Read pp. 910-914. Answer all questions on loose leaf paper. Deadline Extended! Due Tuesday, 3/7. 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? If you were an Italian citizen at the time, would you have found Benito Mussolini to be an attractive leader? Explain. 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) 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 9) Creative Response: Pretend you are a teenager living in Fascist Italy or Germany. How would your life be different than it is today? Write a one-paragraph diary entry (at least 5 sentences) that describes a typical day for you living under one of these governments. HONORS: 2 PARAGRAPHS!
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