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Hitler/Stalin/Mussolini

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adolf Hitler's primary nationality was?

a)

German

b)

Russian

c)

Austrian

d)

Bulgarian

2.

His manifesto that he wrote in prison was called

a)

Mein Kampf

b)

Communist Manifesto

c)

Wealth of Nations

d)

Common Sense

3.

The Nazi Party was a .....

a)

Communist party

b)

Socialist Party

c)

Fascist Party

d)

Capitalist Party

4.

Fascism emphasizes _____ and ______ at all cost

a)

Loyalty to leader

b)

Capitalism

c)

Loyalty to nation

d)

Communism

5.

Hitler use propaganda to control the people of Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Hitler killed himself

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Hitler was sentenced to prison after a failed uprising in 1923.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Hitler invaded Poland on Sept 1,1939 and Britain and France declared war on Germany.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What kind of leader did Hitler become?

a)

Republican

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Monarch

d)

Communistic

10.

What was Hitler rejected from?

a)

The Academy of Art school

b)

The military

c)

The government

d)

The nation

11.

Who did Hitler blame for his mothers death?

a)

A Jewish nurse

b)

A Hispanic doctor

c)

A Jewish doctor

d)

His father

12.
What is Anti-Semitism?   
a)
A term used to describe the ideal of human being blond-haired, blue-eyed and of Nordic stock
b)
A term used to describe hatred, hostility and prejudice against Jews
c)
A term used to describe the hatred, hostility and prejudice against Asians
d)
A term used to describe the hatred for democratic governance
13.

Which group of people were idealised under Nazi ideology?

a)

Aryans

b)

Jews

c)

Romas

d)

Sociopaths

14.

Hitler blamed the _____________people for everything that he felt was wrong with Europe.

a)

African American

b)

Jewish

c)

women

d)

white people

15.

Which of these is the Nazi party symbol?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What is another name for National Socialist German Workers’ Party

a)

Lebensraum

b)

Nazi

c)

Mein Kampf

d)

NSGWPCV

17.

What did Hitler do once he became Chancellor through legal means?

a)

He used his popularity to expand suffrage to more Germans

b)

He wrote his book Mein Kampf, outlining his future plans

c)

He purged the government of Jews and eliminated those he saw as political rivals

d)

He led a March on Rome with a massive number of his followers

18.

Which of the following is an example of an anti-Semitic policy?

a)

Jews were were barred from working in the press or media, farming, or holding government jobs.

b)

Women were discouraged from working and encouraged to stay home and bear many children

c)

All political parties other than the Nazi Party were banned and violators were sent to concentration camps.

d)

People were encouraged to participate in "mass leisure" where they were exposed to nationalistic propaganda.

19.

The main purpose of the many purges and public trials that took place in the Soviet Union in the 1930s was to

a)

force the Jewish people to leave the Soviet Union

b)

eliminate opposition to Joseph Stalin and his government

c)

establish a free and independent court system in the Soviet Union

d)

reform the outdated and inadequate agricultural system

20.

what did Hitler build for people that was against him ?

a)

houses

b)

concentration camps

c)

courts

d)

jails

21.

What did Hitler used to make his image better ?

a)

zimmerman telegram

b)

Propaganda

c)

bread

d)

money

22.

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

23.

Forced famine in Ukraine (1932–1933) was a direct result of...

a)

Czar Nicholas’s involvement in World War I

b)

Vladmir Lenin’s New Economic Policy

c)

Joseph Stalin’s collectivization

d)

Nikita Khrushchev’s removal from power

24.

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

25.

What is Communism?

a)

A political system in which the wealth is equally divided among all citizens.

b)

A system of government in which the people choose their leader.

c)

A form of government in which a country is ruled by a religious leader.

d)

None of the choices are correct.

26.

In a communist country, the government owns

a)

nothing; it's all private property.

b)

farms, factories, and mines.

c)

only farms.

d)

only factories.

27.

True or False: Stalin and Trotsky both wanted to become the leader of the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True or False: Joseph Stalin was a ruthless dictator responsible for the deaths of an estimated 20 million people.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Series of campaigns to get rid of anyone Stalin saw as a threat

a)

The Cultural Revolution

b)

The October Revolution

c)

The Great Purge

d)

The Reign of Terror

30.

