Writing Workshop: A Document Based Essay about Totalitarianism in Nazi Germany
Question 12 • WA-World History B - Aberdeen
Read an excerpt from Benito Mussolini’s "The Doctrine of Fascism.”In the Fascist State, the individual is not suppressed, but rather multiplied, just as in a regiment a soldier is not weakened, but multiplied by the number of his comrades. The Fascist State organizes the nation, but it leaves sufficient scope for individuals; it has limited useless or harmful liberties and has preserved those that are essential. It cannot be the individual who decides in this matter, but only the State.
Answer
A
to explain the foreign policy of a fascist state
B
to explain the role of citizens in a fascist state
C
to describe the life of a soldier in a fascist state
D
to describe the life of an official in a fascist state
Explanation
The excerpt describes how individuals relate to the Fascist State: citizens are organized by the state, and the state decides which liberties are allowed. The soldier comparison illustrates the claim that individuals are strengthened through membership in the collective, not that the passage is specifically about soldiers. Therefore, the best choice is “to explain the role of citizens in a fascist state.”
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