Question 1

The German crisis of 1923 was marked by

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A)  Germany's attempts to rebuild its military.
B)  German reoccupation of Alsace and Lorraine.
C)  the British military takeover of Berlin.
D)  Germany recklessly printing money, causing the worst inflation the world had ever seen.
E)  confiscation of church property by German authorities.

Question 2

Which country's growing industrial and military might led to increased tensions in Europe?

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A)  Germany
B)  France
C)  England
D)  Italy
E)  Turkey

Question 3

How did China and Japan have different "destinies" in the twentieth century? Did they react differently to pressures from the West?

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Question 4

The event which drew the United States out of neutrality and into the war by 1917 was

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A)  sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.
B)  resumption of German submarines attacking merchant convoys.
C)  the bombing of civilians in Alsace Lorraine.
D)  the Zimmerman telegram.
E)  pressure by Woodrow Wilson.

Question 5

The Russian army during the war

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A)  was the largest army in the world.
B)  was very large but poorly supplied and led.
C)  had incompetent generals.
D)  had poorly trained and equipped soldiers.
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 6

The political orientation of the Guomindang after 1925 was

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A)  Monarchist.
B)  Communist.
C)  Authoritarian.
D)  Socialist Republicans.
E)  National Socialist

Question 7

The Turks closed what important strait between the Mediterranean and Black Seas?

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A)  Bosphorus
B)  Dardanelles
C)  Gallipoli
D)  Gibraltar
E)  Malta

Question 8

After the crisis for leadership of the Bolshevik party, Trotsky

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A)  won from his support of the Old Bolsheviks.
B)  coruled with Josef Stalin.
C)  was murdered outside the Kremlin.
D)  was expelled from the Communist party for "deviation from the party line."
E)  was given the military award of the Order of the Red Banner.

Question 9

The Communist Party's long-term vision of the Soviet Union focused on creating

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A)  a modern industrial economy without private property.
B)  a balanced economy with agriculture and industry under the auspices of the bourgeoisie.
C)  a temporary state of capitalism followed by annihilation of the propertied classes.
D)  world domination.
E)  a military industrial complex to gain revenge on the Germans.

Question 10

Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the

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A)  Bolsheviks.
B)  Mensheviks.
C)  Social Revolutionaries.
D)  Provisional Government.
E)  Young Turks.

Question 11

How long was the line of trenches on the Western Front?

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A)  10 miles
B)  100 miles
C)  200 miles
D)  300 miles
E)  500 miles

Question 12

The British tried to defeat the Ottomans by

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A)  landing a large British army in Palestine.
B)  using an Arab army led by Faisal against the Turks.
C)  sending the Royal Navy to bombard Syria.
D)  encouraging Christians to revolt.
E)  planning a military coup in the Ottoman army.

Question 13

In the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Russia

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A)  won territories from the defeated Germans.
B)  gained considerable territory from Turkey.
C)  lost territory, including Poland, the Baltic states, and Finland.
D)  ended its horrific civil war.
E)  secretly planned to reenter the war.

Question 14

After Lenin died, who won the struggle to succeed him?

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Question 15

After the Ottoman Empire collapsed following the First World War, the modern Turkish state

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A)  was particularly harsh toward women's rights.
B)  instituted many progressive reforms.
C)  found security in embracing Islamic tradition.
D)  clung closely to traditional Turkish customs.
E)  returned to feudalism.

Question 16

The policy decision that most affected future relations between the Jewish and Palestinian settlers was embodied in

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A)  the Balfour Declaration.
B)  the Treaty of Brest Litovsk.
C)  the Zimmerman Telegram.
D)  the Dreyfus Affair.
E)  the Doctors' Conspiracy.

Question 17

Which of the following were challenges Japan faced after World War I?

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A)  very few natural resources and little arable land
B)  regular typhoons
C)  periodic earthquakes
D)  rapidly rising population
E)  All of these are correct

Question 18

Most European nations thought the war that started in 1914 would

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A)  be won by the fastest-moving army and the boldest general.
B)  be long and costly.
C)  end up costing an enormous amount.
D)  help unite the classes.
E)  be won by slow perseverance.

Question 19

What was the Maghrib?

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Question 20

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed in 1922 by

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A)  joining Russia and Ukraine.
B)  allying Russia, Georgia, and Lithuania.
C)  uniting Russia, Siberia, and Kazakhstan.
D)  unifying all communist provinces.
E)  a United Nations mandate.

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