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WorksheetsUnit 9 Russia and Totalitarian Dictators
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
European leaders of England and France were slow to stop the advances of Hitler and Mussolini because
they believed Hitler was harmless.
the League of Nations prevented them acting against Hitler and Mussolini.
with the European economy booming, they failed to take the threat seriously.
they were still reeling from World War I and hoped to avoid another large-scale conflict.
In the 1920s and 1930s, the Japanese invaded surrounding territories MAINLY because
they thought that a holy war was blessed by the gods.
they had intelligence that China might invade them first.
they wanted revenge for having been defeated in World War I.
they needed raw goods to fuel their industry during the Depression.
During his rise to power, Hitler gained popularity and helped stir extreme anti-Semitic sentiment by
convincing Germans that the United States was responsible for their many hardships.
making the people of Germany believe that the Soviet Union was going to attack them.
blaming the collapse of world trade and other economic failures on Jewish financiers.
destroying the rule of law in Germany so that Germans would seek retribution on each other.
Benito Mussolini MOST LIKELY annexed Ethiopia into the colony of Italian East Africa because he
considered them a potential economic rival.
wanted to overtake colonies to build a large empire.
saw an opportunity to take strategic land from Germany.
believed he should eradicate an entire group of people.
The Japanese expansion throughout the Pacific during the 1930s was caused by
China's threat to invade Japan during World War II.
their need to acquire raw goods to fuel their industry.
their desire to join Germany in its war against the United States.
the United States' interventionist policies of the 1920s and 1930s.
· Lack of industrialization
· Low standard of living for most people
· Unsuccessful political and economic reforms
· Poor performance in World War I
All of these events led to the demise of the
Tudors.
Romanovs.
Habsburgs.
Bourbons.
Which choice BEST describes the shift in political power that took place following the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Autocratic→Communist
Communist→Democratic
Democratic→Fascist
Fascist→Communist
Which of these statements BEST describes the 1937 event known as the "Rape of Nanjing" (Nanking)?
Chinese forces led bombing raids on the city of Tokyo.
Japanese troops massacred thousands of Chinese civilians.
The battle here was the longest in the Asian theater of war.
Unlike the Holocaust, people participated in it went unpunished after the war.
Which statement is TRUE regarding the consequences of the October Revolution in Russia?
It created the Warsaw Pact.
It solidified the power of the tsar.
It brought the Bolshevik revolutionaries to power.
It made Joseph Stalin the Premier of the Soviet Union.
What was a key difference between the political and economic outlooks of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin?
Lenin supported socialism; Stalin did not.
Lenin allowed some private enterprise; Stalin did not.
Lenin felt that governmental changes should be gradual; Stalin did not.
Lenin implemented severe censorship of oppositional views; Stalin did not.
The popularity of the Nazi Party grew in Germany because
it had been declared illegal following World War I and Germans resented the ban.
the Spanish Civil War had shown that communists could successfully take control if not monitored.
Italian leader Benito Mussolini had sent troops to Germany to train the Nazis and instruct Hitler on how to take power.
people were in despair following the loss of the war, the Great Depression, and the ineffectiveness of the Weimar government.
What was the MOST significant effect that World War I had on Russia?
Russia defended the Eastern Front successfully and was perceived as a super power.
Russia formed stronger economic and political ties with the Allied powers throughout the war.
Russia focused on building up it's technology and became fully industrialized by the end of the war.
The Romanov dynasty was overthrown and executed because the people blamed them for getting Russia involved.
What was the name of the government established by Germany directly after World War I?
Third Reich
the Rhineland
Weimar Republic
Chancellor's Republic
Who led the Communist revolution in October 1917 which helped take Russia out of the war?
Karl Marx
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Alexander Kerensky
Which statement BEST describes the Bolshevik Revolution?
It was begun by Joseph Stalin.
It began a civil war in Russia.
It toppled Tsar Alexander II from power.
It prevented Russia from exiting World War I.
The revolution leading to the collapse of the Romanov dynasty contributed to the withdrawal of which country from World War I?
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Why did Tzar Nicholas II abdicate the Russian throne?
Lenin forced his execution
he refused to enter World War I
his troops mutinied in the capital
Stalingrad was surrounded by German forces
The socialist group called the Bolsheviks led the final stage of the Russian Revolution and followed the teachings of
Johann Goethe.
Thomas Paine.
John Locke.
Karl Marx.
Collectivization of farms, state industrialization, and secret police are Post-World War I policies that affected millions of people. Who was responsible for these policies?
Hideki Tojo
Adolph Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
What is the term used to describe a state-controlled economy, such as was seen in Joseph Stalin’s "Five Year Plans?"
mixed economy
market economy
participatory economy
command economy
Communist states adopted what strategy for implementing command economic policies?
Five-Year Plans
corporatism
barter
the Gold Standard
This leader helped spark nationalist passions in his home country, becoming its Prime Minister in 1922 and going by the title "Il Duce" ("Leader"). Who is he?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
What did Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito all prey upon when gaining fascist power before World War II?
the people's love of outsiders
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
the people's lack of patriotic pride
the people's sense of aggression toward the weak
At the Munich Conference in 1938
the Axis Powers formed their alliance.
European leaders tried to appease Hitler.
Hitler developed his plan of concentration camps.
German officials signed the formal surrender in W.W. II.
In 1938 Germany seized this portion of Czechoslovakia, causing international outrage.
Ardennes
Rhineland
Saar
Sudetenland
How did Germany excuse its invasion of the Czechoslovakian region known as the Sudetenland in 1938?
The region was home to German-speaking people.
Hitler was born there and wanted it part of Germany.
The region was home to anti-German nationalist groups.
Czech officials had been planning an invasion of Germany.
1931- Japan invades Manchuria.
1935- Italy invades Ethiopia.
1936- Germany militarizes the Rhineland.
1938- Hitler agrees to stop expansion at the Munich Conference.
Based on this chart, it is evident that a major cause of World War II was
the failed economic policies during the Great Depression.
the warlike attitude of countries in the Pacific Ocean region.
the failure of the League of Nations to stop the aggressive behaviors of some countries.
the reluctance of European countries to look outside of their borders after World War I.
Which of these played a major role in the spread of both communism and fascism in Europe in between the World Wars?
The spread of capitalism in Europe.
The League of Nations’ military policies
Economic hardship created by the Great Depression.
Territorial changes brought on by the Treaty of Versailles.
The PRIMARY purpose of Stalin's 1928 Five Year Plan was to
rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union.
push Lenin from political power.
prepare to establish communism in Russia.
invade Germany in revenge for World War I.
Who was the powerful and ruthless leader of the Soviet Union from 1929-1953 who also ordered the Great Purge in which he had his real and imagined enemies arrested?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler, Francisco Franco, Benito Mussolini, and Josef Stalin can BEST be described as
allies in the Spanish Civil War.
nationalistic, fascist rulers.
totalitarian dictators.
communist dictators.
Fascism: Benito Mussolini, Italy
Totalitarianism: Hirohito, Japan
Nazism: ____________________
Which leader and corresponding nation is missing from the list of fascist countries listed above?
Adolf Hitler, Germany
Franklin Roosevelt, USA
Josef Stalin, Soviet Union
Winston Churchill, Great Britain
