republic/Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republic/Democracy. 21. The 14 Points were ..... A) Woodrow Wilson's plan for winning WWI. B) Georges Clemenceau's Plan for punishing Germany after the war. C) Woodrow WIlson's plan for Peace after WWI. D) The allied powers plan for stoppint the Russian Revo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Woodrow WIlson's plan for Peace after WWI. 22. Complete control over the lives of their people A) The goal of totalitarianism. B) Indoctrination. C) Propaganda. D) One Party Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The goal of totalitarianism. 23. According to the Treaty of Versailles, what nation was Germany specifically forbidden to unite with? A) Austria. B) France. C) Italy. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Austria. 24. What was the main point of debate between Booker T Washington and Dubois? A) The best way for African Americans to achieve social and economic progress. B) The debate was about the best way for African Americans to achieve political power. C) The debate was about the best way for African Americans to achieve religious freedom. D) The debate was about the best way for African Americans to achieve educational equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best way for African Americans to achieve social and economic progress. 25. Which man led the authoritarian government that took control of Spain after the Spanish Civil War? A) Francisco Franco. B) Benito Mussolini. C) Adolf Hitler. D) Joseph Stalin. 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