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1
Hitler promised the creation of a third German Empire (Third Reich) that would rule a thousand years.
True
False
2
Germany was punished with the war guilt clause, war reparations, and loss of colonies
True
False
3
What did Germany experience after World War I?
None of the above
Hyper-inflation due to high reparations payments
Political collapse
immediate recovery and prosperity
4
Which party did Hitler become a part of?
National Fascist German Workers' Party
National German Party
National Socialist German Workers' Party
National Workers' Party
5
Which aspects of Nazism did Hitler write about in his book Mein Kempf?
collectivism
political,social, economic systems
state rights, elitism, class system
Extreme Nationalism, lebensraum, racial purification
6
What did Hitler promise to create that would last a thousand years?
First Reich
Third Reich
Second Reich
Fourth Reich
7
What was the name of Stalin's totalitarian party that ruled Russia?
Fascist
Nationalist
NAZI
Soviet Communist Party
8
Who rose to power to become dictator of Italy in 1922?
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
9
What are the characteristics of totalitarianism?
Strict controls and laws
Propaganda (media – radio, newspapers, posters)
Highly nationalistic (flags, salutes, rallies, uniforms)
All of the above
10
An ______ is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment.
economic depression
Inflation
recession
investment
11
The background causes for the rise of totalitarianism can be related most closely to the
unification of Germany and Italy
legacy of World War I
rise of the Bolsheviks
writings of Adolf Hitler
12
Joseph Stalin supported which of the following policies toward agricultural development?
That it took second priority to transportation development
That the Ten-Year Plan's quotas on agriculture should be expanded
citizens were not working hard enough and needed to be taught a lesson
The widespread adoption of collectivization among the agricultural district
13
Italy became a ___________ state in 1922.
Fascist
Constitutional
Communist
Nazism
14
What were the Soviet prison camps called that murdered nearly 20 million people?
Sputniks
Gulags
Pravdas
Laikas
15
Who succeeded Vladimir Lenin as premier of the Soviet Union?
Leonid Brezhnev
Josef Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leon Trotsky
16
Mussolini used nationalism and militarism on the Italian people
True
False
17
Which of the following was the most feared security force of the Nazi state?
KGB
Gestapo
CHEKA
Brown Shirts
18
In 1933, Hitler is appointed to the highest position in the cabinet of ministers known as:
President
Premier
Prime Minister
Chancellor
19
What was the name of Mussolini's political party that controlled Italy through WWII?
Communist
NAZI
Fascist Party
Soviet
20
Which country was MOST affected by inflation after World War I?
England
France
The United States
Germany
21
Following the fall of Imperial Germany, a democratic state known as the __________ ___________ was created in Germany.
Parliament
Weimer Republic
Reichstag
Congress
22
In Fascism, what is most important?
Religion
Equality
The State
Rights of Citizens
23
The Swastika was an a
ncient symbol of peace, life, and good luck.
False
True
24
What was the name of Mussolini's party member thugs / soldiers?
Black Shirts
Brown Shirts
Red Shirts
Pink Shirts
25
“ Germany wants peace, work, and calm. I will give these things with love if possible, with force if necessary.”
True
False
26
A __ is a government that controls the political, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens
democracy
monarchy
totalitarian regime
republic
27
The rise of totalitarian governments in Germany and Italy was largely the result of bad economics
False
True
28
The purpose of Stalin's Five Year Plans was to transform the USSR into an industrial economy.
True
False
29
The term "fascism" was first used to describe Mussolini's party in Italy in the early 1920s.
True
False
30
Following World War I, Germany experienced immediate recovery and prosperity
True
False
31
In what country was Adolf Hitler born?
Austria
The Netherlands
Switzerland
Germany
32
Which of the following effected Germany after the First World War.
Lose overseas colonies
Great economic loss
All of the above
demilitarised
33
Joseph Stalin supported private ownership toward agricultural development.
False
True
34
The main idea of Communism is to
Create a democratic republic
Create a classless and stateless society
Create a direct democracy
Create a war-loving nationalist state
35
_____________ rose from the ranks to become a dictator in Italy.
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Juan Peron
Benito Mussolini
36
Hitler was known as the _____________, the German term for leader.
Jefe
Duce
Fuhrer
Leader
37
Fasces is a bound bundle of wooden rods, sometimes including an axe with its blade emerging.
False
True
38
In prison, Hitler wrote his famous work __________ ____________, which means "My Struggle."
Gesundheit
Nein
Mein Kampf
mein Leben
39
Who were powerful, land-owning Russians who lost their land to the Communists?
Perestroikas
Kulaks
Prokovskoyes
Boyars
40
Hitler announced that German Aryans needed lebensraum, which meant...
Room to Grow
Democracy
Communism
Economic Prosperity