Chapter 26 Student Quiz

. The event that kicked off the Great Depression worldwide was _____.

A worldwide drought.

The end of WWI.

The beginning of WWII.

The US stock market crash.

. Women became breadwinners during the Great Depression because they were better able to find jobs _____.

In factories.

In domestic work.

In childcare.

In professions like nurse and teacher.

. Stalin mobilized Russian workers behind central economic planning using the specter of _____.

Government control of labor.

Foreign invasion.

Foreign economic competition.

Fears of capitalism.

. Hitler and the Nazi Party relied on a free press to promote their vision for Germany and ensure their political success.

True.

False.

. The Depression intensified competition among nations for access to land, markets, and resources.

True.

False.

. World War II began in Asia.

True.

False.

. The Allies brought about victory by remaining united throughout the war.

True.

False.

. US leaders thought that they could defeat Japan easily in 1945 but decided to drop the atomic bomb on them anyway.

True.

False.

. In the 20th century, nations saw military capacity as the measure of national greatness.

True.

False.

. One of the major religious influences on Indian nonviolence was _____.

Jainism.

Christianity.

Buddhism.

Islam.

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