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Which was not a repercussion of the Holocaust?
A. European Jews were nearly completely destroyed.
B. Racial hatred bred unspeakable
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C. Industrial methods produced mass murder.
D. Germany's future economic viability was ruined.
Which was not an accomplishment of the first Zionist Congress?
A. declaring the desire to create national homeland for Jews in Palestine
B. strengthening and fostering Jewish national sentiment and consciousness
C. organizing and uniting the whole of Jewry through institutions in each nation
D. obtaining financial aid from European governments for Jewish emigration
Which best describes the ramifications of the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
A. It opened up a two-front war which spread thin Nazi war resources and armed forces.
B. It ensured Stalin's brand of totalitarianism would reign supreme for decades to come.
C. It implied British victory over the Nazi Luftwaffe in its abandonment of the Battle of Britain.
D. It delayed U.S. entry into the war because the U.S. Congress feared invasion.
Which explains why local notables in occupied territories collaborated with the Axis powers?
A. They feared the cost of non-cooperation
B. They were threatened with deportation or prison
C. They agreed with the political philosophy
D. They saw cooperation as a means to gain power.
Which was not an early component of industrial capitalism?
A. government regulation
B. wealthy monopolies
C. modern corporations
D. mass production
Which does not describe decolonization efforts in Africa after World War II?
A. For eight years, the French violently resisted Algeria's efforts at independence.
B.White minority South Africans demanded and received independence from Britain.
C.Britain's gradual transfer of power to Ghanaians meant the end of its empire.
D. Kenya's Mau Mau nationalist violence broke British resolve to maintain its colony.
Which was an impact of the end of the slave trade?
A.legal freedom for African and African-Americans
B. illegal trade in African slaves continuing on a small scale
C.increased social and economic opportunities for former slaves
D.the gradual granting of political equality to former slaves
Which was a cause of the wars of independence in Latin America?
A. adoption of French-style revolutionary ideas about equality, liberty, and fraternity
B.unfair capitalistic economic policies imposed by Iberian states of Spain and Portugal
C. rigid class structure which gave Peninsulares dominance over large colonial populations
D. espousal of European socialist ideology by the exploited and less-privileged classes
Why did communism fall in Eastern Europe?
A. acceptance of capitalistic economic changes
B. removal of Soviet nuclear weapons in Europe
C. low legitimacy for Soviet-imposed governments
D. end to antagonism with the United States and NATO
Which was not an Enlightenment ideal that inspired nineteenth-century revolutions?
A. equality before the law
B. capitalist economics
C. popular sovereignty
D. individual freedom
Which was a role of trade in the Islamic empires?
A. Profits expanded the power of the merchant class over the elites.
B. Sea and silk routes were used to forge alliances with Europeans.
C. Goods from Europe and Africa westernized the empires' nobility.
D. Income gained from trade was used to challenge the Chinese.
Which was not an impact of the Great Depression on Latin America?
A. Exports were cut in half.
B. Political extremism rose.
C. Emigration decreased.
D. Dictatorships emerged.
Which was not a colonial legacy in Latin America?
A. patriarchal society supported by Catholicism
B. rule of law instituted from written constitution
C. economic inequality resulting from mercantilism
D. predominance of power in ruling elites' hands
Why were the World War II battles in the Pacific significant?
A. Axis nations were forced to send reinforcements to Japan in its fight with the United States.
B. Allied forces gained the upper hand in the air and on the sea against Japan.
C. German troops received a boost from Japan in its victories against the United States.
D. British forces were drawn to the fight in the Pacific, weakening their fight against Hitler.
Which describes an impact of industrialization efforts in Russia?
A. Railway construction opened Siberia to large-scale settlement and exploitation.
B. Recently freed serfs congregated in cities to obtain higher-paying factory jobs.
C. A newly minted middle class pushed the republican ideal of constitutional government.
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