Between the Wars

Question 1

The Great Depression

Answer 1

Hit Oct. 29, 1929; Led to high unemployment, inflation and poor economies

Question 2

Reparations

Answer 2

Payments Germany was forced to pay for WWI; $625 million; Ger. Made 1 payment

Question 3

New Leaders

Answer 3

U.S.- FDR; Italy- Mussolini; G.B.- Churchill; Russia- Stalin; Germany- Hitler

Question 4

What were the effects of ww1?

Answer 4

1. Depression (Hyperinflation) (blamed the Jews)
2. conflict/riots
3. People looking for new leader
4. Found a promising leader (adolf hitler)
5. WW2

Question 5

2 effects of treaty of Versailles

Answer 5

Reparations

Germany lost land

Question 6

How many reparations did Germany pay?

Answer 6

1

Question 7

Reparations led to what in Germany?

Answer 7

Depression. (Not the Great Depression)

Question 8

What is hyperinflation?

Answer 8

When you print too much paper money. The value of the money goes down.

Question 9

How bad did the inflation get?

Answer 9

By 1923 it took 4.2 trillion marks to equal 1 U.S. Dollar

Question 10

What was the purpose of the Dawes plan?

Answer 10

To get Germany pay the reparations

Question 11

BONUS

What did Germany lose because they couldn’t pay reparations?

Answer 11

The Ruhr Valley

Question 12

Who were the 5 leaders and where did they come from?

Answer 12

Adolf Hitler- Germany 
FDR- U.S.
Benito Mussolini- Italy 
Winston Churchill- Great Britain
Joseph Stalin- Russia

Question 13

BONUS

Name 2 programs created by the new deal.

Answer 13

FDIC
Social security
TVA

Question 14

What is fascism?

Answer 14

Everybody in the country glorifies the state above the individual.

Question 15

Mussolini took Over when?

Answer 15

1922 (he was a dictator)

Question 16

BONUS

Lenin died when?

Answer 16

1924

Question 17

When did Stalin become a dictator?

Answer 17

1929

Question 18

Briefly describe the great purge.

Answer 18

He arrested 8 million russians for going against communism

Question 19

What was Hitlers rank?

Answer 19

Corporal

Question 20

What did hitler do in 1921?

Answer 20

Had complete control of the Nazi party

Question 21

Why did Hitler go to jail and what did he do there?

Answer 21

Went to jail for trying to take over the government and wrote “Mein Kampf”

Question 22

When did Hitler take control of Germany?

Answer 22

1933

Question 23

What is totalitarianism?

Answer 23

Where one person has total control of the Government

Question 24

Who made the New Deal and what did it do?

Answer 24

FDR Made it
It was meant for getting out of
The depression.

Question 25

Was FDR trying to make the government more powerful with the new deal?

Answer 25

No; explain…

Question 26

Did the New Deal fix the Great Depression?

Answer 26

No; explain…