League of Nations Quiz

To discourage aggression, encourage disarmament, encourage cooperation, and improve living standards.

The requirement for unanimous decisions in the Assembly and the veto power of permanent members hampered effective action.

The Great Depression exacerbated tensions between nations, making cooperation more challenging and leading to increased aggression.

<p>A humanitarian success was addressing the refugee crisis post-World War I; a failure was the inability to prevent the invasion of Manchuria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Council met more frequently, while the Assembly met just once a year, with the Council decisions requiring unanimous consent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It promoted initiatives for social welfare, health, and economic stability among member countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The League had mixed success; it managed to mediate some disputes but ultimately could not prevent more significant aggressions in the 1930s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The failure undermined the League's credibility and encouraged further aggression from totalitarian regimes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hitler aimed to unite German-speaking people and fulfill his foreign policy goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hitler declared his intention to invade Czechoslovakia to take control of the Sudetenland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mussolini stopped Hitler's attempt to create a union with Austria in 1934.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hitler was interested in the mineral resources, especially from the Skoda factory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They believed that his initial territorial requests were justifiable based on German population needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The invasion marked the end of appeasement and led to German control over Czechoslovakia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The plebiscite was used by Hitler to justify annexing Sudetenland by claiming popular support.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hitler claimed that the Czech government mistreated Sudeten Germans, justifying his invasion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provided a buffer to communism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Memories of the horrors of WW1 made countries wary of repeating such devastation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It encouraged Hitler's increasing gambles and aggressions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It resulted in Czechoslovakia losing the Sudetenland to Germany.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Public opinion polls showed that British citizens doubted appeasement would stop Hitler.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allowed him to avoid a two-front war and gain half of Poland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stalin felt they could not guarantee his security against Germany.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many felt it was a betrayal of the people of Czechoslovakia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Travel to Western countries was forbidden.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Comecon forced countries to sell raw materials to the USSR at very low prices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People experienced a significant drop in their purchasing power for consumer goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He initiated de-stalinisation, releasing thousands of political prisoners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Public discontent over political repression and poor harvests led students and workers to protest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rakosi's oppressive regime imprisoned many political opponents and was blamed for poor economic conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was forbidden for Eastern European countries to apply for aid from the Marshall Plan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It aimed to solidify Soviet control and military presence in Eastern Europe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The USA was the largest contributor to the UN budget, allowing it to significantly influence the organization's decisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>General MacArthur was dismissed by Truman for ignoring China's warnings and threatening to attack China, which could escalate into a larger conflict.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The war resulted in over 30,000 American deaths and more than 5 million Korean casualties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Korean War intensified the ideological divide between communism and capitalism, solidifying lines between the East and West.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Cuban Revolution led to the U.S. seizing imports of Cuban sugar, ending trade, and cutting diplomatic relations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The invasion failed due to a publicly disclosed plan and missed airstrike targets, which left Castro's forces intact.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The invasion significantly boosted Castro's popularity as he successfully repelled the U.S. attack.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The war demonstrated America's willingness to contain communism, but it also revealed the limits and costs of their policy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Perestroika was a policy of restructuring that loosened the controls of the economy, allowing people to make money.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reagan's hardline policies pushed the USSR to the brink, winning the arms race and putting pressure on Soviet leadership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Velvet Revolution led to the peaceful removal of Communists from power in Czechoslovakia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The dismantling of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and a speedy proposal for reunification by the West German Chancellor were critical to the process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ordinary people took control of events, rejecting Communist authority and guiding the transition toward democracy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>His policies of perestroika and glasnost alienated hardliners who feared loss of control and ultimately led to the coup attempt in 1991.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The end of the Warsaw Pact signaled a significant shift in Eastern European politics and the decline of Soviet influence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gorbachev resigned on December 25, 1991, after a failed coup and the declaration of independence by Russia, leading to the dissolution of the USSR.</p> Signup and view all the answers