Chapter 31 - Years of Crisis

Albert Einstein

________, a German- born physicist, proposed radical new concepts about space, time, energy, and matter.

Neville Chamberlain

________, the British prime minister, believed that by caving in to Hitler's demands, he might keep the peace.

Electric starters

________, air- filled tires, and more powerful engines were among the wartime advancements and improvements that benefited the automobile.

Spain

________ was a monarchy until 1931, when it became a republic.

Paris Peace Conference

The failure to make significant territorial gains at the ________ in 1919 encouraged the growth of fascism in Italy.

Anti Semitism

________, or hatred of Jews, was a crucial component of Nazi philosophy.

Expressionist painters

________ such as Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky used bright colors and exaggerated or distorted forms in their work.

Mussolini

In October 1935, ________ authorized a large invasion of Ethiopia to revenge the setback.

Wall Street

________ in New York City was the world's financial capital in 1929.

Sigmund Freud

________, an Austrian physician, had concepts that were as revolutionary as Albert Einstein's.

Hitler

________ was given permission by Britain and France to conquer the Sudetenland.

Europe

The militarists, unlike the Fascists in ________, did not attempt to construct a new political structure.

Germany

Women's suffrage became law in numerous nations after the war, including the United States, the United Kingdom, ________, Sweden, and Austria.

high tariffs

It imposed ________ as a kind of protection, raised taxes, and managed the currency.

Japan

A border incident four years later sparked a full- scale war between ________ and China.

Great Depression

The ________ wreaked havoc on the United Kingdom.

Ethiopia

________ was one of three independent African countries.

Hitler

________ settled in Munich at the end of the war.

Hitler

________ used the press, radio, literature, painting, and film as propaganda tools to change public opinion and gain support for his leadership.

Hitler

________ desired control over all element of German society, not only economic and political power.