Between the Wars

What was "The Great Purge?"

• Stalin's violent elimination of all opposition
• Stalin's expulsion of Jews to other parts of Europe
• Stalin's land seizures from the Proletariat
• The expulsion of all communists to Poland

What event is credited with starting the Great Depression in the US?

• The Stock Market Crash
• The Dust Bowl
• A run on the bank in Louisville, Kentucky
• Herbert Hoover's inability to govern

What was the purpose of the New Deal?

• To institute Soviet-style Marxist communism in the formerly free market
• To increase government spending and further enrich the Roosevelt family
• To let the free market function and correct itself as part of the natural business cycle
• To use government agencies to provide employment, regulate industry, and provide relief. 

What is the political system that glorifies Nationalism over Individualism and Militarism above Humanism called?

• Communism
• Socialism
• Fascism
• Democracy

How were the Fascists able to gain control in Italy and Germany?

• Political and economic instability left the people desperate for a strong leader.
• Hitler and Mussolini made false promises to the people, and took control by force.
• The people were too involved in their own lives and failed to resist their unjust government.
• Mussolini and Hitler committed widespread election fraud and ruled without the consent of the people.

Of the following which was the MOST significant cause of World War II?

• The Treaty of Versailles
• The Stock Market Crash
• The Russian Revolution
• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

What was a key cause for the rise of fascism in nations such as Italy and Germany?

• collectivization

• economic hardship

• genocide

• secret treaties

What happened in the U.S. on October 24 of 1929?

• Roosevelt was elected President

• the stock market crashed

• we banned immigration from the U.S.S.R. because we feared Communism

• Great Britain paid back all the money they owed us and there was a national celebration

The depression in Germany caused money to lose its value. When prices go up but the value of money goes down it is called

• depression

• unemployment

• inflation

• Communism

Which of the following dictators were communists?

• Joseph Stalin

• Francisco Franco

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussoloni