Stalin

Totalitarianism is....

• a government which has one absolute leader
• a government which is based on the power of the citizens
• a government which has three strong leaders
• a government which holds free and fair elections

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

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

A government that owns the means of production, accepts all ethnicities, no religion, & appealed to urban & agricultural workers is an example of?

• Fascism
• Nazism
• Communism
• Democracy

Leader of communist Soviet Union

• Mussolini
• Stalin
• Hitler
• Castro

Which of the following best describes a command economy?

• one in which the government supports and regulates people’s choices through decisions that affect the marketplace.
• an economy where private citizens make all decisions, free from any government intervention
• the government owns or directs the machinery and factories and controls the selling of goods.  Citizens have no say in how tax money is spent or how economy is run.

What was the purpose of the Great Purge under Stalin?

• To eliminate enemies of Communism

• To eliminate political rivals

• To intimidate the people to bow to Stalin

• All of the Above

Banning of all written, spoken, or visual material critical of the government

• Propaganda

• Censorship

• Collectivization

• Libel

Which of the following did NOT happen under Stalin's direct leadership?

• The Great Purges

• Establishment of Gulags

• Holocaust

• Ukrainian Genocide