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• From the perspective of Western leaders,
Stalin’s actions as leader of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics reflected an
emphasis on which of the following concepts?
• Individualism
• Freedom
• Human dignity
• Aggression
• From the perspective of Western leaders,
Stalin’s actions as leader of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics reflected an
emphasis on which of the following concepts?
• Individualism
• Freedom
• Human dignity
• Aggression
• . Which of the following can be understood as
a consequence of WWII?
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The emergence of the US and the Soviet
Union as the world’s tow greatest powers
• The reunification of Germany
• A strengthening of the British Empire
• . Which of the following can be understood as
a consequence of WWII?
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The emergence of the US and the Soviet
Union as the world’s tow greatest powers
• The reunification of Germany
• A strengthening of the British Empire
• The settlement which followed WWII differed
from that which followed WWI because
• It blamed Germany for the war
• It was a settlement imposed by the victors
• It dismantled the Hapsburg Empire
• It created national boundaries that ignored
significant ethnic and nationalist differences
• There was no formal treaty or series of treaties
signifying formal acceptance of the settlement
• The settlement which followed WWII differed
from that which followed WWI because
• It blamed Germany for the war
• It was a settlement imposed by the victors
• It dismantled the Hapsburg Empire
• It created national boundaries that ignored
significant ethnic and nationalist differences
• There was no formal treaty or series of treaties
signifying formal acceptance of the settlement
• One postwar similarity between World Wars I
and II was
• Extensive damage to Germany
• Economic depression and inflation
• Recovery from damage and deprivation in
Russia
• A dangerous outbreak of influenza
• Recovery from trench warfare
• One postwar similarity between World Wars I
and II was
• Extensive damage to Germany
• Economic depression and inflation
• Recovery from damage and deprivation in
Russia
• A dangerous outbreak of influenza
• Recovery from trench warfare
• Following WWII, the general attitude of Russian
civilians was
• Grinding despair over the war’s hardship and
suffering
• Great patriotism and optimism
• Disillusionment as people asked, “What now”?
• Anger and revolt against the communists
• e. A revival of faith in the Russian Orthodox
Church
• Following WWII, the general attitude of Russian
civilians was
• Grinding despair over the war’s hardship and
suffering
• Great patriotism and optimism
• Disillusionment as people asked, “What now”?
• Anger and revolt against the communists
• e. A revival of faith in the Russian Orthodox
Church
• A major difference between the two World Wars was
that
• Alliances were not a factor at the beginning of WWII,
as they had been in WWI
• The German civilian population suffered greatly in
World War I
• Germany was heavily bombed in WWII, as it had not in
WWI
• Russia suffered terrible losses in WWII but not in WWI
• e. Women worked in factories in WWII but not in WWI
• A major difference between the two World Wars was
that
• Alliances were not a factor at the beginning of WWII,
as they had been in WWI
• The German civilian population suffered greatly in
World War I
• Germany was heavily bombed in WWII, as it had not in
WWI
• Russia suffered terrible losses in WWII but not in WWI
• e. Women worked in factories in WWII but not in WWI
• The Atlantic Charter-issued by President Roosevelt and
Prime Mnister Churchill in 1941 and drawn from the
principles of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Pointsformed the basis for the Allied war aims and pledged
all EXCEPT
• The restoration of governments conquered by
Germany and Italy
• Free trade and fair access to resources
• Freedom from want and tyranny
• Freedom of thought and religion
• A UN organization to ensure peace after the war
• The Atlantic Charter-issued by President Roosevelt and
Prime Mnister Churchill in 1941 and drawn from the
principles of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Pointsformed the basis for the Allied war aims and pledged
all EXCEPT
• The restoration of governments conquered by
Germany and Italy
• Free trade and fair access to resources
• Freedom from want and tyranny
• Freedom of thought and religion
• A UN organization to ensure peace after the war
• The tide of war turned from Axis conquers to
Allied victories in all EXCEPT
• The Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal in the
Pacific
• The Battle of Stalingrad in Soviet Russia
• Evacuation at Dunkirk in Europe
• The Battle of El Alamein in Egypt
• Operation Torch in North Africa
• The tide of war turned from Axis conquers to
Allied victories in all EXCEPT
• The Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal in the
Pacific
• The Battle of Stalingrad in Soviet Russia
• Evacuation at Dunkirk in Europe
• The Battle of El Alamein in Egypt
• Operation Torch in North Africa
• A major issue of contention between the Western
Allies-Britain, Soviet Union-before 1944 was
• The opening of the second front in Europe
• Whether or not to demand the unconditional
surrender of the Axis
• The fate of democracy in Eastern Europe after the
war
• Promised US military aid to Communist Russia
• British occupation of Iran, which bordered in the
USSR
• A major issue of contention between the Western
Allies-Britain, Soviet Union-before 1944 was
• The opening of the second front in Europe
• Whether or not to demand the unconditional
surrender of the Axis
• The fate of democracy in Eastern Europe after the
war
• Promised US military aid to Communist Russia
• British occupation of Iran, which bordered in the
USSR
• Soviet and Western wartime cooperation had already degenerated
into serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945
because
• Harry S. Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency after the
death of Roosevelt in April, plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin
• Winston Churchill had strained relations with his dislike of Stalin
• The Soviets had reneged on their promise to enter the war against
Japan
• Stalin reneged on his promise to allow free elections in Soviet
occupied Eastern Europe
• The US A-Bomb attacks on japan had intimidated the Soviets
• Soviet and Western wartime cooperation had already degenerated
into serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945
because
• Harry S. Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency after the
death of Roosevelt in April, plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin
• Winston Churchill had strained relations with his dislike of Stalin
• The Soviets had reneged on their promise to enter the war against
Japan
• Stalin reneged on his promise to allow free elections in Soviet
occupied Eastern Europe
• The US A-Bomb attacks on japan had intimidated the Soviets
• The period of relative military inaction in
Europe between the fall of Poland and the fall
of France is called
• The Russo-Finnish War
• The Vichy period
• The Battle of Britain
• The Blitzkrieg
• The Sitzkrieg
• The period of relative military inaction in
Europe between the fall of Poland and the fall
of France is called
• The Russo-Finnish War
• The Vichy period
• The Battle of Britain
• The Blitzkrieg
• The Sitzkrieg
• A major issue of contention between the Western
Allies-Britain, Soviet Union-before 1944 was
• The opening of the second front in Europe
• Whether or not to demand the unconditional
surrender of the Axis
• The fate of democracy in Eastern Europe after the
war
• Promised US military aid to Communist Russia
• British occupation of Iran, which bordered in the
USSR
• A major issue of contention between the Western
Allies-Britain, Soviet Union-before 1944 was
• The opening of the second front in Europe
• Whether or not to demand the unconditional
surrender of the Axis
• The fate of democracy in Eastern Europe after the
war
• Promised US military aid to Communist Russia
• British occupation of Iran, which bordered in the
USSR
• Which of the following is true of the Allied D-Day
invasion of “Fortress Europe” on June 6, 1944?
• It was the largest seaborne invasion in human history
• It flicted 50 percent of the casualties the german Army
suffered during the war
• It landed at the “soft underbelly” of Europe
• After the landing the Germans were unable to launch
another major offensive during the course of the war
• It was a joint operation of American, British, and
Russian forces
• Which of the following is true of the Allied D-Day
invasion of “Fortress Europe” on June 6, 1944?
