Unit 6 Totalitarian Dictators

A system of government that exerts complete control over its citizens; individuals have no rights and all opposition to the government is suppressed

• Monarchy

• Totalitarianism

• Democracy

• Communism

A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule

• Fascism
• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy

Appealed to Italy's wounded pride and fear of communism, established the first Fascist Party, took over the Italian government after the march on Rome

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

Joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party and made it popular, would eventually become German Chancellor and overthrow the Weimar Republic, established the Third Reich

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

In 1928 the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to _______________ .

• overthrow communism.

• industrialize his country.

• educate the peasants.

• increase trade.

The Great Depression influenced which of the following events below...

• A rise in workers in the industry field

• A drop in the unemployment numbers

• A rise of dictatorships taking control

• Paper money being worth more than usual

Collectivization is a communist system used by Stalin in which

• Private farms are taken over by the central government

• Taxes are increased to fund government programs

• Many political parties are collected into one

• Private farmers are encouraged to produce more with government help

True or False: All of the dictators we talked about had secret police

• True

• False

What effect did Stalin's "Great Purge" and reforms, from 1934 to 1939, have on the people of Russia?

• eliminated the army's role in the community

• replaced agricultural workers with technology

• brought about the death of millions of people

• expanded agriculture while harming the industrial economy

The Great Depression allowed Hilter to grab power because

• Many out of work Germans liked the economic reforms of the New Deal.

• Many out of work Germans liked the Nazi message of redistributing wealth.

• Many out of work Germans like the Nazi message of collective ownership of farms.

• Many out of work Germans were given hope by the nationalistic message that blamed "others" for their problems.