Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism is....

• a government which has one absolute leader
• a government which is based on the power of the citizens
• a government which has three strong leaders
• a government which holds free and fair elections

Which of the following is used by a dictator to obtain and retain absolute control?

• Freedom of the Press
• Private citizens control the economy
• Use of propaganda to promote a certain cause
• Provide all citizens with lawyers and due process protections

True or False? In a totalitarian form of government, a dictator might use indoctrination to teach a partisan point of view and use spies / secret police to spread fear.

• True
• False

Which of the following can be examples of a totalitarian form of government?

• Democracy, Communism, & Nazism
• Communism, Democracy, & Fascism
• Communism, Fascism, & Nazism
• Democracy, Monarchy, & Oligarchy

Which of the following were key people who supported a communist government?

• Stalin, Marx, Castro, & Zedong
• Castro, Hitler, Marx, & Zedong
• Stalin, Marx, Mussolini, & Zedong
• Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill, & Marx

Which of the following were leaders who supported a fascist form of government?

• Mussolini & Churchill
• Hitler & Marx
• Castro & Zedong
• Mussolini & Hitler

A government that owns the means of production, accepts all ethnicities, no religion, & appealed to urban & agricultural workers is an example of?

• Fascism
• Nazism
• Communism
• Democracy

A government where capitalists own the means of production, promote extreme nationalism, uses religion as a tool to gain support, & appealed to business leaders, landowners, & lower middle class is an example of?

• Communism
• Fascism
• Democracy
• Monarchy

Leader of the Nazi party

• Mussolini
• Hitler
• Stalin
• Zedong

Leader of communist Soviet Union

• Mussolini
• Stalin
• Hitler
• Castro