Between the Wars Pre-Test
1. Which revolution saw the czar overthrown due to his family’s connection to Rasputin, to the disasters of WWI, and to a general strike in Petrograd?
a. 1905 Russian Revolution b. 1917 March Revolution c. 1917 November Revolution d. 1919 Spartakist Revolution
2. Which government erred by keeping Russia in WWI after the czar was overthrown? a. Bolshevik
b. Kulak c. Provisional d. Whites
3. The Duma was first created because of protests stemming from a. The 1905 loss in the Russo-Japanese War
b. The 1917 March Revolution c. The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution d. The Russian Civil War
4. Lenin agreed with Marx about the need for all of the following EXCEPT a. An armed uprising against the wealthy
b. A scientific dictatorship that would “melt away” c. An educated working class to begin the revolution 5. The paintings below are indicative of which artistic style?
a. Expressionism b. Surrealism c. Nazi Art
d. Socialist Realism
6. Which document indicated soviets should lead Russia to government control of the means of production?
a. “April Theses” b. “Dopolovara”
c. “The Provisional Constitution” d. “The Plan of Ayala”
7. Redistribution of land to starving peasants was Lenin’s first order of business after the a. 1905 Russian Revolution
8. Which Leninist move was a temporary acceptance of capitalism in order to fix Russian economic problems and to industrialize?
a. April Theses b. War Communism c. Collectivization d. New Economic Policy
9. Stalin made his way to power in the Soviet Union as
a. Secretary of the Communist Party, making key appointments b. Defense Minister, successfully defeating the Poles
c. Foreign Minister, making alliances with other Communist states
d. Commissioner of Labor and the Corps of Engineers, building subways and dams 10. Which group slaughtered its animals and was targeted for “liquidation” during collectivization?
a. The Whites b. The Zhenotdel c. The Duma d. The Kulaks
11. Which region saw massive starvation during collectivization? a. Russia
b. Ukraine c. Poland d. Kazakhstan
12. Which revolution started with bread riots? a. 1905 Russian Revolution
b. 1917 March Revolution c. 1917 November Revolution d. 1919 Spartakist Revolution
14. Stalin identified many of the following groups as enemies of the state during the purges EXCEPT a. Other leaders of the Bolsheviks
b. Military leaders of the Red Army c. Supporters of Leon Trotsky d. Kulaks
15. Aside from being a dominant theorist, which rival of Stalin also was instrumental in creating the Red Army that won the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian Civil War?
16. Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution allowed Hitler to seize power as chancellor because it allowed
a. No changes to be made to the constitution b. Suspension of civil rights and emergency decrees c. Coalition parties to dominate the Reichstag d. All of the above
17. Which economic disaster was the first to devastate the German middle class? a. The Great Depression
b. Hyperinflation c. Unemployment
18. Fear of communism was a key ingredient in the success of a. Poincare and Blum
b. Mussolini and Hitler c. Lenin and Trotsky d. Ali and Frasier
19. A major cause of the Great Depression was
a. The recall of American investments from German industries b. Rising prices of agricultural products from Eastern Europe
c. Keynesian laissez-faire policies implemented in the US and Britain d. European withdrawal from Asian markets
20. One overall effect of the Great Depression in Europe was a. The rise of fascist movements and governments b. The fall of several communist governments
c. High unemployment everywhere but in Great Britain d. A noticeable return to traditional religious values 21. The Revolution of 1905 occurred in
a. Russia after the loss of the Russo-Japanese War b. France after the loss of the Franco-Prussian War c. Austria after the loss of the Austro-Prussian War d. Austria after the loss of the First Balkan War
22. Mussolini and the Fascists came to power in 1922 for all of the following reasons EXCEPT a. A series of electoral victories after WWI
b. Acute postwar economic depression and unemployment c. Fear among the propertied classes of a Soviet-style revolution d. Postwar social unrest, including land seizures in the countryside
23. Hitler rose to national prominence after the Beer Hall Putsch due to the book which emphasized Aryan warfare against inferior races but especially Jewish people and the need to attack Russia in order to gain space for Germans. The book was called
24. Which of the key totalitarian leaders had a secret police force, created fascist youth organizations, built a corporate state that saw Fascist labor unions seize businesses, but still failed to dominate the entire society?
a. Lenin b. Stalin c. Mussolini d. Hitler
25. The Popular Front was
a. A Communist-controlled electoral organization b. A French version of the Russian populist movement
c. A political coalition of the moderate and extreme left designed to stop fascism d. A coalition of peasants and other rural voters
26. The paintings below are indicative of which artistic style? a. Expressionism
b. Surrealism c. Nazi Art
d. Socialist Realism
27. The “Little Entente” arose when
a. France was unable to maintain a defensive alliance with Britain and the US b. Hitler and Mussolini made arrangements to defend against the Soviet Union
c. Eastern European states joined to protect themselves against Germany and the Soviet Union d. Czechoslovakia approached Austria with a proposal of alliance against France
28. Scandinavian countries coped with the Depression by
a. Balancing the budget and making low-interest payments to businesses b. Pursuing a reform program similar to that later adopted by the US c. Increasing social services and continuing to encourage cooperatives d. Terminating imperial trade preferences
29. Characteristic of Cubist art was the use of
a. Silliness to poke fun at pretensions, indicating art was a result of viewpoint and choice b. Free association and juxtaposition of elements to convey unconscious inspiration
c. Geometric forms as visual stimuli, building a sense of completeness from different angles d. Violence, garish coloring and caricature to convey negative feelings stemming from the chaos of
30. Characteristic of Expressionist art was the use of
a. Silliness to poke fun at pretensions, indicating art was a result of viewpoint and choice b. Free association and juxtaposition of elements to convey unconscious inspiration
c. Geometric forms as visual stimuli, building a sense of completeness from different angles d. Violence, garish coloring and caricature to convey negative feelings stemming from the chaos of
WWI and its aftermath
31. Characteristic of Dadaist art was the use of
a. Silliness to poke fun at pretensions, indicating art was a result of viewpoint and choice b. Free association and juxtaposition of elements to convey unconscious inspiration
c. Geometric forms as visual stimuli, building a sense of completeness from different angles d. Violence, garish coloring and caricature to convey negative feelings stemming from the chaos of
WWI and its aftermath
32. Characteristic of Surrealist art was the use of
a. Silliness to poke fun at pretensions, indicating art was a result of viewpoint and choice b. Free association and juxtaposition of elements to convey unconscious inspiration
c. Geometric forms as visual stimuli, building a sense of completeness from different angles d. Violence, garish coloring and caricature to convey negative feelings stemming from the chaos of
