Quiz 12b - Nationalism

Nationalism Quiz

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1 Which 19th century ideology led to the unification of Germany and of Italy and to the eventual breakup of Austria-Hungary and of the Ottoman Empire?

	imperialism
	nationalism
	liberalism
	socialism

2 Base your answer to the following question on on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: “What was actually happening on the battlefield was all secret then, but I thought that the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere would be of crucial importance to backward races.”

Speaker B: “We Nazis must hold to our aim in foreign policy, namely to secure for the German people the land and soil to which they are entitled. . . .”

Speaker C: “The Munich Pact saved Czechoslovakia from destruction and Europe from Armageddon.”

Speaker D: “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost shall be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets. . . . We shall never surrender.”

The common theme in the statements of Speakers B and D is

	colonialism
	containment
	nationalism
	reparations

3 Base your answer to the following question on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.

"Kenyatta explained the flag. 'Black is . . . for black people. Red shows . . . [that] the blood of an African is the same colour as the blood of a European, and green shows . . . [that] when we were given this country by God it was green, fertile, and good.' What he . . . must mean . . . [is] that our lands could only be regained by the blood (red) of the African (black)." - Kwari Njama

Which idea is reflected in this passage?

	imperialism
	nationalism
	totalitarianism
	neocolonialism

4 A factor that contributed to the success of both Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam and Mao Zedong in China was their ability to combine

	imperialism and traditionalism
	nationalism and Communism
	ethnocentrism and democracy
	isolationism and Capitalism

5 World War II is often considered to be a turning point in history because

	the League of Nations demonstrated that an international organization could maintain world peace
	the war brought an end to dictatorships as a form of government
	European domination of the world began to weaken as nationalism in colonies increased
	religious and ethnic differences were no longer a source of conflict between nations

6 Brazil's establishment of an equal partnership with foreign investors and Venezuela's control of its highly profitable oil industry are examples of

	neocolonialism
	new imperialism
	economic nationalism
	Fascism

7 Which idea did Napoleon Bonaparte, Sun Yat-sen, and Simón Bolívar have in common?

	divine right
	nationalism
	totalitarianism
	nonviolence

8 The best example of the success of nationalism in Europe is the

	development of socialism in France
	Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
	establishment of the Common Market
	unification of Germany

9 Strong feelings of nationalism usually begin with the existence of

	abundant natural resources
	democratic traditions
	a common history, language, and culture
	imperialistic ambitions

10 "[William] Hague and his supporters are skeptical of further integration into the European Union, saying it undermines British sovereignty, and fear that the single currency–scheduled to go into effect in 1999–would increase European influence in Britain."

In this news report, William Hague seems to support the concept of

	westernization
	nationalism
	oligarchy
	liberalism

11 European imperialism promoted the development of nationalism in Asian and African countries by

	unintentionally uniting people to oppose foreign domination
	promoting free trade associations among the colonies
	establishing Christianity as the common religion
	discouraging patriotic feelings toward the mother country

12 To develop a sense of nationalism, a group of people must

	share the control of an important natural resource
	believe in the value of democracy
	have some beliefs and values in common
	develop a strong military force

13 The best example of nationalism is

	the people of India demanding independence from Great Britain
	a medieval lord raising an army to protect his manor
	the peacekeeping forces of the United Nations patrolling in Lebanon
	Spain deciding to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

14 Which quotation best reflects a feeling of nationalism?

	"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
	"A person's greatest social obligation is loyalty to the family."
	"For God, King, and Country."
	"Opposition to evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good."

15 From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war in Vietnam in the 1960s was a battle between

	Fascism and liberalism
	nationalism and imperialism
	republicanism and totalitarianism
	theocracy and monarchy