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Interwar Years

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Communist dictator of the Soviet Union who ordered the Great Purge and started the Five Year Plans-
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Tojo
d)
Mussolin
2.
The worldwide depression from the 1920s and 1930s led, in Germany and Italy, to the rise of-
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictators
d)
Absolute Monarchs
3.
What was Mussolini’s Main Goal?
a)
spread communism worldwide
b)
defeat Hitler
c)
Imperialize SOuth America
d)
Bring bak the Glory of Rome
4.
Which of the following in NOT a main cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Excessive use of credit
b)
High Protective Tariffs
c)

Buying on Margin

d)

High Speculation

5.

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

6.

Who was NOT considered a totalitarian?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

7.

Who was the leader of the Communists in China that led his followers on a Long March?

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Gandhi

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Sun Yat-Sen

8.

Who was the leader of India's non violent revolution and practiced civil disobedience?

a)

Sun Yat-Sen

b)

Gandhi

c)

Reza Shah Pahlavi

d)

Mao Zedong

9.

Why did Japan attack Manchuria?

a)

Because the emperor ordered them to

b)

To stop terrorism in the area

c)

To keep Manchuria form attacking Japan

d)

To gain control of it's natural resources

10.

Many countries in Africa were granted their Independence after helping the allies win WWI.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
Fascist Dictator of Italy during World War II-
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Tojo
d)
Mussolini
12.

Which day is known as Black Tuesday...the day the stock market crashed causing a global crisis?

a)

11/11/1918

b)

12/07/1941

c)

10/29/1929

d)

09/03/1939

13.

What was the Pan-African Movement?

a)

A movement to kick Europeans out of Africa

b)

A country-wide protest to colonization

c)

A time period when Europeans took over Africa

14.

The Pan-African Movement is an example of

a)

Religion

b)

Imperialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Ethnic groups

15.

Which of the following tactics did Joseph Stalin use to further his plan for economic modernization?

a)

He worked to improve political rights for women

b)

He loosened government control of industry

c)

He instituted a policy of collectivization of small farms

d)

He encouraged capitalist ideas and beliefs

16.

The economic disaster of the Great Depression was worsened by which of the following natural disasters?

a)

The Great Hurricane of 1928, which destroyed American ports in the southeast

b)

The Blizzard of 1930, which shut down the few factories that remained open in the Great Lakes region

c)

the San Francisco Earthquake of 1933, which halted trade with Asia

d)

the Dust Bowl, or the Great Plains region devastated by prolonged dust storms, extreme drought, and crop loss

17.

Fascism in Europe during the 1920's and 1930's is best described as a

a)

demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism that proomoted free enterprise

b)

form of totalitarianism that glorified the state above the individual

c)

type of economic system that stressed a classless society

d)

set of humanist ideas that emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual

18.

What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930's appealed to many people in Germany?

a)

the people were frustrated with their current economic and political situation

b)

Germany had been denied membership in the United Nations

c)

a coup d'etat had forced communism on the German people

d)

the German people feared that the French of the British would soon gain control of the Polish corridor

19.

Why were homeless shacks called Hoovervilles?

a)

People blamed President Hoover for the Depression

b)

President Hoover donated the wood and boxed for the people to live in

c)

The man that invented the Hover vacuum at one point lived in a Hooverville

d)

President Hoover was well-liked by the people who lived there

20.

When the Great Depression began in 1929, the most common economic belief supported by the Republican Party was that

a)

an increase in defense spending would stimulate the economy

b)

unemployment workers should receive Federal unemployment benefits

c)

the government should assume control of all business and industry

d)

the economy would recover on its own

21.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a totalitarian government

a)

Fascist

b)

Nazi

c)

Republic

d)

Communist

22.

Which country did Japan invade in 1931?

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Ethiopia

d)

the Philippines

23.

What was the British Raj?

a)

The Indian king from 1757-1947

b)

British controlled territory in India 1757-1947

c)

The Indian version of British government

d)

The British kingdom in China

24.

What evil dictator was hung for committing war crimes?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Tojo

d)

Stalin

25.

What conditions allowed EVIL to rise in Europe?

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