Roaring Twenties
When did the ''Roaring Twenties'' happen?
The 1920s, 1922-1929 more specifically
What is 24th of October 1929 known as?
Black Thursday
Who founded the National Fascist Party in Italy?
What was the reason for Europe's economic growth in the 1920s?
Investments from the British and, mainly, the USA.
In what part(s) of the world did the Roaring Twenties happen?
Only in the United States of America
Name one of the main causes of the 1929 stock market crash?
1. Overproduction
2. The mass selling of company stocks led to the stocks losing all their value. People who did not sell their stocks lost almost all of their invested money.
Name one reason why Italy was disappointed after World War 1?
1. It lost 600.000 soldiers in the war;
2. Italy lost territory in the Paris peace treaties;
3. War debs caused high inflation;
4. Troops returning home could not find jobs and thus unemployment grew.
Why did the London Economic Conference in 1933 fail?
All countries were only defending their own interests.
What specific way of paying was new to the USA during the Roaring Twenties?
Payment plans
What did the New Deal aim to do?
Improve the economy by intervening in the economy.
What is the March on Rome and what year did it happen?
In 1922, the Fascist Party, after having taken over multiple towns, marched to Rome to take over full power, which they succeeded in doing so.
What entails the Lateran Treaty of 1929?
Catholicism became the sole state religion of Italy.
What did the Roaring Twenties eventually lead to?
The stock market crash in 1929, and eventually the Great Depression
What happened after the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression? Name 2 things.
In the USA:
1. People withdrew all their money and loans were not repaid, causing banks to fail;
2. People stopped buying products;
Around the world:
1. The USA reduced its imports, harming other countries;
2. USA stopped investing in Europe.
Mussolini's foreign policy: which two countries did Italy occupy?
Albania and Ethiopia.
Between fascism and Stalinism, which one is on the right and which one is on the left of the political spectrum?
Stalinism is a left-wing ideology and fascism is right-wing.
What are the Roaring Twenties exactly?
A period of huge industrial growth in the USA, leading to a consumer society that meant that the masses could now also buy home appliances like washing machines, fridges, cars, radios, etc.
Name two of the four main interventions President Roosevelt carried out in the New Deal
1. Public works to create employment and stimulate investments;
2. Farming subsidies in order for farmers to produce less, which would raise prices, and thus profits would increase;
3. Improved working conditions, such as a shorter work days and a minimum wage, to increase consumption;
4. Restructuring of the financial system.
Name four of the six main characteristics of fascism.
1. Opposition to democracy (totalitarian) and communism and no more individual rights;
2. Nationalism and inequality: the Italian nation was superior to the others;
3. State-controlled economy;
4. Monopoly of the media and propaganda;
5. Single party;
6. Militarism (war and the military were glorified).
1. A single party controlled all the power of the state;
2. The state controlled all aspects of life, including thought and behaviour;
3. Opposition was eliminated by violence.