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Question 1

Germany’s reparation payments after World War I caused

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massive inflation in Germany.

Question 2

Which best characterizes Japan in the early 1940s?

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It controlled a large empire.

Question 3

The Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, contained a clause that blamed the war on

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the German government.

Question 4

Which of these was Germany permitted to keep under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

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a standing army

Question 5

Which nation was an Asian ally of Nazi Germany?

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Japan

Question 6

Which of these is a characteristic of fascism but not of democracy?

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a lack of individual civil liberties

Question 7

Which practice places citizens under absolute state control?

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totalitarianism

Question 8

Which best summarizes how Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany?

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Hitler was elected as a strong leader by Germans who felt angry following the Treaty of Versailles.

Question 9

Which practice is sometimes characterized by extreme nationalism?

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fascism

Question 10

After writing Mein Kampf , Adolf Hitler went on to

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become Germany’s chancellor.

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