World History II - Pottsgrove School District



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Unit IV: Fascism / Interwar Years Text Questions: Ch. 15, Sect. 3 (pg. 476-480)

1) Describe any FIVE characteristics of fascist governments.

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2) Identify any THREE factors that attracted Europeans to fascism after World War I:

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3) How are fascist governments different from communist governments? How are they alike?

COMMUNISM FASCISM

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4) Identify FOUR factors that helped Mussolini to acquire power in Italy.

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5) Identify FOUR factors that helped Mussolini to maintain power in Italy.

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6) What were TWO core beliefs held by the earliest members of the Nazi Party?

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7) How did Hitler and the Nazi Party first attempt to gain control of the German government? What was the outcome of this attempt?

8) What of significance did Hitler do while in prison?

9) Identify any THREE guiding principals Hitler published in Mein Kampf:

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10) Identify FIVE factors that helped Hitler to acquire power in Germany.

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11) Identify FIVE factors that helped Hitler to maintain power in Germany.

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12) List TWO examples of Nazi persecution of the Jewish population in Germany prior to WWII.

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13) What factors determined whether a nation turned to democracy or to totalitarian dictatorships in the 1930’s?

14) The 1930’s were marked by the Great Depression. How did fascist dictatorships intend to deal with the economic hardships it presented (compared to democratic nations)?

15) Why would anyone ever voluntarily vote away their rights and freedoms? How can this be prevented?

BONUS: “Nazi” is shorthand for “National Socialist German Workers’ Party”. But, as a fascist party – and virulently opposed to communism – why would they have the term “socialism” in their party name?

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