WorksheetsRise of WWII Dictators
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Communism was the form of government of this country.
Italy
Soviet Union
Japan
Germany
All of the following were WWII dictators except for
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Woodrow Wilson
(a) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He became the first fascist dictator and called himself "Il Duce?"
(a) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then assuming the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.
(a) was a Japanese military leader who was the prime minister of Japan from 1941-1944. He was an outspoken advocate for a preemptive attack on the United States and its European allies, presiding over numerous war crimes, including the massacre and starvation of civilians and prisoners of war, as part of the wider Asian Holocaust.
One of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after World War I was the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the (a) .
Dictator
a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
A person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel manner.
A person who rules with no authority, often in a kind manner.
Facism
A person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel manner, but gives freedoms to other people.
Government by the people, especially in the rule of the majority. The people make the decisions.
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied. A type of aggressive nationalism. .
In Italy, Mussolini use enforcers known as ____________ to intimidate and silence opponents, often with violence, as part of his effort to come to power?
Nazi Stormtroopers
Black Shirts
Blue Shirts
Communists
Propaganda
information created to show one point of view and influence people
War information from the battlefield
information created to show the facts about an issue
information created to show all points of view and inform people
A system of government that exerts complete control over its citizens; individuals have no rights and all opposition to the government is suppressed (a)
Hitler’s secret police (a)
The same leader or group may remain in power for a long period of time.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Leadership changes frequently
Democracy
Dictatorship
Example: United States of America
Democracy
Dictatorship
Citizens have the right to disagree with the government.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Imposes limits on what those in power can and cannot do.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Citizens are guaranteed certain rights or freedoms.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Government officials are elected by the people.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Most decisions must be approved by the majority of voters.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Citizens can participate in government by running for public office.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Citizens often organize into multiple political parties.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Example: North Korea
Democracy
Dictatorship
Schools, television, radio and news are controlled by those in power.
Democracy
Dictatorship
If elections are held, there is only one choice or votes don't actually count.
Democracy
Dictatorship
