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Totalitarianism WWII
Rise of Totalitarianism and WWII 2026
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A government with power concentrated into one person , does not tolerate differing opinion and exercises dictatorial control over most aspects of life: | totalitarian government |
| Secret Police/Spies | Goal of this police department is to keep the dictator in power by methods such as spying |
| Economy controlled by government | Total control over the economy or Government intervention of private industry |
| Censorship of Press | examining books, radio, media by the government with the purpose of controlling what people see or hear |
| Ruthless dictator | A person who rules a country with total authority in a cruel or brutal way |
| Education of youth | Teaching children to abandon their individuality and embrace to goals of the dictator. Emphasis on obedience and conformity. |
| Total Loyalty | Encouraging, and/or enforcing, total loyalty to the country |
| Platforms of the NAZI Political Party | German blood required for citizenship, more land for Germany, newspapers in German language, non-citizens can only stay if there is enough jobs and resources, abolish Treaty of Versailles, Jewish residents may not be considered citizens |
| Political Party | People who share similar ideas on how the government should be run |
| What is appeasement? | agreeing to the demands of a potentially hostile person or nation in the hope of maintaining peace |
| African nation invaded by Italy | Ethiopia |
| Perpetrators of Nanking Genocide | Japanese military |
| Victims of the Nanking Genocide | Chinese civilians |
| Event which began WWII | Invasion of Poland by Germany in September 1939 |
| What happened on D-Day, June 6, 1944? (Operation Overlord) | France was liberated from the Nazi occupation and the Allies were then able to invade Germany |
| End of WWII in Europe | May 1945, after Hitler's death and Germany surrendered |
| When did WWII in the Pacific end? | When Japan surrendered after 2 atom bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| Nazi's | Political Party created in Germany in 1920 |
| Haile Selassie | Emperor of Ethiopia, warned "It is us today and you tomorrow" |
| League of Nations | International Organization that was supposed to prevent war. In reality, it did not enforce its consequences. |