WWII: Rise of Dictators; War Breaks Out in Europe

What is a dictator?

• Someone who helps a country in need
• Someone who gives control of the government to the people
• Someone who gains complete control of a country's government

What was the name of Hitler's form of government which denied individual freedoms and had complete power over the German people?

• democracy

• fascism

• dictatorship

• monarchy

Who led the Fascists in their government takeover in 1922 Italy?

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Vladimir Lenin

Mussolini's supporters were known as which of the following?

• Nazi Stormtroopers

• Black Shirts

• Blue Shirts

• Communists

What was it called when small farms were joined together to form huge farms that everyone worked on?

• commonization
• collectivization
• command farming
• big agriculture

How did the terms of the Treaty of Versailles impact Germany?

• The Treaty helped Germany overcome the Great Depression
• It crippled the German economy and government
• It allowed the Allies to occupy German territory

Which action is most closely associated with totalitarian governments?

• Elections and Free Speech
• Propaganda and Censorship 
• Allowing multiple political parties

What is the definition of Appeasement? 

• Allowing the aggressive actions of someone to go unchecked to prevent war
• Opposition to all war and refusing to fight
• Taking over surrounding lands using force

After the war, Hitler joins the German Workers Party, which becomes popular thanks to his speeches where he blames all of Germany's problems on the Jews and...

• Communists

• Nationalists

• Socialists

• Capitalists

How does Hitler originally try to take over Germany?

• Lead a nationalist revolution

• Lead a communist revolution

• Try to get elected to office

• Starting a civil war