Between the Wars

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 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

• Prohibition

• Ended Slavery

• Give women the right to vote

• Imposed a Federal Income Tax

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

Overproduction of a product can lead to

• an increase in the products popularity and

• $

• increased production

• Decline in industrial output and rising unemployment

What nation did the British and the French blame for starting WWI and to punish

• U.S.

• Germany

• Serbia

• Austria-Hungary

Which of the following best explains a major reason why Europe was impacted by the US stock market crash?

• Due to high rates of European immigration to America, many Europeans heard about the market crash.

• Most Europeans were heavily invested in the American stock market crash

• We were all members of the League of Nations and each member nation was invested in the other members

• Many European nations had taken loans from America, which American banks were now demanding be repaid

In Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, severe inflation, high unemployment, and fear of communism all contributed to the

• overthrow of monarchies in Italy and

  Germany

• rise of Fascist governments in Italy, Germany,

  and Spain

• formation of the Common Market in Italy

  and Spain

• growth of democratic institutions

During the Spanish Civil War, who was a political ally of General Francisco Franco?

• Charles de Gaulle

• Pablo Picasso

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

Which of the following was an action taken by Adolf Hitler to control Germany?

• Withdrawing government funding from Rhineland industrial areas

• Formalizing a non-aggression treaty with the Soviet Union

• Banning opposition political parties

• Organizing a multinational police force

Adolf Hitler's plans for the German people can be found in —

• The Communist Manifesto

• The Doctrine of Fascism

• Das Kapital

• Mein Kampf