Mussolini
Stalin
Hitler
Mao
Compare the Dictators
100

What was the name of Mussolini's violent supporters?

Black Shirts 

100

Where did Stalin send those who opposed him?

Gulags

100

What was Hitler's failed attempt to overthrow the government called?

Beer Hall Putsch

100

Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party?

Mao Zedong

100

Which two leaders came to power in countries that experienced major problems after World War I?

Mussolini and Hitler 

200

What event in 1922 helped Mussolini gain control of Italy?

March on Rome

200

What type of economy did Stalin create in the Soviet Union?

Command economy

200

What book did Hitler write while he was in prison?

Mein Kampf

200

What famous journey did the Chinese Communist Party endure during the Chinese Civil War?

The Long March 

200

Which two leaders used collectivization as part of their economic policies?

Stalin and Mao

300

Why were many Italians willing to support Mussolini after World War I?

Economic problems, unemployment, rising taxes, declining trade, anger over Treaty of Versailles 

300

What were Stalin's large, state-controlled farms called?

Collectives 

300

What position did Hitler receive in January 1933?

Chancellor 

300

Which social class provided much of Mao's support?

Peasant class

300

Which leader gained power through the March on Rome, and which gained power after the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War?

Mussolini and Mao

400

What did King Emmanuel III do after thousands of fascists arrived in Rome?

Asked Mussolini to form a government

Asked Mussolini to become Prime Minister 

400

Event in 1934 when Stalin removed political and military opposition 

The Great Purge

400

What law gave Hitler the power to pass laws without the approval of the Reichstag?

Enabling Act

400

What happened in China in 1949?

Chinese Communist Party won the Civil War and established the People's Republic of China

400

All four leaders used propaganda and methods of controlling their populations. Identify two other similarities in how these leaders maintained power.

violence/terror, suppression of opponents, censorship, control of information, political repression, and creating a one-party/totalitarian system

500

Name two methods Mussolini used to maintain totalitarian control over Italy.

Suppress Rival political parties 

silence the press

rig elections

secret police

propaganda

500

What name did Stalin give to peasants who resisted collectivisation?

Kulaks

500

Put these events in the correct order: Hitler becomes Führer, Beer Hall Putsch, Enabling Act, Hitler becomes Chancellor.

Beer Hall Putsch → Hitler becomes Chancellor → Enabling Act → Hitler becomes Führer

500

Give two reasons why Mao's Communist forces defeated Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalists.

Support from peasants, guerilla warfare, support from Soviet Union

500

What is the major difference between Communism and Fascism?

Class system

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