1. Chapter 17 Review

2. 1.After Lenin’s death who did Joseph Stalin compete with to gain power in the communist party? Leon Trotsky

3. 2.Why did Hitler go to prison? (Why is this ironic?) He went to prison for staging an uprising in Munich (which failed). It is ironic because he eventually takes over Germany anyway.

4. 3.Who was the leader of the Nazi party when they took power in Germany? Adolf Hitler

5. 4.Who was the first communist leader of the Soviet Union? Lenin

6. 5.Who was the second communist leader of the Soviet Union? Joseph Stalin

7. 6.Who was the U.S. president that introduced the New Deal? Franklin D. Roosevelt

8. 7.Who was the fascist leader of Italy? Benito Mussolini

9. 8.How did Mussolini gain the support of the Catholic Church? recognized the sovereign independence of Vatican City supported them as national religion granted them money

10. 9.What group/organization stopped the U.S. from becoming a member of the League of Nations? The United States Senate

11. 10.What caused the German mark to become worthless? Inflation!! (Overprinting of money and the Great Depression)

12. 11.What was the worst year of the Great Depression? 1932

13. 12.What is the name of the democratic government of Germany between WWI and Hitler’s rule? Weimer Republic

14. 13.Why did the 8 hour work day impact mass leisure? More time off work to enjoy life! Lead to more professional sports More movies More radio More vacations

15. 14.How did Hitler use mass media to promote his cause? Broadcast his speeches on the radio Asked manufacturers to make affordable radios and to sell them on installment plans Used movies such as The Triumph of the Will to glorify his cause

16. 15.What types of programs were created in the New Deal? Welfare Social Security Unemployment Works Progress Administration: Public works projects

17. 16. What is the name of Mussolini’s group of followers who attacked socialist offices and newspapers or used violence to break up strikes? Blackshirts, or Squadrisiti

18. 17.What was at the core of Hitler’s ideas? Racism and anti-Semitism

19. 18.What anti-Semitic policies did Hitler put into place in Germany? Nuremburg Laws citizenship denied Had to wear the Star of David (Later he limited what types of business they could have and where they could live… and of course the Holocaust…)

20. 19.Where did Hitler write Mein Kampf? Jail

21. 20.What does Mein Kampf mean? Hitler’s philosophical work, literally means My Struggle (written while he was in jail)

22. 21.What area did France take over in 1922 in order to collect reparations from Germany? Ruhr Valley

23. 22.Who was the German President when Hitler became Chancellor? Hindenberg

24. 23.What did the Nazis believe was the role of women in society? Wives, mothers/bearers of children

25. 24.What did John Maynard Keynes write and what did he argue in it? Wrote General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money in1936 argued that in a depression unemployment came from a decline in demand. He thought that demand could be increased by putting people back to work building highways and public buildings. The gov’t should finance such projects even if it had to engage in deficit spending (or had to go into debt)

26. 25.Describe the painting style of Salvador Dali. painted everyday objects but separated them from their normal contexts

27. Don’t forget to study your Key Terms, too!!