10th grade How totalitarian governments took power in the 1920s and 1930s worksheet

How totalitarian governments took power in the 1920s and 1930s

Grade 10 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   How rights were limited

   Columns: Country; Party or group in control; How parliament was changed; Rights taken away. Row 1, Germany: Party or group in control: the Nazi Party; How parliament was changed: the Enabling Act (March 23, 1933) let the government make laws without parliament; all 81 Communist and 26 of the 120 Social Democratic deputies were kept from their seats; Rights taken away: the Reichstag Fire Decree (February 28, 1933) suspended freedom of speech, press and assembly; the Gestapo political police watched opponents. Row 2, Italy: Party or group in control: the Fascist Party, in a one-party dictatorship; How parliament was changed: the Acerbo Law (1923) gave the largest party two-thirds of the seats; a decree of December 24, 1925 made the head of government answer to no parliament; Rights taken away: antisemitic laws from 1938 took rights from Jews. Row 3, Soviet Union: Party or group in control: the Communist Party; How parliament was changed: no free elections between parties; Rights taken away: strict censorship; religious groups persecuted; the NKVD secret police. Row 4, Japan: Party or group in control: military leaders; How parliament was changed: the elected Diet gained power in the 1920s, but in the 1930s the military took control over it; Rights taken away: the Peace Preservation Law punished 'thought crime', first against communists and anticolonial nationalists. Below the chart: Each government kept one party or group in control and silenced opponents.

2. 1.

   Which law let Hitler's government make laws without parliament, Ari asks?

   • The Peace Preservation Law
   • The Reichstag Fire Decree
   • The Enabling Act
   • The Acerbo Law
3. 2.

   What did Italy's Acerbo Law do, Bo asks?

   • Gave the largest party two-thirds of the seats
   • Banned elections in Japan in 1923
   • Set up the NKVD secret police
   • Let Hitler's government make laws without parliament
4. 3.

   How was the Enabling Act passed, by the chart, Jun asks?

   • Voters approved it in 1925
   • The king of Italy signed it alone
   • Opposition deputies were kept from their seats
   • The deputies took their seats and voted freely
5. 4.

   What did all four governments have in common, by the note, Kira asks?

   • One party or group held control
   • The same leader
   • Free elections between parties
   • A king who ruled alone, without a party
6. 5.

   Which row lists the NKVD as its secret police, Milo asks?

   • Soviet Union
   • Germany
   • Italy
   • Japan and Italy
7. 6.

   How many years passed from Italy's 1925 decree to Germany's Enabling Act, Noah asks?

   • 10 years
   • 18 years
   • 8 years
   • 3,858 years
8. 7.

   Which claim about Japan is careful, Pia asks?

   • Japan had a single ruling party, just like Italy
   • The Diet ruled alone in the 1930s
   • The military gained control over the Diet
   • Japan's emperor was elected
9. 8.

   What did Italy's 1938 laws do, by the chart, Ren asks?

   • Took rights from Jews
   • Gave women the vote
   • Freed political prisoners
   • Ended the Fascist Party
10. 9.

    Which claim compares Germany and Italy fairly, Tala asks?

    • Germany's change took ten years
    • Both kept free elections
    • Italy's leader was made chancellor
    • Both changed parliament's rules to rule alone
11. 10.

    What is a secret police, Zee asks?

    • Police who watch and arrest opponents
    • An army that serves abroad
    • A court that hears appeals
    • Police who direct traffic