WWII

The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic collapse of Germany after WWI by

• mandating economic reforms in Germany

• requiring that Germany pay for war damages

• placing a quota on goods exported from Germany

• devaluing German currency

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The end of WWI

• The passage of the Dawes Act

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• The election of Franklin Roosevelt

The primary purpose of Joseph Stalin's 5 year plan was to

• increase agricultural and industrial output

• limit the wealth of the upper class

• increase the production of consumer goods

• limit immigration of ethnic minorities

What was one reason why totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between WWI and WWII?

• Famine and AIDS had spread throughout Europe

• Trade was banned between Western and Eastern Europe

• New democracies failed to meet the needs of many people and was too slow

• Monarchies were reinstated in many nations

Which type of government is characterized by extreme nationalism, censorship, militarism, and dictatorship? (This is also often rooted in racial ideologies)

• Fascist State

• Direct Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

The rise of fascism in Europe during the 1930s is directly linked to the

• failure to punish those responsible for "crimes against humanity"

• increased global trade after WWI

• development of authoritarian governments in Latin America

• instability caused by the world wide depression

The term appeasement is best defined as

• an attempt to avoid conflict by meeting the demands of an aggressor

• a period of peace and prosperity, resulting in cultural achievement

• a declaration of war between two or more nations

• an agreement removing the economic barriers between nations

One major reason the League of Nations failed was that it

• was not included in the Treaty of Versailles

• was controlled by communist Russia

• frightened many nations with its large military force

• lacked the support of many of the major world powers during crises

By the end of WWII, the American attitude toward the Soviet Union had turned from war-time friendship to a desire to-

• avoid any foreign entanglements

• prevent the spread of communism

• support the goals of the Warsaw Pact

• provide aid to the ethnic minorities of the Soviet Union