Chapter 15

Question 1

German physicist who developed the theory of relativity, which states that time, space, and mass are relative to each other and not fixed.

Answer 1

Albert Einstein

Question 2

Austrian physician who introduced new ideas about human behavior and the unconscious

Answer 2

Sigmund Freud

Question 3

German democratic government (1919), weakend by inflation and lack of a democratic tradition

Answer 3

Weimar Republic

Question 4

Franklin Roosavelt’s program to create jobs and regulate the US economy during the Great Depression

Answer 4

New Deal

Question 5

A militant, nationalist political system based on intense loyalty to the state and obedience to its leaders

Answer 5

Fascism

Question 6

II Duce, the Italian leader who abolished democracy and outlawed all political parties except the Fascists

Answer 6

Mussolini

Question 7

Nazi party leader who preached German racial superiority and anti-Semitism, and invaded other countries

Answer 7

Hitler

Question 8

Giving concessions to an agressor to keep peace; British and French policy towards Germany (1936 & 1938)

Answer 8

Appeasement

Question 9

He led the civil war against Spain’s republic government (1936-1939) and became a fascists dictator

Answer 9

Francisco Franco

Question 10

The 1938 meeting at which Britain and other European nations allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland

Answer 10

Munich Conference

Question 11

The philosphy that there is no universal meaning to life; people create meaning through choices and actions

Answer 11

existentialism

Question 12

The art movement that sought to link the world of dreams with real life

Answer 12

Surrealism

Question 13

Temporary allianc between several parties to run a government when no single party has major support

Answer 13

Coalition Government

Question 14

Collapse of the US economy; businesses and banks failed, leading to a world economic slump

Answer 14

Great Depression

Question 15

The idea that political or military ties to other countries should be avoided

Answer 15

Isolationism

Question 16

A term used to refer to the role of Germany, Italy and Japan in WWII based on their 1936 Agreement

Answer 16

Axis Powers

Question 17

The Third German Empire, which was established by Hitler

Answer 17

Third Reich

Question 18

Space and time can change when measured relative to an object moving near the speed of light

Answer 18

Theory of Relativity

Question 19

Constructed a theory about the human mind: human behavior is irrational or beyond reason

Answer 19

Sigmund Freud

Question 20

Wrote that western society out too much stress on such ideas as reason, democracy, and progress

Answer 20

Fredrick Nietzsche

Question 21

New popular music style

Answer 21

Jazz

Question 22

First man to fly from New York to Paris

Answer 22

Charles Lindbergh

Question 23

Temporary alliance with other countries

Answer 23

Coalition Government

Question 24

US president elected in 1932

Answer 24

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 25

German brand of fascism

Answer 25

Nazism

Question 26

Hitler book he wrote in jail

Answer 26

Mein Kampf

Question 27

Living Space

Answer 27

Lebensraum

Question 28

What effect did Einstein’s theory of evolution and Freud’s theory of the unconscious have on the public?

Answer 28

created a revolution in science and study of human behavior; disturbing many people and leading them to question their own beliefs

Question 29

What advances were made in transportation and communications between 1920-1930?

Answer 29

Cars, radios, movies, planes

Question 30

List 3 reasons the Weimar Republic was considered weak.

Answer 30

lacked democratic division, didn't have a strong ruling party, blamed for the Paris piece treaty, and blamed for the loss of World War 1

Question 31

What was the Dawes Plan? How did it effect the German Economy?

Answer 31

Provided for $200 million loan from American banks to stabilize German currency and strengthen the economy Helped slow inflation Increase production

Question 32

What caused the stock market crash in 1929?

Answer 32

Panic selling, buying of margins, stocks losing value

Question 33

List 3 political and economic reasons the Italians turned to Mussolini.

Answer 33

satisfaction employment, fear of communist take over, don't believe democratic can solve the problem

Question 34

Lost 3 of hitlers beliefs and goals presented in Mein Kampf.

Answer 34

Aryans were a master race. Non aryan races were subhuman. Vowed to regain lands taken from Germany

Question 35

Explain how japan planned to solve its economic problems.

Answer 35

foreign expansion, gaining raw materials from china, increasing living space

Question 36

Why was Germany’s re occupation of the Rhineland a significant turning point toward war?

Answer 36

military was convinced Hitler could succeed, balance power shifts toward Germany, Hitler continues to take territory

Question 37

Briefly describe the Spanish civil war. Include when it occurre, who fought, and who won.

Answer 37

July 1936-1939 Francisco Franco, hitler, Mussolini and nationalists Republicans, Soviet Union, international brigade of volunteers Franco's forces won