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Between the Wars

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hitler and many other Germans were angry about

a)

The threat of another war

b)

The slow growth of the Nazi Party

c)

All of these

d)

The terms of the Versailles Treaty

2.

What did Hitler do once power was given to him?

a)

Call for new elections to get more Nazis in government.

b)

Continued to follow the Treaty of Verisalles

c)

Treated all people equally and fairly.

d)

Built up the German military

3.

Why was Hitler put in jail?

a)

He needed time to write a book

b)

He led an armed uprising against the government

c)

He was never in jail

d)

He was framed for a crime he did not commit.

4.

What is the long name of the Nazi Party?

a)

National Socialist German Workers Party

b)

New Nationalist Party of Germany

c)

National Aryan Zealot Individuals Party

d)

German Workers Party

5.

What does Fuhrer mean?

a)

Hitler

b)

Boss

c)

Leader

d)

Long distance

6.

What is a Gulag?

a)

Labor Camp, were people went voluntarily to help their government.

b)

A type of food that is very tasty

c)

Labor Camp, People sent to them for criticizing the government

d)

A camp for children to learn life skills

7.

What is a tariff?

a)

tax on exported goods

b)

tax on personal income

c)

tax on imported goods

d)

tax on businesses

8.

What did the U.S. government do to try to fix the Great Depression during President Hoover's time but it actually made unemployment worse?

a)

The New Deal

b)

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

c)

Building up the military

d)

Nothing

9.

If a member of Hitler Youth found out that his parents' beliefs were different from Hitler's beliefs, he was taught to

a)

Ask a teacher

b)

Listen to his parents

c)

Make his own decision

d)

Report on his parents

10.

Members of Hitler Youth did not learn

a)

miltiary skills

b)

Equality of all peoples

c)

Nazi beliefs

d)

Athletic skills

11.

What was the name of the political party that Hitler was a member of?

a)

Nazi Party

b)

Hitler's Party

c)

Democratic Party

d)

The War Party

12.

How did Adolf Hitler solve Germany's economic problems?

a)

He puts people to work on public works (ex. building highways)

b)

He borrows money to pay the reparations.

c)

He sells Germany's natural resources to the highest bidder.

d)

He decreases the size of the military so it does not cost as much.

13.

Which is not a characteristic of Fascism?

a)

Has a communist economic system

b)

Extreme Nationalism – means racism and domination

c)

Believe nations must struggle and conquer other weaker nations

d)

Authoritarian leader -- Totalitarianism

14.

People have private property but the government provides some needs such as health care.

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Totaliarianism

d)

Capitalism

15.

What is socialsim?

a)

a cross between capitalism and communism

b)

a type of government were a single person has all the power

c)

an economic system were there is no private property

d)

when the government uses secret police to spy on people

16.

What economic system is the opposite of Capitalism?

a)

Free Market

b)

Traditional

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

17.

What is censorship?

a)

a form of propaganda

b)

keeping of facts from the people

c)

using secret police to spy on people

d)

it is a "cult of personality"

18.

What is “Cult of Personality”?

a)

using propaganda to make people like you.

b)

when a leader uses the secret police to scare the people

c)

having a leader that is very unpopular

d)

a derogatory (negative) term for excessive adulation of a single living leader

19.

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution or the Communist Revolution in Russia in October 1917?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Joesph Stalin

20.

Why do companies sell stocks?

a)

Raise money to build factories.

b)

Raise money to develop new products.

c)

Raise money to hire new workers.

d)

Raise money to buy other companies.

21.

What are stocks?

a)

A person that buys part of a company.

b)

Shares of a company that the company sells to the public.

c)

A person that sells part of a company.

d)

The place were companies raise money to invest.

22.

What was the Great Depression?

a)

A worldwide economic slump in the 1930's

b)

A recession following the Stock Market Crash of 1929

c)

When Germany lost the war and could not pay it's debts

d)

When people went to war because of rising prices.

23.

Which group was the first that had hard times during the 1920's?

a)

Stockbrokers

b)

Factory workers

c)

Farmers

d)

Women

24.

What percent of American's lived in poverty during the Roaring 20's?

a)

40%

b)

60%

c)

50%

d)

25%

25.

The wealthiest 5% of American's income was more than that of the bottom 60% of Americans.

a)

The statement is mostly true.

b)

The statement is false.

c)

The statement is true.

d)

The statement is a form of propaganda.

26.

What percent of the nation's banks controlled what percent of the nation's resources?

a)

1% of the nation's banks controlled 25% of the nation's financial resources

b)

50% of the nation's banks controlled 1% of the nation's financial resources

c)

5% of the nation's banks controlled all of the nation's financial resources

d)

1% of the nation's banks controlled 50% of the nation's financial resources

27.

