What common features did fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Stalinist Russia share?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. They all placed power in the hands of one leader; hence, they were all dictatorships.
b. They all promoted the cult of personality.
c. They all used propaganda and censorship to ensure "correct" thinking.
d. They all used violence and abused the power of the state to imprison or execute opponents and other so-called enemies.
e. They all promoted pro-natalist policies.
f. Germany and the Soviet Union both sought to eliminate an entire group of people based solely on their religion or class. Germany targeted the Jews, and the Soviet Union targeted the kulaks.
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A) because it was a clear violation of the Treaty of Versailles B) because it had been forbidden by the League of Nations C) because he distrusted his own military commanders who planned it D) because Mussolini opposed this move E) because the French might act without English support
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. Labrador. b. Venezuela. c. Brazil. d. Jamaica.