© 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Which European country had the most soldiers killed during World War I? 1.Britain 2.France 3.Germany 4.Austria-Hungary 26.01.

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Which European country had the most soldiers killed during World War I?

• Britain• France• Germany• Austria-Hungary

26.01 Q

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Which European country had the most soldiers killed during World War I?

• Britain• France• Germany• Austria-Hungary

26.01 A

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EXPLANATION:Which European country had the most soldiers killed during World War I?

• Germany

Germany had the most casualties in the First World War with almost two million dead and 4.2 million wounded.

26.01 E

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The Bolsheviks enacted laws with all the following effects EXCEPT:

• divorce was made easier• illegitimate children were denied the same rights

as legitimate children• marriage was no longer a religious ceremony• women gained protection in the workplace

26.02 Q

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The Bolsheviks enacted laws with all the following effects EXCEPT:

• divorce was made easier• illegitimate children were denied the same rights

as legitimate children• marriage was no longer a religious ceremony• women gained protection in the workplace

26.02 A

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EXPLANATION:The Bolsheviks enacted laws with all the following effects EXCEPT:

• illegitimate children were denied the same rights as legitimate children

Soon after achieving power in late 1917, the Bolsheviks began to issue laws that affected women. Divorce became far easier, marriage was no longer a religious ceremony, and legitimate and illegitimate children were given the same rights. Women were given more protection in the workplace and within marriage.

26.02 E

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After 1914, Mussolini built his vision of a national revolution in Italy around:

• nationalism• socialism• communism• anti-Semitism

26.03 Q

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After 1914, Mussolini built his vision of a national revolution in Italy around:

• nationalism• socialism• communism• anti-Semitism

26.03 A

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EXPLANATION:After 1914, Mussolini built his vision of a national revolution in Italy around:

• nationalism

In 1914, Mussolini broke with the socialists and supported Italian entry into the war on the side of the Allies. Nationalism replaced socialism as his ideology for a national revolution that would transform what he and many others regarded as a weak liberal state into a strong united Italy.

26.03 E

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Through the Lateran Accord of 1929, Mussolini made peace with:

• Austria• Germany• communist labor unions• the Roman Catholic Church

26.04 Q

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Through the Lateran Accord of 1929, Mussolini made peace with:

• Austria• Germany• communist labor unions• the Roman Catholic Church

26.04 A

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EXPLANATION: Through the Lateran Accord of 1929, Mussolini made peace with:

• the Roman Catholic Church

Mussolini made one important domestic departure that brought him significant political dividends. Through the Lateran Accord of February 1929, the Roman Catholic Church and the Italian state made peace with each other.

26.04 E

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In 1923, to ensure Germany’s payment of war reparations, France sent troops to occupy:

• Bavaria• Kiel• Alsace • the Ruhr

26.05 Q

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In 1923, to ensure Germany’s payment of war reparations, France sent troops to occupy:

• Bavaria• Kiel• Alsace • the Ruhr

26.05 A

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EXPLANATION:In 1923, to ensure Germany’s payment of war reparations, France sent troops to occupy:

• the Ruhr

On January 11, 1923, to ensure receipt of the hard-won reparations, the French government, in cooperation with Belgium, sent troops to occupy the Ruhr, Germany’s mining and manufacturing district in the Rhineland.

26.05 E

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Ramsey MacDonald led Britain’s first:

• Labour government• national trade union• Liberal government• postwar government

26.06 Q

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Ramsey MacDonald led Britain’s first:

• Labour government• national trade union• Liberal government• postwar government

26.06 A

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EXPLANATION: Ramsey MacDonald led Britain’s first:

• Labour government

Labour had elected the second largest group of members to the Commons. Consequently, in December 1923, King George V (r. 1910–1936) asked Ramsay MacDonald (1866–1937) to form the first Labour ministry in British history.

26.06 E

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The only central European successor state NOT to adopt a self-imposed authoritarian government was:

• Poland• Hungary• Austria• Czechoslovakia

26.07 Q

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The only central European successor state NOT to adopt a self-imposed authoritarian government was:

• Poland• Hungary• Austria• Czechoslovakia

26.07 A

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EXPLANATION:The only central European successor state NOT to adopt a self-imposed authoritarian government was:

• Czechoslovakia

Throughout eastern Europe, the collapse of the old German, Russian, and Austrian empires allowed various ethnic groups—large and small—to pursue nationalistic goals unchecked by any great power or central political authority. Except for Czechoslovakia, all of these states succumbed to some form of domestic authoritarian government.

26.07 E

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In November 1923, one American dollar was worth more than:

• 500,000 German marks• 1 billion German marks• 800 million German marks• 50 million German marks

26.08 Q

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In November 1923, one American dollar was worth more than:

• 500,000 German marks• 1 billion German marks• 800 million German marks• 50 million German marks

26.08 A

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EXPLANATION:In November 1923, one American dollar was worth more than:

• 800 million German marks

In November 1923, an American dollar was worth more than 800 million German marks. Money was literally not worth the paper it wasprinted on.

26.08 E

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The Nazi storm troopers were organized under the leadership of:

• Adolf Hitler• Heinrich Himmler• Ernst Roehm• Hermann Goering

26.09 Q

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The Nazi storm troopers were organized under the leadership of:

• Adolf Hitler• Heinrich Himmler• Ernst Roehm• Hermann Goering

26.09 A

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EXPLANATION:The Nazi storm troopers were organized under the leadership of:

• Ernst Roehm

Soon after the publication of the Twenty-five Points, the storm troopers, or SA (Sturmabteilung), were organized under the leadership of Captain Ernst Roehm (1887–1934).

26.09 E

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While in prison, Hitler wrote his manifesto:

• Ubermensch• Mein Kampf• Sieg Hiel• Deutschland Uberalles

26.10 Q

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While in prison, Hitler wrote his manifesto:

• Ubermensch• Mein Kampf• Sieg Hiel• Deutschland Uberalles

26.10 A

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EXPLANATION:While in prison, Hitler wrote his manifesto:

• Mein Kampf

During his time in prison, Hitler dictated Mein Kampf, or My Struggle, from which he eventually made a great deal of money.

26.10 E

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The Weimar Republic gained stability and self-confidence under the leadership of:

• Ebert• Lueger• Ludendorff• Stresemann

26.11 Q

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The Weimar Republic gained stability and self-confidence under the leadership of:

• Ebert• Lueger• Ludendorff• Stresemann

26.11 A

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EXPLANATION:The Weimar Republic gained stability and self-confidence under the leadership of:

• Stresemann

Gustav Stresemann (1878–1929) was primarily responsible for reconstructing the republic and giving it a sense of self-confidence.

26.11 E

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A new spirit of hope was brought to Europe by the:

• Locarno Agreements• Concord Cordial• Franco-German Accord• Briand Agreements

26.12 Q

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A new spirit of hope was brought to Europe by the:

• Locarno Agreements• Concord Cordial• Franco-German Accord• Briand Agreements

26.12 A

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EXPLANATION:A new spirit of hope was brought to Europe by the:

• Locarno Agreements

The Locarno Agreements brought a new spirit of hope to Europe. Germany’s entry into the League of Nations was greeted with enthusiasm.

26.12 E