Rise of Mussolini

The Rise of Fascism-Italy

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1. ​Read through the Notes on Facism. This will be tested.

by Sarah Merli

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a form of government in which the state owns all means of production and provides for people’s needs

• Communism

• Democracy

• Fascism

• Nazi

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a form of government in which all citizens share in the running of the government

• Communism

• Democracy

• Fascism

• Nazi

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a form of government led by a dictator in which opposition and criticism is forcibly oppressed by the military

• Communism

• Democracy

• Fascism

• Nazi

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Benito Mussolini fought in what war after parting ways with the socialist party?

• Hutu Uprising

• American Revolutionary War

• World War II

• World War I

• Mussolini never fought in battle

  
  

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Who were the 'Black Shirts'?

• An elite fighting force in the Italian army during World War II

• The secret police that gathered intelligence for Mussolini

• People who protested against Mussolini's fascist government

• Members of the Fascist Political Party in Italy

• Any enemy of the state

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What was Mussolini’s elected title?

• Dictator of Italy

• Pastor

• Prime minister

• Governor

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Adolf Hitler's autobiography

• isolationism

• Axis Powers

• fascism

• Mein Kampf

• Manchuria

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Who was a fervent anti-Communist and a great admirer of Benito Musolini?

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Francisco Franco

• Vladimir Lenin

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In 1928 the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to _______________ .

• overthrow communism.

• industrialize his country.

• educate the peasants.

• increase trade.

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One of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after World War I was the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the ____________ .

• Socialist Party

• Nazi Party

• Fascist Party

• Bolshevik Party

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In the Soviet Union under Stalin, family-owned farms were turned into ___________, or government owned farms.

• concentration camps

• collectives

• cooperatives

• factories

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Mussolini called himself “Il Duce” which means ___________________________?

• The leader
• Iron ruler
• Fist of steel
• Great guy

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Under the Weimar Republic, what caused the German mark (German money) to become almost worthless?

• Germany was printing too much money (hyperinflation)

• Germany was not allowed to have a large army

• Germany had too much gold in its reserves that it had stolen from the Church

• Germany didn't allow Jews to work so they made less money.

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What did Hitler do that was a violation of the Treaty of Versailles?

• He established the Nazi Party

• He rearmed Germany

• He stripped Jewish Germans of their citizenship

• He had his political rivals killed or imprisoned

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Which of the following is an example of an anti-Semitic policy?

• Jews were were barred from working in the press or media, farming, or holding government jobs.

• Women were discouraged from working and encouraged to stay home and bear many children

• All political parties other than the Nazi Party were banned and violators were sent to concentration camps.

• People were encouraged to participate in "mass leisure" where they were exposed to nationalistic propaganda.

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Mussolini gained popularity and came to power by promising to solve Italy's problems by

• coordinating with other parties to find common ground and initiate reforms

• ending unemployment, ending corruption, and restoring Italy to greatness

• establishing a welfare system, cooperating with the pope, and setting a good example

• creating a militarist government and using force to bring Italy back together

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Based on propaganda posters, what techniques did Hitler use to appeal to his audience?

• Short mustache, a strict looking Hitler with clenched fists, using various colors and Nazi flag

• Simple colors, short mustache, a smiling Hitler with arms open, long catchy phrases

• Short slogans, people laughing behind Hitler, using symbols and traditional flag

• Short slogans, a determined-looking Hitler standing in front of many Germans, using symbols and Nazi flag

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^{62017 30} A comparison of the five-year plans of Joseph

Stalin and of the Great Leap Forward of Mao

Zedong would show that both leaders...

• encouraged individual rights and freedoms

• implemented some aspects of capitalism

• supported the involvement of wealthy

  entrepreneurs in the economy

• focused on increasing industrial and

  agricultural output

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What did Stalin call his programs that were meant to catch Russia's industry up with the rest of the world?

• 5 Day Plans
• 5 Month Plans
• 5 Year Plans
• 5 Decade Plans

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What was the name of the work camps in Siberia where Stalin would send "enemies of the state"?

• Gulags
• Concentration Camps
• Internment Camps
• Veritags

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Large, government owned farms were called:

• Communist Farms
• Collective Farms
• Independent Farms
• Gulags

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ruler who controls their country by force

• Dictator

• Fascism

• Nazi

• Communism