Mussolini used all the following efforts to make the Fascist state a totalitarian one EXCEPT

denied support for the Catholic Church and confiscated their lands

Fascism was increasingly attractive to many people because

the middle-class was afraid of socialism and communism

Franco’s dictatorship was considered authoritarian because

favored traditional groups and did not try to control aspect of lives

Which is the most significant cause of the rise of dictatorial regimes in Europe after WWI?

reaction to severe economic problems

The social and political costs of collectivization and Five Year Plans included all of the following EXCEPT:

government propaganda promoted destinations like Siberia to reward workers

Hitler’s goal was to create

Aryan state that dominates Europe and possibly the world for generations

Stalin gained control over the Communist Party by

purging people he thought were a threat.

The Nazis encouraged radio listening because

radio could be used for political purposes

The purpose of Stalin’s Five-Year Plans was to

transform the USSR from an agricultural economy into an industrial economy.

How were movies used in Nazi Germany?

as propaganda to promote the Nazi message

Why was Mussolini’s movement appealing to the Italian middle class?

They thought strong central government would prevent socialism & communism

Hitler’s creation of a totalitarian state included all the following EXCEPT one. Which one?

Forbidding mass rallies that glorified the regime

Hitler ended Germany’s depression, economic woes, and unemployment by

implementing public works projects and a rearmament program.

What were the “Nuremberg laws”?

excluded Jews from German citizenship and forbade marriages between them

What was the Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9, 1938?

a destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis

Parliamentary systems failed in most Eastern European states, in part, because

those states did not have a tradition of democracy

During the Spanish Civil War, a town named Guernica became famous for Hitler’s role

