Chapter 19 Part 1 Fill in the Blank

Question 1

In the postwar period, countries around the world practiced economic when they tried to protect domestic industries by limiting trade with other countries

Answer 1

nationalism

Question 2

During the 1920s, millions of Americans engaged in market , or risky investments, in the stock market

Answer 2

speculations

Question 3

October 29, 1929 is known as , the day investors sold millions of shares and sent stock prices tumbling.

Answer 3

Black Tuesday

Question 4

The period during the 1930s when prices and wages fell, business activity slowed, and unemployment rose is called the

Answer 4

Great Depression

Question 5

The Great Depression caused unrest and violence in some countries; for example, in it helped destroy the Weimar Republic

Answer 5

Germany

Question 6

U.S. president believed that prosperity was “just around the corner”

Answer 6

Herbert Hoover

Question 7

In order to prevent another invasion from the east, the French constructed the , a series of steel and concrete fortifications

Answer 7

Maginot Line

Question 8

Known as the , this series of treaties guaranteed the existing boundaries between France and Germany

Answer 8

Locarno Pact

Question 9

When right-wing rioters in France demanded an end to republican government, the French trade unions responded by calling for a

Answer 9

general strike

Question 10

The leader of the Labour Party, , formed a coalition government with the Liberal Party so that workers would have a voice in the House of Commons

Answer 10

Ramsay MacDonald