Chapter 24 Test: Totalitarianism

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A quiz to help you with your Chapter 24 (and 23. 3) Test.

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1.

In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of
- A.
  
  .the success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union
- B.
  
  The active support of the United States
- C.
  
  Soviet Union severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I
- D.
  
  Movements demanding the return of the old monarchies
2.

Between the Meiji Restoration and World War II, Japan tried to solve the problem of its scarcity of natural resources by
- A.
  
  Exporting agricultural products in exchange for new technology
- B.
  
  Building nuclear power plants
- C.
  
  Establishing a policy of imperialism
- D.
  
  Cooperating with the Soviet Union to gain needed resources
3.

During the mid-1930’s, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?
- A.
  
  Government ownership of the means of production and distribution.
- B.
  
  Encouragement of individual freedom of expression in the arts
- C.
  
  Emphasis on consumer goods rather than on weapons
- D.
  
  One-party system that denied basic human rights
4.

Joseph Stalin supported which of the following policies toward agricultural development?
- A.
  
  That it took second priority to transportation development
- B.
  
  That the Five-Year Plan's quotas on agriculture should be expanded
- C.
  
  Soviet citizens were not working hard enough and needed to be taught a lesson
- D.
  
  The widespread adoption of collectivization among the agricultural districts
5.

Lenin's successor, who worked to control every aspect of life in the Soviet Union, was
- A.
  
  Leon Trotsky
- B.
  
  Nicholas II
- C.
  
  Rasputin
- D.
  
  Joseph Stalin
6.

The alleged healer who Czarina Alexandra allowed to make decisions in Nicholas II's absence was
- A.
  
  Lenin
- B.
  
  Trotsky
- C.
  
  Rasputin
- D.
  
  Stalin
7.

________ failed in his bid to succeed Lenin.
- A.
  
  Nicholas II
- B.
  
  Rasputin
- C.
  
  Trotsky
- D.
  
  Stalin
8.

When Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne, a ___________ government was initially set up.
- A.
  
  Communist
- B.
  
  fascist
- C.
  
  Provisional
- D.
  
  Totalitarian
9.

The main idea of Communism is to
- A.
  
  Create a war-loving nationalist state
- B.
  
  Create a democratic republic
- C.
  
  Create a classless and stateless society
- D.
  
  Create a direct democracy
10.

Following World War I, Germany experienced
- A.
  
  immediate recovery and prosperity
- B.
  
  Political collapse
- C.
  
  Hyper-inflation due to high reparations payments
- D.
  
  None of the above
11.

The ____________ was a committee that became the leading policy-making body of the Communist Party.
- A.
  
  Reichstag
- B.
  
  Politburo
- C.
  
  Parliamentary Committee
- D.
  
  None of the above
12.

Following the Spanish Civil War, ________ set up an authoritarian government in Spain
- A.
  
  Mussolini
- B.
  
  Hitler
- C.
  
  Franco
- D.
  
  Stalin
13.

Hitler was known as the _____________, the German term for leader.
- A.
  
  El Duce
- B.
  
  Reichstag
- C.
  
  Fuhrer
- D.
  
  None of the above
14.

In prison, Hitler wrote his famous work __________ ____________, which means "My Struggle."
15.

_____________ rose from the ranks to become a dictator in Italy.
16.

Italy became a ___________ state in 1922.
17.

A _________________ is a government that aims to control the political, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.
18.

Following the fall of Imperial Germany, a democratic state known as the __________ ___________ was created in Germany.