Russia
Who is the Russian Dictator?
Josef Stalin
What is the German Dictator?
Adolf Hitler
Who is the dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
TRUE/FALSE Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini all ran totalitarian governments.
True
Who was the leader who believed in socialism and communism?
Josef Stalin
Who was the leader of Russia before Stalin assumed full power?
Lenin
What was Hitler before he became the sole dictator of Germany?
The Chancellor
What is the dictators nickname? What does it translate to?
"Il Duce" The Boss or The Leader
What does censorship of mass media do?
Who were the TWO leaders who believed in fascism?
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler
What ideologies was Stalin in support of?
Communism, Socialism
Economic Depression because of Hyperinflation. Germans will look to a strong, nationalistic person to run their country (Hitler).
TRUE/FALSE Italy does start to come out of their economic depression for a short while when Mussolini was in power.
True
Fill in the blanks/circle the right answer... "Dictators rule by ______ and by doing so, people of the country (support/reject) their leader even more.
Rule by fear. People of the country support their leaders even more.
Who was the founder of the Fascist Party?
Benito Mussolini
Both the Great Purge and the Great Terror were put in place by Stalin in order to do what?
To eliminate people Stalin thought was a threat to him and his dictatorship.
What happens to the value of the German marks (compared to the U.S. dollar) from 1914-1923? What was the ratio of marks to dollars in 1914 and marks to dollars in 1923? (Roughly).
German mark value went down. 4:1 in 1914. 4 trillion:1 in 1923.
What does Mussolini do in Ethiopia?
Ethiopia was under Italian control. Wants them back under Italian control. Fights with the Ethiopians. Drops mustard gas on them to end the war.
What do all leaders BUILD UP, which goes directly against the Treaty of Versailles?
Their military
Why are human rights taken away in fascist governments? (What do the dictators fear from human rights?)
They take away human rights to suppress anyone from trying to rise up against the dictator.
Stalin was also considered "Loving Stalin" or "The Great Stalin" by the people of Russia. What characteristic of a totalitarian government is this?
Cult of Personality (Also will accept Propaganda and Indoctrination).
Explain what hyperinflation is.
Prices of goods goes up drastically. The value of money because way less because the amount of money in circulation is more.
How does Mussolini rise to power in Italy?
Fights in WWI, becomes to editor of the newspaper Avanti, gains popularity, says he is going to bring Italy out of economic despair (briefly) and rises to power as sole dictator.
DAILY DOUBLE: Give me FIVE characteristics of a totalitarian government.
Economic Control, Police State, Cult of Personality, Indoctrination, Propaganda, Censorship, Religious and Ethnic Persecution
Tell me three things that Fascists support.
War, inequality, fear, mass media, censorship, strong military