Totalitarians Study Guide

Of the world leaders ____ ____ never served in the First World War.

Joseph Stalin

During the Great Depression, nearly 33% of German _______ were out of work.

workers

Most helped the Nazis come to power in Germany

The Great Depression

Name of the government in Germany after the First World War blamed for many failures but also known for its achievements in arts, chemistry, and physics

Weimar Republic

Italy’s fascists fought against ________ ins street battles years after the First World War before they were able to take power

communists

Before dictators came to power in Italy and Germany, those two governments had a ________ as their form of government.

democracy

To deal with the Great Depression, German trade with the rest of the world _______.

declined

This country became a dictatorship between the World Wars

Italy

Gave Hitler dictatorial powers in Germany for 4 years

Enabling Act

France and Great Britain took control of the _____ _____, after Germany failed to make payment on its debts.

Ruhr Valley

Leader of Russia before Joseph Stalin

Leon Trotsky

Took control of Russia in 1917 and won a civil war there by 1922\*

communists\*

Blamed for the Great Depression in Germany\*

Weimar Republic\*

Fascists believed that were not equal in status.

men and women

Italy was angry with the Treaty of Versailles beacause it did not give them the _________ they had hoped to obtain after the war.

territory

The March on Rome forced the Italian government to give power to…..

Benito Mussolini

Germany military veterans who were used to put down socialist uprisings after WW1

friekorps

The Treaty of ______ officially ended WW1

Versailles

Benito Mussolini rose to power by taking 30k fascists and seizing control of the Italian government, this was known as the….

March on Rome

This country became a dictatorship between world wars(2)

Germany

This country became a dictatorship between world wars(3)

Russia

Felt ignored and disrespected at the Treaty of Versailles and would eventually seek greater partnerships with the Italians and Germans

Japan

2 policies in fascist Italy:

The Italian Mafia was suppressed and women were encourage to have as many children as possible.

2 policies that Stalin enacted in Russia

He eliminated his political opponents and tortured people accused of treason.

Why are the children playing with a pile of money?

Because of the hyperinflation in Germany at the time. There was too much money printed so their currency became worthless overtime.

Identify 2 parts of the treaty of Versailles that hurt Germany:

They lost their overseas colonies and were forbidden to have a navy or air force.

Name 3 of the 4 big world leaders of WW2:

Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini