Commanding Heights: Battle for the World Economy
Questions:
1. What happened in Europe at 1910?
2. How many people died in WWI?
3. After the Russian Revolution in 1917, what was Lenin's economic policy?
4. What was the reason for John Maynard Keynes resignation after WWI?
5. How did the economic disaster occur under Lenin's watch? What was Lenin's solution to the economic hardship?
6. What was Ludwig von Mises' prediction on Soviet economy?
7. Please name TWO of the most influential Austrian school of economists?
8. How did hyperinflation occur in Germany in 1923? What was one important reason for Hitler's success? What did Hitler bring, to Germany?
9. How was the stock market perform in the United State in the 1920's?
10. What happened on Oct 21 1929? What did it bring to American's people?
11. What happened in Europe 1931?
12. What did Franklin D. Roosevelt do for the American people? What were the points of his program during the hard time?
13. What was John Maynard Keynes's idea for economic recovery?
14. Can you name two influential economists who appear in the video and belong to the Chicago school of economics?
15. Too much government planning bring too much government power. "Too much government control of economy destroys freedom, and makes man slaves?" Whose idea was this?
16. What war happened after Russian established socialism economy?
17. How did the German black market disappear and the economic miracles begin?
18. What do you think were the reasons for Churchill's electoral defeat in 1946?
19. What was the main point of John F Kennedy's speech in Yale University?
20. What was John Maynard Keynes's influence on American economy?
21. What was the reason for Friedrich Von Hayek feel impressed in Austria 1970?
22. What happened in USA 1971?
23. What were the problems in Britain in 1973? What were the common problems between Britain and the United States?
24. What did Keith Joseph do? What was the influence of his speech in University?
25. What happened in Stockholm 1974? What was the meaning of this thing?
26. What did Margaret Thatcher do for British economy?