Interwar Questions

Question 1

How many European lives were lost in World War I?

Answer 1

10 million

Question 2

What was the biggest economic problem for the nations of Eastern Europe after World War One?

Answer 2

Inflation

Question 3

When did France send troops into the Ruhr in response to Germany’s default on reparations payments?

Answer 3

1923

Question 4

To which of the following nations did the Allies owe the greatest debt after World War One?

Answer 4

The United States

Question 5

Which of the following periods was the most economically stable for Europe?

Answer 5

1925-1929

Question 6

Which of the following was not a reason American financial experts favored lending massive international loans?

Answer 6

To curtain domestic inflation

Question 7

Which of the following nations was the last to become a member of the League of Nations?

Answer 7

The Soviet Union

Question 8

Which of the following performed the executive function in the League of Nations?

Answer 8

The Council

Question 9

In what year did the first meeting of the League of nations take place?

Answer 9

1920

Question 10

Under the proposed Treaty of Mutual Assistance, how long did the Council of the League of nations have to decide which of two warring parties was the aggressor?

Answer 10

4 days

Question 11

How many Nations were present at the first meeting of the League of Nations?

Answer 11

42

Question 12

The Locarno Pacts grew out of ________ fear that Germany would rise in belligerence again.

Answer 12

France’s

Question 13

What did Article III of the Covenant of the League declare was an important goal of the League of Nations?

Answer 13

Disarmament

Question 14

Which of the following nations most greatly hindered attempts at disarmament by the League of Nations?

Answer 14

France

Question 15

True or false: Lenin had hand picked Joseph Stalin to be his successor.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

What was Stalin’s position in the Soviet government at the time of Lenin’s death?

Answer 16

General secretary of the Communist Party

Question 17

Trotsky’s philosophy was _________ (more or less) nationalistic, compared to Stalin’s.

Answer 17

Less

Question 18

About how many peasants were killed during Stalin’s attempt at collectivization?

Answer 18

3 million

Question 19

The Italian people were ________ about the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

Answer 19

Angry

Question 20

Which of the following groups was most represented by the Fascist Party in Italy?

Answer 20

War veterans

Question 21

In what year was Mussolini made premier of Italy?

Answer 21

1922

Question 22

Which of the following European leaders was similar to Mussolini in ideology

Answer 22

Francisco Franco

Question 23

How many times larger was the Italian national debt in 1919 than it had been before World War One?

Answer 23

6

Question 24

Which of the following parties was David Lloyd George a member of?

Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Green

Answer 24

Liberal

Question 25

The British government’s economic policy in the early years after the war can best be described as which of the following??

Liberal
Conservative
Socialistic
None of the above

Answer 25

Conservative

Question 26

Which of the following industries was NOT a part of the Triple Alliance in Britain?

Mining
Docking
Railroad
Transport

Answer 26

Docking

Question 27

Why did support for the Nazi Party stall during the period from 1925 to 1929?

Answer 27

Germany experienced relative economic stability

Question 28

When was Hitler appointed chancellor?

Answer 28

1933

Question 29

Which of the following was the greatest factor contributing to popular support for Hitler?

Answer 29

The economy