This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The German hope of a quick victory in World War I vanished when the French defeated them the battle at this river. A) Marne. B) Somme. C) Verdun. D) Ypres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marne. 2. The fascist government of Benito Mussolini did all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Kidnap and murder socialist leaders and political opponents. B) Align itself with Hitler and fight alongside the Germans during WWII. C) Expand the rights of the working class, including the right to assemble and strike. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expand the rights of the working class, including the right to assemble and strike. 3. What was a first in France under the Popular Front's reforms? A) Free healthcare. B) Paid vacations for workers. C) Universal suffrage. D) Free education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paid vacations for workers. 4. What caused the Red Scare? A) Russian Revolution. B) French Revolution. C) American Revolution. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Russian Revolution. 5. This is the name of the government that was overthrown by the Nazis A) Third Reich. B) German Confederation. C) German Empire. D) Weimar Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weimar Republic. 6. Why did the Stock Market Crash? A) Individuals and Businesses were buying stocks with borrowed money. B) Individuals had a lot of confidence in stocks. C) Prices of stocks increased gradually. D) War broke out in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individuals and Businesses were buying stocks with borrowed money. 7. This person was Stalin's greatest rival for power after Lenin died A) Gorbachev. B) Trotsky. C) Khrushchev. D) Lenin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trotsky. 8. What was an effect of the stock market crash? A) The Enormous Melancholy. B) The Great Depression. C) The Big Sadness. D) The Large Recession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Great Depression. 9. Totalitarianism is the absolute control of a government over every aspect of its citizens' lives. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which country did Japan invade in 1931? A) Korea. B) China. C) Ethiopia. D) The Philippines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 11. What was the New Deal? A) A relief program. B) A weapons project. C) A Scam. D) A Tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A relief program. 12. What problems plagued the U.S. economy in the 1920s? A) Banks closed. B) Unemployment. C) Business Failures. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance? A) Prohibition ended for African Americans. B) Formation of multiracial corporations was encouraged. C) African-American cultural pride flourished in the cities. D) Many African-American veterans of World War I were unemployed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) African-American cultural pride flourished in the cities. 14. What is the book that lays out communism? A) The Communist Manifesto. B) The Wealth of Nations. C) The Encylopedia. D) Two Treatises on Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Communist Manifesto. 15. What would a pro prohibitionist support? A) The communal benefits of settlement houses. B) The economic impact of unions. C) The social effects of immigration reform. D) The positive influence of Prohibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The positive influence of Prohibition. 16. What evil dictator was hung for committing war crimes? A) Hitler. B) Mussolini. C) Tojo. D) Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tojo. 17. A strong government that supports extreme nationalism and suppresses opposition. A) Fascism. B) Communism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascism. 18. Consumerism: A) Lots of buying and selling. B) Increased advertisements. C) Making and spending of money. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 19. Social Darwinism represented a A) Justification for racial theory. B) Response to Marxism and utopian socialism. C) Challenge to European imperialism. D) Tension between objectivity and individual expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Justification for racial theory. 20. Which country was not a member of the Allied Powers? A) Ottoman Empire. B) France. C) Russia. D) Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ottoman Empire. 21. The Ottoman leadership ordered that the Armenians be ..... , and it would be this order that leads to the massacre of the Armenian genocide. A) Executed. B) Deported. C) Freed. D) Enslaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deported. 22. During the mid-1930's, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia? A) Government ownership of the means of production and distribution. B) One-party system that denied basic human rights. C) Encouragement of individual freedom of expression in the arts. D) Emphasis on consumer goods rather than on weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One-party system that denied basic human rights. 23. How was Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany similar in the 1930's A) Both were democratic. B) Both were led by dictators who used nationalism and terror to control the people. C) Both allowed for equality for all citizens. D) Both were communist who expanded their power under realpolitik. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both were led by dictators who used nationalism and terror to control the people. 24. Which of the following best describes the economy of most of Europe immediately after World War I ended? A) Most nations went into a state of economic depression because of war debts. B) It was booming (doing well). C) It was the same as before the World War I. D) Germany's economy was booming while the rest of Europe's economies were struggling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most nations went into a state of economic depression because of war debts. 25. Britain and France had heavy casualties WWI, Axis expansion before WWII, these countries were A) Unwilling to take actions that might start another war. B) Dependent on the US to intervene in an international crisis. C) Prepared to use military intervention when necessary. D) Reluctant to call upon the League of Nations to settle disputes. 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