Global Depression-Chapter 1

(DOK 2) The runs on banks during the Great Depression worsened the country's economic situation because the bank runs ____.

• caused banking institutions to collect funds from the government.
• caused overseas investors to worry about giving money to America.
• caused the government to stop reimbursing currency for gold bullion.
• caused many banks to close and created an even greater shortage of money.

(DOK 2) Because of the worldwide economic depression following World War I, Germany _____.

• was unable to supply its citizens with enough paper currency.
• had to grant its colonies independence because they were too expensive.
• was excused from having to make reparation payments to France and Britain.
• soon turned to fascist leaders who rallied the country around nationalism.

(DOK 2) Which was a major result of the Great Depression of 1929?

• Banks became owned by the government.
• There were term limits placed on the President.
• The federal government grew to try and prevent future depressions.
• Millions of Americans volunteered for World War II to escape poverty.

(DOK 2) How did the Nazi leadership of Germany respond to the problems of the Great Depression?

• Germany incorporated a New Deal program.
• Adolf Hitler promoted a classless society.
• The people formed a multi-coalition government.
• The Nazi government took command of the economy.

(DOK 2) One of the main reasons for massive inflation in Germany following World War I was ____

• its reliance on Japan for imports of gas and coal.
• Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland and Czechoslovakia.
• Germany's reparations payments to the victorious Allies.
• the repeated revolutions in their African colonies in the 1920s.

(DOK 2) Which of these is the BEST explanation for Germany's turn to a totalitarian dictator between the World Wars?

• the desire to break free of Papal control
• revenge for having lost to Russia in 1918
• massive economic hardships caused by the Great Depression
• the refusal of banks in the United States to lend them money

(DOK 2) Which event greatly contributed to the global economic slow down, specifically in Germany, shortly after the conclusion of the first World War?

• the gradual rebuilding of Europe
• the harsh reparation agreement stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles
• the international impact of decisions made by the League of Nations
• the failure of Wilson's Fourteen Points peace plan

(DOK 2) The MOST significant effect of the Great Depression on Germany was that the economic instability led to ______

• a 25% increase in reparation payments made to the World War I Allies.
• the emergence of a totalitarian government under the guidance of Adolf Hitler.
• the emergence of a communist movement that was seeking to restore a favorable balance of trade.
• the extension of financial and humanitarian aid from France, Great Britain and the United States.

(DOK 2) What was the main reason why the Great Depression was felt so financially in Europe, even before the actual Stock Market Crash of 1929?

• The financial cost of building up the military to defeat Hitler.
• Too many nations were spending and investing money in the United States.
• The financial cost of World War I left many nations with no money and high unemployment.
• Too many industries moved to the United States after World War I and never returned to Europe.

(DOK 2) What policy did most European nations adopt during the worldwide depression of the early 1930s that helped to give rise to the totalitarian governments in some countries such as Germany and Italy?

• Isolationism
• Mercantilism
• Imperialism
• Communism