Fascist Italy
What image was Mussolini trying to project of himself?
A strong, determined, roman-styled leader
What image does Hitler project of himself?
A leader of strength, popularity, and a veteran of his country.
What image does Stalin try to project of himself?
A friend to the laborers, a teacher to the people, and a strong leader of the military.
Why did Mussolini remake the Italian government?
Wanted to create order and stability. Assert control over Italy. But, many people lost personal freedom, and labor conditions worsened.
Why did the Nazis burn books?
In an effort to purify German culture.
Why did Stalin create Soviet's secret police?
To arrest innocent people in order to spread fear and build walls between people to stop them from uniting against his government.
According to the Fascist doctrine, what is the purpose of life?
To serve the state, duty to the state, conquest, live for one's self but above all for the state.
What was the purpose of the Hitler Youth movement?
To create loyal subjects of the state who are willing to die for Germany.
Why does Russia need to industrialize?
Because when Russia lagged behind, it was beaten up by surrounding countries. They needed to industrialize to defend their independence.
According to the Fascist decalogue, what are the goals of Fascist Italy?
To turn its citizens into soldiers.
Why were the concentration camps still kept up?
In order to terrorize mutinous and dissatisfied people- people who committed no worse crime than having unorthodox opinions or being impure of race.
Did the Soviet newspaper spread unbiased information to the Russians?
No, it only reported what the communist party wanted people to believe and distorted the truth.
What lesson did children learn about Mussolini?
He is the father of the land and was working to better the Italian people.
What was the effect of destroying freedom of the press?
It caused for the German language and lies to become one and the same thing.
How did the Year of Great Change impact the Soviet Union?
It succeed in turning the great mass of the peasantry away from the old capitalist path and towards the collectivist path which brought them out of poverty.