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7.5 Rise of Dictators & Fascism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

12015 35 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

2.

12013 31 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

3.

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

4.

Benito Mussolini ruled as dictator over what country?

a)

Germany

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Austria

e)

Russia

5.

What political party did Mussolini help to establish in Italy?

a)

Fascist Party

b)

Communist Party

c)

Socialist Party

d)

Democratic Party

e)

Nazi Party

6.

Fascist governments are usually ruled by an elected legislature.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Benito Mussolini was known by what nickname after he took power as dictator of Italy?

a)

Der Fuhrer

b)

Dear Leader


c)

Il Duce

d)

El Jefe

e)

El Comandante

8.

What kind of leader did Hitler become?

a)

Republican

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Monarch

d)

Communistic

9.

What ideas were at the core of Hitler's ideology?

a)

Radical liberalism and anti-segregation

b)

Marxist communism and neo-imperialism

c)

Anti-Semitism and extreme German nationalism

d)

Constitutional democracy and self-determination

10.

What country did Hitler become a dictator in?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Austria

11.

What party was Hitler a part of?

a)

Communist Party

b)

Nazi Party

12.

True or false: The German people were upset over the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A fascist dictator takes control over....

a)

government

b)

government and society

c)

society

d)

they don't take control

14.

What does totalitarianism mean?

a)

The state lets people do what they want

b)

The states limits some of the things people can do

c)

The states limits almost everything people can do

15.

What was it called when small farms were joined together to form huge farms that everyone worked on?

a)

commonization

b)

collectivization

c)

command farming

d)

big agriculture

16.

Hatred and mistreatment of the Jewish people.

a)

Police Terror

b)

Antisemitism

c)

Propaganda

d)

Censorship

e)

Indoctrination

17.

Banning of all written, spoken, or visual material critical of the government

a)

Propaganda

b)

Censorship

c)

Collectivization

d)

Libel

18.

Which dictator forced farmers to combine farms into giant collectives, run by the state?

a)

Missolini

b)

Hitler

c)

Hirohito

d)

Stalin

19.
The Versailles Treaty is blamed for ....
a)
The rise of Fascism in Germany
b)
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
WW1
20.

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