Unit 4 Section 2 Vocabulary

Unit 4 Section 2 Vocabulary

Authoritarianism, Facsim, and Dictators

Lesson 1

Dissenting

contradicting or going against a commonly held belief

Ideology

a set of ideas and beliefs that shape a political system

Authoritarianism

a political concept in which power is held by a single leader or an elite group

Fascism

a political movement that favors the rule of a dictator, intense, nationalism, and the conquest of an empire.

Totalitarianism

an extreme form of authoritarianism that attempts to control all aspects of citizens' lives.

Multiple Choice

___ is a government ruled by a single leader or an elite group.

• dissenting

• ideology

• authoritarianism

• fascism

• totalitarianism

Multiple Choice

___ is an extreme form of authoritarianism.

• dissenting

• ideology

• authoritarianism

• fascism

• totalitarianism

Multiple Choice

Mussolini is known as the creator of ___, a political movement that favors the rule of a dictator and intense nationalism.

• dissenting

• ideology

• authoritarianism

• fascism

• totalitarianism

Multiple Choice

In authoritarian governments leaders do not tolerate ___, or opposing, views.

• dissenting

• ideology

• authoritarianism

• fascism

• totalitarianism

Multiple Choice

In totalitarianism, citizens support official ___, or the beliefs that shape the political system, as a result of extreme nationalism.

• dissenting

• ideology

• authoritarianism

• fascism

• totalitarianism

Communism in China

Lesson 2

Mainland

the most important and largest part of a territory, generally located on a major landmass.

Warlord

a military commander who uses force to govern a small territory

Proclaim

to announce or declare publicly, in writing or speech

Effective

impressive, striking, or able to create a desired result

Abandon

to give up control. or to let go

Multiple Choice

___ took over different areas of China and used force to govern these small areas.

• mainland

• warlords

• proclaim

• effective

• abandon

Multiple Choice

The communist used more ___ military tactics than the Nationalists, which helped them when the civil war.

• mainland

• warlords

• proclaim

• effective

• abandon

Multiple Choice

The drove the Nationalist out of ___ China, forcing them to remain on the island of Taiwan.

• mainland

• warlords

• proclaim

• effective

• abandon

Multiple Choice

Mao Zedong ___, or declared, that China would be called the People's Republic of China.

• mainland

• warlords

• proclaimed

• effective

• abandon

Multiple Choice

The Revolution of 1911 forced the emperor to ___, or give up, his throne.

• mainland

• warlords

• proclaimed

• effective

• abandon

Stalin and the Soviet Union

Lesson 3

Command Economy

an economy managed by the government, in which industry is publicly owned.

Paranoid

having the mistaken belief that others are against you, or out to get you.

Collective Farm

a communist farm operated by a group of workers under governemnt control

Submit

to yield to the power or control of another

Quota

a required number of items that must be produced or provided

Gulag

a system of Soviet labor camps

Multiple Choice

Stalin was ___ so he targeted political rivals whom he viewed as a threat.

• paranoid

• submit

• collective farms

Multiple Choice

Stalin created ___, where farming was controlled by the government.

• paranoid

• submit

• collective farms

Multiple Choice

Soviet citizens were forced to ___ to Stalin's economic policies.

• paranoid

• submit

• collective farms

Multiple Choice

Collective farms had high production ___, meaning workers had to work hard to make sure they produced the required number of crops.

• quotas

• command economy

• gulag

Multiple Choice

Stalin created a ___, where the government manages the economy, to increase the pace of industrialization.

• quotas

• command economy

• gulag

Multiple Choice

As part of the Great Purge, many of Stalin's perceived enemies were sent to a ___.

• quotas

• command economy

• gulag

Rise of Hitler

Lesson 4

Anit-Semitism

anti-Jewish discrimination or prejudice; hatred towards Jews

Appeasement

to give someone what they want in the hope that a threat will lessen

Indoctrinate

to teach others to completely accept the viewpoints and beliefs of a particular group.

Reich

a German Empire

Incentive

a reward to encourage someone to behave in a particular way.

Lebensraum

a Nazi ideal of sufficient "living space" for German Aryans

Multiple Choice

The Nazi Party used propaganda to ___ people into its belief system.

• indoctrinate

• incentives

• anti-Semitism

Multiple Choice

"Aryan" familes were given ___ to have more children.

• indoctrinate

• incentives

• anti-Semitism

Multiple Choice

The Nazis supported racism and ___.

• indoctrinate

• incentives

• anti-Semitism

Multiple Choice

Hitler took atvantage of Europe's ___ policies.

• appeasement

• Lebensraum

• Reich

Multiple Choice

___ was the Nazi desire to increase their "living space".

• appeasement

• Lebensraum

• Reich

Multiple Choice

The Nazi government was called the Third ___, or empire.

• appeasement

• Lebensraum

• Reich