Mussolini & Hitler

Which of the following is NOT a factor of totalitarianism rising in Germany?

• Weimar Republic was ineffective

• inflation

• democracy was not what the people expected

• Fascism seemed to help conditions at first, but quickly deteriorated

How did Italian leaders view the peace settlement that ended World War I?

• They were angered by the war guilt clause they were forced to sign.

• They were disappointed in the amount of territory they were awarded

• They were overwhelmed by the repara,ons they were required to pay.

• They were relieved they were not punished as severely as Germany.

inspired the formation of the blackshirts, won the support of industrialists, large landowners, and the urban middle class

• Franco

• Hitler

• Mussolini

• Stalin

Mussolini organized fascist rallies and inspired crowds with his dramatic speaking style.

• True

• False

He led the led the National Socialist Party.

• Stalin

• Hitler

• Franco

• Mussolini

What methods did Hitler NOT use to take power?

• created a private army, the Brownshirts

• after a failed coup, he decided it would be best to gain power through legal, democratic means.

• inspired the Blackshirts

• created a private army called the Brownshirts,

Which leader promised to bring their country back to the greatness it once was?

• Hitler

• Mussolini

• Hitler and Mussolini

• none of the above

Hitler’s goal of establishing a ________ meant that he wanted to create a new German Empire

• Third Reich

• facsist government

• Socialist government

• USSR

What did the Weimar government do to deal with Germany's war debt?

• They raised the debt ceiling

• They defaulted on the debt

• They printed huge amounts of paper money.

• They decreased taxes.

When Hitler took power, most Germans

• were very wary of this new leader

• they thought he was going to calm down once he settled into office

• supported or at least accepted Nazi rule

• Supported or at least accepted Fascist rule