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WWII - The Rise of Dictators

WWII - The Rise of Dictators

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Social Studies

10th Grade

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  1. What does this picture tell you about the value of a Mark?

  2. How did this happen?

  3. What do you think the people of Germany felt about this?

Warm Up

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Multiple Choice

A dictator is best described as someone who:

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Rules with the people's consent

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Has absolute authority and controls that nation without limits

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is chosen by an election and serves a fixed term

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Shares power with a legislature

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Multiple Choice

Which country experienced the highest increase in unemployment during the Great Depression according to the map?

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Germany

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France

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Italy

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Spain

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why dictators were able to rise to power in countries like Germany after World War I?

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Economic instability and high unemployment created desperation among citizens.

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Countries wanted to expand their territory through war.

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People preferred monarchies over democracies.

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There was a sudden increase in technological advancements.

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- General Francisco Franco
- 1939-1975
- ​Falange (fascist)
- He takes power during a coup and civil war with German and Italian help
-Neutral in WWII

Spain

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Multiple Choice

General Franco took power in Spain with the help of which countries?

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Germany and Italy

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France and Portugal

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Britain and the USA

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Russia and Poland

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- Ben​ito Mussolini
- 1922-1943
- Axis Power
- Fascist party
- Promises to revive economy and restore the glory of the Roman Empire
- Invades Ethiopia and Albania

Italy

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- Adolf Hitler
- 1933-1945

- Axis Power
- Nazi Party
- Blames fire on Reichstag communists
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Takes the Rhineland, Sudetenland, and Czechoslovakia

Germany

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- Joseph Stalin
- 1929-1953
- Allies power
- Communist
- Uses 5 year plans to industrialize
- Signs non-aggression pact with Germany and invades Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia

Soviet Union

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Multiple Choice

What does Joseph Stalin's quote suggest about his views on the power of ideas compared to weapons?

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He believed ideas were less dangerous than weapons.

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He thought ideas and weapons were equally powerful.

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He believed ideas were more powerful than weapons.

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He did not value ideas at all.

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- ​General Hideki Tojo and Emperor Hirohito
- 1941-1944
- Axis Power
- Militarists
- Prime Minister Tojo and militarists control in the country
- Invade Manchuria, China for coal and iron

Japan

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