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WHAP Club Strayer Ch. 20
WHAP Club Strayer Ch. 20
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A #world war 1, #depression, and #world war 2 padlet covering Strayer Chapter 20.
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1
This photo of college students after WW1 was declared in 1914 demonstrates an attitude of
universal opposition to war.
widespread enthusiasm for war.
cynical disillusionment with war.
general indifference toward war.
2
This depiction of a bombing raid shows that a DIFFERENCE between WW1 and WW2 was
In WW2, people were more enthusiastic about war than in WW1.
In WW2, trenches & defensive war were used more than in WW1.
In WW2, there was more targeting of civilians than in WW1.
In WW2, allies were able to beat Germany quicker than WW1.
3
In October 1929 a Global Depression began when
Germany's debts led it to devalue its currency.
Trade dried up between Europe and America.
Prices fell for goods produced in Europe's colonies.
Stock prices fell 69% on the US Stock Exchange.
4
This cartoon shows that Germany was forced to 'swallow' the Versailles Treaty which
restored its lands in Europe but took its colonies.
forced them to compensate victims of the Armenian genocide.
made them pay damages and admit they caused the war.
made it accept an alliance with Austria.
5
Translated: "WAR! Hitler attacks." Which nation did Germany conquer in 1939, sparking WW2?
Russia (aka USSR)
Poland
France
Britain
6
Europe's empires relied on colonial soldiers during WW1. What was the result of this decision?
These soldiers created nationalist movements back home.
All colonies immediately staged revolutions in 1918.
The unity of WW1 strengthened the old European empires.
Most deaths occurred in trenches in Africa and Asia.
7
The fact that Germany gave up all its colonies because of the Treaty of Versailles shows
Germans abandoned militarism and expansionism.
One continuing reason for conflict was imperialism.
The Allied powers made an alliance with the Central powers.
WW1 victors wanted nationalist independence for colonies.
8
Who used
MILITARISM
the MOST to stimulate their economy in the latter 1930s?
Russia (aka USSR)
Italy
Japan
Germany
9
While Italy and Germany became allies because of their shared "Fascism," how did they differ?
Germany became communist while Italy stayed fascist.
Germany used 'race-hate' against Jews, etc. more than Italy.
Germany sought to expand while Italy avoided imperialism.
Germany was a single-party state while Italy was democratic.
10
What did "Cardinal Principles of the National Entity" (Doc 20.2) seek to
ABOLISH
in Japan?
"People's desire to fight in an eternal struggle to survive"
"ideologies of the Enlightenment...liberty and equality"
"Conquest through the 'victorious sword' of the army"
"the Imperial household as head of the state"
11
At WW2's end, Europe was devastated. How did the US respond?
It became an "isolationist" nation again and forgot Europe.
It embraced Communism as a solution to Europe's problems.
It forced Germany to pay reparations for damages in the war.
Its "Marshall Plan" aided Europe to promote economic growth.
12
All of the following are true, but this map could be used as evidence to prove which statement?
The Central Powers (Germany-Austria-Ottomans) lost the war.
Famine killed civilians who lived near the trench lines.
Machine guns were the biggest killers in the trenches.
The Spanish Influenza was the biggest killer of civilians.
13
After Allied victory, they were stunned by the Holocaust. Top Nazi leaders and soldiers were
invited to sign the charter of the United Nations.
tried, found guilty, and most executed at "Nuremberg Trials"
forgiven if they paid compensation to the surviving victims.
pardoned of all their crimes in an effort to keep the peace.
14
This quote from the book "Mein Kampf" demonstrates that a key idea of Nazism was
the German people (Volk) should use democracy in government.
the German people (Volk) should use imperialism to conquer.
the German people (Volk) should view others as equal.
the German people (Volk) should respect national borders.
15
These photos demonstrate a similarity between US and German responses to the Depression because
Both created a Communist government that owned all land.
Both relied exclusively on free market Capitalism.
Both showed a faith in government work projects.
Both granted increasing workplace rights for the worker.
