WWII: Totalitarianism, Fascism and Appeasement

Elements of the political ideology of Fascism include which of the following?

• Voting for all citizens

• Militarism

• Authoritarianism

• Extreme Nationalism

Totalitarianism is a form of government that

• does not have any historical examples

• equality distributes the wealth of the nation to its people

• asserts total control over the lives of its citizens

• allows and encourages individuality

Gulags were which of the following?

• Soviet forced labor camps for political prisoners

• housed people important to Stalin

• traditional Soviet holiday meals

• lasted long after Stalin's death

  housed people important to Stalin

The use of Gulags by Stalin and the Soviets is an example of which of the following Totalitarianism elements?

• Propaganda

• One-Party Rule

• Terror

• Cult of Personality

After WWI, hyperinflation in Germany

• led incredibly high costs for items

• was caused by an increase in printing more money

• caused money to be more valuable

• led people to use the paper money to fuel fires

Which of the following definitions describes the idea of Appeasement?

• Giving into demands in order to avoid conflict or to keep an aggressor happy.

• Opposition to all wars and fighting or any kind.

• An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

• All Answers are correct.

Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by doing all of the following except

• dramatically increased the size of military

• occupied the Rhineland

• continued paying reparations

• constructed the Anschluss

Why did France and Britain use appeasement rather than force against Hitler and Germany?

• They wanted to avoid another World War

• To prevent the fall of the league of Nations

• To prevent a Nazi invasion of Russia

• To avoid import tariffs on German pretzels

A situation in which a leader uses charisma to gain the unquestioning support of a population.

• Cult of Personality

• Use of Terror

• Extreme Nationalism

• Economic Control

The removal of anything objectionable or critical of the ruling party is an example of which Element of Totalitarianism?

• Economic Control

• Terror

• Censorship

• One-Party Rule