Ch. 13 The Interwar Years

Question 1

Long March

Answer 1

Mao(chinese) led many communist supports through China to find a safe place for them.

Question 2

Amritsar Massacre

Answer 2

British soldiers opened fire on a large crowd of peaceful, unarmed demonstrators. This helped convince many Indians that they must rid themselves from British rulers.

Question 3

Mohandas Gandhi

Answer 3

believed that Nonviolent resistance is the best way to change society. led to the parliament giving indians a limited degree of self-rule

Question 4

Palestine Mandate

Answer 4

Britain gained control of Iraq and France gained control of Syria and Lebanon

Question 5

Nationalism in Africa

Answer 5

Africans believed they had earned independence. Eventually Egypt was declared independent

Question 6

Credit

Answer 6

an arrangement in which a purchaser borrows money from the bank or lender and agrees to pay them back over time.

Question 7

Economic Growth

Answer 7

In industry, with automobile manufacturing, consumer goods.

Question 8

Stock Market

Answer 8

Stocks rose nearly 400%, no one wanted to miss out on “prosperity”

Question 9

Black Tuesday

Answer 9

16 million shares were sold and the stock market crashed. Banks and investors were in deep financial trouble.

Question 10

Great Depression

Answer 10

Economic downturn in america

Question 11

Spreading of the Great Depression

Answer 11

• Industry starts slowing down
• people lose jobs and many are unemployed.
• poverty reduced buying of foods and goods.

Question 12

Government response to the Great Depression

Answer 12

President Herbert Hoover believed the gov. should have limited role in business affairs. Miminal gov. response to the great depression

Question 13

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer 13

governments role in the lives of people greatly increased.

Question 14

The New Deal

Answer 14

aimed at fighting the Great Depression, economic recovery.
This plan established public works programs that gave jobs and provided money for welfare and other relief programs. also created new regulations to reform and protect the stock market and the banking system.

Question 15

John Keynes

Answer 15

argued that governments could limit or even prevent economic downturns by spending money even on a unbalanced budget.

Question 16

World Wide Depression

Answer 16

Allied powers were deeply in debt
Germany was forced to pay after war
Japan had a major economic depression

Question 17

Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

Answer 17

placed heavy taxes on imported goods in an attempt to encourage americans to buy goods and products made in america. (it backfired, other countries did the same)

Question 18

Japans economic challenges

Answer 18

When WWI ended, many industries had slowdowns and workers were laid off. Struggled to import goods to survive economically

Question 19

Japanese Aggression

Answer 19

Japan military gained power, leaders focused on a fighting spirit and surrender, retreat and defense were a no.

Question 20

Manchurian Incident

Answer 20

Japan military leaders decided to conquer the Manchuria region of NE China, rich in natural resources.

Question 20

Anti-Comintern Pact

Answer 20

Japan and Germany agreed to work together to oppose the spread of communism (later Italy joined the pact)

Question 20

Nanjing Massacre

Answer 20

Japan captured the city of Nanjing and went on a murderous rampage, killing chinese soldiers and civilians alike. (at least 100,000 died)

Question 21

Fascism

Answer 21

an authoritarian form of government that places the good of the nation above all else.
ruled by a dictator, an all powerful leader who makes the major decisions.

Question 22

Mussolini coming to power

Answer 22

Goes to Victor Emmanuel with force/threat of violence and asks to be in charge and Victor says yes

Question 23

Joseph Stalin coming to power

Answer 23

Stalin formed alliances with other powerful communist party members that supported him. Stalin was then put to power.

Question 24

Adolf Hitler comes to power

Answer 24

Led the Nazi party, the great depression led people to follow him as he promised to help them in the time of need. Hitler was appointed to the position of chancellor

Question 25

totalitarianism

Answer 25

The attempt by a government to control all aspects of life

Question 26

Five-Year plan

Answer 26

• each factory and mine had production goals set by the state.
• Government makes major decisions about the production of goods.
  (led to increases in industrial output)

Question 27

Gulag

Answer 27

system of labor camps

Question 28

The Great Purge

Answer 28

to purge is to ger rid of people or things considered undesirable. Stalin attacked real and imagined opponents of his rule. killed or sent to the Gulag

Question 29

Totalitarian Rule (Stalin)

Answer 29

Children were encouraged to go to Youth camps where they were taught the attitudes and beliefs that Soviet leaders wanted them to have

Question 30

Soviets

Answer 30

Russians

Question 31

Nazi Party

Answer 31

Nationalist Socialist Party

Question 32

Mein Kampf

Answer 32

“My Struggle” Described Hitler’s major political ideas, including nationalism and racial superiority of the German people

Question 33

Anti-Semitism

Answer 33

hostility toward or prejudice against jews. Hitler blamed jews for all Germany’s problems

Question 34

Nuremberg Laws

Answer 34

separate legal status for German Jews, eliminating their citizenship and many civil and property rights, such as the right to vote.

Question 35

Kristallnacht (night of broken glass)

Answer 35

The Nazis encouraged anti-Jewish riots across Germany and Austria. thousands of Jewish businesses and places of worship were damaged and destroyed.