16
How does Germany's emergence as a new nation after 1870 help explain the World Wars?
Germany provided stability & peaceful leadership to Europe.
Germany disrupted the established order in Europe.
Germany maintained the existing balance of power.
Germany was the lone superpower of both wars.
17
Examine this quote. Which philosophical ideals would the author REJECT?
The Enlightenment
Militarism
Social Darwinism
Imperialism
18
Japan and Germany had similar reasons for starting WW2 in Asia and Europe because they both
wanted to establish themselves as the "Master Race"
were driven by rivalry with the United States
gained land/resources through force, causing global tension
felt wronged by WW1's Treaty of Versailles
19
One effect of the wars on Europe's former colonies was that
they all formed alliances with U.S.A. to oppose the U.S.S.R.
they fully embraced Europe and rejoined the old empires.
they rejected imperialism & declared national independence.
they all used the USSR's communism as a model for economics.
20
Which of the following was a
POLITICAL
consequence of WW1 for women in the interwar years?
New technologies resulted in new consumerism for the home.
The "flapper" style showed women's increased sexual freedom.
"Suffrage" movements gained voting rights for many women.
Many had to give up outside work for men returning from war.
21
At WW2's end, Allies (and later Axis) signed a charter to create a peace-keeping body called
The United Nations
The European Economic Community
The League of Nations
The Nuremberg Trials
22
By getting into WW1 & 2 at the end, and winning them, the effect of the wars on the US was
its power was so strengthened that it became a "superpower."
it started on a path of "isolationism" from the world.
it trusted the U.N.'s peace-keeping & reduced the military.
it encouraged Communist revolutions around the world.
23
Which of these is the
TRUE
reason Serbia sent Bosnian assassins to kill the Austrian Archduke?
IMPERIALISM-They dreamed of creating an EMPIRE in Austria.
NATIONALISM-They wanted to create a NATION of Balkan people.
ALLIANCES-They wanted to rejoin with the old Ottoman Empire.
MILITARISM-They dreamed of beating Austria in battle.
24
Germany, Japan, and Italy were all similar (and formed the Axis alliance) because they all
were willing to be peaceful in the League of Nations.
hated Jews and wished to unleash genocide on them.
strongly supported Enlightened democracy.
had ambitions to expand their empires in Afro-Eurasia.
25
How was Japan treated by the US and Allies after WW2?
Japan was left alone to continue its imperial militarism.
Japan was occupied, given aid, and adopted democratic laws.
Japan was punished severely and became a colony of China.
Japan was forced to accept Communism by the occupying USSR.
26
Examine the following quote. It shows that the MAIN reason for Nazism's popularity was
belief in democratic institutions of voting.
support of Enlightenment ideas of freedom.
faith that the Nazis could solve all Germany's problems.
use of violence, fear, and intimidation by secret police.
27
Which of these WW1 era leaders would have been MOST pleased with the Treaty of Versailles?
Charles 1st-sought continued alliance of Austria & Germany.
Vladimir Lenin-sought a global communist revolution.
George Clemenceau-wanted to punish Germany to rebuild France
Woodrow Wilson-sought peace with self-determination for all.
28
WW1's major battles were in France and Russia along miles of defensive lines. This was called
Firebombing
Genocide
Blitzkrieg
Trench Warfare
29
This 1937 photo demonstrates an impact of the Depression on ordinary Americans was
new freedoms gained as part of the Civil Rights movement.
an end to segregation which separated races in the South.
a willingness to support a Communist revolution in the US.
joblessness and reliance on government assistance.
30
The Treaty of Sevres resulted in the breakup of the
Austrian Empire
Ottoman Empire
German Empire
Russian Empire
31
What was the event that "sparked" World War 1 in July of 1914?
The invasion of Poland
Pearl Harbor
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination
The Sinking of the Lusitania
32
This cartoon demonstrates that the conflict between Austria vs. Serbia spread because of
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
33
During WW1, Lenin promised
"peace, bread, & land"
which sparked a
COMMUNIST
revolution in
England
France
Italy
Russia