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Chapter 10 lessons 1,2,3

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Deflation

b)

Stagflation

c)

A Depression

d)

Super Inflation

2.

What is an increase in prices caused by an expansion of the money supply?

a)

Inflation

b)

Deflation

c)

Democracy

d)

Injustice

3.
How did economic problems in Europe after WWI affect Germany?
a)
Germany was forced to sign deals with the US
b)
There was less government control on the economy
c)
Totalitarian leaders came to power.
d)
Germany joined the League of Nations
4.

How did many European nations respond to the Depression?

a)

They worked together to solve problems.

b)

They lost faith in democracies and turned toward dictatorships.

c)

They adopted communism as a government

d)

They relied on the League of Nations to solve their problems

5.

The Great Depression was caused by

a)

Marxist revolutions around the world

b)

Stock market crash in US and economic downturn

c)

Collapse of Fascism in Italy

d)

Improvements in Germany's military and Stock market crash in US

6.

Which is NOT a social or political repercussion of the Great Depression?

a)

Rise in gangs and crime

b)

Loss of faith in current governments to solve problems

c)

Renewed interest in Marxism

d)

More jobs available to lower classes

e)

Turning toward dictators to rule

7.

A major goal of Joseph Stalin’s five-year plan was to...

a)

encourage communist revolutions in the

colonies of the European powers

b)

transform the Soviet Union into an

industrial power

c)

expand the Soviet Union’s borders to

include warm-water ports

d)

reduce the amount of foreign aid coming

from the Western Hemisphere

8.

-Collectivization

-Five-year plan

-Restrictions on the press

-Purges of Communist Party


Which title best completes these headlines?

a)

Saddam Hussein and the Persian Gulf

War

b)

Sun Yat-sen and the Defeat

of the Manchu Dynasty

c)

Joseph Stalin and the Rise of a

Totalitarian State

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru and the Modern

Industrial State of India

9.

The main purpose of the many purges and public

trials that took place in the Soviet Union in the 1930s

was to

a)

force the Jewish people to leave the

Soviet Union

b)

eliminate opposition to Joseph Stalin and

his government

c)

establish a free and independent court

system in the Soviet Union

d)

reform the outdated and inadequate

agricultural system

10.

What was one reason that totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?

a)

Famine and AIDS spread throughout Europe.

b)

Trade was banned between western and eastern Europe.

c)

Governments failed to meet the needs of the people.

d)

Monarchies were reinstated in many nations

11.

A totalitarian society is one in which

a)

religious beliefs are supported by the government

b)

the state is considered a servant of the citizens

c)

the government controls most aspects of life

d)

citizens have say over the government

12.
Stalin mainly used propaganda to 
a)
promote capitalism
b)
increase support for communism and himself
c)
wage a war against illiteracy
d)
wage a war against smallpox 
13.

How did some Russians respond to Stalin's collectivization of farms?

a)

Many peasants, especially Kulaks, killed their own animals, burnt and hid their grains

b)

A new class of wealthy peasants (Kulaks) formed

c)

Many factory workers moved to work on farms.

d)

Most peasants tried to immigrate to Ukraine.

14.

In 1935, the Nazis passed the Nuremberg Laws, which

a)

combined all protestant sects into a single state church

b)

deprived Jews of German citizenship

c)

required all young Germans to join the Hitler Youth

d)

established the Third Reich under Hitler

15.
An ideology rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, racism, and blind loyalty to the state.
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Facism
c)
Genocide
d)
Blitzkrieg
16.

a type of aggressive nationalism

a)

isolationism

b)

Axis Powers

c)

fascism

d)

Mein Kampf

e)

Manchuria

17.
Mussolini called himself “Il Duce” which means ___________________________?
a)
The leader
b)
Iron ruler
c)
Fist of steel
d)
Great guy
18.

Which type of government believes that the country is more important than the individual?

a)

communism

b)

fascism

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

19.
Who became "der Fuhrer" of Germany? 
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Tojo
d)
Hitler
20.
What was the name of the book  Hitler wrote in prison that outlined his racist ideas and how Germany should be unified?
a)
Mein Durchfall
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Meine schlecten Tag
d)
Mein stinkende Schuhe
21.

How did dictators like Mussolini or Hitler spread propaganda?

a)

Through Mass Media

b)

Through the Catholic Church

c)

Through debates

d)

Through democratic processes

22.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of totalitarianism?
a)
government elimination of op positional groups
b)
free and open discussion of ideas
c)
a single party system with one candidate
d)
government control of communications and media
23.
Mussolini maintained his power by using all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
secret police
b)
censorship
c)
propaganda
d)
listening to ideas of the people
24.

What kept Mussolini from gaining TOTAL control over Italy?

a)

The Black Shirts

b)

The Communist Party

c)

The King of Spain

d)

The Catholic Church

25.

Internationalist - hopes to unite workers all around the world.

a)

communism

b)

fascism

c)

both

26.

Extreme nationalism - believes their people should rule over other, inferior people.

a)

communism

b)

fascism

c)

both

27.
In June 1933, the Nazis passed a Law to Reduce Unemployment where the RAD (National Labour Service) gave men jobs, including planting forests, and building hospitals and schools.  These jobs were referred to as what?
a)
Public works
b)
Civil service
c)
German labor front
d)
Concentration camps
28.

Hitler's political theories were based on

a)

communism and socialism

b)

democracy and racism

c)

racism and nationalism

d)

communism and nationalism

29.

According the Nazi propaganda, women should be

a)

Activists

b)

Soldiers and leaders

c)

barren and single

d)

Wives and mothers

30.

What two ways did the Nazi party enforce their will, especially with Anti-Semitism?

a)

propaganda and secret police

b)

ghettos and youth groups

c)

propaganda and free speech

d)

secret police and mass demonstrations

31.
Based on Hitler's propaganda posters, how did he prove that he is the most suitable leader of Germany? 
a)
Short moustache, a strict looking Hitler with clenched fists, using symbols and Nazi flag
b)
Simple colours, short moustache, a strict looking Hitler with clenched fists
c)
Short slogans, people laughing behind Hitler, using symbols and Nazi flag
d)
Short slogans, a determined-looking Hitler standing in front of many Germans, using symbols and Nazi flag
32.

Hitler’s goal was to establish

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Third Reich/German Empire

c)

Final Solution

d)

Lebensraum

33.
How is Stalin portrayed in the poster?
The caption reads: ‘Under the leadership of the Great Stalin-Forward to Communism!’
a)
As someone who did not have the support of the people
b)
As someone who is responsible for all the successes of the Soviet Union
c)
As someone who rules the country with an iron fist
d)
As someone who listens to no one
34.

Which of the following was NOT true about collectivization?

a)

Kulaks destroyed their crops instead of giving in to Stalin.

b)

Tractors and machinery were given to the farmers.

c)

The people supported the policy completely.

d)

It caused a famine.

35.
The use of print or images to convey a particular message, idea, or value.
a)
Propaganda
b)
Censorship
c)
Gulag
d)
Duma
36.

A major goal of Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans was to

a)

encourage communist revolutions in the colonies of the European powers

b)

transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power

c)

expand the Soviet Union’s borders to include warm-water ports

d)

reduce the amount of foreign aid coming from the Western Hemisphere

37.

What is the meaning of the name Stalin?

a)

Il Duce

b)

The Fuhrer

c)

The Man of Steel

d)

The Man of the People