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Rise of Dictators Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 1917 event that saw Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks overthrow Tsar Nicholas II was

a)

the Mukden Incident.

b)

the Beer Hall Putsch.

c)

the Russian Revolution.

d)

The assassination of Leon Trotsky

2.

Which of the following are associated with Stalin's Soviet Union? (choose 3 options)

a)

Collectivization

b)

5 Year Plans

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

e)

Fascism

3.

Benito Mussolini's fascist followers in Italy were known as the

a)

Brownshirts

b)

SA or "Stormtroops"

c)

Blackshirts

d)

Bolsheviks

4.

The event that brought Mussolini to power in Italy's government was

a)

the March on Rome.

b)

the eradication of the Italian Mafia.

c)

the Beer Hall Putsch.

d)

the Lateran Accords

5.

Mussolini's fascist Italy became allies with which of the following countries to form the Axis Powers in 1936?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Germany

6.

Hitler and the Nazis blamed the (a)   for Germany's problems and once in power, instituted​ the (b)   to persecute them.

Choose from the below words

Jews

socialists

Nuremburg laws

capitalists

Jim Crow laws

Left-wing

7.

The Nazis blamed the _______________ for the burning of the Reichstag, eliminating key opposition for political power in Germany.

a)

Socialist Party

b)

Communist Party

c)

Catholic Party

d)

Democratic Socialist Party

8.

Which of the following were conditions leading to the rise of Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler? (choose the best 2 options)

a)

poor economy

b)

weak government

c)

people's support for monarchies

d)

positive economic growth

e)

surplus of food

9.

Which of the following are characteristics of Soviet Communism? (choose 3 options)

a)

state ownership of means of production

b)

left wing ideology

c)

police state

d)

ownership of private businesses

e)

capitalism

10.

Which of the following are characteristics of fascist Italy under Mussolini? (choose 3 options)

a)

freedom of speech

b)

class system

c)

private ownership of business in cooperation with state

d)

interests of the state more important than individual rights

e)

state ownership of means of production

11.

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.

Choose from the below words
weak economy
Nazi Party
Hindenburg
der Führer

Himmler

Socialist Party

Communist Regime

Tsar

controlled economy

Republic