Topics 17.6-18

Why did the Germans and Italians accept Hitler and Mussolini's views?

• They were forced to

• They were desperate for change

• They thought that having a dictatorship was better than a democratic government

• They were bored

The non-aggression treaty allowed Germany and Russia to split _____ between each other.

• Poland

• America

• France

• Argentina

Who was the fascist leader of Italy?

• Adolph Hitler

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Benito Mussolini

• Neville Chamberlain

Between WWI and WWII, Japan tried to solve the problem of its scarcity of natural resources by doing what?

• Exporting agricultural products in exchange for new technology. 
• Establishing a policy of imperialism.
• Building nuclear power plants. 
• Cooperating with the soviet union.

In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin governed by means of secret police, censorship, and purges. This type of government is called

• totalitarian
• democracy
• limited monarchy
• theocracy

What country was punished most severely by the Treaty of Versailles?

• Italy
• Japan
• Russia
• Germany

Which is the most valid conclusion to be drawn from a study of the rise of power of the Nazi Party in Germany in the 1930s?

• Peace treaties, even harsh ones, have little effect on domestic politics in the defeated nation.

• Scapegoat politics is an unconvincing method of gaining political power.

• People may be willing to sacrifice liberty if economic security is promised.

• Even a brief experience with democratic government makes people very devoted to it.

Fascism in Europe during the 1920's and the 1930's is best described as a

• demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise

• form of totalitarianism that glorified the state above the individual

• type of economic system that stressed a classless society

• set of humanist ideas that emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual

Which term is most closely associated with the event shown in this cartoon?

• disarmament

• blitzkrieg

• Holodomor

• containment

This 1941 cartoon expresses the opinion that the policy of appeasement

• poses no threat to peace

• will not be tolerated

• is costly but necessary

• is shortsighted and unwise