WHII. 11 - Interwar Period

The main purpose of the League of Nations was to

• govern colonies
• maintain international peace
• impose sanctions
• regulate international commerce

Which of the following nations was not a leader in the League of Nations?

• Italy
• Japan
• Russia
• Great Britain

After the war, colonial possessions of the defeated Central Powers

• were placed under Allied control
• became independent nations
• were exempted from the war guilt clause
• joined the League of Nations

Based on the mandates of the League of Nations, which country was required to make payments for damages caused during World War I?

• Great Britain
• Russia
• Japan
• Germany

American banks in the 1920s began to fail because of

• the drop in stock prices
• severe inflation
• falling food prices
• rising unemployment

Why did many nations raise tariffs during the Great Depression?

• They wanted to import more goods
• They wanted to export more goods
• They wanted people to buy more local goods
• They wanted to slow the production of goods

Hitler became chancellor of Germany through

• a campaign of terror
• Presidental appointment
• popular election
• a worker's revolt

One of the main causes of the rise of fascism during the 1930's was

• the fear of communism
• anti-semitism
• foreign invasion
• worldwide economic crisis

Even though the government established programs to help people, why did unemployment remain high in France?

• The prices of goods were too high
• Socialists did not support workers
• Laws were passed to limit the number of jobs
• The government in France had failed several times

What is one key trait of a totalitarian system of government?

• workers control of industry
• the use of violence
• freedom of the press
• multiparty rule