Writing Workshop: A Document Based Essay about Totalitarianism in Nazi Germany
Question 9 • WA-World History B - Aberdeen
Read an excerpt from a speech by Benito Mussolini.Italy! Italy! Entirely and universally Fascist! The Italy of the blackshirt revolution, rise to your feet; let the cry of your determination rise to the skies and reach our soldiers in East Africa. Let it be a comfort to those who are about to fight. Let it be an encouragement to our friends and a warning to our enemies. It is the cry of Italy which goes beyond the mountains and the seas out into the great world. It is the cry of justice and of victory.
Answer
A
Mussolini’s fall from power.
B
Mussolini’s role as a charismatic dictator.
C
Italy’s high unemployment rates.
D
Italy’s alliance with Nazi Germany.
Explanation
Mussolini uses forceful, emotional language to rally Italians behind Fascism and encourage soldiers fighting in East Africa. His appeal to national pride and unity shows his role as a charismatic dictator. The excerpt does not discuss unemployment, an alliance with Nazi Germany, or his fall from power.
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