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World History II
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Undergraduate 1
04/21/2008

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Term

In 1908, Bosnia was annexed by ?

 

a. Serbia

b. Russia

c. Germany

d. Austria‑Hungary

 

Definition
Austria-Hungary
Term

The orginal plan by Serbia, Greece & Bulgaria to divide the territories taken from Turkey in the first Balkan war of 1912 fell apart when Austria‑Hungary insisted on the creation of an independent ?

 

 

a. Romania

b. Albania

c. Armenia

d. Cyprus

Definition
Albania
Term

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand took place in

 
a.Vienna

b. Venice

   c. Sarajevo

  d. Belgrade

 

Definition
Sarajevo
Term

4. Bethmann Hollweg a. Austrian

5. Francis Joseph b. Bosnian Serb

6. Gavrilo Princip c. German

7. Nicholas II d. Russian

8. Nicholas Pashich e. Serbian

Definition

4 - c

5 - a

6 - b

7 - d

Term

The Schlieffen Plan was designed to first knock out ?

a. France

b. Russia

c. Serbia

d. Britain

Definition
a - Russia
Term

The German invasion of France in 1914 was halted at the ?

a. Battle of Ypres

b. Battle of the Marne

c. Battle of Tannenberg

d. Battle of Rhiems

Definition
b. Battle of the Marne
Term
The Zimmermann Note called for ?

 

a. Japan to side with Germany against the US in WWI

b. Mexico to side with Germany against the US in WWI

c. Spain to side with Germany against the US in WWI

d. Turkey to side with Germany against the US in WWI

 

Definition
b. Mexico to side with Germany against the US in WWI
Term

Clemenceau gave up his demand for an independent Rhineland in return for the promise of ?

 

a. Belgium

b. a defensive alliance with the United States & Britain

c. the establishment of the Polish Corridor

d. French control of the League of Nations

Definition
b. a defensive alliance with the United States & Britain
Term

Which of the following countries refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles ?

 

a. Britain
b. France

c. Germany

d.  United States

Definition
d. United States
Term

Col. T. E. Lawrence gave Britain’s “promise” to the Arabs of ?

a. a Jewish state in Palestine

b. a united Arab nation

c. independent Arabs states in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan

d. League of Nations’ mandates

Definition
b. a united Arab nation
Term

1. The Russian Imperial parliament was called the

 

a. Estates General

b. Reichstag

c. Duma

d. Chamber of Deputies

 

Definition
c. Duma
Term

The first Provisional Government after the February Revolution was led by

 

a. Prince Lvov

b. Alexander Kerensky

c. General Kornilov

d. General Brusilov

Definition
b. Alexander Kerensky
Term

Lenin was the head of which faction in Russia?

 

a. the Bolshevik wing of the social democratic party

b. the Menshevik wing of the social democratic party

c. the Narodniks

d. the Social Revolutionaries

Definition
a. the Bolshevik wing of the social democratic party
Term

Matching:

4. Death of Lenin a. 1916

5. Death of Rasputin b. 1917

6. Dictatorship of Stalin c. 1918

7. Russian Revolution d. 1924

8. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk e. 1927

Definition
4=d, 5=a, 6=e, 7=b, 8=c
Term

Which two classes produced the true believers in Fascism?

a. Petty Bourgeoisie & Proletariat

b. Petty Bourgeoisie & Lumpenproletariat

c. Petty Bourgeoisie & Aristocracy

d. Petty Bourgeoisie & Grand Bourgeoisie

Definition
b. Petty Bourgeoisie & Lumpen proletariat
Term

Which of the following was not a problem for Italy after WWI?

a. overpopulation

b. war debt

c. new colonies to govern

d. loss of markets & suppliers

Definition
c. new colonies to govern
Term

The Black Shirts were recruited from the ranks of

a. ethnic minorities

b. communists

c. veterans

d. trade unionists

Definition
c. veterans
Term

Which is associated with fascism?

a. collective security

b. internationalism

c. laissez-faire capitalism

d. the organic state

Definition
d. the organic state
Term

Fasci are

a. bundles of sticks

b. bent crosses

c. crossed flags

d. two-headed eagles

Definition
a. bundles of sticks
Term

The Black Shirts were recruited from the ranks of

a. ethnic minorities

b. communists

c. veterans

d. trade unionists

Definition
c. veterans
Term

The Lateran Pack of 1929 did not

a. establish the Vatican City State

b. make Catholicism official in Italy

c. legitimize fascist Italy

d. remove the church from education

Definition
d. remove the church from education
Term

The Kapp Putsch was a revolt in Germany by

a. communists

b. Jews

c. social democratic trade unions

d. soldiers

Definition
d. soldiers
Term

Walter Rathenau

a. was the first head of the Weimar army

b. was the head of the German communist party

c. was the first head of the Nazis

d. was assassinated by the army conspiracy

Definition
d. was assassinated by the army conspiracy
Term

The German inflation of 1923 was caused by

a. the payment of reparations
b. the French occupation of the Ruhr

c. unemployment payments to strikers

d. the high cost of turnips

Definition
c. unemployment payments to strikers
Term

Why did the Weimar Grand Coalition fail?

a. Hindenburg

b. Hitler

c. the economy

d. the army

Definition
c. the economy
Term

Hitler's victory in the March 5, 1933 election was not helped by the

a. Reichstag fire

b. February 28th decrees

c. Nazi intimidation of voters

d. Enabling Act of March 1933

Definition
d. Enabling Act of March 1933
Term

The Reichstag fire of 1933 was the work of

a. the Communists

b. a janitor

c. the Jews

d. the Nazis

Definition
b. a janitor
Term

The Concordat of 1933 was between Hitler and

a. the British

b. the Catholic Church

c. Mussolini

d. the Soviets

Definition
b. the Catholic Church
Term

Hitler won army approval for his becoming fuehrer by the

a. abolition of the opposition parties

b. Nuremberg Decrees

c. execution of Ernst Roehm

d. Concordat with the Vatican

Definition
c. execution of Ernst Roehm
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