1. THE WEST & THE WORLD
Chapter 31: Years of Crisis
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Chapter 31 Secs. 2-4: Charts, Graphs, and Sidebars (CGS)©
Use the textbook to answer the following questions based on the charts, graphs, and illustrations in the chapter
Spotlight On: Stocks and the Market (Pg. 803)
-What are stocks?
-How do investors buy stocks? Why do they buy them? What risk is there to buying stocks?
-What are speculators?
Graph: Stock Prices, (Pg. 803)
-During which period did stocks rise in price? When did they reach their highest price?
-How far did the average stock price fall between 1929 and 1932?
-What was happening to stock prices after 1932?
Daily Life: Life in the Depression (Pg. 804)
-What did the unemployed do for help in the Depression?
-When did conditions begin to improve? When did the Depression finally end?
Graph: Unemployment, (Pg. 805)
-Which country had the highest unemployment during this period? What was the highest rate, and in what year did it hit this point?
-Between which two events did the unemployment rate reach its height in the United States?
-What was happening to the unemployment rate in Germany when Hitler came to power in 1933?

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Chapter 31: Years of Crisis
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Chapter 31 Secs. 2-4: Charts, Graphs, and Sidebars (CGS)©
Use the textbook to answer the following questions based on the charts, graphs, and illustrations in the chapter
Historymakers: Benito Mussolini (Pg. 807)
-Why did Mussolini give his speeches from high places?
-Why did Mussolini use settings and symbols from the Roman Empire?
Historymakers: Adolf Hitler (Pg. 808)
-Why were making speeches so important to Hitler?
-Why did Hitler rehearse his speeches? How did people respond to his speeches?
Global Impact: Fascism to Argentina (Pg. 809)
-What country did Peron lead?
-What effect did his time in Europe have on Peron?
-What did Peron do when he gained power? Was he as successful as Mussolini or Hitler?
Spotlight On: The 1936 Olympics (Pg. 810)
-How did Hitler prepare Berlin for the 1936 Olympics?
-What did Hitler think the games would prove? What actually happened?
Historymakers: Haile Selassie (Pg. 812)
-What country did Selassie rule? Who did he claim to be descended from?
-Why did Selassie go to the League of Nations? How did the League respond to him?

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Chapter 31: Years of Crisis
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Chapter 31 Secs. 2-4: Charts, Graphs, and Sidebars (CGS)©
Use the textbook to answer the following questions based on the charts, graphs, and illustrations in the chapter
Timeline: Aggression in Europe and Asia, (Pg. 812)
-When did Japan invade Manchuria? How long was it before Japan invaded the rest of China?
-What two countries did Italy attack and conquer?
-What events happened in 1939?
Map: Aggression in Europe, Africa, and Asia, (Pg. 813)
-What was Libya during this time period?
-Who controlled Korea during this time period?
-Which territories and countries did Germany take during this time period?
-Based on the map, why might Poland be the next target for German aggression?
History Through Art: Fine Art (Pg. 814)
-Why inspired Picasso to paint “Guernica”?
-How big is the canvas on which “Guernica” is painted? What colors were used?
-Note how the images in the painting are distorted and in some cases disembodied. Why do you think Picasso did this? What is Picasso trying to say about war?
Connect to Today: Aggression in the Persian Gulf (Pg. 815)
-How did the Munich Conference of 1938 affect the attitudes of world leaders after World War II?
-How was the example of Munich used during the Persian Gulf War of 1990?