Rise of Totalitarianism

Which of the following best describes the impact of World War I in Europe?

• Many countries faced economic and political hardships that allowed for the rise of

  totalitarian leaders.

• Allied nations faced economic prosperity as a result of receiving frequent reparations

  payments from the German government.

• All nations were required to pay for the war damages and diverted funding away from

  maintaining their military.

• Military careers became popular and new technologies were created rapidly to prepare for

  a second impending war.

Regards: Measures against Jews tonight. . . . Only such measures may be taken

which do not jeopardize German life or property (for instance, burning of

synagogues; only if there is no danger of fires for the neighborhoods). Business

establishments and homes of Jews may be destroyed but not looted. The police

have been instructed to supervise the execution of these directives and to arrest

looters. In business streets special care is to be taken that non-Jewish

establishments will be safeguarded at all cost against damage. . . . As soon as

the events of this night permit, the use of the designated officers, as many Jews,

particularly wealthy ones, as the local jails will hold, are to be arrested in all

districts. Initially only healthy male Jews, not too old, are to be arrested. After

the arrests have been carried out the appropriate concentration camp is to be

contacted immediately with a view to a quick transfer of the Jews to the camps.

—SS Officer Reinhard Heydrich, November 10, 1938

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the passage above?

• Documentation of the formation of the Nazi secret police

• Warning against acting violently towards Jewish people and businesses

• Instructions for the event known as Kristallnacht

• Justification for the internment of Jewish people in Nazi territories

. Adolf Hitler’s Rise To Power: 

Joined and gained control of a fascist political party 

Brutally repressed opposition by using militaristic force 

Utilized military and social propaganda to influence the citizens of Germany

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Vladamir Lenin

• Fransisco Franco

Which of the following best describes the objectives of mass incarceration and human rights

violations seen during the Holocaust and the Great Purge?

• This was done to protect citizens from the crime and violence associated with targeted

  ethnic groups.

• These tactics were used to instill fear and promote loyalty within the country’s population.

• They were attempts by military and police forces to overthrow totalitarian government

  forces.

• They were attempts to reduce the population of the country in order to stimulate economic

  growth.

How did the League of Nations fail to prevent the start of World War II?

• The League had limited power to intervene and members were focused on problems in

  their own countries.

• The League relied on financial support that was unavailable due to the Great Depression.

• The League was unaware of the rising totalitarian governments across Europe.

• The League was not intended to intervene in international affairs.

Which of the following is mosst likely depicted in te chart above?

• Number of enlisted soldiers

• Immigration rates

• Unemployment rates

• Fascist Party membership

Based on the image above, what did many of the totalitarian leaders that rose to power during

and after World War I have in common?

• The power to seize control of the government without the knowledge of the public

• A large group of loyal supporters who glorified their leadership

• A large military force that could launch a revolution against the central government

• The ability to identify a single scapegoat in the population of the country

Which of the following best describes the Nuremberg Laws?

• They were the basis for enlistment in the Nazi military and secret police force.

• They were laws that punished military and police officials who violated human rights.

• They were anti-Semitic laws that restricted the freedoms of people of Jewish ancestry.

• They were introduced to protect Jewish people in Germany from capture and internment.

How did the economic crises in the United States and Germany in the early 1930s affect the

global economy?

• The United States was no longer able to produce enough products to trade across

  Europe.

• Many countries relied on the reparations from Germany that they could no longer afford.

• Allied powers were forced to modify the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.

• Hitler ordered German manufacturers to stop trading with democratic nations.