1. Quiz 6: The Great Depression and The Manchurian Crisis
The Great Depression started in the USA in …
1925 b c d. 1918
2. The Great Depression is important because …
People lost faith in their own governments b. People stopped buying luxury goods, so economies went into collapse c. Countries had become dependant on the USA, so when their economy collapsed, economies around the world went into crisis d. All of the above.
3. Which continent is Manchuria on?
Asia b. Africa c. Europe d. North America
4. Why was Manchuria an attractive area to occupy in the 1930s?
It had lost of green land b. The houses were well built c. It had good natural resources, like coal and iron ore d. It had good natural resources, like silver and gold
5. What was Japan’s main industry in the 1920s?
a. Coal b. Silk c. Oil d. Wheat

2. Quiz 6: The Great Depression and The Manchurian Crisis
6. When there was an explosion on the Manchurian railway in 1931, the Japanese army blamed
a. The USSR b. The UK c. China d. France
7. As a result of the explosion…
a. Japan invaded and took over Manchuria b. Japan tried to take over, but lost. Huge numbers were killed c. The Chinese declared war on the Japanese d. The League of Nations stepped in and successfully settled the dispute by sharing the land out between China and Japan.
8. Who was the League’s inquiry led by?
a. Neville Chamberlin b. “Lord Lytton c. Lord Lindsey d. David Lloyd George
9. The League found that Japan had overreacted. They condemned Japan. How did Japan respond?
a. They said sorry and retreated b. They ignored the League and left c. They sat down and talked with China d. They said sorry, but didn’t leave Manchuria
10. Which powerful country could have helped, but didn’t, because it was banned from the League?
a. The USA b. The UK c. Switzerland d. The USSR

3. Quiz 6: The Great Depression and The Manchurian Crisis
The Great Depression started in the USA in …
1925 b c d. 1918
2. The Great Depression is important because …
People lost faith in their own governments b. People stopped buying luxury goods, so economies went into collapse c. Countries had become dependant on the USA, so when their economy collapsed, economies around the world went into crisis d. All of the above.
3. Which continent is Manchuria on?
Asia b. Africa c. Europe d. North America
4. Why was Manchuria an attractive area to occupy in the 1930s?
It had lost of green land b. The houses were well built c. It had good natural resources, like coal and iron ore d. It had good natural resources, like silver and gold
5. What was Japan’s main industry in the 1920s?
a. Coal b. Silk c. Oil d. Wheat

4. Quiz 6: The Great Depression and The Manchurian Crisis
6. When there was an explosion on the Manchurian railway in 1931, the Japanese army blamed
a. The USSR b. The UK c. China d. France
7. As a result of the explosion…
a. Japan invaded and took over Manchuria b. Japan tried to take over, but lost. Huge numbers were killed c. The Chinese declared war on the Japanese d. The League of Nations stepped in and successfully settled the dispute by sharing the land out between China and Japan.
8. Who was the League’s inquiry led by?
a. Neville Chamberlin b. Lord Lytton c. Lord Lindsey d. David Lloyd George
9. The League found that Japan had overreacted. They condemned Japan. How did Japan respond?
a. They said sorry and retreated b. They ignored the League and left c. They sat down and talked with China d. They said sorry, but didn’t leave Manchuria
10. Which powerful country could have helped, but didn’t, because it was banned from the League?
a. The USA b. The UK c. Switzerland d. The USSR