Unit 13 - Totalitarian Governments Question Preview (ID: 50022)


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What was used in the totalitarian states of Germany and the Soviet Union to censor and control the countries?
a) Military personnel lived with citizens across the nation
b) Video cameras
c) Secret police
d) military kept close watch of the internet

What did Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin have in common?
a) They set up Fascist governments.
b) They collectivized farms.
c) They built totalitarian states.
d) They trusted each other.

What aided the rise of totalitarian governments in Italy and Germany?
a) Prosperous economies and surplus of goods.
b) Prosperous economies and the desire to expand borders.
c) Economic problems and a strong commitment to democratic values.
d) Economic problems and little loyalty to democratic values.

Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany by appealing to all of the following EXCEPT
a) Widespread economic fears.
b) Hatred of the Treaty of Versailles
c) extreme nationalism
d) A belief in democracy.

A system of government that puts the nation above the individual, glorifies the military, supports the idea of a strong ruler (dictator), and believes in private property and social classes, which are often unequal. This definition best applies to
a) Fascism
b) Socialism
c) Expansionism
d) Communism

The Nazi Party used all of the following except _____ to develop unity and spirit.
a) Rallies
b) Help those of different ethnic groups feel welcome in Germany.
c) salutes
d) symbols, such as the swastika

The name Black Shirts was given to supporters of ______.
a) Stalin
b) Mussolini
c) Hitler
d) Tojo

In the years between World War I and World War II, Japan moved towards a totalitarian government. Which group took control of Japan in the 1930s?
a) The emperor's family
b) Industrialists
c) Military leaders
d) Meiji reformers

Stalin did all of the following in the Soviet Union, EXCEPT _______.
a) Improved economy
b) used collectivization to increase farm production
c) Made the Soviet Union an industrial power
d) Created a nation-wide religion for the Soviet Union

Mein Kampf, is a book written by Adolf Hitler about his ________.
a) Personal life
b) goals for Germany
c) Time in jail
d) Leadership abilities

What tool did totalitarian governments use in order to persuade people to believe what the government was telling them?
a) Commercials
b) internet
c) Propaganda
d) Phone calls

Which of the following was NOT an idea for Germany that Hitler outlined in Mein Kampf?
a) non-Aryans were to blame for Germany's problems
b) his hatred for the Jewish race (anti-semitism)
c) to regain land taken from the Germans
d) create government-controlled farms

Which of the following does NOT describe a fascist government?
a) anti-communist
b) government controls the wealth
c) dictator as a leader
d) extreme nationalism

Why did Japan withdraw from the League of Nations in 1937?
a) they were expanding their empire
b) they were tired of going to meetings
c) they were trying to join another organization
d) they were joining alliances with the U.S. instead

By Hitler building up the German military, moving troops into the Rhineland, and not paying reparations, he showed that Germany was no longer going to obey ____________.
a) Fourteen Points
b) League of Nations
c) Treaty of Versailles
d) Berlin Conference

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