(1/25) Team Quizizz - Lesson 1 (Rise of Dictators)

(Select ANY/ALL that apply) Which of the following led to a rise of undemocratic governments in both Europe and Asia?

• Treaty of Versailles

• economic depression (Great Depression didn't just affect us folks)

• Treaty of Paris

• women's suffrage

(Select ANY/ALL that apply) Which of the following were the primary undemocratic states leading up to and during WW2?

• Italy

• Germany

• Soviet Union (USSR)

• Japan

TERM FOR: a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and often racism and no tolerance of opposition (far right form of government) - “bundle”

• Fascism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Republic

Define FASCISM in your own words...

Fascism originated in which of the following countries? (hint: Benito Mussolini)

• Italy

• Germany

• United States

• Soviet Union

(Select ANY/ALL that apply) Which of the following are tactics used by Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Stalin to acquire and bolster (strengthen) their power as dictators?

• fear and manipulation

• force (paramilitary such as the blackshirts and brownshirts)

• scapegoating (placing blame on others for problems/issues)

• elimination of opposition (murdering opponents, banning other political parties, and creating sham elections)

Which of the following leaders was NOT a Fascist?

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• NONE of these

Which of the following was NOT TRUE of the Nazi Party in Germany?

• NONE - All of these are true

• centered around the economic/political fears of post-WW1 (hatred of Treaty of Versailles)

• called for Germany to expand its territory

• anti-semitic and bigoted/prejudiced beliefs

Term for: hostility or prejudice against Jewish People (Jews)

• NONE of these

• anti-jewish

• anti-judaism

• anti-semitism

(Select ANY/ALL that apply) Why is Hitler's manifesto (book) "Mein Kampf" (written while he was in jail) historically relevant/important?

• Hitler claimed that Germans belonged to the "Master Race" (Aryans); evidence of racist ideology

• Hitler claimed that Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe belonged to the "Inferior Race"; evidence of racist ideology

• Hitler blamed Jews for many of the world's problems; evidence of anti-semitism

• became evidence of Hitler's change it tactics; he'd try to get Nazis elected (cater to voters)