Totalitarianism — Unit test Answers

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Why are personal freedoms limited in a totalitarian state?

to encourage a safe environment

to encourage inventive thinking

to discourage opposition

to discourage social pressure

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Which leadership crisis occurred in the USSR that allowed a totalitarian government to take control?

Lenin was no longer supported by the party.

Lenin died and Stalin rose to power.

Lenin was no longer supported by the people.

Lenin and Stalin competed for power.

In 1935, the German government passed the Nuremberg Laws to

force Jewish people to leave Germany.

place Jewish citizens into ghettos.

remove the rights of Jewish people.

move Jewish people into concentration camps.

The official ideology of a totalitarian nation is focused on creating and promoting

communism.

nationalism.

exploitation.

diversity.

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boycott

law

ghetto

pogrom

Why did the Soviet government's transition to collectivization result in widespread starvation?

Peasants were not allowed to keep food until they met government quotas.

Collectivization’s new methods resulted in a slowdown in crop production.

Many people were forced out of jobs when farms turned to collectivization.

The government punished former farm workers who refused industrial jobs.

After taking control of their government during the Great Depression, Japan’s military leaders

closed the country off from the rest of the world.

planned a campaign of aggressive expansion.

negotiated trade agreements with nearby countries.

implemented democratic reforms, such as elections.

Which best describes the role of the Communist government when it came to Russian economic matters?

The government required workers to join unions and go out on strikes.

The government allowed supply and demand to set prices and wages.

The government controlled all aspects of Russia’s economy.

The government followed a “hands-off” policy regarding the Russian economy.

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