🌍 The Depression and Global Politics

How much money was Germany required to pay in reparations under the Treaty of Versailles?

Japan invaded China's northern province of Manchuria in 1931 as part of its response to the Depression.

In what year was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) formed?

The Soviet Union's communist economic system protected it from the economic slowdown experienced by capitalist countries during the Depression.

What type of economics did Japan adopt to deal with the economic slowdown during the Depression?

Explain how the Treaty of Versailles and reparation payments contributed to Germany's economic problems during the 1920s and 1930s. Include details about inflation and currency devaluation.

Describe Japan's response to the Great Depression. Include both their domestic economic policies and their aggressive territorial expansion strategy.

Analyze why the Soviet Union's apparent economic success during the Depression attracted international interest in communism, and explain what price the Soviet people paid for this economic progress under Stalin's dictatorship.