Instability & Totalitarianism

A government where the state has complete control over every part of public and private life

• Totalitarianism

• Gulag

• Communism

• Reparations

The Great Depression lasting from 1929-1939

• effected the US only

• effected countries around the world

• only mildly effected people

• was caused by Hitler

In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of?

• the success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union

• Movements demanding the return of the old monarchies

• The active support of the United States

• severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I

Totalitarianism is a form of government that

• asserts total control over the lives of its citizens

• allows for individuality

• equality distributes the wealth of the nation to its people

• does not have any historical examples

Which of the following is used by a dictator to obtain and retain absolute control?

• Freedom of the Press
• Private citizens control the economy
• Use of propaganda to promote a certain cause
• Provide all citizens with lawyers and due process protections

A society with no classes or private property and all business is ran by the government.

• totalitarianism

• Gulag

• Communism

• Reparations

True or False? In a totalitarian form of government, a dictator might use indoctrination to teach a partisan point of view and use spies / secret police to spread fear.

• True
• False

Which of the following can be examples of a totalitarian form of government?

• Democracy, Communism, & Nazism
• Communism, Democracy, & Fascism
• Communism, Fascism, & Nazism
• Democracy, Monarchy, & Oligarchy

Leader of the Nazi party

• Mussolini
• Hitler
• Stalin
• Zedong

During the mid-1930’s, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?

• Private ownership of the means of production and distribution

• One-party system that denied basic human rights

• Encouragement of individual freedom of expression in the arts

• Emphasis on consumer goods rather than on weapons