WWII Dictators & Facists

A ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government

• dictator
• president
• monarch
• advisor

Devotion and loyalty to one's own country

• collective
• nationalism
• lebensraum
• totalitarianism

Who was the totalitarian leader who rose to power in Germany and aggressively seized land, thereby eventually leading Europe into WWII?

• Mussolini
• Hitler
• Tojo
• Stalin

He was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII.

• Mussolini
• Hitler
• Stalin
• Tojo

Which of the following is an example of appeasement 

• a nation invades a foreign territory and, in return, is attacked by other countries who feel threatened
• a nation invades a territory and is immediately met with economic sanctions meant to make them withdraw
• a nation invades a territory and the international community agrees to let them have it in exchange for a promise not to show any further aggression
• a nation decides to stake claim to a territory by bringing its case before the international community, rather than resorting to military action 

All of the following were causes of WWII EXCEPT

• Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
• Harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
• Militaristic, nationalistic leaders in Germany, Italy & Japan
• Major destruction caused by WWI

All of the following were causes of WWII EXCEPT

• Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
• Harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
• Militaristic, nationalistic leaders in Germany, Italy & Japan
• Major destruction caused by WWI

Fascism includes all of the following EXCEPT

• a form of government that believes the state is more important than the individual
• maintains control of industry and the economy
• is ruled by a charismatic dictator who suppresses opposition
• a form of government in which parliament represents the citizens in which they serve

Which was a characteristic of Germany under Adolf Hitler AND the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin?

• an official foreign policy of isolationism 
• governmental control of the media 
• public ownership of business and industry
• the absence of a written constitution

Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are characteristics of

• parliamentary democracies 
• totalitarian regimes 
• republics
• constitutional monarchies