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Interwar Period 1919-1939

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Interwar years BEST refer to?

a)

The time of World War 1

b)

Any time there is a treaty within a war

c)

The period of time between WW1 and WW2

d)

The policy of Appeasement law written post WW2

2.

When was the Great Depression?

a)

1914-1918

b)

1919-1929

c)

1930 - 1939

d)

1939-1945

3.

Many Germans viewed the Weimar Republic as a weak government because its leaders

a)

came to power in a violent coup.

b)

drew Germany into WWI.

c)

signed the Treaty of Versailles.

d)

supported the Nazi Party.

4.
Germany experienced huge inflation because it printed money to pay for WWI.  What is inflation?
a)
increase in value of money
b)
decrease in value of money
c)
increase in supply of goods
d)
decrease in supply of goods
5.
The quotation below best describes what form of government? 

"In this form of government, a one-party dictatorship attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizens."
a)
socialist
b)
theocratic
c)
totalitarian
d)
imperialistic
6.
Why was the Beer Hall Putsch significant to Hitler's Rise to Power?
a)
He took control of the Nazi Party
b)
Hitler went to jail, but became an even more popular ruler.
c)
The Nazi party successfully overthrew the government
d)
Hitler was arrested for driving while impaired
7.
What was going on in Germany in the 1930's that allowed the people to turn to a person like Hitler to lead them?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Civil War
c)
Massive attacks from outside nations
d)
A period of great economic growth
8.
Stalin signed the ________________ with Hitler in 1939.
a)
Non Aggression Pact
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
9.
The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I laid the foundation for what?
a)
Uprisings during the French Revolution.
b)
The rise of fascism in Germany.
c)
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
d)
Division of Germany
10.

Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

a)

many factories closed

b)

many banks closed

c)

many people lost their homes

d)

the stock market crashed

11.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

12.

Which of the following was a main feature of the New Deal?

a)

preparing for war

b)

regulating trade

c)

providing jobs

d)

desegregation

13.

Fascism began with the idea that egalitarian democracies would lead to...

a)

weakness

b)

strength

c)

the fall of the human race

d)

diversity

14.

Fascists believed this kind of purity was best for society.

a)

racial

b)

political

c)

water

d)

sexual

15.

This was a goal of Fascist nations.

a)

To become self-sufficient and avoid foreign trade

b)

To take over the world

c)

To create a equal playing field for all citizens

d)

To create a super strain of wheat

16.

How did Fascist nations carry out their ideologies?

a)

Strict social laws

b)

violent police army

c)

curfews

d)

New weapons designed to stop mass protests

17.

This idea was a precursor to Fascism that challenged the idea that all people should have equality

a)

Darwinism

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Marxism

d)

Egalitarianism

18.

resource-rich province of China invaded by the Japanese

a)

isolationism

b)

Axis Powers

c)

fascism

d)

Mein Kampf

e)

Manchuria

19.

In 1928 the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to _______________ .

a)

overthrow communism.

b)

industrialize his country.

c)

educate the peasants.

d)

increase trade.

20.

How was Spain a deeply divided country in the 1930s?

a)

Spain was politically torn between Right-Wing Nationalists and Left-Wing Republican Parties

b)

Spain was divided between Catholics and Protestants

c)

Spain was divided between whites and blacks