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WorksheetsRise of Dictators Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
The 1917 event that saw Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks overthrow Tsar Nicholas II was
the Mukden Incident.
the Beer Hall Putsch.
the Russian Revolution.
The assassination of Leon Trotsky
Which of the following are associated with Stalin's Soviet Union? (choose 3 options)
Collectivization
5 Year Plans
Communism
Capitalism
Fascism
Benito Mussolini's fascist followers in Italy were known as the
Brownshirts
SA or "Stormtroops"
Blackshirts
Bolsheviks
The event that brought Mussolini to power in Italy's government was
the March on Rome.
the eradication of the Italian Mafia.
the Beer Hall Putsch.
the Lateran Accords
Mussolini's fascist Italy became allies with which of the following countries to form the Axis Powers in 1936?
France
Britain
Ethiopia
Germany
Hitler and the Nazis blamed the (a) for Germany's problems and once in power, instituted the (b) to persecute them.
Jews
socialists
Nuremburg laws
capitalists
Jim Crow laws
Left-wing
The Nazis blamed the _______________ for the burning of the Reichstag, eliminating key opposition for political power in Germany.
Socialist Party
Communist Party
Catholic Party
Democratic Socialist Party
Which of the following were conditions leading to the rise of Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler? (choose the best 2 options)
poor economy
weak government
people's support for monarchies
positive economic growth
surplus of food
Which of the following are characteristics of Soviet Communism? (choose 3 options)
state ownership of means of production
left wing ideology
police state
ownership of private businesses
capitalism
Which of the following are characteristics of fascist Italy under Mussolini? (choose 3 options)
freedom of speech
class system
private ownership of business in cooperation with state
interests of the state more important than individual rights
state ownership of means of production
Adolf Hitler took advantage of a (a) and a weak Weimar (b) to make the (c) a significant political power in Germany. Once Hitler became Chancellor, he began to act against his opponents in government. Then, when President (d) died, Hitler became (e) , dictator of Germany.
Himmler
Socialist Party
Tsar
controlled economy
