Post WWI World PotpourriMussolini’s Italy Hitler’s Germany Stalin’s USSR Interwar Years Jeopardy

Post WWI World – 100 One of two nations that were in better financial shape after WWI. What are the United States and Japan?

Post WWI World – 200 Economic condition in Germany from What was hyperinflation?

Post WWI World – 300 Multi-nation agreement to renounce war as an instrument of foreign policy. What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Post WWI World – 400 Most European nations had what type of government following World War One? What was a democracy?

Post WWI World – 500 As a result of the costs of WWI, many nations made policies to create peace and stability. Why? What was they did not want to fight in another war?

Potpourri – 100 The purpose of tariffs. What is to encourage citizens to buy domestic goods?

Potpourri – 200 Two causes of the Great Depression. What are overproduction, decreasing demand, increased interest rates, stock market speculation, etc.?

Potpourri – 300 Leftist government coalition in France dominated by socialists and communists. What was the Front Populaire?

Potpourri – 400 Leader of the Front Populaire. Who was Leon Blum?

Potpourri – 500 He was accused of misappropriating government funds in France and was later assassinated. Who was Alexandre Stavisky?

Mussolini’s Italy – 100 Define Fascism. What is a political philosophy that glorifies the party leader, dictatorship, extremely nationalistic, anti-democratic and, anti-communist?

Mussolini’s Italy – 200 Post war conditions in Italy. What were economic problems, believed they should have received more territory from the WWI peace settlement, political turmoil, unrest amongst the people, and an rising increasing communist party?

Mussolini’s Italy – 300 Fascist paramilitary organization that bullied and intimidated its opponents What was the Black Shirts?

Mussolini’s Italy – 400 Event that put Mussolini into a position of power in Italy? What was the March on Rome?

Mussolini’s Italy – 500 Describe two actions taken by Mussolini to create his fascist dictatorship in Italy. What was named fascist into positions in gov’t, changed election laws, banned opposing political parties, created laws that gave Mussolini more authority, censorship, fear and intimidation, etc.?

Hitler’s Germany – 100 Name one of the paramilitary organizations used by the Nazi Party to bully and intimidate its opposition. What was the SA (stormtroopers) and SS?

Hitler’s Germany – 200 Conditions in Germany that led to the rise of the Nazi Party. What was the poor economics conditions brought on by hyperinflation and the Great Depression and the lack of faith in the Weimar Republic?

Hitler’s Germany – 300 Position President Hindenburg named Hitler in January 1933 What was Chancellor?

Hitler’s Germany – 400 Laws placed on German Jews in 1935 that denied them basic civil rights including citizenship. What were the Nuremburg Laws?

Hitler’s Germany – 500 Describe two actions taken by Hitler and the Nazi Party to create a dictatorship in Germany. What was intimidate rival political parties, banned opposition political parties, created laws that gave Hitler more authority, placed opponents in concentration camps, etc.?

Stalin’s USSR – 100 Type of economy created by Stalin in the Soviet Union. What was a command economy?

Stalin’s USSR – 200 Name of Stalin’s economic policy created to improve heavy industry, transportation, and agricultural output. What was the Five Year Plan?

Stalin’s USSR – 300 Methods used by Stalin to control the his people. What was propaganda promoting communism, censorship, Russification, and promoting atheism?

Stalin’s USSR – 400 Methods used by Stalin to get rid of opposition and rivals in the Soviet Union. What was sending people to the gulag (work Camps) and the Great Purge?

Stalin’s USSR – 500 Describe two actions taken by Stalin to create a totalitarian state in the Soviet Union. What was putting the economy under his control, Five Year Plan, send opponents and rivals to the gulag or had them killed, show trials, attempted to control their access to information (censorship, propaganda, Russification, atheism), and placed many programs under state control?