What job was Stalin given that gave him control of party appointments?

a)

Der Fuhrer

b)

Il Duce

c)

Duma Chair

d)

General Secretary

31.

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

32.
What was the name of the work camps in Siberia where Stalin would send "enemies of the state"?
a)
Gulags
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Internment Camps
d)
Veritags
33.

Stalin's plans to quicken the industrialization of the USSR was called the ______.

a)

The Great Purge

b)

Collectivization

c)

5 Year Plans

d)

Industrialization

34.

What was the purpose of the Great Purge under Stalin?

a)

To eliminate enemies of Communism

b)

To eliminate political rivals

c)

To intimidate the people to bow to Stalin

d)

All of the Above

35.

Joseph Stalin was the leader of what country?

a)
Soviet Union
b)
China
c)
Germany
d)
France
e)
Italy
36.

Which of the following best describes Joseph Stalin's childhood and family?

a)

His parents were wealthy aristocrats and he grew up rich

b)

His uncle was the Tsar of Russia and Stalin grew up in the royal family

c)

His family was poor and he battled the disease smallpox

d)

He was an orphan who grew up on the streets of Moscow

e)

His father was a famous general in the Russian army

37.

Joseph Stalin attended school when he was growing up to train for what occupation/job?

a)
doctor
b)
chef
c)
lawyer
d)
pilot
e)
priesthood
38.

Stalin became a leader in/of what group of revolutionaries?

a)
Anarchist
b)
Fascist
c)
Communist
d)
Bolshevik
e)
Menshevik
39.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union prior to Joseph Stalin taking control after his death?

a)

Aleksandr Kerensky

b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)

Karl Marx

e)
Vladimir Lenin
40.

Which nation did Stalin form an alliance with at the start/beginning of World War II?

a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
e)
United Kingdom
41.
Who did Stalin make a deal with in 1939 to divide up Eastern Europe?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
42.
What was the estimated total death toll under Stalin's rule?
a)
1 million
b)
5 million
c)
10 million
d)
20 million
43.
What political party did Mussolini create in Italy?
a)
Republican Party
b)
Fascist Party
c)
Communist Party
d)
Democratic Party
44.
What empire had Mussolini been inspired by and wanted to base his rule after?
a)
The British Empire
b)
The Roman Empire
c)
The Japanese Empire
d)
Napoleons Empire in France
45.
What was the purpose of the Blackshirts in Italy?
a)
They were a group of farmers who protested the high taxes imposed on their land by Mussolini.
b)
They were a political party that attempted to overthrow Mussolini while he was in office.
c)
They were the secret police in charge of controlling the government and eliminating Mussolini's political rivals.
d)
They were a group of Italian students who wore blackshirts to symbolize their opposition to Mussolini's rule.
46.
How was Mussolini able to control the Italian population once he took power?
a)
He began government censorship of any anti-Fascist material.
b)
He arrested all other non-Fascist politicians.
c)
He eliminated workers rights and violently ended strikes.
d)
All of the above.
47.
What continent did Italy begin to Imperialize in after Mussolini took power?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
48.
Who was the other totalitarian leader that Mussolini began to form a close relationship with?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Vladimir Lenin
49.

What was Mussolini's nickname?

a)

Il Duce

b)

Il Re

c)

Il Sovrano

d)

Il Monarca

50.

How did King Victor Emmanuel respond to the March on Rome?

a)

Gave Mussolini the job of Prime Minister

b)

Ran away from Italy

c)

Sent the army to attack the Blackshirts

d)

Called for a civil war to be fought

51.

What was the name given to the event Hitler started where he targeted people he didn't think fit his "perfect human image" and exterminated them?

a)

The Extermination

b)

The Cleansing

c)

The Holocaust

d)

The Wipe Out

52.

Organized squads called, Black Shirts, to intimidate and terrorize political opponents.

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Mussolini

d)

Tojo

53.

Given the name, "Fuhrer"

a)

Tojo

b)

Hitler

c)

Mussolini

d)

Stalin