AP World History MCQ: AP World History Chapter 30

In 1931, the Japanese army marched into ________ and declared it an independent state.

a. Taiwan
b. Korea
c. Vietnam
d. the Philippines
e. Manchuria

Answer: E

Which of the following countries aided Spain's republicans during the Spanish Civil War?

a. France
b. Mexico
c. Germany
d. Italy
e. The Soviet Union

Answer: E

This movement emphasized the organic nature of society.

a. Humanism
b. Corporatism
c. Organist
d. Romanticism
e. Communism

Answer: B

Early Japanese military aggression resulted in the conquest of all of the following territories by the end of 1938 EXCEPT

a. Taiwan.
b. northern China.
c. Malaya.
d. Korea.
e. Manchuria.

Answer: C

The mid-1920s in western Europe could best be described as a period of

a. stability and optimism.
b. war and destruction.
c. depression and unemployment.
d. internal political unanimity.
e. international tensions building between East and West.

Answer: A

After a contested election and a brief civil war in 1929, the government in Brazil was run by

a. Porfirio Diaz.
b. Getúlio Vargas.
c. Juan D. Pérón.
d. Lázaro Cárdenas.
e. Eva Duarte.

Answer: B

As president of Argentina, Peron forged an alliance among all of the following groups EXCEPT

a. the military.
b. the nationalists
c. the workers.
d. the industrialists.
e. the bureaucracy.

Answer: E

Hitler came to power in Germany

a. with the support of socialists.
b. after a lengthy civil war between forces of conservatives and communists.
c. after a short, but violent, overthrow of the constitutional government.
d. as a result of entirely legal and constitutional means.
e. with the support of the upper and lower classes but financed by the Soviets.

Answer: D

Great Britain, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, and Turkey shared a common characteristic in that they

a. had colonies in the South Pacific.
b. had given women the right to vote.
c. had occupied Egypt.
d. had colonies in Africa and Asia.
e. had not participated in World War I.

Answer: B

Which of the following was NOT part of Adolf Hitler's political program?

a. A return to more traditional ways
b. Alliances with socialist parties in Germany
c. A glorious foreign policy designed to undo the disgrace of Versailles
d. The need for unity and the hopeless division of parliamentary politics
e. Creation of a secret police known as the Gestapo

Answer: B

Which of the following resulted from Stalin's agricultural policies?

a. Agricultural planning was non-existent, as small farmers continued to control most of Russian productivity.
b. Agricultural production remained a major weakness in the Soviet economy, demanding a higher percentage of the work force than was common under industrialization.
c. Peasants were presented with real market incentives for increased production.
d. The Soviets had to import grain from their western neighbors and China.
e. Kulaks were able to achieve control over most of the agricultural lands of Russia.

Answer: B

Which of the following was NOT a factor leading to the development of fascism in Germany?

a. The division of Germany into zones of occupation by the victorious Allies in World War I
b. The impact of the depression
c. Treaty arrangements that forced Germany to accept the blame for World War I
d. The rise of leaders such as Hitler
e. The recent and shaky tradition of parliamentary government

Answer: A

Hitler promised the German people all of the following EXCEPT

a. to defeat the communists.
b. to put Germans back to work.
c. to remilitarize Germany.
d. to rid Germany of the kulaks.
e. to restore political stability.

Answer: D

What event historically triggered the Great Depression?

a. The Long March
b. Collapse of the American stock market
c. World War II
d. The attack of Pearl Harbor
e. World War I

Answer: B

Which of the following was NOT typical of the Soviet economy?

a. Ready availability of consumer goods
b. Control of virtually all economic sectors
c. Emphasis on rigid planning
d. Need to create a massive armaments industry
e. Emphasis on heavy industrial goods

Answer: A

Germany united with Austria in

a. 1940.
b. 1938.
c. 1920.
d. 1914.
e. 1918.

Answer: B

Who was the Japanese finance minister responsible for the government policies during the depression?

a. Tanaka Mitsubishi
b. Korekiyo Takahashi
c. Tojo Haru
d. Minamasu Yokomoto
e. Kyoto Surimboto

Answer: B

What event brought an end to many of the liberal governments in Latin America?

a. The Russian Revolution
b. The Mexican Revolution
c. World War I
d. The Great Depression
e. World War II

Answer: D

In Germany under Hitler, government economic planning

a. was modeled on the programs of the American New Deal.
b. was focused on a return to a pre-industrial system.
c. was based on the economic theory of John Maynard Keynes.
d. did not exist.
e. helped to restore production levels by emphasizing armament construction.

Answer: E

Which of the following statements concerning the depression in Japan is most accurate?

a. The Japanese government failed to take any direct action to modify the impact of the depression.
b. Western nations such as Britain and the United States began a massive investment program in Japan.
c. The total concentration of the government on military aggression led to an ineffective response to the depression.
d. After initial great misery, Japan suffered far less than many Western nations because of effective government action.
e. Due to government controls, the depression never affected the Japanese.

Answer: D