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Interwar Period Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What areas saw the rise of a Dictator after WWI because of the Great Depression?

a)

USSR, Germany and Italy

b)

Russia, Germany and Japan

c)

Japan , Germany and Austria

d)

US, Germany and USSR

2.

Who is this person?

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Mussolini

d)

Tojo

3.

Who is this person?

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Kerensky

d)

Tojo

4.
Who is the Italian “duce” from whom Hitler got many of his ideas? He was the founder of fascism.
a)
Giussipie Garibaldi
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Camillo de Cavour
5.

Industrialization in Japan led to a growing demand for---

a)

natural resources

b)

universities

c)

immigrant labor

d)

democracy

6.

Which title best summarizes this list?

a)

Dictators of the Interwar Period

b)

Ambassadors from the Interwar Period

c)

Monarch of the Interwar Period

d)

Presidents from the Interwar Period

7.

Who was the prime minister of Japan who focused on militarism?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Tokugawa Shogun

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Matthew Perry

8.

What group did Hitler blame for Germany's economic problems?

a)

gypsies

b)

Poles

c)

Russians

d)

Jews

9.

In the 1920s and 1930s the rise of Totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy and Spain was largely the result of what?

a)

Success of Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union

b)

Severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after WWI

c)

The active support of the United States

d)

Movements demanding the return of the old monarchies

10.

The Treaty of Versailles blamed who for causing World War I?

a)

Austria

b)

Hungary

c)

Germany

d)

Ottoman Empire

11.

The totalitarian regimes of Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union

a)

pursued vastly different foreign policies.

b)

held each other in disdain.

c)

hoped to control every aspect of their citizens' lives

d)

retained power due to the charisma of their leaders.

e)

established a formal alliance directed against laissez-faire liberal capitalism.

12.

Which dictator is most associated with all of the following: secret police, five year plans, and collectivization of farms?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Hirohito

13.

Who was the communist leader of the Soviet Union?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Hirohito

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Franco

14.

Who took control of Austria, northern part of Czechoslovakia, and invaded Poland?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

15.

What are reparations?

a)

money paid for war damage

b)

money paid when you default on a loan

c)

money paid to forgive ones sins

d)

money paid for transportation to different locations

16.

Which totalitarian dictator invaded Ethiopia in 1935?

a)

Hitler

b)

Tojo

c)

Mussolini

d)

Stalin

17.
The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after WWI helped lay the foundation for what?
a)
Rise of fascism Germany
b)
uprisings during the French Revolution
c)
division of Korea along the 38th parallel
d)
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
18.
Which European country faced the most economic problems after WWI?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
France
19.
This leader took advantage of the economic problems in Germany and people's anxiety to gain leadership position. He continually voiced his hatred of the Treaty of Versailles and promised to make Germany great again.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Adolph Hitler
20.
What did economic instability in Europe during the 1930s lead to?
a)
Fascist dictatorship
b)
Development of nuclear arms
c)
Abandonment of colonial territories
21.

What event marked the beginning of the Great depression in the US?

a)

End of WWI

b)

Passage of the Dawes Plan

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

Election of Roosevelt

22.

Which of the following responses to the Great Depression led to threats on democracy in Europe?

a)

unemployment and homelessness led many people to stop voting

b)

Citizens responded to deficit spending by voting out the current governments

c)

People were willing to give dictatorial powers to anyone promised a simple solution to the economic crisis

23.
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
24.
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
25.
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
26.

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

27.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Big Three?

a)

Woodrow Wilson - USA

b)

Georges Clemenceau - France

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II - Germany

d)

David Lloyd George - Britain

28.

Which leader wanted revenge?

a)

Woodrow Wilson - USA

b)

Georges Clemenceau - France

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II - Germany

d)

David Lloyd George - Britain

29.

Which leader wanted peace without victory?

a)

Woodrow Wilson - USA

b)

Georges Clemenceau - France

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II - Germany

d)

David Lloyd George - Britain

30.

How many men were allowed in the German army accordinf to the military terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

1 million

b)

150,000

c)

1,500

d)

100,000

31.

Wilson's plan for peace was called the ...

a)

Treaty of Versaille

b)

14 Points

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

League of Nations

32.

What new organization was created to promote international peace?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The League of Nations

c)

The European Union

d)

The USSR

33.

Which of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles was the most hated by the Germans?

a)

Germany had to cut its army to 100,000 men.

b)

Germany had to make large territorial reductions.

c)

Germany had to pay $31.4 billion in reparations.

d)

Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war.

34.
A system of government that exerts complete control over its citizens; individuals have no rights and all opposition to the government is suppressed
a)
Monarchy
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
35.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
36.
Which of these did the Fascists NOT promise to do?
a)
Restore national pride
b)
Revive the economy
c)
Punish those responsible for embarrassing them
d)
Keep the peace with other countries
37.
Giving in to an aggressor to keep peace
a)
Appeasement
b)
Fascism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Pacification
38.
What is a dictator?
a)
A leader of a democracy.
b)
A leader that has complete control of their government.
c)
A form of government that denies freedom.
d)
A parliament.
39.
What do Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini have in common about their rule?
a)
They all created representative democracy
b)
Limited free speech and basic liberties
c)
Encouraged political parties
d)
Wanted 3 branches of government
40.
What group did Mussolini organize to attack communists and socialists?
a)
Brown Shirts
b)
Black Shirts
c)
White Shirts
d)
Red Hirts
41.
Why did fascism became popular in Germany?
a)
It provided Economic stability
b)
It provided solutions for the problems that Germans faced.
c)
Germans were looking for a Government that could get rid of poverty and get the German people back to work.
d)
Germans want a dictator that would control them and limit their freedom.
42.
How did Fascist governments maintained control over it citizens?
a)
Using violence
b)
Peace full cooperation
c)
Supply in the needs of all citizens
d)
Reason and Logic

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