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How can an economic crisis cause citizens to accept a totalitarian government?

A
Jobless citizens become desperate for someone who promises to solve their problems.
B
Jobless citizens want the government to provide handouts to feed and clothe them.
C
Citizens tire of seeing undeserving citizens thrive while they continue to be desperate.
D
Citizens want for themselves the kind of power that comes with being a totalitarian leader.
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In 1922, what change did the Communist Party make?

A
It renamed St. Petersburg after the tsar.
B
It renamed Russia and its allied republics “the Soviet Union.”
C
It declared war on Germany and Poland.
D
It banned the use of the term “republic.”
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Because unions and strikes were banned by the government,

A
Jewish people suffered from unemployment.
B
workers’ wages decreased.
C
men’s unemployment increased.
D
the number of jobs decreased.
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Under Lenin, some of the leaders of the Communist government

A
privately disagreed with the direction of the revolution.
B
were not allowed to disagree with one another.
C
called for a return to the capitalist system.
D
sometimes broke away and formed rival parties.
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The photograph shows children in Germany after WWI.

Question illustration
A
how children were abandoned after the war.
B
how foreigners helped children after the war.
C
the level of poverty in Germany after the war.
D
the level of government neglect after the war.
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Why did the German government support boycotts of Jewish businesses?

A
to remove Jewish influence on the German economy
B
to give new business owners a better success rate
C
to increase the demand for Jewish products
D
to force Jewish people to participate in the government
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The Nazi Party adopted official anti-Semitic policies because party members

A
hoped to encourage Jewish people to emigrate from other places.
B
blamed Jewish people for the many problems in the country.
C
wanted to prevent Jewish people from leaving the country.
D
wished to get Jewish support for the new government.
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In 1935, the German government passed laws stating that Jewish people were

A
forced to divorce Aryan spouses.
B
required to move to rural areas.
C
forced to use “non-Jewish” names.
D
deprived of the right to vote.
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Which most accurately describes of the use of indoctrination in a totalitarian state?

A
Indoctrination is used to control the loyalty and actions of the military.
B
Indoctrination is used to control terror and reduce the fear in citizens.
C
Indoctrination is used to control the minds of the states’ children.
D
Indoctrination is used to control all aspects of citizens’ lives.
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The graph compares the unemployment rate of Germany and the US from 1928 to 1932.

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A
always lower.
B
always higher.
C
sometimes lower.
D
sometimes equal.
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A
1923
B
1925
C
1933
D
1935
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Crises in which three areas can most likely create conditions for a totalitarian government?

A
monetary, political, and ethnic
B
monetary, social, and leadership
C
economic, social, and political
D
economic, leadership, and ethnic
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Spanish people under Franco’s dictatorship experienced

A
expansion of their cultural rights and freedoms.
B
expansion of their economic rights and freedoms.
C
suppression of all religious rights and freedoms.
D
suppression of many rights and freedoms.
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Which best describes Joseph Stalin and his involvement with the Soviet Union?

A
Stalin was the founder of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union.
B
Stalin was a proponent of a multi-party system of government in the Soviet Union.
C
Stalin was an ally of Leon Trotsky in opposing Lenin’s Soviet policies.
D
Stalin was a ruthless dictator who led the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death.
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This photo shows a Russian farming family.

Question illustration
A
“Just Getting By”
B
“Relaxing”
C
“Growing a Nation”
D
“Forging Ahead”
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Besides supporting Nazi ideas, what was the main purpose of Nazi propaganda?

A
turning public opinion against the Treaty of Versailles
B
turning public opinion against the US and its allies
C
blaming Jewish people and other groups for Germany’s problems
D
making Germany the wealthiest nation in the world
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follow their own interests
B
support government beliefs
C
express individual opinions
D
vote for candidates from different parties
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A
two
B
one
C
four
D
three
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What was the original cause of Germany’s economic problems following WWI?

A
widespread unemployment
B
borrowing money from the US
C
being responsible for the cost of the war
D
having to give up captured territory
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In what year did Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power in Russia?

A
1855
B
1900
C
1917
D
1961

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