The Rise of Fascism and Totalitarian States: WH CP

Who organized a new political movement known as fascism in 1919?

• Adolf Hitler
• Francisco Franco
• Benito Mussolini
• Joseph Stalin

How did Italian leaders view the peace settlement that ended World War I?

• They were angered by the war guilt clause they were forced to sign.
• They were disappointed in the amount of territory they were awarded.
• They were overwhelmed by the reparations they were required to pay.
• They were relieved they were not punished as severely as Germany.

Mussolini believed Italy’s social and economic problems could only be solved by

• a dictator.
• a parliamentary democracy.
• the Nazi Party.
• the restoration of the Italian monarchy.

Mussolini believed he was helping to restore Italy to the glory days of the ancient Roman Empire by

• allying with Hitler.
• annexing Sicily.
• establishing a senate.
• invading Ethiopia.

Many Germans viewed the Weimar Republic as an illegitimate government because its leaders

• came to power in a violent coup.
• drew Germany into World War I.
• signed the Treaty of Versailles.
• supported the Nazi Party.

Which of the following factors helped to radicalize German society in the years after World War I?

• the authoritarianism of the Weimar Republic
• drought and famine
• out of control inflation
• the rise of the middle class

Hitler’s goal of establishing a Third Reich meant that he wanted to

• create a new German Empire.
• control all three branches of Germany's government.
• enlarge Germany's army.
• exterminate the Jews of Europe.

How did the Nazis take power in Germany?

• by appointment
• by force
• by Hitler's decree
• by parliamentary election

When Hitler took power, most Germans

• joined the Nazi Party.
• participated in demonstrations against the Nazi regime.
• supported, or at least accepted, Nazi rule.
• attempted to flee the country.

information that is purposely spread, without regard to its accuracy, in order to gain support for a cause or to damage an opposing cause

• Propaganda.

• Mein Kampf.

• Rumors.

• Media Censorship.