Compare and contrast the treatment of women in Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union.

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
a. The cult of masculinity in Italy and Germany reinforced traditional patriarchal attitudes that defined women’s role in exclusively maternal terms.
b. In Italy and Germany, women did not have many opportunities outside the home.
c. In Germany, the wives of high-ranking members of the Nazi Party gave the party a positive public image.
d. The career of Leni Riefenstahl indicates that exceptional women did have opportunities in Nazi Germany.
e. In the Soviet Union, the commitment to equality opened up opportunities for women.

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a. a reform-oriented third party nearly won. b. Democrats and Republicans claimed victory. c. Democrats won by a narrow margin. d. Republicans swept the nation.

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When and where was the Democratic Party split?

A. At the 1860 convention in Charleston, South Carolina B. At the 1864 convention in Charleston, Georgia C. At the 1868 convention in Charleston, South Carolina D. At its 1856 convention in Charleston, South Carolina

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What became the most important cultural element of the antislavery movement?

A. religious institutions B. universities C. fraternal orders D. women's clubs

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Pennsylvania Equal Rights League leader, __________, was murdered by a white mob at his polling place

A) Robert Meacham B) Octavius Catto C) Martin Delany D) Emanuel Fortune

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