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Great Depression & Rise of Dictators

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hitler lost his parents at a young age

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What kind of career did Hitler dream of at a young age?

a)

Dictator

b)

Economist

c)

Statesman

d)

Painter

3.

In which city did Hitler first experience Politics, where he was homeless for some time?

a)

Vienna

b)

Berlin

c)

Stockholm

d)

Warsaw

4.

Hitler found a home after being homeless in which of the following?

a)

Vienna, as a painter

b)

Germany, in their army

c)

Warsaw, as a gunsmith

d)

Berlin, as a politician

5.

Hitler blamed these two groups for Germany's loss in WW1

a)

Communists & Jews

b)

Polish & Jews

c)

French & Polish

d)

Communists & Polish

6.

Hitler was partially blinded by mustard gas in WW1

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which group saw Hitler speaking and recruited him after witnessing the event?

a)

German Labor Guild

b)

German People's Society

c)

Germans against communists

d)

German Worker's Party

8.

What was the "Beer Hall Putsch"?

a)

A Nazi party in Berlin at a predominant bar

b)

Hitler's attempt to overthrow the government

c)

How Hindenburg came to power

9.

What is the book that Hitler wrote in Prison?

a)

"Mein Hass", or "My Hate"

b)

"Meine Angst", or "My Fear

c)

"Mein Kampf", or "My Struggle"

d)

"Mein Aufstieg", or "My Rise"

10.

Hitler took power in Germany by:

a)

Force

b)

Bribery

c)

Assassination

d)

Legal Means

11.

What powers did the Enabling Act specifically grant Hitler?

a)

To brand his enemies

b)

To ignore or pass by the constitution

c)

To openly annex and round up opposition

d)

To create a standing armed police force

12.

What was the Reichstag?

a)

German Parliment building

b)

German version of the White House

c)

German Judiciary Building

13.

What was "Kristallnacht", the night of broken glass?

a)

When Hitler and his men killed their own militia leaders in the night

b)

The first large scale organized attack on the Jewish people in Germany

c)

When the German people fought back against the Nazis

d)

The first big push into France from Germany; it was a night time surprise attack

14.

What were the Nuremberg Laws?

a)

Laws which took away the rights of communists in Germany

b)

Laws which took away the rights of all Minorities in Germany

c)

Laws which took away the rights of Non-German people in Germany

d)

Laws which took away the rights of the Jewish people in Germany

15.

What was the "Night of the Long Knives"?

a)

When the German people fought back against the Nazis

b)

The first large scale organized attack on the Jewish people in Germany

c)

When Hitler and his men killed their own militia leaders in the night

d)

The first big push into France from Germany; it was a night time surprise attack

16.

What is this picture showing?

a)

The Night of the Long Knives

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

The Beer Hall Putsch

d)

The Reichstag Fire

17.

What is Fascism?

a)

Political philosophy which glorified strong government and dictators

b)

Political philosophy which demonized dictators

c)

Political philosophy which was practiced by the Soviet Union

d)

Political philosophy which promoted freedom of speech and democracy

18.

What was used by totalitarian leaders to help spread their propaganda swiftly?

a)

Trains

b)

Motorized vehicles

c)

Media

d)

Modern planes

19.

What did Italian dictator Benito Mussolini keep in the social sphere in order to keep the general populace happy?

a)

Ideas of discipline and war

b)

Youth groups

c)

Traditional social attitudes

d)

Strict military regimen

20.

Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin introduced something that moved farmers from their homes to government-ran group farms. What was this practice called?

a)

Share-cropping

b)

Industrialization

c)

Collectivization

d)

Land-theft

21.

What caused many Germans to start taking Adolf Hitler and his message seriously, increasing his support?

a)

The threat of invasion by the Soviet Union

b)

His great personality

c)

The economic crisis Germany was in due to the Depression

d)

The example of Mussolini’s success in Italy

22.

Under Joseph Stalin’s command economy system, all economic decisions were made by

a)

government officials alone.

b)

workers and government officials.

c)

members of the socialist realism movement.

d)

local soviets composed of workers, soldiers, and peasants.

23.

All of the following were common to BOTH fascism and communism EXCEPT

a)

the goal of a classless society.

b)

rule by a one-party system.

c)

a disregard for individual rights.

d)

the use of propaganda and censorship.

24.

Which of the following was NOT a cause for the rise of Adolf Hitler?

a)

German support for the Treaty of Versailles

b)

A fear of communism

c)

Weaknesses of the Weimar Republic

d)

German nationalism

25.
In the 1920's and 1930's, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union was largely the result of what?
a)
The success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union.
b)
The active support of the United States.
c)
Movements demanding the return of the old monarchies.
d)
Severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I.
26.
The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I laid the foundation for what?
a)
Uprisings during the French Revolution.
b)
The rise of fascism in Germany.
c)
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
d)
Division of Germany
27.
What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930's appealed to many people in Germany?
a)
The people were frustrated with their current economic and political situation.
b)
A coup d'etat had forced communism on the German people.
c)
The German people feared that the French or the British would soon gain control of the Polish corridor.
d)
Germany had been denied membership in the United Nations.
28.
What effect did Stalin's "Great Purge" and reforms, from 1934 to 1939, have on the people of Russia?
a)
eliminated the army's role in the community
b)
replaced agricultural workers with technology
c)
brought about the death of millions of people
d)
expanded agriculture while harming the industrial economy
29.

