Interwar Period

How did the depression cause the rise of totalitarianism?

• destabilized governments
• ruined national confidence
• inspired widespread desparation
• all options are correct

The breaking up of European Empires led to 

• unstable governments
• population growth
• the creation of the Weimar Republic
• the Dawes Plan

Which of the following is a weakness of the Weimar Republic except

• lack of a democratic tradition
• many people blamed them for the humiliation and defeat after the Treaty of Versialles of Germany
• few political parties
• created a modern liberal democracy

Germany experienced huge inflation because it printed money to pay for WWI.  What is inflation?

• increase in value of money
• decrease in value of money
• increase in supply of goods
• decrease in supply of goods

Many Italians supported the Fascist party because it

• Promised to improve the economy
• Was the only political party
• Pledged to unite Italy and Germany
• Ended the influence of the Church

Under Mussolini's rule in Italy ...

• A democracy was put in place
• The socialists came into power
• There was a one-party dictatorship
• Free speech was encouraged

Which of the following helped Adolf Hitler gain power in Germany?

• The promise of a new democracy
  
• The Great Depression
• Big business and labor
• The support of the Weimar government

Which of the following statements regarding Germany under Hitler is true?

• Most Germans were barely affected by Nazism
• The Nazis controlled all aspects of German life
• The Nazis controlled the government but had little influence on other German institutions
• TheNazis kept firm control over Germany but followed moderate and tolerant policies

Many Germans viewed the Weimar Republic as an illegitimate government because its leaders

• came to power in a violent coup.
• drew Germany into WWI.
• signed the Treaty of Versailles.
• supported the Nazi Party.

Which of the following factors helped to radicalize Germany society in the years after WWI?

• the authoritarianism of the Weimar Republic.
• drought and famine.
• out of control inflation.
• the rise of the middle class.