The Peace Settlement
What were Germany’s compulsory payments to the victorious countries called?
Reparations
What was the 1923 crisis in which German currency became almost worthless? (NOT THE GREAT DEPRESSION)
Hyperinflation
Which position did President Hindenburg give Hitler in January 1933?
Chancellor
What was Britain and France’s policy of accepting some of Hitler’s demands to avoid war called?
Appeasement
Which Italian city was the destination of Mussolini’s famous march that helped him gain power?
Rome
Which region of western Germany was required to remain free of German troops?
The Rhineland
Which event in the United States helped trigger the Great Depression?
The Wall Street Crash
What was Hitler’s failed attempt to seize power called?
The Beer Hall (Munich) Putsch
Which country did Germany invade, causing Britain and France to declare war?
Poland
Which African country did Mussolini’s Italy invade?
Ethiopia
Which military branch was Germany completely banned from maintaining under the Treaty of Versailles?
An air force
What type of government replaced the German emperor after World War I?
A democratic republic
What law allowed Hitler to make laws without the approval of the Reichstag?
The Enabling Act
Which region of Czechoslovakia was transferred to Germany after the Munich Agreement?
The Sudetenland
Which region of China did Japan occupy following the Mukden Incident?
Manchuria
Which organisation was created to settle international disputes and prevent another major war?
The League of Nations
Which two extremist parties gained support as confidence in the Weimar government declined?
Nazis and Communists
Which event did Hitler use as an excuse to arrest communists and suspend civil liberties?
The Reichstag Fire
What was the German annexation of Austria called?
Anschluss
What incident helped begin full-scale war between Japan and China?
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident