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Totalitarianism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Vladimir Lenin?

a)

Communist revolutionary who went against the Russian King

b)

Russian soldier in WWI

c)

Wealthy businessman from Holland

d)

Germany spy

2.

The Great Depression lasting from 1929-1939

a)

effected the US only

b)

effected countries around the world

c)

only mildly effected people

d)

was caused by Hitler

3.

Italian leader Benito Mussolini

a)

led a march on Rome to overthrow the government

b)

created the Fascist party

c)

was elected as Prime Minister

d)

passed laws to help poor people

4.

Elements of the political ideology of Fascism include

a)

a dictator

b)

suppression of opposition

c)

extreme nationalism

d)

voting

5.

Totalitarianism is a form of government that

a)

asserts total control over the lives of its citizens

b)

allows for individuality

c)

equality distributes the wealth of the nation to its people

d)

does not have any historical examples

6.

Soviet (Russian) leader Joseph Stalin

a)

created a cult of personality

b)

executed anyone he saw as a threat to his power

c)

was chosen by Lenin to succeed him

d)

made the people of the Soviet Union (Russia) equal

7.

German leader Adolf Hitler

a)

was a soldier in WWI

b)

born in Germany

c)

was elected Chancellor

d)

broke the Treaty of Versailles without punishment

8.

Gulags were

a)

Soviet forced labor camps for political prisoners

b)

traditional Soviet holiday meals

c)

lasted long after Stalin's death

d)

housed people important to Stalin

9.

Which of the following are clauses within the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany army is limited to 100,000 men

b)

Rhineland is demilitarized

c)

No air force

d)

The people were not allowed to vote on their leaders

10.

After WWI, hyperinflation in Germany

a)

led incredibly high costs for items

b)

was caused by an increase in printing more money

c)

caused money to be more valuable

d)

led people to use the paper money to fuel fires