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How were the governments of Japan and Italy similar in the 1930s? Select two answers.

A
Both were headed by groups of military leaders.
B
Both used extreme nationalism to win support.
C
Both were supported by citizen armies.
D
Both began programs of aggressive expansion.
E
Both were known as militarist governments.
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How did the secret police in a totalitarian government most likely get their name?

A
No one outside the government knew that the police existed.
B
The police always remained in hiding and were rarely seen in public.
C
The police investigated and punished people with no warning.
D
Citizens could entrust the police with personal information.
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What actions characterize authoritarian governments? Select three answers.

A
Leaders often seize power by illegitimate means.
B
All citizens prosper under the government.
C
Citizens support the government’s official ideology.
D
A single leader or a very powerful group rules.
E
Leaders refuse to tolerate dissenting views.
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In the early 1900s, after the Bolsheviks began to rule Russia,

A
the tsar and his family left Russia for Germany.
B
the fight for power resulted in a three-year civil war.
C
the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was no longer honored.
D
the White Army declared support for the Bolsheviks.
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Which statement describes the strategy Germany followed after Russia withdrew from the war?

A
Germany ended submarine warfare in an effort to convince the United States to stay neutral.
B
Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare to cut off supplies going to the Allies.
C
Germany invaded Mexico as a means of distracting the United States from the fighting in Europe.
D
Germany appealed to the United States to become one of the Central powers.
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How was the German economy affected by having to pay reparations? Select three answers.

A
Germany had a hard time raising money to make its payments.
B
Germany was obligated to raise billions of dollars to pay the Allies.
C
Germany was able to pay off all of its debts with little trouble.
D
Germany was able to avoid the Great Depression.
E
Germany was forced to print money to pay its debts.
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The excerpt is from a German newspaper in 1919.Vengeance! German Nation!Today, in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, Germany is being forced to sign a disgraceful treaty. Never forget this day! . . . .There will be vengeance for the shame of 1919.

A
satisfied
B
indifferent
C
resentful
D
approving
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How did most Russian citizens make a living in the early 1900s?

A
Most Russians were factory workers who earned low wages in manufacturing.
B
Most Russians were peasants who worked on farms for very little money.
C
Most Russians were white-collar employees who worked in offices and shops.
D
Most Russians were wealthy landowners who were part of the privileged class.
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Who fought on the side of the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War?

A
anti-communist groups
B
fascist rebel troops
C
a professional army
D
international volunteers
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After World War I, the Rhineland was demilitarized, meaning that Germany agreed

A
not to allow its citizens to live there.
B
to hold military exercises there.
C
to make it a French colony.
D
not to station troops there.
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Read an excerpt from President Wilson’s speech asking Congress to declare war on Germany.It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts—for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.

A
Wilson believed that without American involvement, Germany would surely win the war.
B
Wilson believed that war is near to the hearts of the American people.
C
Wilson believed that the United States is determined to protect democratic ideals.
D
Wilson believed that the United States needed to force Germany to submit to American authority.
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Why did European nations increasingly form alliances in the early 1900s?

A
to promote travel
B
to provide a balance of power
C
to ensure open borders
D
to make it easy to found colonies
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How did Rasputin affect the relationship between the government and the people of Russia?

A
Rasputin was a revolutionary who called for factory and farm workers to strike and protest against the government.
B
Rasputin was a worker who died during Bloody Sunday and became the inspiration for the Russian Revolution.
C
Rasputin was a faith healer who had undue influence over the tsarina and the government, which many Russian citizens resented.
D
Rasputin was a tsar who refused to follow the will of the Russian public, which led to labor strikes and protests against the government.
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Which of these actions was a provision of the Treaty of Versailles?

A
Germany lost all of its overseas colonies and territories.
B
Germany’s military was completely disbanded.
C
Germany was to be governed by the Allies.
D
Germany’s newly manufactured weapons would go to pay reparations.
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A
the Kellogg-Briand Pact
B
World War II
C
World War I
D
the Abyssinian Crisis
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How did the League of Nations propose to deal with offending nations? Select three answers.

A
renegotiations
B
verbal warnings
C
economic sanctions
D
trial by jury
E
military force
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Which best explains France’s position during the discussions at Versailles?

A
The French were willing to forgive Germany because France had suffered relatively little damage during the war.
B
The French wanted lenient terms because they were certain Germany would never again start a war.
C
The French wanted harsh terms because much of the fighting and destruction had taken place on French soil.
D
The French were eager to punish Germany because they believed a harsh policy would earn the respect of the German people.
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Which event had the immediate effect of causing Germany to declare war on the Allies?

A
The Berlin Conference of 1885 sets off the “scramble for Africa.”
B
Russia mobilizes its forces on Germany’s eastern borders.
C
Great Britain declares war on Germany.
D
The Austrian archduke is assassinated.
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Look at the map showing the Austria-Hungarian Empire in about 1900.What information does the map provide about the Austria-Hungarian Empire?

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The empire was made up mainly of Austrians and Hungarians.
B
Austria-Hungary was the strongest of the European empires at this time.
C
Austria-Hungary was home to many different ethnic groups.
D
Italians were the largest ethnic group in the Austria-Hungarian Empire.
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What was Benito Mussolini’s attitude toward personal liberties?

A
The state should decide which personal liberties were needed.
B
Personal liberties were an individual matter.
C
There should not be any personal liberties.
D
Individuals and the state should agree on personal liberties.

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