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Global Depression Between the Wars

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After suggesting it be created, which nation chose not to join the League of Nations after WWI

a)

Great Britain

b)

the United States

c)

France

d)

Italy

2.

The purpose of the League of Nations was to help

a)

prepare for the coming of World War II

b)

stop the spread of Communism

c)

maintain a lasting peace

d)

Britain and France get revenge on Germany

3.

Germans arranged for the return of this Bolshevik leader to Russia in hopes he would cause trouble...

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Steinhoff

d)

Lenin

4.

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

a)

Prohibition

b)

Ended Slavery

c)

Give women the right to vote

d)

Imposed a Federal Income Tax

5.

What happened in the U.S. on October 24 of 1929?

a)

Roosevelt was elected President

b)

the stock market crashed

c)

we banned immigration from the U.S.S.R. because we feared Communism

d)

Great Britain paid back all the money they owed us and there was a national celebration

6.

The depression in Germany caused money to lose its value. When prices go up but the value of money goes down it is called

a)

depression

b)

unemployment

c)

inflation

d)

Communism

7.

Overproduction of a product can lead to

a)

an increase in the products popularity and

b)

the crash of a stockmarket

c)

increased production

d)

Decline in industrial output and rising unemployment

8.

The 1917 Russian Revolution resulted in the rise of _________ in Russia.

a)

Fascism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

9.

What nation did the British and the French blame for starting WWI and to punish

a)

U.S.

b)

Germany

c)

Serbia

d)

Austria-Hungary

10.

Leading up to WWII Presidents, Kings, and Dictators will all you this technique to influence how people think

a)

propaganda

b)

socialism

c)

the League of Nations

d)

television

11.

A newspaper published on Oct. 24, 1929 is an example of a _______________ source regarding the global depression?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

12.

Examples of secondary sources about the global depression of the 1930s include all of the following EXCEPT

a)

A movie about the depression filmed in black and white

b)

http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression

c)

A newspaper article from the time of The Great Depression

d)

The Grapes of Wrath, a 1939 fiction novel set in depression era Oklahoma

13.

Which country's depression began in 1919, right after WWI due to the demand it reparations to France and Britain?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Ottoman Empire

14.

Which of the following best explains a major reason why Europe was impacted by the US stock market crash?

a)

Due to high rates of European immigration to America, many Europeans heard about the market crash.

b)

Most Europeans were heavily invested in the American stock market crash

c)

We were all members of the League of Nations and each member nation was invested in the other members

d)

Many European nations had taken loans from America, which American banks were now demanding be repaid

15.

High cost of rebuilding Europe after WW I and high unemployment rates in Germany, Austria and Poland.

a)

Effect of the Global Depression

b)

Cause of the Global Depression