2020-2021 HCS 6th Grade Unit 6c Totalitarianism and WWII

How were Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany and Communist Russia similar?

• All means of production were owned by the government

• All had one-party systems that denied basic human rights

• All encouraged the exercise of individual freedom of expression in the arts

• All emphasized production of consumer goods rather than weapons

Who did Adolf Hitler blame for the economic depression in Germany?

• Christians

• Jews

• Muslims

• Asians

What were the two main ideologies of the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin?

• Fascism and Capitalism

• Communism and Socialism

• Communism and Capitalism

• Federalism and Capitalism

Who became the leader of the Soviet Communist Party after the death of Lenin?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Leon Trotsky

• Joseph Stalin

What are censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force most associated with?

• Parliamentary democracies

• democratic republics

• totalitarian regimes

• constitutional monarchies

Why did Fascist governments gain power in Italy and Germany with little opposition?

• Both nations faced economic and political difficulties

• Both nations supported civil liberties for all citizens

• Both nations failed to join the League of Nations

• Both nations were threatened by the United States

What are characteristics of totalitarianism? (Choose ALL that apply)

• free and open discussion of ideas

• single leader with unlimited control

• government control of media

• elimination of political opponents

What is a component of Stalin's plan to improve the Soviet Union economy?

• buying on margin

• collectivization of farms

• decrease in industrial production

• reduction in military strength

What U.S. action against Japan led to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. attacked Japan's capital

• The U.S. had Japan removed from the League of Nations

• The U.S. placed all Japanese Americans in prison

• The U.S. placed an oil embargo on Japan

What was the long-term impact of D-Day?

• the liberation of France from the Germans

• the separation of the Italian and German forces

• the punishment of the Japanese for Pearl Harbor

• the termination of the Italian aggression in Africa