WorksheetsRise of the Dictators
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
Dictator Knadle is, by a country mile, the best leader/teacher the world has EVER seen (choose all that apply).
True
True
True
True
All of the following were WWII dictators except for
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Woodrow Wilson
The rise of Fascism in Germany
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
The Industrial Revolution
WWI
Anti-Semitism is a hostility and prejudice towards what group?
Jews
Germans
Christians
Muslims
Joseph Stalin had _ year plans.
Three
Two
Five
Ten
Which of the following is NOT a factor of totalitarianism rising in Germany?
Weimar Republic was ineffective
inflation
democracy was not what the people expected
Fascism seemed to help conditions at first, but quickly deteriorated
How did Italian leaders view the peace settlement that ended WWI?
They were angered by the war guilt clause they were forced to sign.
They were disappointed in the amount of territory they were awarded
They were overwhelmed by the repara,ons they were required to pay.
They were relieved they were not punished as severely as Germany.
Mussolini organized fascist rallies and inspired crowds with his dramatic speaking style.
True
False
Which method did Hitler NOT use to take power?
created a private army, the Brownshirts
after a failed coup, he decided it would be best to gain power through legal, democratic means.
inspired the Blackshirts
created a private army called the Brownshirts,
Which leader/s promised to bring their country back to the greatness it once was?
Hitler
Mussolini
Hitler and Mussolini
none of the above
Hitler’s goal of establishing a ________ meant that he wanted to create a new German Empire
Third Reich
facsist government
Socialist government
USSR
When Hitler took power, most Germans
were very wary of this new leader
they thought he was going to calm down once he settled into office
supported or at least accepted Nazi rule
Supported or at least accepted Fascist rule
Which of the following was NOT a reason there was social unrest in Italy after WWI?
People had too much money
There was high inflation
Unemployment was very high
Industrial workers and peasants were striking and taking over property from middle class
How did King Victor Emmanuel III respond to the March on Rome?
Gave Mussolini the job of Prime Minister
Ran away from Italy
Sent the army to attack the Blackshirts
Called for a civil war to be fought
How did the blackshirts restore law and order?
Spoke to the offenders
Used violence to stop striking workers and attacked communists
Ran for political office to create new laws
What title did Mussolini give himself?
Prime Minister
Der Fuhrer
Il Duce
President
What is the best definition of Fascism?
An extreme form of nationalistic militarism
An ideology that guaranteed basic rights for all citizens
An ideology that got rid of social classes
What event is this?
1936; close cooperation between Italy and Germany after Hitler supported Italy's invasion of Ethiopia.
Invasion of Albania
Signing of the Locarno Pact
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty
Four power pact, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy sign to collaborate more closely.
How was Mussolini able to convince the King that he needed emergency powers?
Claimed that Italy faced a Nationalist threat
Claimed that he wanted to be a dictator
Claimed that Italy faced a Communist threat
The Lateran Accord was a treaty signed by Mussoliini with
the Ethiopians
Hitler
the Roman Catholic Church
with Japan
Hitler's "manifesto", written in prison, was called
Mein Kampf
Communist Manifesto
Wealth of Nations
Common Sense
What event propelled Hitler to assume dictatorship?
WWI
WWII
Communist take over
Reichstag Fire
Which goal did Joseph Stalin establish for the Soviet Union?
becoming an industrial power
creating a golden age of culture
instituting a parliamentary monarchy
easing tensions using détente
Which statement about the Soviet economy
under Joseph Stalin is accurate?
The Soviet Union increased its power by
developing heavy industry.
The government reduced its role in planning
industrial production.
Farmers were encouraged to compete in a
free market economy.
A large selection of consumer goods became
available in the Soviet Union.
An economic change introduced in the Soviet
Union under Joseph Stalin would include
establishing free-market reforms
boycotting Baltic Sea trade routes
focusing on the production of consumer
goods
collectivizing agriculture
Joseph Stalin’s policies in Ukraine during the 1930s directly resulted in
widespread starvation
agricultural self-sufficiency
the development of cottage industries
the use of subsistence farming techniques
Joseph Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union can be best characterized as a period of
religious freedom and tolerance
democratic reform and nationalism
censorship and terror
humanism and democracy
Forced labor camps in the Soviet Union. Many people died in these.
dictator
Totalitarianism
Communism
Gulag
Dictator Knadle sees, knows, and is all.
True
False
