Chapter 25 Quiz C with References

. One reason that imperialism was increasingly chaotic and deadly at the start of the twentieth century was _____.

Large-scale rebellions by colonized peoples.

Growing nationalist movements.

Competition among imperial powers.

All of the above.

. The British developed the first concentration camps as mechanisms to help them win the Boer War.

True.

False.

. Colonial rebellion were encouraged worldwide by ____ victory over Russia.

Japan's.

China's.

Britain's.

Germany's.

. Balkan politicians used _____ to arouse their people to challenge the power of the Habsburg and Ottoman empires.

Economic injustice.

Conservatism.

Ethnic nationalism.

Liberal political beliefs.

. World War I was far more deadly than earlier wars, in large part because _____.

Armies were able to effectively create strategies for using new weapons.

Officers held to the 19th century cult of the offensive" in spite of new weaponry."

Armies were larger and less experienced than at earlier periods of history.

More countries took part than in any earlier war.

. ""Total war"" is a war in which every nation on earth takes part.

True.

False.

. Russia sustained the greatest number of casualties of all the warring nations.

True.

False.

. The final straw which resulted in Nicholas II's abdication was _____.

A women's march which devolved into looting and demands for food.

A huge loss to Germany.

The US entry into the war.

The Russian surrender.

. Elected councils of workers and solders which encouraged concern for workers and the poor were called _____.

Socialists.

Soviets.

Bolsheviks.

Capitalists.

. The League of Nations aimed to maintain peace through negotiation, a principle called _____.

Divisive diplomacy.

Secret diplomacy.

Balance of power.

Collective security.

. The League of Nations organized the former territories of Germany and the Ottoman Empire into independent nation-states.

True.

False.

. Turkey resisted being colonized because of the efforts of _____.

Muhammad Ali.

Winston Churchill.

Mustafa Kemal.

None of the above.

. Imperial powers were willing to use violence to put down rebellions because maintaining empires was crucial to covering their wartime debts.

True.

False.

. By the 1920s having a modern economy meant one based on _____.

Mass consumerism.

Free trade.

Communal ownership.

Mercantilism.

. The search for more efficient mass production led employers to try to streamline workers' tasks with a system called _____.

Scientific management.

Unionization.

Mass efficiency.

Worker mobilization.

. The development of print media helped to develop new habits of personal hygiene.

True.

False.

. An example of politicians mobilizing people for their cause is:

The Bolshevik party's advertising of communism around the world.

Mohandas Gandhi's creation of a nonviolent independence movement in India.

Mussolini's development of a fascist movement in Italy.

All of the above.

. World War I benefited Argentina by _____.

Giving it a market for its arms production.

Breaking its economic dependence on Britain.

Breaking it free of Spanish dominance.

All of the above.

. The major exception to the moderation that characterized Argentinean politics at this period was an outbreak of violence against Jews in 1918.

True.

False.

. Argentina's Golden Age culture included:

The development of the tango.

The development of magical realism.

The invention of the guitar.

All of the above.

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