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Quiz for Sources of The Making of the West, Chapter 25

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Quiz for Chapter 25: World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914–1929

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1. Which of the following views on trench warfare did Fritz Franke and Siegfried Sassoon share (Document 25-1)?

It was honorable and character building.

It was unrelenting and technological.

It was instinctual and unconventional.

It was effective and well planned.

2. Based on her own account (Document 25-2), why did the woman interviewed by L. Doriat choose to work in a munitions factory during World War I?

To promote women’s rights

To advance her career

To fulfill her patriotic duty

To be the primary breadwinner

3. According to Lenin (Document 25-3), why did the proletariat need state power to aid the transition from capitalism to communism?

To form a centralized organization of force to lead the whole people

To ensure the subordination of the minority to the majority in perpetuity

To build a socialist economy with the cooperation of all social classes

To improve workers’ lives through the promotion of democratic principles

4. As defined by Mussolini (Document 25-4), what did fascism represent as a doctrine?

The equality of man

Peace and prosperity

The will of the majority

Absolute state power

5. Which of these best characterizes Hitler’s message in his autobiography (Document 25-5)?

The restoration of prewar frontiers was needed to expand German living space.

Violence was justified as the German people pursued their rightful advancement.

Diplomatic cooperation among nations was the foundation for future prosperity.

Defending human rights was the only way to defend Germans’ essential needs.