Time Between The Wars
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- 1.People who opposed the Nazi regime were sent to ____________________.
- A.
Their homes
- B.
Concentration camps
- C.
England
- D.
See the Pope
- 2.Hitler wanted to develop a racially superior nation made up of
- A.
Ancient Greeks and Romans.
- B.
Poles.
- C.
Jews.
- D.
Aryans.
- 3.In a ____________________ state, people are controlled by the government and any opposition is suppressed.
- A.
Democratic
- B.
Totalitarian
- C.
Republican
- D.
Non-conscious
- 4.President Wilson said that the USA fought the war to
- A.
Expand our empire.
- B.
Make the world safe for democracy.
- C.
Prove we had the best army.
- D.
Be proud of ourselves.
- 5.Secret police are
- A.
Similar to traffic cops.
- B.
Sneaky politicians.
- C.
A group of loyalists who secretly find people who oppose the leader and get rid of them.
- D.
Nice people who quietly assist citizens and expect no "thank you" in return.
- 6.Stalin had ____________________ expelled from the party and had him assassinated.
- A.
Hitler
- B.
Lenin
- C.
Trotsky
- D.
Himmler
- 7.Franco’s military regime in Spain was supported by
- A.
Germany and Italy.
- B.
The United States and Britain.
- C.
France and Britain.
- D.
Stalin and the Communists.
- 8.How did Benito Mussolini gain the support of the Catholic Church?
- A.
He gave the Church money and official recognition; and also because the Catholic Church was afraid of Communists.
- B.
He assigned squadristi to be “food tasters” for the pope.
- C.
He expanded Vatican City’s land greatly by giving it control over half of Rome.
- D.
He threatened to execute the pope, his bishops, and cardinals.
- 9.Stalin was known to have
- A.
Practiced Buddhism.
- B.
Killed peasants and opposition leaders, estimates range from 8 to 26 million.
- C.
Let political opponents stay in the Kremlin.
- D.
Welcomed constructive criticism.
- 10.The Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9, 1938, was
- A.
The inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party.
- B.
A destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis.
- C.
The creation of Hitler’s secret police under Heinrich Himmler.
- D.
The signing of Hitler’s agreement with Russia.
- 11.Mussolini’s regime was supported by
- A.
Italian Socialists and Communists.
- B.
Opposition parties in Italy.
- C.
Landowners, businessmen, and the Catholic Church
- D.
Italian Protestants.
- 12.Before Hitler and the Nazis took over, people looked to them as potential leaders of Germany because many Germans
- A.
Feared communist revolution by the lower class.
- B.
Enjoyed the violence.
- C.
Liked his hair cut and mustache.
- D.
Had traveled to Italy to be part of Mussolini’s takeover of the government.
- 13.A ____ state is a government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.
- A.
European
- B.
Totalitarian
- C.
Southern
- D.
Free
- 14.The Spanish Civil War ended with Franco’s capture of ____________________.
- A.
Madrid, the capital.
- B.
The mountains of France
- C.
Moscow, Russia
- D.
Runaway legislators
- 15.Hitler’s goal was to create a
- A.
Third Communist Party.
- B.
Third Depression.
- C.
Third Reich, or German Empire.
- D.
Third Base.
- 16.Who was the first fascist?
- A.
Adolph Hitler
- B.
Joseph Stalin
- C.
Eldridge Clever
- D.
Benito Mussolini
- 17.Prior to taking over in Germany, Hitler gained support from landowners, businessmen, and military officers because of the
- A.
Fear of the spread of capitalism.
- B.
Extended Labor Day Celebration.
- C.
Fear of the spread of communism.
- D.
New free bread program.
- 18.The SS had two main principles, ideology and ___________.
- A.
Terror
- B.
Exploration
- C.
An open door policy
- D.
Spices
- 19.In Spain, landowners, businessmen, and the Catholic Church looked to General Franco to save them from
- A.
American tourists.
- B.
The spread of communism.
- C.
Environmental disasters.
- D.
Eternal damnation.
- 20.Dictatorial regimes took control of Germany, Italy, and Spain largely due to
- A.
Immigration.
- B.
Religion.
- C.
Fear of the spread of communism.
- D.
Spices.
- 21.Fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for
- A.
A communal system of play for children.
- B.
A strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler.
- C.
Special taxes on luxury items.
- D.
Volunteers to help build bridges, roads, and public buildings.
- 22.EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT Hitler’s political theories were based on all of the following EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT
- A.
Nationalism.
- B.
Communism.
- C.
Racism, especially anti-Semitism.
- D.
Lebensraum.
- 23.The Enabling Act allowed Hitler
- A.
To cross the Rubicon.
- B.
To create a new branch of the Lutheran Church, and to recognize the Pope as the spiritual father of all Aryans.
- C.
To use the army to build airplanes.
- D.
To establish a totalitarian state by giving the government the power to ignore the constitution for four years.
- 24.Who became the leader in the Soviet Union after Lenin?
- A.
Mussolini
- B.
Stalin
- C.
Hitler
- D.
Spices
- 25.Who led the Spanish military in a revolt against the elected government that was composed of mostly communists and socialists?
- A.
Richard Blaine
- B.
Francisco Franco
- C.
Benito Mussolini
- D.
Leon Trotsky
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