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Rise of Dictators

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a dictator?

a)

a member of the royal family

b)

a member of Parliament

c)

a leader elected by the people

d)

a ruler with total power

2.

How many revolutions did Russia have in 1917

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

0

3.

In 1917, Russia experienced a revolution under the leadership of...

a)

Tsar Nichols II

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Leon Trotsky

4.

The Treaty of Versailles is blamed for...

a)

WWI

b)

Great Depression

c)

A rise in extreme parties in Germany

d)

Bolshevik Revolution

5.

All of the following were dictators except for...

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolf Hitler

6.

Who was 'Der Fuhrer'

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Francisco Franco

7.

Joseph Stalin had what kind of dictatorship?

a)

Fascist

b)

Marxist

c)

Communist

d)

Buddhist

8.

Which key term is best suited for this definition: A campaign of extreme persecution and oppression in the Soviet Union against the rivals and critics of Stalin.

a)

Great Depression

b)

Great Purge

c)

Great Stink

d)

Great Killing

9.

Who was known as 'Il Duce'

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Adolf Hitler

10.

Select 2 dictators that believed in fascism

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

11.

What did both Hitler and Mussolini do when they came into power?

a)

Banned all political parties

b)

Started persecuting the Jews

c)

Joined the OVRA

12.

How can a dictator use education to control people?

4 lines
13.

Why is propaganda important to a dictator?

4 lines
14.

List at least 3 reasons for the cause of WWII

4 lines
15.

In 1929 the US Stock Market crashed which led to a Great.....

a)

Revolt

b)

Depression

c)

Purge

d)

Sadness

16.

The policy of appeasement was....

a)

To support different countries

b)

To be scared

c)

To give in to Hitler's demands to avoid a war

17.

The Great Depression caused problems in Germany because it led to ....

a)

Unemployment (loss of jobs)

b)

Sadness

c)

Illness

18.

Hitler signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact.....

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Neville Chamberlain

19.

The Nazi-Soviet Pact meant that...

a)

The Soviet Union could invade Germany

b)

Soviet Union and Germany would join together and create a new country

c)

Germany and The soviet Union would split Poland

d)

Germany would invade France with The Soviet Union's help

20.

World War Two started in.......and ended in....

a)

1939.....1945

b)

1938......1945

c)

1940......1945

d)

1914......1918

21.

Which dictator do you think was the deadliest?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin