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WorksheetsGreat Depression and Rise of Totalitarianism
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 25mins
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1.
What did Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito all prey upon when gaining fascist power before World War II?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
2.
What political and military transformations in Japan led to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941? Fascism: Benito Mussolini, Italy Totalitarianism: Hirohito, Japan
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
3.
Nazism:Which leader and corresponding nation is missing from the list of fascist countries listed above?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
4.
Unstable economy Overproduction of agriculture products Instability of the Stock Market Tight monetary policy of the Federal Reserve All of these items led directly to what event?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Great Depression
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
5.
Which choice explains how each of the fascist leaders in Europe and Asia prior to World War II gained the trust of the people in their countries?
a)
nationalist propaganda
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
6.
What policy did most European nations adopt during the worldwide depression of the early 1930s that helped to give rise to the totalitarian governments in some countries such as Germany and Italy?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Isolationism
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
7.
What was the main reason why the Great Depression was felt so financially in Europe, even before the actual Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
The financial cost of World War I left many nations with no money and high unemployment.
d)
Joseph Stalin
8.
Which event greatly contributed to the global economic slow down, specifically in Germany, shortly after the conclusion of the first World War?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
the harsh reparation agreement stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles
9.
In 1929, the Great Depression began in the United States, caused mainly by the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash? Stock owners began to panic when stock prices fell.
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Stock owners began to panic when stock prices fell.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
10.
One of the contributing factors in the _____ was an unequal distribution of wealth. Which term or phrase BEST completes this sentence?
a)
Great Depression
b)
It forced peasants to work farms together for the state rather than themselves.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
11.
What did Stalin order to collectivize farms mean?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
It forced peasants to work farms together for the state rather than themselves.
12.
The MOST significant effect of the Great Depression on Germany was that the economic instability led to
a)
the emergence of a totalitarian government under the guidance of Adolf Hitler.
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
13.
The nature of totalitarianism as it differs from authoritarian governments is BEST illustrated in
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
the police state of Nazi Germany.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
14.
Which country during the 1900s was LEAST LIKELY to experience a totalitarian structure?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
GB
d)
Joseph Stalin
15.
Which of these would you be MOST likely to see in an <i>authoritarian</i> government?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
The federal government grew to try and prevent future depressions.
d)
the rule by one person or a small committee
16.
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Josef Stalin could ALL be classified as
a)
Totalitarian Rulers.
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
17.
How did the Nazi leadership of Germany respond to the problems of the Great Depression?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
The Nazi government took command of the economy.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
18.
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?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
caused many banks to close and created an even greater shortage of money.
d)
Joseph Stalin
19.
The runs on banks during the Great Depression worsened the country's economic situation because the bank runs
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
caused many banks to close and created an even greater shortage of money.
20.
Which event in history is seen by many people as the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
21.
Because of the worldwide economic depression following World War I,
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
soon turned to fascist leaders who rallied the country around nationalism.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
22.
Following the death of Vladimir Lenin, the Soviet Union imposed a form of government on central Europe that can best be described as
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Communist dictatorship
d)
Joseph Stalin
23.
One of the main reasons for massive inflation in Germany following World War I was
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Germany's reparations payments to the victorious Allies.
24.
The rise of Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party in the 1920s was caused by
a)
a desire to restore Italy to the glory of its Roman heritage.
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
25.
The PRIMARY purpose of Stalin's 1928 Five Year Plan was to
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
26.
Which of these is the BEST explanation for Germany's turn to a totalitarian dictator between the World Wars?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
massive economic hardships caused by the Great Depression
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
27.
During the 1930's the leaders of Japan, Germany, and Italy made war more likely by
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
using nationalism to establish warlike attitudes among their populations.
d)
Joseph Stalin
28.
Which of these contributed to the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
stock market speculation
29.
Which statement BEST describes the New Deal?
a)
It greatly increased the size and importance of the national government.
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
30.
A major cause of the economic depression of 1929 was
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
decline in consumer purchasing power.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
31.
Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
the federal government has a major responsibility for ensuring economic prosperity
d)
Joseph Stalin
32.
Which was a major result of the Great Depression of 1929?
a)
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
The federal government grew to try and prevent future depressions.
33.
Which of these played a major role in the spread of both communism and fascism in Europe in between the World Wars?
a)
Economic hardship created by the Great Depression.
b)
Japanese imperialism had successfully spread the nationâs military control throughout other parts of the Pacific.
c)
Adolf Hitler, Germany
d)
Joseph Stalin
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