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Rise of the Dictators

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dictator Knadle is, by a country mile, the best leader/teacher the world has EVER seen (choose all that apply).

a)

True

b)

True

c)

True

d)

True

2.

All of the following were WWII dictators except for

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Woodrow Wilson

3.
The Versailles Treaty is blamed for ....
a)

The rise of Fascism in Germany

b)

The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

WWI

4.
Who was the Fascist Dictator of Italy? 
a)
Illisomo Franco
b)
Guiseppe Garabaldi
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Giani Versaci
5.

Anti-Semitism is a hostility and prejudice towards what group?

a)

Jews

b)

Germans

c)

Christians

d)

Muslims

6.

Joseph Stalin had _ year plans.

a)

Three

b)

Two

c)

Five

d)

Ten

7.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of totalitarianism rising in Germany?

a)

Weimar Republic was ineffective

b)

inflation

c)

democracy was not what the people expected

d)

Fascism seemed to help conditions at first, but quickly deteriorated

8.

How did Italian leaders view the peace settlement that ended WWI?

a)

They were angered by the war guilt clause they were forced to sign.

b)

They were disappointed in the amount of territory they were awarded

c)

They were overwhelmed by the repara,ons they were required to pay.

d)

They were relieved they were not punished as severely as Germany.

9.

Mussolini organized fascist rallies and inspired crowds with his dramatic speaking style.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which method did Hitler NOT use to take power?

a)

created a private army, the Brownshirts

b)

after a failed coup, he decided it would be best to gain power through legal, democratic means.

c)

inspired the Blackshirts

d)

created a private army called the Brownshirts,

11.

Which leader/s promised to bring their country back to the greatness it once was?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Hitler and Mussolini

d)

none of the above

12.

Hitler’s goal of establishing a ________ meant that he wanted to create a new German Empire

a)

Third Reich

b)

facsist government

c)

Socialist government

d)

USSR

13.

When Hitler took power, most Germans

a)

were very wary of this new leader

b)

they thought he was going to calm down once he settled into office

c)

supported or at least accepted Nazi rule

d)

Supported or at least accepted Fascist rule

14.

Which of the following was NOT a reason there was social unrest in Italy after WWI?

a)

People had too much money

b)

There was high inflation

c)

Unemployment was very high

d)

Industrial workers and peasants were striking and taking over property from middle class

15.

How did King Victor Emmanuel III respond to the March on Rome?

a)

Gave Mussolini the job of Prime Minister

b)

Ran away from Italy

c)

Sent the army to attack the Blackshirts

d)

Called for a civil war to be fought

16.

How did the blackshirts restore law and order?

a)

Spoke to the offenders

b)

Used violence to stop striking workers and attacked communists

c)

Ran for political office to create new laws

17.

What title did Mussolini give himself?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Der Fuhrer

c)

Il Duce

d)

President

18.

What is the best definition of Fascism?

a)

An extreme form of nationalistic militarism

b)

An ideology that guaranteed basic rights for all citizens

c)

An ideology that got rid of social classes

19.

What event is this?

1936; close cooperation between Italy and Germany after Hitler supported Italy's invasion of Ethiopia.

a)

Invasion of Albania

b)

Signing of the Locarno Pact

c)

Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty

d)

Four power pact, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy sign to collaborate more closely.

20.

How was Mussolini able to convince the King that he needed emergency powers?

a)

Claimed that Italy faced a Nationalist threat

b)

Claimed that he wanted to be a dictator

c)

Claimed that Italy faced a Communist threat

21.

The Lateran Accord was a treaty signed by Mussoliini with

a)

the Ethiopians

b)

Hitler

c)

the Roman Catholic Church

d)

with Japan

22.

Hitler's "manifesto", written in prison, was called

a)

Mein Kampf

b)

Communist Manifesto

c)

Wealth of Nations

d)

Common Sense

23.

What event propelled Hitler to assume dictatorship?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Communist take over

d)

Reichstag Fire

24.

Which goal did Joseph Stalin establish for the Soviet Union?

a)

becoming an industrial power

b)

creating a golden age of culture

c)

instituting a parliamentary monarchy

d)

easing tensions using détente

25.

Which statement about the Soviet economy

under Joseph Stalin is accurate?

a)

The Soviet Union increased its power by

developing heavy industry.

b)

The government reduced its role in planning

industrial production.

c)

Farmers were encouraged to compete in a

free market economy.

d)

A large selection of consumer goods became

available in the Soviet Union.

26.

An economic change introduced in the Soviet

Union under Joseph Stalin would include

a)

establishing free-market reforms

b)

boycotting Baltic Sea trade routes

c)

focusing on the production of consumer

goods

d)

collectivizing agriculture

27.

Joseph Stalin’s policies in Ukraine during the 1930s directly resulted in

a)

widespread starvation

b)

agricultural self-sufficiency

c)

the development of cottage industries

d)

the use of subsistence farming techniques

28.

Joseph Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union can be best characterized as a period of

a)

religious freedom and tolerance

b)

democratic reform and nationalism

c)

censorship and terror

d)

humanism and democracy

29.

Forced labor camps in the Soviet Union. Many people died in these.

a)

dictator

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Communism

d)

Gulag

30.

Dictator Knadle sees, knows, and is all.

a)

True

b)

False