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IMPACT Ch 10-1 Instability After World War I

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Isolationist wanted the United States to stop any involvement in foreign affairs.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Why was there a farming crisis?

a)

Farmers produced more food than they could sell.

b)

Farmers produced more food than they could eat.

c)

Farmers produced less food than they could sell.

d)

All of the choices

3.

What was Black Tuesday?

a)

The day in which the value of the whole market plunged.

b)

The day in which the value of the whole market skyrocketed.

c)

The day in which the value of the whole market stayed stable.

d)

None of the choices

4.

Why were banks unable to give their customers their money during the Great Depression? (Select ALL choices that are TRUE)

a)

Banks had large amounts of money in the stock market that was now worthless.

b)

Bank customers panicked and wanted to take their money out the banks at the same time.

c)

Banks were unable to recoup money owed to them by people who took out loans

d)

Banks wanted to keep all of the money for themselves

5.

True or False: The Great Depression wiped out many Americans' savings.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What was the effect of the Dawes plan?

a)

American prosperity helped to secure temporary European stability in the early 1920s.

b)

European prosperity helped to secure American stability in the early 1920s.

c)

America was forced to ignore Britain's request for financial aid.

d)

Britain was forced to ignore America's request for financial aid.

7.
Hyperinflation is
a)
inflation that is very high and out of control
b)
is caused by the Depression
c)
happens when there is not enough food
d)
is caused by war
8.

When a government pays out more money than it takes in through taxation and other revenues

a)

hyperinflation

b)

collective bargaining

c)

depression

d)

deficit spending

9.

A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment

a)

hyperinflation

b)

collective bargaining

c)

depression

d)

deficit spending

10.

The U.S. policy of active governmental economic intervention led by President Franklin D. Roosevelt

a)

Dawes Plan

b)

collective bargaining

c)

New Deal

d)

Fourteen Points

11.

The Treaty of Versailles was most onerous (of a task, duty, or responsibility involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome) for _____________, leading to domestic and international problems after World War I.

a)

The United States, because of the forgiveness of war debts

b)

Germany, because of harsh reparations

c)

Russia, because of its government's disapproval of capitalism

d)

The United Kingdom, because of its relatively small size

12.

Which of the following weakened the League of Nations?

a)

reparations owed by Germany

b)

President Wilson’s wishes to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

c)

desire of the French government to enforce the Treaty of Versailles

d)

that the United States did not join the League of Nations

13.

The Great Depression was caused primarily by

a)

an economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash.

b)

the failure of nations to reduce their military forces.

c)

a new interest in Marxist theory

d)

the strengthening of European banks.

14.

Increased government activity in the European economy during the Great Depression led

a)

workers to have more power and confidence

b)

to an immediate economic turnaround.

c)

to a decline in the popularity of Marxist ideas.

d)

people to follow political leaders who offered simple solutions in return for dictatorial power.

15.

Surrealism

a)

was Dr. Sigmund Freud's theory about the human mind's subconscious thoughts and analysis of meaning in one's dreams

b)

was an artistic movement that reflected a postwar fascination with the past, as well as a sense of uncertainty about the future

c)

inspired German people to work hard and make sacrifices in order to get out of debt and fix their economy

d)

was a French music movement inspired by America's emerging jazz culture