WWII - The Rise of Dictators

1. What does this picture tell you about the value of a Mark?

2. How did this happen?

3. What do you think the people of Germany felt about this?

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Warm Up

Multiple Choice

A dictator is best described as someone who:

• Rules with the people's consent

• Has absolute authority and controls that nation without limits

• is chosen by an election and serves a fixed term

• Shares power with a legislature

Multiple Choice

Which country experienced the highest increase in unemployment during the Great Depression according to the map?

• Germany

• France

• Italy

• Spain

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why dictators were able to rise to power in countries like Germany after World War I?

• Economic instability and high unemployment created desperation among citizens.

• Countries wanted to expand their territory through war.

• People preferred monarchies over democracies.

• There was a sudden increase in technological advancements.

- General Francisco Franco
- 1939-1975
- ​Falange (fascist)
- He takes power during a coup and civil war with German and Italian help
-Neutral in WWII

Spain

Multiple Choice

General Franco took power in Spain with the help of which countries?

• Germany and Italy

• France and Portugal

• Britain and the USA

• Russia and Poland

- Ben​ito Mussolini
- 1922-1943
- Axis Power
- Fascist party
- Promises to revive economy and restore the glory of the Roman Empire
- Invades Ethiopia and Albania

Italy

- Adolf Hitler
- 1933-1945
- Axis Power
- Nazi Party
- Blames fire on Reichstag communists
-Takes the Rhineland, Sudetenland, and Czechoslovakia

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Germany

- Joseph Stalin
- 1929-1953
- Allies power
- Communist
- Uses 5 year plans to industrialize
- Signs non-aggression pact with Germany and invades Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia

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Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

What does Joseph Stalin's quote suggest about his views on the power of ideas compared to weapons?

• He believed ideas were less dangerous than weapons.

• He thought ideas and weapons were equally powerful.

• He believed ideas were more powerful than weapons.

• He did not value ideas at all.

- ​General Hideki Tojo and Emperor Hirohito
- 1941-1944
- Axis Power
- Militarists
- Prime Minister Tojo and militarists control in the country
- Invade Manchuria, China for coal and iron

Japan