The Rise of Dictatorships Amid Economic Turmoil

What event in 1929 significantly impacted the global economy, leading to the Great Depression?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The beginning of World War II

• The U.S. stock market crash

• The end of World War I

What role did the U.S. play in Europe's post-World War I recovery?

• It isolated itself from European affairs

• It provided military support to resist dictatorships

• It led the League of Nations' efforts in Europe

• It became a major source of loans for recovery

Which two dictators are mentioned as having risen to power in Europe during the Great Depression?

• Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco

• Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini

• Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin

What was a major focus of Stalin's regime in the Soviet Union?

• Supporting kulaks

• Expanding collective farming

• Promoting free market policies

• Reducing military spending

Which group was targeted by Stalin's purges in the Soviet Union?

• The Mensheviks

• Western capitalists

• The Bolsheviks

• Nazi sympathizers

Which territory did Germany annex in March 1939, violating agreements?

• The Rhineland

• Czechoslovakia

• The Sudetenland

• Austria

What was the global reaction to the annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany?

• A declaration of war by the United States

• Negotiations that led to appeasement

• Widespread international sanctions against Germany

• Immediate military intervention by the Allies

How did the Nazis aim to reverse population decline?

• By promoting gender equality

• By encouraging immigration

• Through loans for Aryan births

• By increasing women's participation in the workforce

What strategy did Hitler use to build a sense of community in Nazi Germany?

• Promoting diversity and inclusion

• Fostering economic independence from other nations

• Encouraging democratic participation

• Defining the community by targeting outsiders

What was the outcome of the Spanish Civil War?

• The establishment of a democratic government

• The victory of Francisco Franco's authoritarian regime

• Spain's entry into World War II as an Axis power

• A lasting peace agreement between political factions