Reading Quiz 7.2 - Origins of Fascism

What is fascism?

• A movement that promotes democracy
• A movement that advocates for individual freedom
• A movement that wants one strong leader to control a country
• A movement that supports communism

Who is known as the creator of fascism?

• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill

What was the original meaning of the word 'fasces'?

• A symbol of power
• A bundle of sticks tied together with an axe in the middle
• A form of government
• A type of military strategy

When did Benito Mussolini become the leader of Italy?

• 1919
• 1922
• 1939
• 1945

Why did fascism rise to power?

• To spread communism
• To promote democracy
• To prevent the spread of communism
• To establish a monarchy

What did Mussolini create to idolize himself?

• A personality cult
• A democratic system
• A socialist movement
• A religious group

Who did Mussolini influence with his fascist ideas?

• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Joseph Stalin
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What group did fascist groups like Mussolini's violently attack?

• Business owners
• Rich landowners
• Socialist groups
• Workers

What did rich landowners and business owners support?

• Violence against workers
• Democracy
• Communism
• Socialism

What did Mussolini want everyone to do?

• Question the government's rules
• Work together as one big group under the government's control
• Oppose the government's control
• Create their own rules