Rise of Totalitarianism

What is a dictator?

• Someone who helps a country in need
• Someone who gives control of the government to the people
• Someone who gains complete control of a country's government

Who became the dictator of Germany and led that country into WWII?

• Winston Churchill
• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler

What was the name of Hitler's form of government which denied individual freedoms took complete power of the Germany?

• democracy
• fascism
• dictatorship 
• monarchy 

Who was Benito Mussolini?

• The fascist ruler of Italy
• The fascist ruler of Germany
• The fascist ruler of France
• The fascist ruler of England

Who was the ruler of U.S.S.R?

• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler
• Harry S. Truman

Between WWI and WWII, Japan tried to solve the problem of its scarcity of natural resources by doing what?

• Exporting agricultural products in exchange for new technology. 
• Establishing a policy of imperialism.
• Building nuclear power plants. 
• Cooperating with the soviet union.

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 political and economic situation.
• Germany had been denied membership to the UN.
• Communism had been forced on them. 
• Germans fear that the British and French would take control. 

What led to the rise of totalitarianism governments in Germany, Italy and Spain in the 1920s and 1930s.

• The success of the Communist in a command economy. 
• Severe economic problems that arose in Europe after WWI.
• The active support of the United States. 
• Movements demanding the reture of the old monarchies. 

In what way did the Treaty of Versailles established conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?

• It called for eliminating the League of Nations.
• It gave Germany too much power by letting them keep land conquered in World War I.
• It required France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies.
• It imposed harsh reparations on Germany, which led to economic and political instability

Which of the following is an alternative title for government based on a dictatorship?

• Monarchy
• Communism
• Totalitarianism
• Republic