Quiz #2

Between World Wars

  1. Look at the cartoon to the right, what was a causeof the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I?
  2. Adolf Hitler and the Nazis coming to power in Germany.
  3. Economic depression across the world.
  4. The United States being considered the only “super power” in the world.
  5. Great Britain having to pay war debt to the Central Powers.

The quote above talks about the…

  1. Non-aggression Pact of 1939.
  2. Treaty of Brest-Litovosk.
  3. Treaty of Paris.
  4. Treaty of Versailles.
  1. Which two countries came out of World War I economically well off or healthy?
  2. The United States and Germany
  3. Germany and Russia
  4. Great Britain and France
  5. The United States and Japan
  1. Totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Russia happened because…
  2. the success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union.
  3. large economic and social problems that came up in Europe and World War I.
  4. the active support of the United States.
  5. movements demanding the return of the old kings and queens.
  1. Why did many people like the ideas of the Nazis and Adolf Hitler?
  2. The people were upset with their economic and political situation.
  3. Germany had been denied membership in the United Nations.
  4. A coup d’état had forced communism on

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  1. The German people feared that the French would soon gain control of Poland.
  1. One cause of the Great Depression was that…
  2. people were spending unwisely and using credit cards.
  3. a decrease in protective tariffs had opened American business to competition from foreign investors.
  4. a wave of violent strikes had paralyzed the major industries.
  5. consumer goods were relatively inexpensive.
  1. Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s is a…
  2. demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise.
  3. form of totalitarianismgovernment that put the country above the individual.
  4. type of economic system that stressed a classless society.
  5. set of humanist ideas that emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual.
  1. Arrests, a secret police force, and harsh governments are called…

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  1. parliamentary democracies.
  2. constitutional monarchies.
  3. republics.
  4. totalitarian regimes.

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  1. Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
  2. The overspending of the American population.

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  1. The stock market crash of 1929.
  2. The overproduction of goods by factories and farms.
  3. All of the above.
  1. Which of the following problems ledto both the Great Depression of the 1930s and the economic problems in 2008?
  2. Americans were spending too much money they didn’t have.
  3. The United States were in a costly war at both times.
  4. Business was booming, and profits were distributed equally among workers and managers.
  5. Americans were going to many jazz concerts.
  1. On October 29, 1929 a big drop in the stock market happened. This day is called…

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  1. Black Friday.
  2. White Monday.
  3. Red Tuesday.
  4. Black Tuesday.

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  1. The economic troubles and the money problems of the 1920s were caused by…
  2. the overuse of credit cards and an out of control stock market.
  3. the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities.
  4. the mobilization of the economy for war.
  5. increased government restrictions on big business.

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  1. The cartoon to the right shows…
  2. the issue of global warming on the Earth’s atmosphere.
  3. President Herbert Hoover’s lack of governmental intervention before the depression.
  4. people losing their savings accounts because of bank failures.
  5. the overproduction of goods by factories and farms.
  1. It’s hard to tell if the New Deal worked because…
  2. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died during his fourth term as President.
  3. United States involvement in World War II increased economic growth.
  4. the Supreme Court declared most New Deal programs unconstitutional.
  5. later Presidents failed to support most New Deal programs.
  1. This world leader had polio at the age of 39. He would serve as President of the United States for 16 straight years.
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. King George VI
  5. Mohandas Gandhi
  1. One long-term effect from Mohandas Gandhi is…
  2. the independence of India from British rule.
  3. economic stability and equality among social classes.
  4. a strong military.
  5. trade negotiations with the United States.

  1. The cartoon to the right shows…
  2. the Non-Aggression Pact of 1939
  3. appeasement Policy of Neville Chamberlain.
  4. Churchill’s global warming theory of 1945.
  5. the stab in the back theory.

Match each governmental type with its definition below:

  1. Nazism
  2. Fascism
  3. Communism

-Extreme nationalism

-One strict ruler with total control

-The country is more important than the people

-Some ownership of business

-Extreme nationalism

-One strict ruler with total control

-The white race is better than others

-Hatred of the Jewish race and blamed for many problems

-Based on the theory of Karl Marx

-Everyone is treated equally

-Government owns all businesses

-Little rights to the people

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