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Rise of Totalitarianism/Western Democracies Stumble
Rise of Totalitarianism/Western Democracies Stumble
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Post World War 1, No inclusion of Hitler in this one!
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Did Mussolini rise to power through a legal election?
No! The Russians rigged the election!
No, he lead a March on Rome!
Yes, he had thousands of followers and won fair and square!
2
What man is considered the first fascist dictator in Europe?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Josef Stalin
3
Totalitarian countries are characterized by
Govt protection of people's civil liberties
Govt control of newspapers, radio and TV
Free and open discussions of ideas
A multi-party system
4
How are communism and fascism similar?
Both hate wars
They both give the proletariat ownership of production
Both base their ideas on blind devotion to the leader
Both support a classless society
5
Who rose to power in Spain after Hitler's Luftwaffe bombed the cities?
FDR
Francisco Franco, dictator
Churchill
Benito Mussolini
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What nation did Mussolini invade and take over?
Ethiopia
Egypt
Somalia
The Congo
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What similarities are found in Hitler and Mussolini's rise to power?
Both were totalitarian leaders & created a police state
Both were authoritarian leaders & used propaganda
Both rose to power with the help of the peasant class
Both were voted into office & created police states
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What was Mussolini's nickname?
None of these
Da Furher!
Il Duce
Il Pappa
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Who were the Black Shirts?
Hitler's henchmen
antisemitists
Mussolini's supporters
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What was the result of the March on Rome?
The people were shot and silenced
The desire for democracy won out
The king asked Mussolini to be prime minister
The nation collapsed into civil war
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Do fascist dictators agree with the ideas of communism?
YES! They had the same beliefs!
NO! Everybody hates communists.
NO! Communists support the working class, fascists the rich!
12
After the war, what international agreement was intended to ensure peace?
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Paris Peace Conference
The Treaty of Versailles
The League of Nations
13
How did Britain and France pay back their war loans to the U.S.?
They sent the US natural resources, tin, copper, lumber
They sent manufactured products
They sent bad checks
They relied on reparation payments from Germany
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What economic problems did Britain face after the war?
Britain was unwilling to accept help from the US
High unemployment, low wages and deeply in debt
Britain owed Germany for bombing their cities
Britain did not have any economic issues after WW1
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Who painted the mural Guernica?
Pablo Picasso
Gertrude Stein
Howard Chandler
Ernest Hemingway
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How are communism and fascism NOT alike?
Fascism separates social classes, communism eliminates it
communism does not kill to gain power
communism loves democracy, fascism does not
Communism and fascism have harsh leadership
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What conditions paved the way for totalitarian governments to rise?
all of these contributed
Widespread unemployment
Extreme inflation
Wide gap between the rich and the poor
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Which factor led to the rise of the Communist Revolution in Russia
Scarcity of workers for available jobs
Onset of global depression that restricted trade
Increase in agricultural production around the world
Unequal distribution of wealth between social classes