Which of the following leaders was a dictator in Italy?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joesph Stalin

30.

Which of the following leaders was a dictator in Germany?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joesph Stalin

31.
Who was the ruler of U.S.S.R?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Harry S. Truman
32.

What are censorship, secret police force, and mass arrest associated with?

a)

democracies

b)

republics

c)

totalitarian regimes

d)

constitutional monarchies

33.

Anti-Semitism

a)

hatred of Jews

b)

hatred of schools

c)

hatred of Germans

d)

Hatred of Russians

34.

Set of economic plans for the Soviet Union

a)

4 year plan

b)

Three Year Plan

c)

2 Year Plan

d)

Five-Year Plan

35.

Collectivization

a)

Combining small farms into large factory like farms run by the government.

b)

Joseph Stalin's plan for the economy of the Soviet Union

c)

Hitler's plan for taking over Europe

d)

None of These

36.

Industrialization led to a desire for what in Japan?

a)

Workers

b)

Stronger government

c)

Steel

d)

Raw materials

37.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

38.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush 
b)
the crash of the stock exchange 
c)
the ending of World War II 
d)
the high price of oil 
39.
In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?
a)
Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes. 
b)
Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic. 
c)
The government decided to close the stock market in New York. 
d)
People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe. 
40.

Where was Hitler born?

a)

Germany

b)

Poland

c)

Berlin

d)

Austria

41.

What was the Nazi symbol?

a)

Cross

b)

Triangle

c)

Swastika

d)

Star

42.

What was Hitler's belief that German people needed more 'living space' called?

a)

Anschluss

b)

Lebensraum

c)

Gleichschaltung

d)

Nazism

43.

What is a "Ruler who has absolute power and unrestricted control in government, with NO hereditary succession"?

a)

Emperor

b)

Communist

c)

Dictator

d)

Prime Minister

44.

What is a "Society in which all property is publicly owned, and each person is paid according to their abilities and needs"?

a)

Communism

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Fascist State

d)

Totalitarian State

45.

This was used by Totalitarian Regimes to teach their people at a young age to believe in the State and nothing but the State.

a)

Censorship

b)

Indoctrination

c)

Terror

d)

Propaganda

46.

This was used by Totalitarian Regimes to spread their message to the people in an attempt to manipulate their opinion.

a)

Censorship

b)

Indoctrination

c)

Terror

d)

Propaganda

47.

To prevent subversive thinking, Totalitarian leaders used this. It suppressed ideas that may have went against the government.

a)

Censorship

b)

Indoctrination

c)

Terror

d)

Propaganda

48.

Totalitarian Regimes used this to help keep people from speaking out against the government

a)

Censorship

b)

Indoctrination

c)

Terror

d)

Propaganda

49.

When only one group led the government because all others were suppressed it was now known as a

a)

One party government

b)

Communist State

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Censored State

50.

Who helped Franco while he tried to overthrow the republic?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

51.

The economist, John Maynard Keynes, believed which of the following

a)

depressions should be allowed to resolve themselves

b)

economic depressions were incurable

c)

unemployment came from a decline in demand for goods and services

d)

free economies never worked

52.

The Dawes Plan was an effort by the United States

a)

to completely forgive German war reparations

b)

to reduce German reparation payments to a reasonable amount

c)

to add more to the German war reparations because the rest of the world needed more money

d)

to antagonize Germany into another war

53.

President of the German Weimar Republic, who was criticized for being 'too weak'

a)

Hitler

b)

Hindenburg

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Wilhelm

54.

What was the Kellog-Briand Pact of 1928?

a)

When Germany joined the League of Nations, renouncing war

b)

When Germany decided to begin isolationist policies

c)

A way for other European powers to take advantage of Germany

d)

Something that was forced on Germany to make it powerless on the world scale

55.

What is a period of severe low economic activity and rising unemployment?

a)

Depression

b)

Recession

c)

Deficit Spending

d)

Instability

56.

Collective Bargaining is the right of unions to negotiate with employers over wages and hours

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The economic idea that a government should pay out more money than it takes in through taxation and other revenues in order to increase productivity and spending

a)

Keynes' Principle

b)

Deficit Spending

c)

Surplus Spending

d)

Natural Spending

58.

What is the kind of art that came from the Great Depression, which focuses on fantasies and nightmares?

a)

Nonsense

b)

Irrationalism

c)

Surrealism

59.

Inflation is when prices of goods and services fall while the purchasing value of money increases

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Who was part of the power struggle in the Soviet Union after Lenin's death?

a)

Stalin and Trotsky

b)

Stalin and Hitler

c)

Hitler and Trotsky

d)

Stalin and Mussolini

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