Which was true of Germany, Italy and Japan during the early 1930s

All three successfully invaded other nations

What effect did the nonaggression pact have on the balance of power in Europe?

It allowed the Axis Powers to continue unchecked

Why did millions of Germans turn against the Weimar Republic?

They had signed the Versailles Treaty

Why were coalition governments usually unstable?

They were alliances of many parties who disagreed on policy

What was part of Roosevelt's New Deal program?

large public works projects helped provide jobs

What was a major reason for the collapse of the stock market?

Stocks sold for more than they were worth

What was the goal of US isolationists after WWI?

Political ties to other countries should be avoided

How did Sigmund Freud's ideas weaken faith in reason?

Believed that much of human behavior is irrational

Why did Hitler target the Jews as scapegoats for Germany's problems?

Hatred of the Jews (anti-Semitism) is apart of Nazi ideology

What impact did radio have after the war?

It allowed families to enjoy broadcasts together

What effect did WWI have on literature of the 1920s?

Writers expressed disillusionment about reason and progress

What caused Germans to take Hitler and his message seriously?

the economic crisis brought on by the Great Depression

Why did Japan invade Manchuria?

to gain its iron ore and coal deposits

What is the policy of appeasement?

the decision to give into aggression to keep peace

What is the main idea of existentialism?

One should find their own meaning in life

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1
Which was true of Germany, Italy and Japan during the early 1930s
All three had governments controlled by Fascists
All three successfully invaded other nations
All three promised to undo the Versailles Treaty
All three signed nonaggression pacts with the Soviet Union
2
After WWI, most European nations had what type of government?
communist
socialist
democratic
fascist
3
What effect did the nonaggression pact have on the balance of power in Europe?
All of the Above
It allowed the Axis Powers to continue unchecked
It forced Britain and France to abandon appeasement
It brought the US out of its isolation
4
What was the alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan called?
Fascist Powers
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Central Powers
5
Il Duce was the title of which leader?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Juan Peron
Haile Salassie
6
The New Deal involved attempts to stimulate the American economy by
lowering taxes
raising protective tariffs
increasing the minimum wage
increasing government spending
7
Hitler's main method for achieving lebensraum was to
demand dictatorial power
attack Jews
conquer other countries
form a secret police force
8
Why did millions of Germans turn against the Weimar Republic?
They were members of the Nazi Party
Their leadership led to loss in WWI
The country was not ready for democracy
They had signed the Versailles Treaty
9
Why were coalition governments usually unstable?
They were alliances of many parties who disagreed on policy
They were based on ideas of a minority political group
They were set up by foreign governments
They were run by the aristocracy, whom no one trusted
10
What was part of Roosevelt's New Deal program?
the stock market created its own reform council
all of the above
large public works projects helped provide jobs
Government agencies took over farms
11
What was a major reason for the collapse of the stock market?
More people bought stock than sold it
More stocks were sold than there were shares in the company
American businesses failed
Stocks sold for more than they were worth
12
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
the stock market crash of 1929
the passage of the Dawes Plan
the end of WWI
the election of Franklin Roosevelt
13
What was the goal of US isolationists after WWI?
Foreign aid to other countries should be less
Industrial ties to other countries should end
Political ties to other countries should be avoided
Nazi ties to other countries should be fought
14
How did Sigmund Freud's ideas weaken faith in reason?
Believed that much of human behavior is supernatural
Taught that mental illness was normal human condition
Proposed absolute laws about the human mind
Believed that much of human behavior is irrational
15
Why did Hitler target the Jews as scapegoats for Germany's problems?
The Jews aided Germany's enemies in WWI
Hatred of the Jews (anti-Semitism) is apart of Nazi ideology
Jews held most key roles in German government
Jewish population outnumbered the size of the Nazi party
16
What impact did radio have after the war?
It made movies less popular
It allowed families to enjoy broadcasts together
It replaced newspapers as the source of news
All of the Above
17
What effect did WWI have on literature of the 1920s?
Writers warned about flaws of the Versailles treaty
War stories became popular
Writers expressed disillusionment about reason and progress
Literature declined because many writers died during the war
18
The title of Hitler's book Mein Kampf in English is
Master Race
Well-Being
My Country
My Struggle
19
What caused Germans to take Hitler and his message seriously?
threat of invasion by the Soviet Union
the economic crisis brought on by the Great Depression
his skill at making speeches
example of Mussolini's success in Italy
20
By 1935, which eastern European countries was still a democracy?
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Poland
Hungary
21
Why did Japan invade Manchuria?
to avenge an ancient grudge
to obey the terms of the Kellogg-Briand Pact
to regain land lost in the Russo-Japanese War
to gain its iron ore and coal deposits
22
What is the policy of appeasement?
the nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union
the decision to give into aggression to keep peace
the US desire to stay out of foreign affairs
Mussolini forming an alliance with Germany
23
During the Spanish Civil War, Francisco Franco was the leader of
republican troops supporting the government
Socialist troops fighting against the rebels
Spanish rebel troops
Spanish government troops
24
During the global depression, war debts caused great suffering in
Great Britain
France
the United States
Germany
25
Nazism was the German form of
a coalition government
communism
socialism
fascism
26
Who was the leader of the Third Reich?
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
Emperor Hirohito
27
In the late 1920s, what did NOT damage the US economy?
shortage of workers
soaring stock prices
surplus of agricultural products
uneven distribution of wealth
28
The Munich Conference came to symbolize the dangers of what?
appeasement
Communism
negotiations
militarism
29
Which German political party sought to overturn the Versailles Treaty and combat communism?
Socialist
Nazi
Republica
Fascist
30
What is the main idea of existentialism?
One should find their own meaning in life
One should consider the needs of the state above their own
One should learn to delight in what's absurd and nonsensical
One should make choices in life based on universal truth
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Which idea does fascism stress?
nationalism
a classless society
isolationism
individual rights

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