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Worksheets2020-2021 HCS 6th Grade Unit 6b The Great Depression
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What three nations fell under the control of totalitarian leadership as a result of the worldwide depression of the 1930s?
France, Germany and Italy
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Germany, Great Britain, and Italy
Russia, France, and Great Britain
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan for rebuilding the economy of the United States in the 1930s?
The Good Deal
The New Deal
The Marshall Plan
The Dust Bowl
Which event is credited with starting the Great Depression?
the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as US President
the Senate's failure to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
adoption of the New Deal programs
the stock market crash on Black Tuesday
Why did totalitarian leaders gain power in the years following WWI?
They offered plans to rebuild their nations economically
They offered more political rights to citizens
They advocated for the creation of limited monarchies
They offered plans to create democracies
How did the governments of democratic nations work to improve economic conditions in their countries?
by starting WWII to gain more territory
by passing laws to rebuild their economies
by building weapons of mass destruction
by imperializing underdeveloped nations
What contributed to the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany during the depression of the 1930s?
Economic hardships increased political instability
Five-year plans of the communists failed
The Reichstag released private property for public use
The people waste oppressive leadership
How did the depression in the United States contribute to the worldwide depression?
Merchants exported too many products overseas and did not import anything
The United States only traded with countries willing to pay tariffs
Business owners refused to sell mass-produced goods to European nations
Investors began calling in loans they had made to European nations and discontinued lending to them
What caused the Stock Market crash of 1929 (Black Tuesday)? (Choose ALL that apply)
buying stocks on margin
overproduction of goods
expansion of buying on credit
entering World War II
What was Germany's response to France taking over Ruhr Valley
They revolted against France
They began printing money causing hyperinflation
They bought it back from France
Germany went to the League of Nations
Which totalitarian leaders took over during the economic hard times? (Choose ALL that apply)
Adolf Hitler
Julius Caesar
Benito Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
