Rise of Totalitarianism

What was a major reason for Adolf Hitler's rise to Power?

• provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
• Germany's military support of Poland and France
• a strong economy
• refusal by the League of Nations to admit Germany as a member

After World War I, the rise of Benito Mussolini in Italy and the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany are most closely associated with

• the development of fascism
• the desire for containment
• an emphasis on democratic traditions
• a return to conservative religious practices

Which political leader gained power as a result of the failing economy of the Weimar Republic?

• Francisco Franco
• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Charles de Gaulle

During the 1930s, the Nazi Party received support from the German people because it promised to

• abide by the Versailles Treaty
• improve economic conditions in Germany
• promote policies that ensured ethnic equality
• utilize international organizations to solve problems

What was a key cause for the rise of fascism in Germany?

• collectivization
• genocide
• economic hardship
• secret treaties

During the 1930s and 1940s, Nazis in Germany promoted policies that emphasized

• economic cooperation in Europe
• international peacekeeping efforts
• worldwide Communist revolutions
• national and racial supremacy 

In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin governed by means of secret police, censorship, and purges. This type of government is called

• totalitarian
• democracy
• limited monarchy
• theocracy

Totalitarian countries are characterized by

• free and open discussions of ideas
• multiparty system with several candidates for each office
• government control of newspapers, radio, and television
• government protection of people's civil liberties

The main purpose of the many purges and public trials that took place in the Soviet Union in the 1930s was to

• force the Jewish people to leave the Soviet Union
• eliminate opposition to Joseph Stalin and his government
• establish a free and independent court system in the Soviet Union 
• reform outdated and inadequate agricultural system 

Stalin is linked with which economic policy

• New Economic Policy
• détente
• Five Year Plans
• glasnost