Name: _______________ Date: ____________Rise of Nazism Practice

A) Socialism B) LiberalismC) Fascism D) Ethnocentrism

1. Base your answer to question on the graphic organizerbelow and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which heading best completes this graphic organizer?

A) Adolf Hitler B) Francisco FrancoC) Benito Mussolini D) Charles de Gaulle

2. Which political leader gained power as a result of thefailing economy of the Weimar Republic?

A) led fascist statesB) supported communismC) rejected militarismD) remained in power after World War II

3. One similarity between Adolf Hitler and BenitoMussolini is that both

4. Base your answer to the following question on the chartbelow and on your knowledge of social studies.

A) global prosperity and tradeB) success of the Weimar RepublicC) political and economic instabilityD) expansion of Germany's colonial empire

Based on the information in this chart, which situationgave rise to Nazi power in Germany?

A) Famine and AIDS spread throughout Europe.B) Trade was banned between western and eastern

Europe.C) Governments failed to meet the needs of the people.D) Monarchies were reinstated in many nations.

5. What was one reason that totalitarian dictatorshipsgained power in Europe between World War I andWorld War II?

A) supported the League of NationsB) exploited economic hardships to gain popular

supportC) resisted all forms of extreme nationalismD) maintained political traditions

6. Fascist leaders in Italy and Germany came to power inthe 1920s and 1930s because they

A) frequent meetings of the German ReichstagB) decline of the German economyC) strict government control of the pressD) negotiation of a nonaggression pact with the Soviet

Union

7. Which situation is an example of totalitarianism inGermany in the 1930s?

8. Base your answer to the following question on the timeline below and on your knowledge of social studies.

A) A B) B C) C D) D

The rise of aggressive fascist governments in Europeoccurred during the period represented by letter

A) support of Hitler's radical policies by the SocialDemocrats in the Reichstag

B) strong feelings of resentment and nationalism builtup by economic and political crisis

C) refusal by the League of Nations to admit Germanyas a member

D) violence and terrorism promoted by Germany'sformer enemies

9. Which situation contributed to Adolf Hitler's rise topower in Germany after World War I?

A) provided for power to be held by hereditary rulersB) promoted ethnic diversityC) supported the democratic election of the head of

stateD) suppressed the views of the opposition

10. One similarity of Fascism and Communism as practicedin the 1930s was that both systems generally

A) opposed racism and anti-SemitismB) promoted international cooperationC) offered simple solutions to complex problemsD) rejected nationalism and militarism

11. Between World War I and World War II, Fascismappealed to many people in Europe because Fascism

A) abide by the Versailles TreatyB) improve economic conditions in GermanyC) promote policies that ensured ethnic equalityD) utilize international organizations to solve

problems

12. During the 1930s, the Nazi (National Socialist) Partyreceived support from the German people because itpromised to

A) demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism thatpromoted free enterprise

B) form of totalitarianism that glorified the stateabove the individual

C) type of economic system that stressed a classlesssociety

D) set of humanist ideas that emphasized the dignityand worth of the individual

13. Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s is bestdescribed as a

A) The failure to slow population growth in Germanyhad created shortages of basic necessities.

B) The leaders of the German government were notelected by universal suffrage.

C) The German government had refused to join theLeague of Nations.

D) Germany was experiencing widespreadunemployment and other economic problems.

14. Which statement best explains why many Germansbecame discontented with the Weimar Republic in theearly 1930s?

15. Base your answer to the following question on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.

A) Political representation of various groups was limited.B) Diverse political ideas were discouraged by the government.C) The Social Democrats continued to gain support throughout the period.D) Many different political ideologies were represented in the Reichstag.

Which statement about the Weimar Republic before November 1933 is best supported by the informationin the chart?