• It was the largest seaborne invasion in human history
• It flicted 50 percent of the casualties the german Army
suffered during the war
• It landed at the “soft underbelly” of Europe
• After the landing the Germans were unable to launch
another major offensive during the course of the war
• It was a joint operation of American, British, and
Russian forces
• The agreement of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at
Yalta in 1945 are controversial for all of the following
reasons EXCEPT
• They gave Stalin a free hand in dominating the
liberated states sof Eastern Europe
• They gave the Russians control of a sizable segment of
Germany
• They lacked provision for the de-Nazification of
Germany
• They gave the USSR Japanese territories in Asia
• They gave the USSR Polish territory
• The agreement of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at
Yalta in 1945 are controversial for all of the following
reasons EXCEPT
• They gave Stalin a free hand in dominating the
liberated states sof Eastern Europe
• They gave the Russians control of a sizable segment of
Germany
• They lacked provision for the de-Nazification of
Germany
• They gave the USSR Japanese territories in Asia
• They gave the USSR Polish territory
• During WWII, most of the damage to cities in
Western Germany was caused by
• Siege cannons of the Russian army
• Search-and destroy tactics of the Americans
• The scorched-earth policy of the retreating Nazis
• Sabotage by anti-Nazi Germans
• Saturation bombing by American and British air
forces
• During WWII, most of the damage to cities in
Western Germany was caused by
• Siege cannons of the Russian army
• Search-and destroy tactics of the Americans
• The scorched-earth policy of the retreating Nazis
• Sabotage by anti-Nazi Germans
• Saturation bombing by American and British air
forces
• The Grand Alliance was cemented by all of the
following policies EXCEPT
• A commitment to unconditional surrender
• US adoption of the “Europe first” principle
• Postponement of a discussion of the eventual
peace settlement
• The decision to exclude France form the Alliance
• Patriotic desires to defeat the aggressive Axis
powers
• The Grand Alliance was cemented by all of the
following policies EXCEPT
• A commitment to unconditional surrender
• US adoption of the “Europe first” principle
• Postponement of a discussion of the eventual
peace settlement
• The decision to exclude France form the Alliance
• Patriotic desires to defeat the aggressive Axis
powers
• . In 1945, the war left only these nations with
the economic and military strength to
significantly influence world affair
• The US, USSR, Great Britain, France , China
• US , USSR, Great Britain, China
• US, USSR, Great Britain, France
• US, USSR, Great Britain
• US, USSR
• . In 1945, the war left only these nations with
the economic and military strength to
significantly influence world affair
• The US, USSR, Great Britain, France , China
• US , USSR, Great Britain, China
• US, USSR, Great Britain, France
• US, USSR, Great Britain
• US, USSR
• . Following the United States’ entry into World
War II, American and British leaders decided
• that their highest priority would be to
• A recapture Pacific possessions lost to the
Japanese. B invade Europe and defeat
Germany. C send armies to the Russian Front
to help the Soviet Union. D strike directly at
the Japanese home islands.
• . Following the United States’ entry into World
War II, American and British leaders decided
• that their highest priority would be to
• A recapture Pacific possessions lost to the
Japanese. B invade Europe and defeat
Germany. C send armies to the Russian Front
to help the Soviet Union. D strike directly at
the Japanese home islands.
• . Which of the following can be understood as
a consequence of WWII?
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The emergence of the US and the Soviet
Union as the world’s tow greatest powers
• The reunification of Germany
• A strengthening of the British Empire
• . Which of the following can be understood as
a consequence of WWII?
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The emergence of the US and the Soviet
Union as the world’s tow greatest powers
• The reunification of Germany
• A strengthening of the British Empire
• One postwar similarity between World Wars I
and II was
• Extensive damage to Germany
• Economic depression and inflation
• Recovery from damage and deprivation in
Russia
• A dangerous outbreak of influenza
• Recovery from trench warfare
• One postwar similarity between World Wars I
and II was
• Extensive damage to Germany
• Economic depression and inflation
• Recovery from damage and deprivation in
Russia
• A dangerous outbreak of influenza
• Recovery from trench warfare
• Pablo Pcasso’s Guerica(1937) depicts
• The Impressionist style
• The bombing of the town of Guernica by
German planes
• The savagery of the fighting between fascists
and socialists
• The valiant resistance of the socialists
• e. Hitler invading Spain
• Pablo Pcasso’s Guerica(1937) depicts
• The Impressionist style
• The bombing of the town of Guernica by
German planes
• The savagery of the fighting between fascists
and socialists
• The valiant resistance of the socialists
• e. Hitler invading Spain
• After the 1937 Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the
League of Nations
• Showed a sympathetic attitude toward Italy
• Ineffectively tried to apply sanctions
• Referred the dispute to the World Court
• Refused to take any action
• Expelled Italy from the League
• After the 1937 Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the
League of Nations
• Showed a sympathetic attitude toward Italy
• Ineffectively tried to apply sanctions
• Referred the dispute to the World Court
• Refused to take any action
• Expelled Italy from the League
• . Hitler argued that Germany should annex
Sudetenland to
• Protect its German speaking population
• Reduce French influence in Central Europe
• Gain control of more munitions factories
• Prevent communist seizure of the area
• e. Reduce the military threat of Czechoslavakia
• . Hitler argued that Germany should annex
Sudetenland to
• Protect its German speaking population
• Reduce French influence in Central Europe
• Gain control of more munitions factories
• Prevent communist seizure of the area
• e. Reduce the military threat of Czechoslavakia
• The union of Austria and Germany in the late
1930s was called the
• Anschluss
• Ausgleich
• Axis Powers
• Central Powers
• Teutonic League
• The union of Austria and Germany in the late
1930s was called the
• Anschluss
• Ausgleich
• Axis Powers
• Central Powers
• Teutonic League
• The art movement between the world wars,
one that reflected a world that no longer
“made sense”, was
• Surrealism
• Impressionism
• Dada
• Expressionism
• Cubism
• The art movement between the world wars,
one that reflected a world that no longer
“made sense”, was
• Surrealism
• Impressionism
• Dada
• Expressionism
• Cubism
• The "lost generation" of writers, including Hemingway
and Fitzgerald were considered "lost" because
• A. the war had left them with a sense of
meaninglessness.
