Fascism
This leader of Germany from 1933-1945 is the most well known fascist in History
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This country involved in World War II was the main proponent of communism during the war.
What is the Soviet Union?
This American president was elected on a platform of a "new deal" for the American people.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This treaty officially ended the first world war.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This policy which means to remain separate from the events occurring in other countries was eliminated on December 7, 1941 when the Empire of Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor.
What is Isolationism?
All fascist governments share this trait in common: the government is controlled by a single ruler with absolute power.
What is dictatorship?
This communist leader renamed a Russian city after himself and would go on to have a political ideology named after him as well.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This New Deal program insured deposits placed in American banks up to $250,000 per person.
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or FDIC?
This competition between imperial powers for military dominance was one of the causes of WWI.
What is the arms race?
This form of government implies the complete control of all aspects of political and social life by the government.
What is totalitarianism?
This leader of fascist Italy from 1922 - 1943 was known as "El duce" or the boss.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
The color of all communist flags, sometimes used as a nickname for communists
What is red?
This risky practice of buying stocks on credit was a major cause of the stock market crash of 1929.
What is margin buying?
This idea that a nation's military should be used to conquer new territory was prevalent in both world wars.
What is militarism?
The act of cutting off all supplies to a foreign country and one of the causes of conflict between the US and Japan leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is embargo?
While not technically a fascist, this World War II leader supported Japanese militarism and was believed to be a direct descendant of God by many of his followers.
Who is Emperor Hirohito?
This communist symbol represents the unity of urban industrial workers and rural agricultural workers.
What is the hammer and sickle?
This tax on goods imported into a country only made the Great Depression worse when other countries retaliated against the US by imposing their own taxes on US made products.
What is a tariff?
This economic mobilization of a country's entire population to support a war effort included rationing, victory gardens, and the employment of women in traditionally male jobs.
What is Total War?
In 1940, President Roosevelt promised to be this "supplier of military weapons and ammunition" for all democracies.
What is the Arsenal of Democracy?
This trait distinguishes fascism from other forms of totalitarian government and dictatorship.
What is extreme nationalism or racism?
This German writer and philosopher is the father of communism, but he did not live long enough to see the first communist government.
Who is Karl Marx?
This type of leader appeals to peoples' emotions and prejudices in order to gain popularity.
What is a demagogue?
This American law passed in 1918 made it illegal to oppose the government's involvement in World War I. It was mainly applied to people who tried to resist the wartime draft.
What is the sedition act of 1918?
This type of government was established by the Japanese after they took control of the Northern Chinese region of Manchuria.
What is a puppet-government?