Question

Cause: World War 1 caused heavy casualties and property damage throughout Europe. Many people barely had enough food to eat or coal to stay warm.
What happened next?
Question 1 options:

Russian citizens, who were starving and poor, became angry at the ruling class who held all of the nation’s wealth.
Russia, now led by Lenin, became the first communist nation in history.

Led by Vladimir Lenin, a group called the Bolshevik Party gained the support of the people and overthrew Russia’s monarchy, killing Czar Nicholas II and his family.

Communism soon spread to many small countries near Russia, and eventually spread to Cuba, China, and Vietnam.

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Question 2 (1 point)


What requirements were placed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?
(Choose 3)
Question 2 options:


give up 1 million square miles of land


cease the development of the nuclear bomb


limit the size of its armed forces


pay reparations to other countries


export food to countries most damaged by the war


claim shared responsibility for the war with the United States
Question 3 (1 point)


How did the overall world economy change immediately after World War I?
Question 3 options:


It grew rapidly.


It began to slowly improve.


It sunk into a worldwide depression.


It remained flat.
Question 4 (1 point)


Which factors in Europe caused the economic situation that occurred following World War I?
Choose 3.
Question 4 options:


desire for luxury goods now that the war had ended


loss of life and property damage from the war


high inflation


refusal to trade between countries


inability to pay back debts


strong enforcement from the League of Nations
Question 5 (1 point)


What type of political system is being described by the text above?
Question 5 options:


capitalist


communist
Question 6 (1 point)


Which statement about Jews is NOT correct?
Question 6 options:


Jews had been disliked and persecuted for many centuries.


Jews lived and worked in businesses throughout Germany.


Many Germans blamed Jews for Germany’s economic problems.


Jews began migrating to Germany after the end of World War I.
Question 7 (1 point)


What did Adolf Hitler promise German citizens that helped the Nazi Party gain popularity?
(Choose all that are correct.)
Question 7 options:


to end unemployment and poverty in Germany


to rebuild Germany's military


to take back German land lost in the Treaty of Versailles


to avoid future war and devastation through peaceful tactics
Question 8 (1 point)


How did anti-Semitism propaganda, such as posters, radio programs, and movies, impact Germany?
(Choose 2)
Question 8 options:


It caused German citizens to become sympathetic to Jews.


It led to riots and destruction of Jewish shops, homes, and synagogues.


It led German citizens to protest against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.


It turned German citizens against Jews.
Question 9 (1 point)


Add each event in the order it occurred to describe the rise of Nazism.

Start: As required by the Treaty of Versailles, Germany established a new democratic government called the Weimer Republic. However, damages from the war and reparations required by the treaty left Germany's economy struggling.
Question 9 options:

German citizens, who were unemployed, starving, and living in poverty, lost faith that their new government could help them.

The president of the Weimer Republic appointed Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany, hoping to satisfy rioting German citizens.

Dissatisfied Germans rallied behind the Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler, who promised to make Germany a strong and proud nation again.

Adolf Hitler used his new power to dissolve Germany’s democratic government and become a powerful dictator, putting Germany under Nazi control.

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Answer 1

1.- Russian citizens, who were starving and poor, became angry at the ruling class who held all of the nation’s wealth.

Russia, now led by Lenin, became the first communist nation in history.

2.- Led by Vladimir Lenin, a group called the Bolshevik Party gained the support of the people and overthrew Russia’s monarchy, killing Czar Nicholas II and his family.  1 and 2

Question 2

give up 1 million square miles of land

limit the size of its armed forces

pay reparations tom other countries.

Question 3

It began to slowly improve

Question 4

loss of life and property damage from the war

high inflation

inability to pay back debts

Question 5 ?

Question 6

Jews began migrating to Germany after the end of World War I

Question 7

To end unemployment and poverty in Germany

To rebuild Germany's military

To take back German land lost in Treaty of Versailles

Question 8

It led to riots and destruction of Jewish shops, homes, and synagogues

It turned German citizens against Jews.

Question 9

1 and 2

German citizens, who were unemployed, starving, and living in poverty, lost faith that their new government could help them.

The president of the Weimer Republic appointed Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany, hoping to satisfy rioting German citizens.

Answer 2

number 5 is communist