• B. they wrote about soldiers who were unable to
return home.
• C. their homes were destroyed in the war.
• D. shifting boundaries meant they no longer lived in
their nations of origin.
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• The "lost generation" of writers, including Hemingway
and Fitzgerald were considered "lost" because
• A. the war had left them with a sense of
meaninglessness.
• B. they wrote about soldiers who were unable to
return home.
• C. their homes were destroyed in the war.
• D. shifting boundaries meant they no longer lived in
their nations of origin.
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• What effect did World War I have on the
literature of the 1920s?
• A. War stories became very popular.
• B. Literature declined because many writers
died in the war.
• C. Writers expressed disillusionment about
reason and progress.
• D. Writers began to warn people about flaws
in the Treaty of Versailles.
• What effect did World War I have on the
literature of the 1920s?
• A. War stories became very popular.
• B. Literature declined because many writers
died in the war.
• C. Writers expressed disillusionment about
reason and progress.
• D. Writers began to warn people about flaws
in the Treaty of Versailles.
• Authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott
Fitzgerald are identifi ed with
• A the lost generation.B romanticism.C the
classical era.D naturalism.
• Authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott
Fitzgerald are identifi ed with
• A the lost generation.B romanticism.C the
classical era.D naturalism.
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Dadaist art featured
Realistic objects in a dream setting
Geometric shapes overlaid upon each other
Nonsense
Abstract color and form
e.Dabbing brush strokes simulating the
interplay of light on objects
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Dadaist art featured
Realistic objects in a dream setting
Geometric shapes overlaid upon each other
Nonsense
Abstract color and form
e.Dabbing brush strokes simulating the
interplay of light on objects
• Surrealism, an artistic genre of the twentieth century,
has as a central theme the
• (A) accurate portrayal of a moment in time
• (B) exploration of dream images and the irrational
• (C) depiction of contemporary mass-produced goods
and images
• (D) idealization of cone, cube, and cylinder shapes
• (E) portrayal of ordinary people in natural settings
• Surrealism, an artistic genre of the twentieth century,
has as a central theme the
• (A) accurate portrayal of a moment in time
• (B) exploration of dream images and the irrational
• (C) depiction of contemporary mass-produced goods
and images
• (D) idealization of cone, cube, and cylinder shapes
• (E) portrayal of ordinary people in natural settings
• Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis(1925) illustrates
• The feeling of gaiety that permeated “the roaring
twenties”
• The futuristic style of architecture that was
prevalent in the interwar years
• The deep anxiety over the future that existed in
the 1920s
• The Romantic sensibilities of the ear
• The year for the pastoral that characterized the
films of the ear
• Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis(1925) illustrates
• The feeling of gaiety that permeated “the roaring
twenties”
• The futuristic style of architecture that was
prevalent in the interwar years
• The deep anxiety over the future that existed in
the 1920s
• The Romantic sensibilities of the ear
• The year for the pastoral that characterized the
films of the ear