chp. 28: the west between wars & the great depression test

alcohol

what did the 18th amendment prohibit?

women to vote

what did the 19th amendment allow?

* the public works administration
* social security administration

what 2 new “things” did FDR enact?

you have enough gold to back up the amount of money printed

what is meant by the “gold standard?”

* deficit spending
* buying on margin
* the lack of a “gold standard”

name 3 causes of the great depression.

october 29, 1929

when did black tuesday happen?

* reconstruction and reparations
* led to unemployment, fear, and depression

what flattened the economy in germany? what did this lead to?

* collective bargaining
* minimum wage
* 40 hour workweek

what 3 “things” did france give its workers?

deficit spending

what did great britain allow?

50%

the u.s. industrial production fell by what percent?

25%

what was the percent of unemployment is the u.s.?

ww2

what would bring the usa and other european countries out of the great depression?

benito mussolini

who would overthrow victor emmanuel in italy?

a fascist government

what type of government would italy set up?

the catholic church

what stopped total control of fascism in italy?

capitalism

what did vladimir lenin embrace after ditching communism?

joseph stalin

who became leader of the ussr after lenin?

beer hall prutsch

what event catapulted hitler to the national stage?

mein kampf

what book did hitler write?

the jews

who did hitler blame for ww2?

blonde hair and blue eyes

what were the two aryan qualities that hitler found desirable?

killed in concentration camps

what happened to the jews in hitler’s germany?