Chapter 15 Between The Wars & Dictators
This is a quiz mostly on dictators between the wars.
- 1.People who opposed the Nazi regime were sent to ____________________.
- A.
Concentration camps
- B.
See the Pope
- C.
England
- D.
Berlin
- 2.Hitler wanted to develop a racially superior nation made up of
- A.
Ancient Greeks and Romans.
- B.
Scandinavians.
- C.
Jews.
- D.
Aryans.
- 3.In a ____________________ state, people are controlled by the government and any opposition is suppressed.
- A.
Non-conscious
- B.
Totalitarian
- C.
Republican
- D.
Democratic
- 4.President Wilson said that the USA had fought the war to
- A.
End communist advances.
- B.
Expand our empire.
- C.
Prove we had the best army.
- D.
Make the world safe for democracy.
- 5.In Spain, the Catholic Church looked to General Franco to save them from
- A.
The spread of communism.
- B.
Eternal damnation.
- C.
Environmental disasters.
- D.
Option 4
- 6.Secret police are
- A.
Nice people who quietly assist citizens.
- B.
A group of loyalists who secretly find people who oppose the leader and get rid of them.
- C.
Similar to traffic cops.
- D.
Sneaky politicians.
- 7.Franco’s military regime in Spain was supported by
- A.
The United States and Britain.
- B.
France and Britain.
- C.
Germany and Italy.
- D.
Stalin and the Communists.
- 8.How did Benito Mussolini gain the support of the Catholic Church?
- A.
He assigned squadristi to be “food tasters” for the pope.
- B.
He expanded Vatican City’s land greatly by giving it control over half of Rome.
- C.
He threatened to execute the pope, his bishops, and cardinals.
- D.
He gave the Church money and official recognition; and also because Catholics were afraid of Communists.
- 9.Stalin was known to have
- A.
Welcomed constructive criticism.
- B.
Practiced Buddhism.
- C.
Killed peasants and opposition leaders, estimates range from 8 to 26 million.
- D.
Let political opponents stay in the Kremlin.
- 10.Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9, 1938, was
- A.
The signing of Hitler’s agreement with Russia.
- B.
A destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis.
- C.
The inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party.
- D.
The creation of Hitler’s secret police under Heinrich Himmler.
- 11.Mussolini’s regime was supported by
- A.
Landowners, businessmen, and the Catholic Church
- B.
Italian anarcists.
- C.
Opposition parties in Italy.
- D.
Italian Socialists and Communists.
- 12.Before Hitler and the Nazis took over, people looked to them as potential leaders of Germany because many Germans
- A.
Had traveled to Italy to be part of Mussolini’s takeover of the government.
- B.
Liked his hair cut and mustache.
- C.
Feared communist revolution by the lower class.
- D.
Enjoyed the violence.
- 13.A ____ state is a government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.
- A.
Totalitarian
- B.
European
- C.
Free
- D.
Southern
- 14.Hitler’s goal was to create a
- A.
Third Depression.
- B.
Third Reich, or German Empire.
- C.
Third Communist Party.
- D.
Third Base.
- 15.Prior to taking over in Germany, Hitler gained support from landowners, businessmen, and military officers because of the
- A.
New free bread program.
- B.
Fear of the spread of communism.
- C.
Fear of the spread of capitalism.
- D.
Extended Labor Day Celebration.
- 16.The SS (secret police) had two main principles, ideology and ___________.
- A.
Freedom
- B.
Exploration
- C.
An open door policy
- D.
Terror
- 17.In Spain, businessmen looked to General Franco to save them from
- A.
American tourists.
- B.
The spread of communism.
- C.
Environmental disasters.
- D.
Eternal damnation.
- 18.Dictatorial regimes took control of Germany, Italy, and Spain largely due to
- A.
Fear of the spread of communism.
- B.
Immigration.
- C.
The weather.
- D.
Religion.
- 19.Who became the leader in the Soviet Union after Lenin?
- A.
Trotsky
- B.
Hitler
- C.
Mussolini
- D.
Stalin
- 20.Who led the Spanish military in a revolt against the elected government that was composed of mostly communists and socialists?
- A.
Francisco Franco
- B.
Leon Trotsky
- C.
Richard Blaine
- D.
Benito Mussolini
- 21.Karl Marx developed the ideology which became known as ____________.
- A.
Capitalism
- B.
Conditionings
- C.
Communism
- D.
Corrective assertion
- 22.Which political group wanted to abolish all private property?democrats
- A.
Democrats
- B.
Capitalists
- C.
Communists
- D.
National Socialists
- 23.The favorite saying of this group is “Workers of the World Unite”.
- A.
Communists
- B.
Labor leaders
- C.
National Socialists
- D.
Capitalists
- 24.Why did landowners, businessmen, and Church officials favor fascism?
- A.
The culture
- B.
The uniforms
- C.
The militarism
- D.
The fear of communism
- 25.What was the name of Mussolini’s paramilitary group?
- A.
Brownshirts
- B.
Blackshirts
- C.
Boxers
- D.
Gang Men
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