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WorksheetsRise of Dictators
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
Adolf Hitler's autobiography
isolationism
Axis Powers
fascism
Mein Kampf
Manchuria
Who was a fervent anti-Communist and a great admirer of Benito Musolini?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Jose Altuve
Vladimir Lenin
One of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after World War I was the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the ____________ .
Socialist Party
Nazi Party
Fascist Party
Bolshevik Party
Who was the leader of the 1936 rebellion in Spain that quickly became a civil war?
Benito Mussolini
Vladimir Lenin
Francisco Franco
Gerald M. Nye
In the Soviet Union under Stalin, family-owned farms were turned into ___________, or government owned farms.
concentration camps
collectives
cooperatives
factories
People who resisted Stalin's orders faced trials or death from starvation. As many as _____________ peasants died in famines from 1932 to 1933.
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
10,000,000
A(n) ____ state is a government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.
Socialist
European
Communist
Totalitarian
How did Benito Mussolini gain the support of the Catholic Church?
He assigned squadristi to guard the pope.
He threatened to execute the pope, his bishops, and cardinals.
He gave the Church money and official recognition.
He expanded Vatican City’s land greatly by giving it control over half of Rome.
The purpose of Stalin’s Five Year Plans was to
transform the USSR from an agricultural into an industrial economy.
strengthen the Red Army so that it could take back lost territories.
drastically boost food production to end the widespread famines.
reduce the massive poverty and improve the standard of living.
The Enabling Act allowed Hitler to establish a totalitarian state by
giving the government the power to ignore the constitution for four years.
establishing concentration camps for people who opposed the new regime.
dissolving the trade unions and abolishing all sports activities.
abolishing the office of the president and declaring Hitler the sole ruler.
What was the Kristallnacht?
It was a German concentration camp at which thousands of Jews were executed.
It was a set of racial laws that excluded Jews from German citizenship.
It was a destructive Nazi rampage against the Jews.
It was Hitler’s idea of Expressionism that eventually led to war.
To deal with runaway German inflation, an international commission created the Dawes Plan, which
canceled Britain’s reparation debt, angering the Axis Powers.
reduced Germany’s reparations debt.
reduced the interest rates paid by Germany on its foreign loans.
increased the price paid by foreign markets for German products.
An ____ is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment.
economic cycle
expressionist cycle
economic depression
inflationary period
Fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for
a communal system in which the state owns the means of production.
special taxes to help pay for public works programs.
a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler.
volunteers to help build bridges, roads, and public buildings.
Who led the Spanish military Loyalists in a revolt against the Democratic Republican government?
John Maynard Keynes
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Leon Trotsky
A factor in leading many Germans to accept Hitler and the Nazis was
the regime’s temporary suspension of all crime for four years.
Hitler’s abolition of the Reichstag.
the Catholic Church’s support of the new regime.
the belief that Hitler had ended Germany’s economic depression.
What were the Nuremberg laws?
They excluded Jews from German citizenship and forbade marriages between Jews and Germans.
They banned books, magazines, and newspapers not strictly approved by the Nazi government.
They outlawed all religion in Germany, making Hitler’s regime a completely secular state.
They allowed for the creation of a Nazi secret police.
One way fascist leaders in the 1920s and 1930s gained popular support was by
promising to maintain peace with other countries
attracting foreign investment for industrial developments
appealing to national pride
limiting military influence in the government
Stalin’s “Great Purge” from 1934 to 1939
eliminated the army’s dominance in state
decisions.
expanded Soviet agriculture at the expense of industry.
brought about the death of millions of people.
replaced agricultural workers with
technology.
Both the Italian Fascists and the German Nazis gained power partly because they
used terror tactics against political opponents.
had the support of an electoral majority of
their nations’ peoples.
carefully followed accepted democratic
political practices.
represented the ideas of compromise and
prudent government.
Which of the following does not describe Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Stalin’s Russia?
They were all totalitarian governments.
Political opponents were killed in each state.
All three nations wanted to expand their
borders.
Marxist principles governed all economic
activity.
Which of the following was a distinctive and central feature of the German expression of fascism?
The use of violence as a political tool
Correct Answer An insistence on a racial revolution
A single party dictatorship
A view of war as an ennobling experience
Which of the following was a reason for the popularity of the Nazi Party once it seized power in the 1930s?
