Between the Wars

What caused U.S. bankers to demand the repayment of loans and the U.S. investors to suddenly withdraw their money from Europe?

• A severe drought that caused a U.S. food shortage

• The invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany

• The collapse of the U.S. economy after the stock-market crash

• A rapid decline in global agricultural prices caused by crop surpluses

Hitler was able to rise to power in the 30's partly because -

• Political instability caused by independence movements

• Nationalists pride resulting from imperialist expansion

• Extreme hardships brought about by economic decline

• Political coups supported by foreign allies

After WWI concluded, which of the following countries was forced to accept blame for starting the war?

• Austria-Hungary

• Serbia

• Germany

• France

Fascism in Europe during the 20's and 30's can best be described as -

• Laissez-Faire

• Classless society

• Program of humanistic ideals

• Glorified the nation above the individual

One motive behind Japan's policy of imperialism in the early 20th century was -

• Lack of natural resources

• Plan to end unequal treaties

• Need to spread their religious beliefs

• Desire to spread communism

The conditions the treaty of Versailles after WWI helped lay the foundation for -

• Rise of Nazism in Germany

• Rise of Militarism in Japan

• Rise of Fascism in Italy

• All of the above

One reason Adolf Hitler gave to justify his demands for additional territory was -

• All ethnic Germans needed to be united into one German nation

• Germany needed to reestablished its overseas empire

• The German navy needed access to Mediterranean seaports

• Germany needed a buffer zone to protect it from foreign invasion

Which condition was a result of Joseph Stalin's command economy?

• Peasants were encouraged to sell surplus grain for personal profit

• The production of consumer goods increased

• National revenue increased allowing for greater individual spending

• The government controlled agriculture through collective farms

Which sequence of events is in the correct chronological order?

• Rise of Nazism, Treaty of Versailles, German invasion of the Soviet Union

• Treaty of Versailles, Rise of Nazism, Germany invasion of the Soviet Union

• German invasion of the Soviet Union, Rise of Nazism, Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Versailles, German invasion of the Soviet Union, Rise of Nazism

Hitler's first violation of the Treaty of Versailles was?

• Building up his Military in secret

• Using mustard gas

• Invading Austria

• Invading Poland