Totalitarianism Common Assessment

Why was the Treaty of Versailles called a “flawed peace”?

• because the over punishment of Austria-Hungary led to the rise of Fascism

• because the French and British were not satisfied with the terms

• because the over punishment of Germany led to the rise of Fascist/Totalitarian dictators

• because it started the Great Depression

The Bolsheviks were responsible for which event in Russian history?

• the 1917 abdication of Czar Nicholas II

• the 1916 assassination of Grigori Rasputin

• the 1918 partnership with the Allies during the civil war

• the 1917 overthrow of the provisional government

Under Lenin, the Russian Revolution transformed Russia from a czarist autocracy to a....

• constitutional democracy.

• absolute monarchy.

• communist dictatorship.

• parliamentary republic.

What is a totalitarian state?

• a state in which the people elect representatives to the legislature

• a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life

• a state in which the working class is glorified and has the greatest voice in government

• a state in which the people have a direct say in their government

Under Joseph Stalin, the Soviet media is BEST described as....

• one of the main forces working against him.

• modeled on American and British newspapers.

• completely controlled by the government.

• owned by large European corporations.

Which of the following BEST describes the main purpose of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge of 1934?

• to eliminate the last of the Romanov czars

• to give ownership of farmland to peasants

• to modernize Russian industry

• to crush all opposition to the government

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany in the 1930s?

• The leaders in each country used terror and fear to maintain power.

• Each government controlled the news media.

• Each nation had an economic system based on the ideas Karl Marx.

• Each nation was ruled by a single political party.

A MAIN reason that Benito Mussolini was able to rise to power was that Italian middle and upper classes feared which of the following?

• a military coup

• a Communist revolution

• American imperialism

• an invasion by Germany

Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain and Adolf Hitler of Germany met at the Munich Conference. What concept was represented at the Munich Conference?

• isolationism

• pacifism

• appeasement

• compromise

Which of the following does Fascism stress?

• a classless society

• individual rights

• isolationism

• nationalism