Unit 5/2 Review

Unit 5/2 Review

Great Depression, Fascist Dictators, and World War II

The Great Depression

• Companies produce more goods than people could buy

• Over-Speculation of the stock market

• Stock Market Crash

International Effects of the Great Depression

• Inflation caused the US economy to decline

• US could no longer loan Germany money

• Germany's unemployment soared

Multiple Choice

What is October 29, 1929 referred to as the start of the Great Depression?

• Black Friday

• Good Friday

• Black Tuesday

• Good Tuesday

Multiple Select

What led to the emergence of fascist dictatorships in Europe?

• Economic problems after WWI

• United Nations failed

• Severe social problems after WWI

• Citizens wanted a monarch

Multiple Choice

Which country rearmed their military to solve unemployment to end the depression?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• France

• Soviet Union

Open Ended

What questions do you have about the Great Depression?

Fascist Dictatorships

• Germany- Nazism: A form of fascism with extreme racism

• Soviet Union- Totalitarianims/Communism

• Italy- Fascism: Radical nationalism; state comes first

• Japan- Militarism

Adolf Hitler

• Wanted to create "pure" German race- Aryans

• Hitler's Final Solution- permanent elimination of Jews and other "undesirables"

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Open Ended

What do all of these dictators have in common?

World War II in Europe

• Hitler re-arms Germany, seeking to expand his territory

• Germany invades Poland, Great Britain and France declare war

• Hitler breaks "Non-Aggression Pact" with Soviet Union, Soviet Union declares war on Germany

Multiple Choice

What is the term that is defined by sudden, violent attacks by land and air? (How Hitler invaded Poland)

• Kristalnacht

• Blitzkrieg

• Luftwaffe

• Trench Warfare

Open Ended

June 6, 1944 Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of France. What is this day referred to?

World War II in the Pacific

• The US stopped selling oil and steel to Japan; Japan retaliates with the attack on Pearl Harbor

• The US declares war on Japan due to Pearl Harbor

• Island-hopping: US attacks islands that are Japanese strong-holds, then uses those islands to further attack more islands

Multiple Choice

What ended the war in the Pacific?

• Allies storm beaches of Normandy

• Japanese surrendered without hesitation

• The United States invaded Japan

• The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

End of the War

• The "Big 3" meet at Potsdam and Yalta to plan for post-war Europe

• United Nations is created

• Germany is divided among the allies

Open Ended

How are the League of Nations and United Nations similar?