Modern World History 15-2

In 1920, a dictatorship ruled

• Italy

• Russia

• Austria

• Germany

All of the following contributed to the weakness of the Weimar Republic EXCEPT

• uncontrollable inflation

• a lack of democratic tradition

• a large number of political parties

• the implementation of the Dawes Plan

The New Deal involved attempts to stimulate the American economy by

• lowering taxes

• raising protective tariffs

• increasing the minimum wage

• increasing government spending

All of the following increased during the Great Depression EXCEPT

• imports and exports

• bank closings

• unemployment

• business failures

During the global depression, war debts caused great suffering in

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

• the United States

The Popular Front helped preserve democracy in

• Germany

• China

• France

• Great Britain