Interwar Quiz

Question 1

What is armistice?

Answer 1

• A formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting

- Germany signed an armistice on November 11, 1918 (ending WWI)

Question 2

What is communism?

Answer 2

• An extreme left-wing political ideology (radical)
• Russia (USSR) became a communist dictatorship in 1917
• Working class radicals

Question 3

What is fascism?

Answer 3

• Right-wing totalitarianism
• Post-democratic and post-industrial
• Sexist, elitist, nationalist, militarist
• Emphasizes differences between people

Question 4

Who was Adolf Hitler?

Answer 4

• German chancellor and Fuhrer of Nazi party

- Fascist leader

Question 5

Who was Joseph Stalin?

Answer 5

• Soviet revolutionary

- Communist

Question 6

What was the Statute of Westminster?

Answer 6

• Formalized the 1926 decision

- Canada now in charge of its own foreign affairs

Question 7

Who was Benito Mussolini?

Answer 7

• Italian Prime Minister
• Leader of the National Fascist Party
• Created fascism

Question 8

What is the Ku Klux Klan?

Answer 8

• Supported Calvin Coolidge

- Extreme reactionary

Question 9

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 9

1. Territorial changes
   - Land was annexed to create new countries and add to existing states
2. Punitive damages against Germany
   - Admit “war guilt”
   - Reparation payments
3. German military restrictions
4. Germany’s overseas empire would be divided into mandate system
5. Forbidden to unite (Anschluss) with Austria
6. End of Empires and Absolute Monarchies and Rise of dictatorships

Question 10

What was the war guilt clause?

Answer 10

• Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles

- Declared Germany responsible for WWI

Question 11

What is militarism?

Answer 11

• The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

Question 12

What is ultranationalism?

Answer 12

• Extreme nationalism that promotes the interest of one state or people above all others

Question 13

What are reparations?

Answer 13

• War reparations are payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors. They are intended to cover damage or injury inflicted during a war

Question 14

What was the Anschluss?

Answer 14

• Political union of Austria with Germany

- Achieved by Hitler through annexation in 1938

Question 15

What is propaganda?

Answer 15

• Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

Question 16

What is Mein Kampf?

Answer 16

• Autobiographical book by Adolf Hitler
• Describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany

Question 17

What was the Nazi Party?

Answer 17

• Far-right political party in Germany

- Fought communist uprisings