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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one key trait of a totalitarian system of government?

a)

Multi-party rule

b)

Worker control of industry

c)

Freedom of the press

d)

The use of violence

2.

What was one goal of the Communist government of Stalin's Soviet Union when they tapped people's telephones and read their mail?

a)

increasing open communications

b)

Making people afraid to protest

c)

Looking for a worthy leader

d)

Pioneering new technologies

3.

What conditions surrounded the rise of totalitarianism in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union?

a)

Each regime, built upon a former totalitarian government.

b)

All the regimes re-energized weak capitalist systems

c)

Each totalitarian regime arose after a revolution.

d)

The regimes followed the devastation of World War I

4.

Which traits were shared by all three regimes-Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union-during the 1930s?

a)

State control of the economy, a free press, state control of the police

b)

Single party rule, control of the churches, total control of the media

c)

Single party rule, state control of the economy, total control of the media

d)

Total control of the media, total control of the churches, total control of the police

5.

Total control of the media, total control of the churches, total control of the police

a)

An encouragement of a high birth rate

b)

An emphasis on total obedience to the leader

c)

Catholicism as a state religion

d)

A belief in a "master race"

6.

Which trait was unique to the totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union compared with other regimes of the 1930s?

a)

Partnership between government and business

b)

 

Religious freedom

c)

The widespread use of propaganda

d)

A desire for a classless society

7.

A desire for a classless society

a)

The people

b)

The Chief of Police

c)

The military

d)

The ruling leader

8.

Which of the following is characteristic of totalitarian states?

a)

Internationalism, militarism, dictatorship

b)

Nationalism, dictatorship, collectivization

c)

Militarism, censorship, nationalism

d)

Censorship, anarchy, terrorism

9.

Italians who were outraged by the Treaty of Versailles, wanted jobs, and sought increased nationalism, would have most likely supported...

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

The Gestapo

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

King Victor Emanuel III

10.

The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped lay the foundation for the...

a)

A rise of Fascism in Germany

b)

The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

c)

The Communist Revolution in Russia

d)

French Revolution

11.

Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are most characteristics of...

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Totalitarian regime

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

12.

Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s is best described as...

a)

Laissez-Faire capitalism that promoted profit and free trade.

b)

A type of economic system that stressed a classless society

c)

A form of totalitariansim that glorified the state above the individual.

d)

A set of ideas that defended the dignity and respect of every individual

13.

What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930s appealed to many people in Germany?

a)

The people were frustrated with their current economic and political situation

b)

Germany had been denied membership in the League of Nations

c)

The government was overthrown and communism was forced on the German people

d)

The German people feared an upcoming British and French invasion.

14.

During the mid-1930s, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?

a)

Emphasis on consumer goods, like radios and cars, instead of weapons

b)

One party system that denied basic human rights

c)

Encouragement of individual freedom of expression

d)

Government ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods

15.

Government ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods

a)

When the government has total control of the lives of citizens, except their religion

b)

When the government has total control over the media, police, and military.

c)

When a government has total control over the lives its people

d)

When the government has total control of communists