Post-War Assessment (World) Common

In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of

• the success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union

• severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I

• the active support of the United States

• movements demanding the return of the old monarchies

What were the harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles that led to economic instability and anger in Germany

• All of the above

• Germany was made to pay reparations

• Germany was blamed for the war

• Germany was not allowed to have a Military

In 1924, an international attempt to deal with runaway German inflation by creating the Dawes Plan, which

• Canceled Germany’s reparation debt, angering the Axis Powers.

• Reduced Germany’s reparations debt and the US loaned them money

• Lowered the interest rates on Germany’s foreign loans.

• Increased the prices paid on foreign markets for German export products.

What was one part of Roosevelt's New Deal program to fight the Depression?

• The stock market and banking system created their own reform council.

• Government agencies took over businesses and farms.

• Large public works projects help to provide jobs like building roads, bridges, etc.

• All of the above are true.

In the late 1920s, which of the following damaged the U.S. economy and led to the Great Depression?

• Stock Market Crash 1929

• All of the above

• An uneven distribution of wealth

• Farmers and Factories overproducing products and losing money

Which one of the following is NOT a weakness of the Weimar Republic

• Uncontrollable inflation.

• A lack of democratic tradition.

• A large number of political parties.

• The implementation of the Dawes Plan.

During the global depression, war debts caused great suffering in?

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

• The United States

In Europe during the 1930s, economic instability (Great Depression) led to the

• rise of fascist dictatorships

•     development of nuclear arms

• abandonment of colonial territories

• establishment of the League of Nations

The French New  Deal gave workers the right to

• Use collective bargaining.

• Enjoy religious freedom.

• Own property.

• Negotiate vacation time.

What event marked the beginning the Great Depression?

• The end of World War I

• The passage of the Dawes Plan

• The stock market crash of 1929 (Black Tuesday)

• The election of Franklin Roosevelt