Unit 13 Interwar Period

Front

What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

Back

Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.

Front

Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression? Options: low worker productivity, high income taxes, decreasing tariff rates, buying stocks on margin

Back

buying stocks on margin

Front

Define Hyperinflation

Back

Money loses value quickly

Front

This country had to pay huge war reparations after WWI, causing its economy to collapse

Back

Germany

Front

Define Fascism

Back

Emphasizes extreme nationalism while denying individual liberties. Usually led by a dictator.

Front

This man becomes leader of the Soviet Union after the Death of Lenin

Back

Stalin

Front

Mussolini created what kind of Government in Italy?

Back

Fascist

Front

What areas saw a rise of Dictator after WWI because of the Depression? Options: USSR, Germany and Italy, Russia, Germany and Japan, Japan, Germany and Austria, US, Germany and USSR

Back

USSR, Germany and Italy

Front

How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to the Depression in Germany?

Back

It forced Germany to pay $450 billion in reparations.

Front

The major difference between Adolph Hitler and Josef Stalin was –

Back

Hitler’s brand of totalitarianism was based on race while Stalin’s was based on devotion to communism