Unit 5 Study guide cards

Question 1

1. League of Nations during the 1920s - what country did not join, was the League effective?

Answer 1

The league of Nations, it did resolve some international conflicts but it failed at preventing WW2. The United States didn’t join which weakened it.

Question 2

2. Occupation of the Ruhr Valley - which countries were involved, why did it occur, what was the solution

Answer 2

France and Belgium. France and Belgium received a lack of payments from Germany so they created the Dawes Plan. They also invaded the Ruhr valley.

Question 3

3. Dawes Plan - what was it?

Answer 3

Germany would repay the United states with little to no interest, no loans it had been given to rebuild its infrastructure, industry, and manufacturing.

Question 4

Weimar Republic – Hyperinflation - what was it, why did it occur?

Answer 4

In order to pay the striking workers the government. Weimar rep printed more money without gold to back it. This flood of money led to hyperfiction and prices rose.

Question 5

6-7. Supply-Side vs Keynesian policies - what is the role of taxes, is the economic theory liberal or conservative

Answer 5

Supply side stays out of the economy, it does not work, they cut taxes. The Keynesian government was involved in the economy; it raised taxes on the highest earners and used the money to create federal programs. People would use their wages to buy things to reboot the economy.

Question 6

8. Popular Front (France) - Economic policies to counter depression.

Answer 6

Socialist policies where the government played a large role in the economy.

Question 7

9. Effect of Depression on German politics.

Answer 7

Weakened the Weimar Republic and brought about many different political parties.

Question 8

England - Economic policies to counter depression

Answer 8

Had a balanced budget.

Question 9

11. Peace of Locarno and Kellogg-Briand Pact - What was their purpose?

Answer 9

Agreement between France and Germany to share the Ruhr valley but there were no consequences if someone broke the rules. They both failed.

Question 10

12. Italy – Distrust of Western Democracies after WWI (Why?)

Answer 10

Italians were humiliated after WW1. They were not given lands promised to them after war.

Question 11

13. Mussolini – type of rule

Answer 11

Fascist Dictator

Question 12

14. Fascism - define, what was its appeal, how does it differ from Communism?

Answer 12

Marked the beginning of fascist rule and meant the doom of the preceding parliamentary regimes of socialists and liberals. King Victor Emmanuel had already declared Musslini the prime minister of Italy.

Question 13

15. March on Rome - what happened, what was the result?

Answer 13

Marked the beginning of fascist rule and meant the doom of the preceding parliamentary regimes of socialists and liberals. King Victor Emmanuel had already declared Musslini the prime minister of Italy.

Question 14

16. Acerbo Law - what was it and why was it important?

Answer 14

1932, which every political party that gained the most votes would gain power. Fascist rigged the vote and came into power with the Black Shirts. Used propaganda and speeches to gain popularity.

Question 15

17. Stalin’s Five-Year Plans - what were they?

Answer 15

Developing heavy industry and collectivizing agriculture and building the economy.

Question 16

18. The Great Purge and “Show Trials” - Who did they try to eliminate?

Answer 16

Anyone Stalin saw as a threat.

Question 17

19. Life in Stalinist Russia - what was it like?

Answer 17

No freedom, rights, religion.

Question 18

22. Problems of the Weimar Republic - economic, political

Answer 18

Hyper-Inflation and violent uprising from various groups, too many parties over Bavarian territory.

Question 19

23. Adolph Hitler - background/early history

Answer 19

President Paul von Hindenburg had already appointed Hitler as Chancellor, served in WW1, wrote Mein Kampf.

Question 20

24. The Beer Hall Putsch - what was the effect?

Answer 20

A split between Hitler and Ludendorff. Hilter and Nazi tried to take over Barvarian territory.

Question 21

25. Lebensraum - what was it, what effect did it have?

Answer 21

The German concept of Lebensraum comprises policies and practices of settler colonialism. Nazis used propaganda. Germans living in other areas needed to be a part of Germany.

Question 22

26. The burning of the Reichstag and the Enabling Act of 1933 – Hitler becomes Chancellor - how?

Answer 22

The legislative building was burned down so he convinced the German people that communist were destroying Germany. Van Hindenburg was named Hitler Chancellor. He outlawed the communist party.

Question 23

27. Enabling Act -what was it ad why was it important?

Answer 23

Whichever party had the most votes would become the ruling party in Germany. It was rigged by Nazis.

Question 24

28. Nuremberg Laws - what were they?

Answer 24

Stripped Jewis people of their rights.

Question 25

29-30. Breaking of the Treaty of Versailles - Rhineland, Saar, rebuilding military, Austria (Anschluss)

Answer 25

Hitler rebuild Germany’s Air force, Navy, and Army. build arsenals of weapons. This goes against the Treaty of Versailles. He made the alliance with Musslini. Anschulss is reuniting German speaking people.

Question 26

31. Rome-Berlin Access/Anti-Comintern Pact - What were they?

Answer 26

Germany and Japan have a common enemy in Russia. Russia will have to fight a two front war. Violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler is appeased again.

Question 27

32. Sudetenland Crisis - What it was? What is meant by Appeasement?

Answer 27

The Munich conference was a meeting between Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the League of Nations. They gave Hitler the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia because Hitler promised not to take further action. Called the Munich agreement.

Question 28

33. Kristallnacht - What it was and why it was important.

Answer 28

Apogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany. A pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany