11.1 Lesson 1 The Origins of World War II

Who was the first dictator to come to power in Europe?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Francisco Franco

• Joseph Stalin

What was fascism?

• a communist movement that emphasized state control of the economy

• a populist movement that encouraged traditional values

• an aggressive movement that believed the state was more important than the individual

• a nationalistic movement that believed that the nation's problems could be traced to socialism

In what work did Adolf Hitler lay out his ideology?

• Mein Kampf

• the Munich Articles

• the Reichstag

• the New German Fascism

What was the policy of appeasement?

• the U.S. policy of isolationism as it applied to Germany's militaristic policies

• the act of giving in to Hitler's demands in exchange for peace

• the act of allowing Hitler to invade a country at will

• the requirement that Germany disarm or face war with Britain and France

What enabled dictators to come to power in Europe?

• the example of the Nazi Party and its successes

• the unjust treaty that ended World War I and economic depression

• the New Deal policies that created foreign debt to Europe

• the rise of the belief that democracy should be spread throughout the world

What was the Battle of Britain?

• the invasion of British forces against the German army in France

• the naval battle between Germany and England

• the battle between the German and British air forces over England

• the invasion of Germany by British forces

Main Idea: The Treaty of Versailles, along with worldwide depression, contributed to the rise of dictatorships in Europe and Asia.

Detail: In Italy__________ founded the Fascist Party. This group believed that order in society could only come through a _______ .

• Hitler; Nazi

• Stalin; collectivization

• Mussolini; dictator

• Hirohito; totalitarian

Main Idea: The Treaty of Versailles, along with worldwide depression, contributed to the rise of dictatorships in Europe and Asia.

Detail: By 1926, _______ became the dictator in Russia. He tried to___________ the nation using ____________ .

• Joseph Stalin; industrialize; Five-year plan

• Adolf Hitler; militarize; gestapo

• Benito Mussolini; industrialize; Il Duce

• Franklin Roosevelt; modernize; the New Deal

Main Idea: The Treaty of Versailles, along with worldwide depression, contributed to the rise of dictatorships in Europe and Asia.

Detail: Stalin used _______ to punish his political enemies.

• propaganda

• gestapo

• persuasion

• concentration camps

Main Idea: The Treaty of Versailles, along with worldwide depression, contributed to the rise of dictatorships in Europe and Asia.

Detail: Postwar Germany’s political and economic problems gave rise to the ____ Party. It called for Germany to expand its territory. One of its early recruits was _______ . In 1933, the German president appointed him_______ .

• Communist; Adolf Hitler; dictator

• Nazi; Adolf Hitler; Chancellor

• Black Shirt; Benito Mussolini; Emperor

• Nazi; Joseph Stalin; Czar