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Chapter 15: The West Between the Wars
Chapter 15: The West Between the Wars
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When a government pays out more money thank it takes in through taxation and other revenues
collective bargaining
inflation
recession
deficit spending
2
Stalin’s Five-Year Plans were intended to transform the Soviet Union into
an agricultural society.
a monarchy.
an industrial society.
a democracy.
3
Under Mussolini, the Italian Fascists used propaganda to
educate people.
control public opinion.
advertise platforms of all political parties.
enforce government policies.
4
The Great Depression was caused primarily by
a new interest in Marxist theory
an economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash.
the failure of nations to reduce their military forces
the strengthening of European banks
5
One reason that Germans supported Hitler was:
a belief that he ended Germany's economic depression
Hitler's abolition of the Reichstag
the Catholic Church's support of the regime
collectivization
6
In Germany, inflation and unemployment during the Great Depression paved the way for
authoritarian leaders.
labor unions.
women’s rights
new social programs.
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The Dawes Plan
Reduced interest rates in Europe
Increased tariffs on German goods
Reduced German reparations payments
dissolved trade unions and all sporting activities
8
Government that seeks complete control over people’s lives
authoritarian state
absolute monarchy
collectivization
totalitarian state
9
An artistic movement that reflects postwar fascination with the absurd and the unconscious mind
Freud’s psychology
uncertainty principle
postmodernism
surrealism
10
Stalin gained control over the Communist Party by
using the popular vote of the people.
purging people he thought were a threat.
preventing elections within the party.
making promises of rewards and titles to people.
11
Increased government activity in the economy during the Great Depression led to
a decline in the popularity of Marxist ideas.
leaders who offered simple solutions in return for power.
more power and confidence to the workers.
an immediate economic turnaround.
12
Hitler’s political theories were based on
communism and nationalism.
communism and socialism
democracy and socialism.
racism and nationalism.
13
A policy of active governmental economic intervention
the New Deal
Kristallnacht
collective bargaining
deficit spending
14
Salvador Dali was
the author of Steppenwolf
propaganda minister of Nazi Germany
a surrealist painter who painted everyday objects
the author of Ulysses
15
The _______ was the leading policy-making body of the Communist Party
Ulema
Politburo
NEP
Blackshirts
16
What was the Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9, 1938?
the signing of Hitler’s agreement with Russia
a destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis
the creation of Hitler’s secret police
the inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party
17
A system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the government
glasnost
collectivization
Five-Year Plan
Dawes Plan
18
Which dictator came to power first?
Franco
Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
19
Which of the following weakened the League of Nations?
President Wilson’s wishes to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
the French trying to enforce the Treaty of Versailles
reparations owed by Germany
that the United States did not join the League of Nations
20
Hitler ended Germany’s depression, economic woes, and unemployment by
passing the Nuremburg laws.
building more churches and universities.
putting women to work in factories.
implementing public works projects and a rearmament program.
21
Why was the United States not a member of League of Nations?
The organization was open only to European nations
The United States refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles
League members would not use force against aggression
Other powerful nations did not want competition
22
This excluded Jews from German citizenship
Nuremburg laws
Dawes Plan
New Economic Policy
Kraft durch Freude
23
Why were U.S. bank loans to Germany vital to the European economy after World War I?
Germany used them to pay reparations to Britain and France.
Businesses relied heavily on the Bank in Vienna.
European leaders needed funds to set up stock markets
Other nations were borrowing money from Germany to rebuild.
24
Fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for
special taxes for public works
a strong central government
volunteers to build roads and bridges
a communal system
25
Parliamentary systems failed in most Eastern European states, in part, because
their systems were weakened by repayments.
their citizens were too well-educated.
they all had large middle classes.
these states had little democratic tradition.
26
In the 1920s, the arts and sciences both exhibited a sense of
self-confidence.
optimism.
decline.
uncertainty about the future.
