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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is one key trait of a totalitarian system of government?
Multi-party rule
Worker control of industry
Freedom of the press
The use of violence
What was one goal of the Communist government of Stalin's Soviet Union when they tapped people's telephones and read their mail?
increasing open communications
Making people afraid to protest
Looking for a worthy leader
Pioneering new technologies
What conditions surrounded the rise of totalitarianism in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union?
Each regime, built upon a former totalitarian government.
All the regimes re-energized weak capitalist systems
Each totalitarian regime arose after a revolution.
The regimes followed the devastation of World War I
Which traits were shared by all three regimes-Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union-during the 1930s?
State control of the economy, a free press, state control of the police
Single party rule, control of the churches, total control of the media
Single party rule, state control of the economy, total control of the media
Total control of the media, total control of the churches, total control of the police
Total control of the media, total control of the churches, total control of the police
An encouragement of a high birth rate
An emphasis on total obedience to the leader
Catholicism as a state religion
A belief in a "master race"
Which trait was unique to the totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union compared with other regimes of the 1930s?
Partnership between government and business
Religious freedom
The widespread use of propaganda
A desire for a classless society
A desire for a classless society
The people
The Chief of Police
The military
The ruling leader
Which of the following is characteristic of totalitarian states?
Internationalism, militarism, dictatorship
Nationalism, dictatorship, collectivization
Militarism, censorship, nationalism
Censorship, anarchy, terrorism
Italians who were outraged by the Treaty of Versailles, wanted jobs, and sought increased nationalism, would have most likely supported...
Joseph Stalin
The Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
King Victor Emanuel III
The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped lay the foundation for the...
A rise of Fascism in Germany
The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The Communist Revolution in Russia
French Revolution
Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are most characteristics of...
Constitutional Monarchy
Totalitarian regime
Democracy
Republic
Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s is best described as...
Laissez-Faire capitalism that promoted profit and free trade.
A type of economic system that stressed a classless society
A form of totalitariansim that glorified the state above the individual.
A set of ideas that defended the dignity and respect of every individual
What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930s appealed to many people in Germany?
The people were frustrated with their current economic and political situation
Germany had been denied membership in the League of Nations
The government was overthrown and communism was forced on the German people
The German people feared an upcoming British and French invasion.
During the mid-1930s, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?
Emphasis on consumer goods, like radios and cars, instead of weapons
One party system that denied basic human rights
Encouragement of individual freedom of expression
Government ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods
Government ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods
When the government has total control of the lives of citizens, except their religion
When the government has total control over the media, police, and military.
When a government has total control over the lives its people
When the government has total control of communists
