Rise of Dictators Practice 1

an individual who has complete control and authority of a nation’s government

• Emperor

• Tyrant

• Dictator

• Monarch

This dictator rose to power in Italy in 1922

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• George Patton

Check the two things that made it possible for dictators to rise to power

• good farming

• industrialization

• desire for a strong sense of national pride

• labor unions

• struggling economies

How was Mussolini able to garner enough support to overtake the Italian government

• he was a powerful and influential speaker and author

• he was an excellent military leader

• He was rich

• he was friends with the King

What drastic actions did Mussolini take (more than one answer)

• created labor unions

• prohibiting workers from striking

• allowed newspapers to freely communicate the news

• removal of political opponents

Mussolini wanted to expand militarily to this continent

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

Adolf Hitler was a dictator that rose to power in what country

• Italy

• Spain

• Poland

• Germany

What political party was Hitler the leader of

• Fascist

• Nazi

• Loyalist

• Socialist

What were two prominent symbols of the Nazi Party that now symbolize hate

• Nazi swastika

• Nazi hat

• Nazi handshake

• Nazi salute

What was the treaty at the end of WWI that Hitler felt punished Germany too harshly

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Milan

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Berlin