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WorksheetsBetween the Wars
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Hitler and many other Germans were angry about
The threat of another war
The slow growth of the Nazi Party
All of these
The terms of the Versailles Treaty
What did Hitler do once power was given to him?
Call for new elections to get more Nazis in government.
Continued to follow the Treaty of Verisalles
Treated all people equally and fairly.
Built up the German military
Why was Hitler put in jail?
He needed time to write a book
He led an armed uprising against the government
He was never in jail
He was framed for a crime he did not commit.
What is the long name of the Nazi Party?
National Socialist German Workers Party
New Nationalist Party of Germany
National Aryan Zealot Individuals Party
German Workers Party
What does Fuhrer mean?
Hitler
Boss
Leader
Long distance
What is a Gulag?
Labor Camp, were people went voluntarily to help their government.
A type of food that is very tasty
Labor Camp, People sent to them for criticizing the government
A camp for children to learn life skills
What is a tariff?
tax on exported goods
tax on personal income
tax on imported goods
tax on businesses
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?
The New Deal
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Building up the military
Nothing
If a member of Hitler Youth found out that his parents' beliefs were different from Hitler's beliefs, he was taught to
Ask a teacher
Listen to his parents
Make his own decision
Report on his parents
Members of Hitler Youth did not learn
miltiary skills
Equality of all peoples
Nazi beliefs
Athletic skills
What was the name of the political party that Hitler was a member of?
Nazi Party
Hitler's Party
Democratic Party
The War Party
How did Adolf Hitler solve Germany's economic problems?
He puts people to work on public works (ex. building highways)
He borrows money to pay the reparations.
He sells Germany's natural resources to the highest bidder.
He decreases the size of the military so it does not cost as much.
Which is not a characteristic of Fascism?
Has a communist economic system
Extreme Nationalism – means racism and domination
Believe nations must struggle and conquer other weaker nations
Authoritarian leader -- Totalitarianism
People have private property but the government provides some needs such as health care.
Socialism
Communism
Totaliarianism
Capitalism
What is socialsim?
a cross between capitalism and communism
a type of government were a single person has all the power
an economic system were there is no private property
when the government uses secret police to spy on people
What economic system is the opposite of Capitalism?
Free Market
Traditional
Socialism
Communism
What is censorship?
a form of propaganda
keeping of facts from the people
using secret police to spy on people
it is a "cult of personality"
What is “Cult of Personality”?
using propaganda to make people like you.
when a leader uses the secret police to scare the people
having a leader that is very unpopular
a derogatory (negative) term for excessive adulation of a single living leader
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution or the Communist Revolution in Russia in October 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx
Joesph Stalin
Why do companies sell stocks?
Raise money to build factories.
Raise money to develop new products.
Raise money to hire new workers.
Raise money to buy other companies.
What are stocks?
A person that buys part of a company.
Shares of a company that the company sells to the public.
A person that sells part of a company.
The place were companies raise money to invest.
What was the Great Depression?
A worldwide economic slump in the 1930's
A recession following the Stock Market Crash of 1929
When Germany lost the war and could not pay it's debts
When people went to war because of rising prices.
Which group was the first that had hard times during the 1920's?
Stockbrokers
Factory workers
Farmers
Women
What percent of American's lived in poverty during the Roaring 20's?
40%
60%
50%
25%
The wealthiest 5% of American's income was more than that of the bottom 60% of Americans.
The statement is mostly true.
The statement is false.
The statement is true.
The statement is a form of propaganda.
What percent of the nation's banks controlled what percent of the nation's resources?
1% of the nation's banks controlled 25% of the nation's financial resources
50% of the nation's banks controlled 1% of the nation's financial resources
5% of the nation's banks controlled all of the nation's financial resources
1% of the nation's banks controlled 50% of the nation's financial resources
In 1929, how many Americans owned a car?
half of all families owned a car
one third of all Americans owned a car
10% of Americans owned a car
cars had not yet been invented
What is a soviet?
ruler who has absolute control over a country
parliament - law making body of a country
council of elected representatives for workers, peasants and soldiers
group that wanted the overthrow of the royal family
What is an autocrat?
ruler who has absolute control over a country
parliament - law making body of a country
system where the government owns all the property
council of workers, peasants and soldiers
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after Vladimar Lenin died?
Tsar Nicholas II
Karl Marx
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
What are the elements of totalitarian government (select all the apply)
State controls nearly every aspect of the individual’s life
Activities not controlled by the state are not allowed
State uses secret police to control the people
State uses propaganda to control the people
What is "buying on margin"?
buying stocks on credit
paying too much for a stock on the stock market
buying stocks at a low price and selling at a high price
it is a cross between capitalism and communism
Which problem confronting American business during the 1920s contributed to the beginning of the Great Depression? (select all the apply)
overproduction
people buying luxury items on credit
people buying stocks on credit (buying on margin)
labor shortages
How did many Germans respond to challenges of the global depression in the 1930s?
by negotiating a series of loans from the United States
by stopping the production of new paper money
by following an extremist political party
by taking back money paid to France in war reparations
Adolf Hitler's plans for the German people can be found in —
The Communist Manifesto
The Doctrine of Fascism
Mein Kampf
Das Kapital
Overproduction of a product can lead to
Decline in industrial output and rising unemployment
increased production
an increase in the products popularity
Increased profits
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?
unemployment
depression
Communism
inflation
What happened in the U.S. on October 24 of 1929?
the stock market crashed
Roosevelt was elected President
Great Britain paid back all the money they owed us and there was a national celebration
we banned immigration from the U.S.S.R. because we feared Communism
How does Hitler gain the trust of the German people?
By becoming Chancellor
By writing Mein Kampf
By overthrowing the government
By fixing the unemployment problem in Germany
Who institutes Five Year Plans for the Soviet Union to become industrialized?
Stalin
Lenin
Hitler
FDR
Country in which the government controls all aspects of its citizens lives
Democratic State
Totalitarian State
Socialist State
Current state of the world
How were the Fascists able to gain control in Italy and Germany?
Hitler and Mussolini made false promises to the people, and took control by force.
Political and economic instability left the people desperate for a strong leader.
The people were too involved in their own lives and failed to resist their unjust government.
Mussolini and Hitler committed widespread election fraud and ruled without the consent of the people.
What is the political system that glorifies Nationalism over Individualism and Militarism above Humanism called?
Communism
Socialism
Fascism
Democracy
What event is credited with starting the Great Depression in the US?
The Dust Bowl
Herbert Hoover's inability to govern
The Stock Market Crash
The Roaring 20's
Which economic theory was first put into practice in Russia when it became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics after the Revolution?
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Keynesianism
In Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, severe inflation, high unemployment, and fear of communism all contributed to the
growth of democratic institutions
overthrow of monarchies in Italy and Germany
rise of Fascist governments in Italy, Germany, and Spain
formation of the Common Market in Italy and Spain
Fascist leaders in Italy and Germany came to power in the 1920s and 1930s because they
maintained political traditions
exploited economic hardships to gain popular support
supported the League of Nations
resisted all forms of extreme nationalism
The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to
an era of peace and international good will in Germany
a stable Germany that was both democratic and strong
an increase in Germany's desire to regain its power and prestige
a leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations
Which political leader gained power as a result of the failing economy in Germany?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
What was a major reason for Adolf Hitler's rise to power?
Germany's military support of Poland and France
refusal by the League of Nations to admit Germany as a member
strong German economy
provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