where German bombers destroyed the city, killing over a thousand civilians

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Mussolini used all the following efforts to make the Fascist state a totalitarian one EXCEPT
created secret force, OVRA, to watch citizens enforce government policies
used senior citizen organizations to promote fascism and military values
denied support for the Catholic Church and confiscated their lands
media to spread propaganda mold people to a single-minded Fascist community
2
Italy and Germany helped Franco win the Spanish Civil War
False
True
3
Fascism was increasingly attractive to many people because
the middle-class was afraid of socialism and communism
it renewed interest in Marxist doctrine
it increased public works programs like the WPA and offered Social Security
it promised to drastically boost food production
4
Franco’s dictatorship was considered authoritarian because
expected active involvement of the masses in the achievement of its goals
it controlled the political, economic, social, intellectual cultural lives
favored traditional groups and did not try to control aspect of lives
glorified state above individual by emphasizing need for strong government
5
Which is the most significant cause of the rise of dictatorial regimes in Europe after WWI?
the advance of communism
rising anti-Semitism
rising anti-Semitism
reaction to severe economic problems
6
Living space
Reichstag
Lebensraum
Aryan
Storm troops
7
The social and political costs of collectivization and Five Year Plans included all of the following EXCEPT:
strict laws limited where workers could live
strong resistance from peasants with estimated 10 million dead of famine
government propaganda promoted destinations like Siberia to reward workers
workers and families lived in pitiful conditions and wages declined
8
A totalitarian state subordinates individual freedom to government control.
False
True
9
Hitler’s goal was to create
Aryan state that dominates Europe and possibly the world for generations
a third depression would collapse world economies, where Germany would rise
a communist state in which Germany which would look after everyone
democratic regime where opposing parties would have representation
10
Fascism is a philosophy that values the individual over the state.
True
False
11
Under Mussolini, the Italian Fascists used propaganda to
educate people.
control public opinion
enforce government policies.
advertise platforms of all political parties
12
Stalin gained control over the Communist Party by
using the popular vote of the people.
preventing elections within the party.
purging people he thought were a threat.
making promises of rewards and titles to people.
13
Russian peasants showed their unhappiness with Stalin’s agricultural policies by hoarding food and killing livestock.
False
True
14
established a dictatorship in Spain that favored large landowners, businesspeople, and the Catholic clergy
Stalin
Franco
Hitler
Mussolini
15
The Nazis encouraged radio listening because
the government could easily convey emergency information
radio could be used for political purposes
the radio was a great new source of entertainment.
the people could keep up-to-date on the news of the day.
16
The purpose of Stalin’s Five-Year Plans was to
strengthen the Red Army so it could reclaim lost territories.
transform the USSR from an agricultural economy into an industrial economy.
reduce poverty and improve the standard of living.
end famine by dramatically boosting food production.
17
Mussolini’s Fascist government attempted to control its citizens through
mandatory military service in Fascist youth groups.
rewards and honors.
mass propaganda
untraditional roles for women.
18
a system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the government
New Economic Policy
Aryan
collectivization
Politburo
19
How were movies used in Nazi Germany?
as a training tool for people entering the work force
as propaganda to promote the Nazi message
as educational aides to teach difficult subjects
as sources of entertainment during difficult time
20
The Schutzstaffeln, or SS, maintained order through the use of
surveillance cameras
law enforcement
terror and ideology
community groups
21
theory that upholds the right of superior individuals to gain authoritarian leadership over the masses
Reichstag
Aryan
Social Darwinism
Lebensraum
22
Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge illustrates his use of which of the following tactics?
racist ideology
mass terror
glorification of the state
use of mass media and propaganda
23
Why was Mussolini’s movement appealing to the Italian middle class?
They thought Mussolini would not go to war.
They thought Mussolini would protect them from Nazi Germany
They thought Mussolini would support their standard of living.
They thought strong central government would prevent socialism & communism
24
Hitler’s creation of a totalitarian state included all the following EXCEPT one. Which one?
Offering variety of leisure activities to gain approval of working class
Creating concentration camps, secret police and execution squad
Setting up a Propaganda Ministry to influence culture in radio and film
Forbidding mass rallies that glorified the regime
25
Hitler ended Germany’s depression, economic woes, and unemployment by
implementing public works projects and a rearmament program.
building more churches and universities
passing the Nuremberg laws
putting women to work in factories
26
In the quote below, what type of system is Hitler describing?
totalitarian
communist
republican
capitalist
27
What were the “Nuremberg laws”?
excluded Jews from German citizenship and forbade marriages between them
They abolished trade unions and set up large concentration camps
They banned books, magazines,newspapers not strictly approved by the Nazis
banned Jews from public buildings schools hospitals, made Jews clean up
28
Why was there little opposition to the Nazis from German citizens
Secret police waged terror on those who would disagree with the Nazis
All of these occurred
Many Germans accepted the regime because they brought people back to work
Propaganda appealed to German nationalism
29
Hitler’s political theories were based on
racism and nationalism
communism and socialism.
communism and nationalism
democracy and socialism
30
leading policy-making committee in the USSR, severely divided future direction of Soviet Union after Lenin died in 1924
Aryan
collectivization
totalitarian state
Politburo
31
What was the Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9, 1938?
the inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party
the signing of Hitler’s agreement with Russia
the creation of Hitler’s secret police
a destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis
32
One of greatest mass murderers in human history “purged” who opposed and established strong personal dictatorship
Lenin
Hitler
Mussolini
Franco
33
Parliamentary systems failed in most Eastern European states, in part, because
powerful landowners feared a more authoritarian regime
propaganda turned people against their governments
those states did not have a tradition of democracy
peasant farmers did not want to give up their property rights.
34
political philosophy that favors a strong central government led by a dictator, glorifies the state above the individual
New Economic Policy
collectivization
fascism
totalitarian state
35
government that seeks complete control over people’s lives
Politburo
totalitarian state
Aryan
collectivization
36
During the Spanish Civil War, a town named Guernica became famous for Hitler’s role
where Trotsky was murdered by a Soviet agent
where the government sent revolutionaries into forced labor camps
where German bombers destroyed the city, killing over a thousand civilians
the revolutionary forces captured the city and established dictatorship
37
this gave the government the power to ignore the constitution for four years
Reichstag
Storm troops
Enabling Act
Fuhrer
38
Lenin’s modified version of capitalism that permitted some private ownership
New Economic Policy
totalitarian state
collectivization
Aryan
39
Hitler had mass support to create a right-wing authoritarian regime that would save Germany/privileged positions from
communist
democratic
authoritarian
fascist
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established first European fascist movement in Italy
Lenin
Franco
Mussolini
Hitler

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