Rise of Fascism in Europe

Rise of Fascism in Europe

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Who led Germany during WWI?

• Wilhelm II

• Max von Baden

• Friedrich Ebert

• Karl Liebknecht

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What type of government did Rome have, after they threw out their king?

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Republic

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When inflation is high the _______________of the dollar decreases

• cost value
• purchasing power
• importance
• validity

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What was the name of the 1924 agreement with America which helped German economic stability?

• Dawes Plan
• Locarno Plan
• Treaty of Versailles
• Young Plan

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What economic event causes great problems in Germany in the early 1920's?

• Hyperinflation
• Influenza
• Inflation
• Wall Street Crash

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Which of the following is NOT an event contributing to the Great Depression?

• banks failing

• unemployment

• social security

• businesses going out of business

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Which event set the Great Depression into motion?

• The New Deal

• The Stock Market Crash

• The Social Security Act

• World War II

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The name for a part of a business that is bought and sold on the stock market is:

• Part
• Marker
• Stocker
• Share

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The possibility of losing some or all of a particiular investment.

• risk
• index
• industry
• profit

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Why does a company issue stock?

• to brag about their profits
• to attract money
• to gain publicity
• because it is required by law

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One way stockholders make money is by selling their stock for more money than they paid for it.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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You can buy stock in any company in the world.

• True, all companies are required to offer stock.
• False, a company is only listed on the stock exchange if it wants to be.

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People who own stocks are guaranteed a return on the money they have invested in stocks.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Who offered the chancellorship to Hitler on 30 January 1933?

• Soviet Army
• King Kaiser William II
• President Hindenburg
• Hjalmar Schacht

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Which accurately describes the March on Rome?

• Mussolini and the National Fascist Party marched to Rome, and King Victor Emmanuel III invited Mussolini to discuss his demands

• Communists and Socialists declared an ill-prepared general strike, which was stopped easily by fascists and government troops

• Civilians outraged by abolition of universal suffrage marched on Rome to take back their kingdom from Mussolini

• A parade held in Mussolini's honor was marched all the way to Rome

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How did King Victor Emmanuel respond to the March on Rome?

• Gave Mussolini the job of Prime Minister

• Ran away from Italy

• Sent the army to attack the Blackshirts

• Called for a civil war to be fought

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In what way did the Treaty of Versailles established conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?

• It called for eliminating the League of Nations.
• It gave Germany too much power by letting them keep land conquered in World War I.
• It required France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies.
• It imposed harsh reparations on Germany, which led to economic and political instability

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What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930s appealed to many people in Germany?

• The people were frustrated with their current political and economic situation.
• Germany had been denied membership to the UN.
• Communism had been forced on them. 
• Germans fear that the British and French would take control. 

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What country was punished most severely by the Treaty of Versailles?

• Italy
• Japan
• Russia
• Germany

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What was it illegal to do in fascist Italy.

• say anything bad about the government.

• other political parties exist

• police allowed to arrest people and put them in jail for any reason.

• all of the above.

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What country was punished most severely by the Treaty of Versailles?

• Italy
• Japan
• Russia
• Germany

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Adolf Hitler's autobiography

• isolationism

• Axis Powers

• fascism

• Mein Kampf

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One of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after World War I was the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the ____________ .

• Socialist Party

• Nazi Party

• Fascist Party

• Bolshevik Party

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Who was a fervent anti-Communist and a great admirer of Benito Musolini?

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Francisco Franco

• Vladimir Lenin

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What was Mussolini's nickname?

• Il Duce

• Il Re

• Il Sovrano

• Il Monarca