1. A major result of collectivization in the U.S.S.R. was to
A increase development of heavy industry.
B eliminate large number of peasant farmers.*
C bring about capitalistic reforms.
D assist the rise of the evolutionary socialists.
2. The League of Nations, established to prevent future wars, failed because
A it did not have the power to enforce its decisions.*
B Germany refused to cooperate with its policies.
C member nations did not support United States membership.
D Russia declared war against the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
3. Following World War I, the system established to administer colonies of defeated powers was known as the
A Alliance System.
B Congress of Vienna.
C Papal System.
D Mandate System.*
4. One cause of the worldwide depression following World War I was
A high protective tariffs.*
B failure of banks to expand credit opportunity.
C low unemployment.
D industry failure to produce enough supply to satisfy demand.
5. The Treaty of Versailles resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
A payment of reparations by Germany.
B resolution of ethnic tensions.*
C reduction in the size of Germany’s army.
D stripping Germany of its colonies.
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6. France and Great Britain engaged in a policy of appeasement during the 1930s in hopes of avoiding war with what country and its leader?
A U.S.S.R. and Stalin
B Germany and Wilhelm II
C Germany and Hitler*
D U.S.S.R. and Lenin
7. The worldwide depression of the 1920s and 1930s led, in Germany and Italy, to the rise of
A totalitarian dictators.*
B stable economies.
C concentration camps.
D organized crime.
8. All of the following are reasons for the worldwide depression EXCEPT
A quotas and high protective tariffs.
B the expansion of credit.
C the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
D the discovery of gold in Alsace-Loraine.*
9. The Fourteen Points adopted into the Treaty of Versailles was drawn up by
A George Clemenceau of France.
B Woodrow Wilson of the United States.*
C David Lloyd George of Great Britain.
D Vittorio Orlando of Italy.
10. Which nations administered territorial mandates in the Middle East under the League of Nations?
A Japan and China
B Great Britain and the United States
C France and Great Britain*
D Germany and the Soviet Union
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