Read pp. 910-914. Answer all questions on loose leaf paper. Due Friday.
Questions: 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2) What is Fascism? How was it similar to communism? How was it different? 3) What problems did Italy face after World War I? Why do you think many people found Benito Mussolini to be an attractive leader during this time of crisis? 4) Why did Adolf Hitler go to prison in 1923? What ideas did he write about in his book Mein Kampf? 5) Explain how Hitler rose from being the leader a of a little-known party to becoming the Chancellor of Germany. 6) Make a three column chart entitled 'Germany Under Adolf Hitler'. Label the columns Political, Economic, and Social. Take notes into the chart. 7) How were the policies of Mussolini and Hitler similar? How were they different? Explain. 8) How do you think it would feel to live under one of these leaders? Would your life be different than it is today? Explain. 9) What other countries became dictatorships during this time period? Why did these countries fall to dictators while countries like Britain and France remained democracies? Explain. Comments are closed.
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