Weimar Republic & Great Depression Review

Which of the following factors helped to radicalize Germany society in the years after WWI?

• the authoritarianism of the Weimar Republic.
• drought and famine.
• out of control inflation.
• the rise of the middle class.

what impact did the American Wall Street crash have on Germany?

• allowed Germany to escape their reparations

• made millions of Germans lose their jobs

• allowed Germans to buy American goods at cheap prices

• gave Germany a Casus Belli

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

• banks closed
• banks gave away their money
• they couldn't remember where they put it
• someone stole it

What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?

• Black Friday
• Taco Tuesday
• Black Tuesday
• Throwback Thursday

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• Overproduction

• Consumer overspending

• Stock Market Crash

• high income taxes

How did the Weimar government try to combat the economic issues in post-war Germany?

• They taxed the citizens up to 90%

• They printed more money

• They implemented pure communism

• They refused to pay the money and built a wall around Germany

Click ALL of the following that could apply to the effects of the Great Depression

• Bank failures

• Unemployment rises

• Rise of Banks opening

• Life Savings lost

After President Hoover failed to help the public, who ran for election on the slogan a New Deal for Americans?

• Franklin D Roosevelt

• Harry S Truman

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

How did "bank runs" impact the American people during the Great Depression?

• Banks eventually ran out of money to loan, and people's life savings were gone.
• Banks made loans throughout the Great Depression, helping people pays bills until they could find work.
• Banks were able to people's deposits safe, but they could not loan out any more money.
• Banks were not at all involved in the Great Depression because people did not use them.

A system of government that exerts complete control over its citizens; individuals have no rights and all opposition to the government is suppressed

• Monarchy
• Totalitarianism
• Democracy
• Communism