Its acceptance of the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles
Its success in bringing Germany out of the Great Depression
Its rejection of rural life and traditional values
Its embrace of parliamentary politics and communism
The set of reforms packaged as the New Deal was based on the belief that
government actions and spending programs could correct the market.
government actions and spending programs could correct the market.
the economy would regulate itself through the market.
a state-controlled economy would promote economic growth.
Which of the following appealed to fascists?
Feminism
Democracy
Socialism
Nationalism
One way fascist leaders in the 1920s and the 1930s gained popular support was by
promising to maintain peace with other countries
attracting foreign investment for industrial development
appealing to national pride
limiting military influence in the government
The Nazis blamed most of Germany’s pre-World War II social & economic problems on Jews and the
communists
military
industrialists
Catholics
How did the Cheka (secret police) help Lenin gain control of Russia?
They negotiated peace with Germany.
They infiltrated the Czar’s army.
They organized the redistribution of the land.
They used terror tactics against the enemies of Bolshevism.
Extreme nationalism, individuals existing for the good of the state, and unquestioning loyalty to the leader are the defining characteristics of
fascism
liberalism
theocracy
democracy
Which statement reflects the overall effect of labor strikes as shown in this cartoon?
Workers are deprived of their income and suffer hardships.
Workers get to take a well-earned vacation.
Employers generally meet worker's demands quickly.
Employers can manage their businesses from home.
A major purpose of five-year plans in the Soviet Union was to
increase the production of steel and
machinery
produce more consumer goods
eliminate central economic planning
seek direct foreign investment
Why were Italians attracted to fascism in the 1920s?
It guaranteed a job for everyone.
It promised order in a time of uncertainty.
It promised to restore “rule by reason” to Italy.
It restored the Church as the most important institution in Italy.
Which of the following describes fascism?
It was democratic.
It glorified blind loyalty to the state.
It promoted communist ideas.
It condemned warfare.
Which of the following statements regarding Germany under Hitler is true?
Most Germans were hardly affected at all by Nazism.
The Nazis controlled the government, but had little influence on other German institutions.
The Nazis controlled all aspects of German life.
The Nazis kept firm control over Germany but followed moderate and tolerant policies.
Which of the following helped Fascist leaders to gain power in Eastern Europe?
a dislike for democracy
an uneducated population
large amounts of capital
economic instability and ethnic tensions
According to the graph, between which two years did the cost of living in Germany increase the most?
1920 and 1925
1925 and 1930
1930 and 1935
1935 and 1939
According to the graph, in which of the following years was the cost of living the lowest?
1924
1933
1935
1939
One effect of the Kellogg-Briand Pact was the
establishment of the League of Nations.
pursuit of disarmament.
formation of new alliances.
end of war.
Which of the following traits was most valued in Fascist Italy?
individuality
rationality
loyalty
generosity
One of Hitler’s goals was the
continuation of the Weimar Republic.
spread of communism throughout the world.
persecution and elimination of Jews.
creation of a global state.
Which of the following was a problem faced by the Weimar Republic?
widespread hunger
inflation
corruption
civil war
Kristallnacht is an example of Hitler’s use of
propaganda
due process.
diplomacy.
terror.
The purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact was to
establish military alliances.
end war forever.
promote economic cooperation among nations.
establish Germany’s borders.
The Locarno treaties, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, and the League of Nations were all
military alliances.
efforts to strengthen the European economy.
disarmament treaties.
efforts to maintain peace in Europe.
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a massive package of Depression relief called the
New Deal.
Federal Reserve.
Fair Deal.
Great Society.
France occupied Germany’s coal-rich Ruhr Valley in 1923...
to protest the policies of Adolf Hitler.
because the French wanted to acquire more land.
to force striking German miners back to work.
because Germany had fallen behind in reparations.
What 1924 agreement reduced German reparations and provided U.S. loans to Germany?
Versailles treaty
Dawes Plan
Locarno treaties
Kellogg-Briand Pact
In the United States, Franklin Roosevelt’s policy of increasing public works programs and passing new social legislation was known as the ____________________.
New Deal
N.E.W. Deal
new deal
The Fourteen Points
