Postwar Uncertainty
What is the Theory of Relativity?
Albert Einstein stated that space and time can change when measured to an object moving near the speed of light.
How did WWI change life for women?
Women took jobs outside the home. They also bobbed their hair and drank and smoked in public.
What was the result of the Provisional Government established in Russia following the Russian Revolution?
They hoped to establish a constitution and democratic rule, however, they were unsuccessful and within months it had fallen to a Communist dictatorship.
How was world trade changed by the Depression?
World Trade dropped by 65 percent
Who is Mrs. Grubbs' favorite president?
Thomas Jefferson
How did Einstein's ideas change the way people viewed the world?
People viewed the world with uncertainty and relativity.
How did the introduction of the car to the average family change lifestyles?
More people traveled for pleasure and businesses opened to serve the mobile tourists.
Why were coalition governments necessary in many European countries following WWI?
There were too many political parties to ever achieve a parliamentary majority. Because of this, parties would join together to create alliances in order to gain the majority.
How did Britain handle the depression?
They voted in a National Government to regulate the economy and encourage industrial growth.
What is Fascism?
Militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader
What did Sigmund Freud believe in relation to human behavior?
He believed that human behavior is irrational and beyond reason
What affect did post-WWI advances in transportation and communication change the world?
New drugs were made and medical treatments that helped millions of people in the postwar years and technological advances were put to use to improve transportation and communication after the war.
How did the Germans stabilize their economy following the 1932 inflation?
The Dawes plan provided a 200 million dollar loan from American banks and set a realistic schedule for German’s reparations repayment.
How did the European Socialist government’s handle the depression?
They relied on a tradition of cooperative community action. Sponsoring public work projects, raising pension for elderly and raising unemployment insurance. Taxed citizens
How is Fascism different from Communism?
Fascists did not seek a classless society
What do thinkers who believe the philosophy of existentialism think?
What is buying stocks on margin?
They paid a small percentage of the stock’s price as a down-payment and borrowed the rest from a stockbroker.
Who won the 1932 election?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What did Benito Mussolini promise to do?
Promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces
How is surrealism related to the ideas of Sigmund Freud?
They sought to link the world of dreams to the real world.
How did the stock market crash contribute to the Great Depression?
It quickened the collapse of the economy and made the Depression more difficult.
What was FDR’s New Deal?
A grouping of legislation that included large public works projects to provide jobs for the unemployed and relief to the poor.
How did Mussolini come into power?
30,000 fascists marched on Rome, demanding that King Victor Emmanuel 3 put Mussolini in charge