In 1929, how many Americans owned a car?

a)

half of all families owned a car

b)

one third of all Americans owned a car

c)

10% of Americans owned a car

d)

cars had not yet been invented

28.

What is a soviet?

a)

ruler who has absolute control over a country

b)

parliament - law making body of a country

c)

council of elected representatives for workers, peasants and soldiers

d)

group that wanted the overthrow of the royal family

29.

What is an autocrat?

a)

ruler who has absolute control over a country

b)

parliament - law making body of a country

c)

system where the government owns all the property

d)

council of workers, peasants and soldiers

30.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after Vladimar Lenin died?

a)

Tsar Nicholas II

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolf Hitler

31.

What are the elements of totalitarian government (select all the apply)

a)

State controls nearly every aspect of the individual’s life

b)

Activities not controlled by the state are not allowed

c)

State uses secret police to control the people

d)

State uses propaganda to control the people

32.

What is "buying on margin"?

a)

buying stocks on credit

b)

paying too much for a stock on the stock market

c)

buying stocks at a low price and selling at a high price

d)

it is a cross between capitalism and communism

33.

Which problem confronting American business during the 1920s contributed to the beginning of the Great Depression? (select all the apply)

a)

overproduction

b)

people buying luxury items on credit

c)

people buying stocks on credit (buying on margin)

d)

labor shortages

34.

How did many Germans respond to challenges of the global depression in the 1930s?

a)

by negotiating a series of loans from the United States

b)

by stopping the production of new paper money

c)

by following an extremist political party

d)

by taking back money paid to France in war reparations

35.

Adolf Hitler's plans for the German people can be found in —

a)

The Communist Manifesto

b)

The Doctrine of Fascism

c)

Mein Kampf

d)

Das Kapital

36.

Overproduction of a product can lead to

a)

Decline in industrial output and rising unemployment

b)

increased production

c)

an increase in the products popularity

d)

Increased profits

37.

Germany printing too much money to pay the reparations caused money to lose its value. When prices go up but the value of money goes down it is called?

a)

unemployment

b)

depression

c)

Communism

d)

inflation

38.

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

a)

the stock market crashed

b)

Roosevelt was elected President

c)

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

d)

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

39.

How does Hitler gain the trust of the German people?

a)

By becoming Chancellor

b)

By writing Mein Kampf

c)

By overthrowing the government

d)

By fixing the unemployment problem in Germany

40.

Who institutes Five Year Plans for the Soviet Union to become industrialized?

a)

Stalin

b)

Lenin

c)

Hitler

d)

FDR

41.

Country in which the government controls all aspects of its citizens lives

a)

Democratic State

b)

Totalitarian State

c)

Socialist State

d)

Current state of the world

42.

How were the Fascists able to gain control in Italy and Germany?

a)

Hitler and Mussolini made false promises to the people, and took control by force.

b)

Political and economic instability left the people desperate for a strong leader.

c)

The people were too involved in their own lives and failed to resist their unjust government.

d)

Mussolini and Hitler committed widespread election fraud and ruled without the consent of the people.

43.

What is the political system that glorifies Nationalism over Individualism and Militarism above Humanism called?

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Fascism

d)

Democracy

44.

What event is credited with starting the Great Depression in the US?

a)

The Dust Bowl

b)

Herbert Hoover's inability to govern

c)

The Stock Market Crash

d)

The Roaring 20's

45.

Which economic theory was first put into practice in Russia when it became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics after the Revolution?

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Keynesianism

46.

In Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, severe inflation, high unemployment, and fear of communism all contributed to the

a)

growth of democratic institutions

b)

overthrow of monarchies in Italy and Germany

c)

rise of Fascist governments in Italy, Germany, and Spain

d)

formation of the Common Market in Italy and Spain

47.

Fascist leaders in Italy and Germany came to power in the 1920s and 1930s because they

a)

maintained political traditions

b)

exploited economic hardships to gain popular support

c)

supported the League of Nations

d)

resisted all forms of extreme nationalism

48.

The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to

a)

an era of peace and international good will in Germany

b)

a stable Germany that was both democratic and strong

c)

an increase in Germany's desire to regain its power and prestige

d)

a leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations

49.

Which political leader gained power as a result of the failing economy in Germany?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

50.

What was a major reason for Adolf Hitler's rise to power?

a)

Germany's military support of Poland and France

b)

refusal by the League of Nations to admit Germany as a member

c)

strong German economy

d)

provisions of the Treaty of Versailles