AP®︎ European History: Topic 8.5 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 8.5 of AP European History – Global Economic Crisis.
Questions List
Topic 8.5
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-4.2.III.A
Which European countries experienced the largest economic impacts of World War I?
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Topic 8.5: Global Economic Crisis
Thematic Focus: Economic and Commercial DevelopmentsECD
Economic development, especially the development of capitalism, played an important role in Europe's history, often having significant social, political, and cultural effects.
Learning Objective: Unit 8: Learning Objective G
Explain the causes and effects of the global economic crisis in the 1920s and 1930s.
Historical Developments: KC-4.2.III
The Great Depression, caused by weaknesses in international trade and monetary theories and practices, undermined Western European democracies and fomented radical political responses throughout Europe.
Historical Developments: KC-4.2.III.A
World War I debt, nationalistic tariff policies, overproduction, depreciated currencies, disrupted trade patterns, and speculation created weaknesses in economies worldwide.
Historical Developments: KC-4.2.III.B
Dependence on post-World War I American investment capital led to financial collapse when, following the 1929 stock market crash, the United States cut off capital flows to Europe.
Historical Developments: KC-4.2.III.C
Despite attempts to rethink economic theories and policies and forge political alliances, Western democracies failed to overcome the Great Depression and were weakened by extremist movements.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Keynesianism in Britain
- Cooperative social action in Scandinavia
- Popular Front policies in France
- National government in Britain
- Popular Fronts in France and Spain
