Question 1

Why did Hitler create new government positions to control media and the arts?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had been an artist himself and had an interest in the development of the arts. 
B)  He saw media as a potential revenue stream for his government. 
C)  He wanted to take these businesses away from the Jews who owned them. 
D)  He wanted to silence all possible critics and criticisms of his government. 
E)  He saw the media and the arts as vehicles for education. 
A)  He had been an artist himself and had an interest in the development of the arts. 
B)  He saw media as a potential revenue stream for his government. 
C)  He wanted to take these businesses away from the Jews who owned them. 
D)  He wanted to silence all possible critics and criticisms of his government. 
E)  He saw the media and the arts as vehicles for education.

Question 2

How did the Russian people resist Stalin's Five-Year Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  They refused to pay the taxes they were assessed. 
B)  They protested in the streets. 
C)  They raided the homes of Soviet officials. 
D)  They refused to work in state-owned factories. 
E)  They burned their crops and killed their cattle. 
A)  They refused to pay the taxes they were assessed. 
B)  They protested in the streets. 
C)  They raided the homes of Soviet officials. 
D)  They refused to work in state-owned factories. 
E)  They burned their crops and killed their cattle.

Question 3

Between 1934 and 1938, Hitler's Great Purge led many members of the German political and military elite to be
executed as enemies of the state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Great Leap Forward was

Accepted Answer

A)  an attempt by Mao to encourage education and literacy among the Chinese peasants as a prelude to economic development. 
B)  the final battle of the Chinese civil war. 
C)  the communist program of land reform initiated following the revolution. 
D)  a mass campaign to collectivize China's surplus labor force and produce spectacular economic growth. 
E)  characterized by show trials in which party leaders were publicly tried. 
A)  an attempt by Mao to encourage education and literacy among the Chinese peasants as a prelude to economic development. 
B)  the final battle of the Chinese civil war. 
C)  the communist program of land reform initiated following the revolution. 
D)  a mass campaign to collectivize China's surplus labor force and produce spectacular economic growth. 
E)  characterized by show trials in which party leaders were publicly tried.

Question 5

Which of the following would NOT be found in the "totalitarian tool box"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assassination 
B)  Consolidation of property 
C)  Sabotage 
D)  Kidnappings 
E)  Indiscriminate bombings 
A)  Assassination 
B)  Consolidation of property 
C)  Sabotage 
D)  Kidnappings 
E)  Indiscriminate bombings

Question 6

Under the form of totalitarianism exhibited by the Taliban in Afghanistan,

Accepted Answer

A)  wife-beating was only a crime if the victim died. 
B)  public executions were the norm. 
C)  all children attended school until age fifteen. 
D)  people required special passes to travel outside of the country. 
E)  women were only allowed to work in menial, low-wage jobs. 
A)  wife-beating was only a crime if the victim died. 
B)  public executions were the norm. 
C)  all children attended school until age fifteen. 
D)  people required special passes to travel outside of the country. 
E)  women were only allowed to work in menial, low-wage jobs.

Question 7

Terror and propaganda in a totalitarian society have no relation to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who were the people eliminated by Stalin because they resisted his drive to establish collective farms under state control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kulaks 
B)  Bolsheviks 
C)  Mensheviks 
D)  Collectivists 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  Kulaks 
B)  Bolsheviks 
C)  Mensheviks 
D)  Collectivists 
E)  Both A and C

Question 9

What is a monolithic society?

Accepted Answer

A)  One with a strong central leader 
B)  One with a strong central government 
C)  One where leaders have the loyalty of the people 
D)  One where the state controls the economy, arts, government, military, and education 
E)  One where leaders focus on expanding their control to other countries 
A)  One with a strong central leader 
B)  One with a strong central government 
C)  One where leaders have the loyalty of the people 
D)  One where the state controls the economy, arts, government, military, and education 
E)  One where leaders focus on expanding their control to other countries

Question 10

What was Stalin's gulag archipelago used for?

Accepted Answer

A)  A means to double the country's industrial output during the period of the first Five­Year Plan 
B)  A way to annihilate the kulaks 
C)  A device to create a new industrial utopia for Russia 
D)  A dumping ground for the secret police's social and political undesirables 
E)  A military training camp for youthful recruits 
A)  A means to double the country's industrial output during the period of the first Five­Year Plan 
B)  A way to annihilate the kulaks 
C)  A device to create a new industrial utopia for Russia 
D)  A dumping ground for the secret police's social and political undesirables 
E)  A military training camp for youthful recruits

Question 11

In past revolutions, what one trait did almost all utopian visions of the future share in come?

Accepted Answer

A)  That men and women would be equal under the law and throughout society 
B)  That the new nation would become richer than all others 
C)  That the masses would equally share political power 
D)  That the military would be disbanded 
E)  That wealth and property would be redistributed 
A)  That men and women would be equal under the law and throughout society 
B)  That the new nation would become richer than all others 
C)  That the masses would equally share political power 
D)  That the military would be disbanded 
E)  That wealth and property would be redistributed

Question 12

Which of the following was (were) used to ensure secrecy within the Bolshevik Party during the revolutionary stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Propaganda 
B)  Salami tactics 
C)  Cells 
D)  Scapegoats 
E)  Terror 
A)  Propaganda 
B)  Salami tactics 
C)  Cells 
D)  Scapegoats 
E)  Terror

Question 13

A key reason why pre-twentieth century rebellions did not produce total revolutions was that they lacked cohesive structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Even though the Soviet Union no longer exists, the value of studying totalitarianism today is that it can take hold in places where poverty and injustice exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why did Mussolini use combat groups and punitive expeditions to shore up his government after World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  The public was forming militias to resist him and his efforts. 
B)  His efforts to win support for the Socialist Party failed, 
C)  He thought if the public were frightened, they would turn to him for support. 
D)  He wanted to threaten resisters. 
E)  He was seeking to round up resisters and have them arrested. 
A)  The public was forming militias to resist him and his efforts. 
B)  His efforts to win support for the Socialist Party failed, 
C)  He thought if the public were frightened, they would turn to him for support. 
D)  He wanted to threaten resisters. 
E)  He was seeking to round up resisters and have them arrested.

Why did Hitler create new government positions to control media and the arts?

How did the Russian people resist Stalin's Five-Year Plan?

Between 1934 and 1938, Hitler's Great Purge led many members of the German political and military elite to be executed as enemies of the state.

The Great Leap Forward was

Which of the following would NOT be found in the "totalitarian tool box"?

Under the form of totalitarianism exhibited by the Taliban in Afghanistan,

Terror and propaganda in a totalitarian society have no relation to each other.

Who were the people eliminated by Stalin because they resisted his drive to establish collective farms under state control?

What is a monolithic society?

What was Stalin's gulag archipelago used for?

In past revolutions, what one trait did almost all utopian visions of the future share in come?

Which of the following was (were) used to ensure secrecy within the Bolshevik Party during the revolutionary stage?

A key reason why pre-twentieth century rebellions did not produce total revolutions was that they lacked cohesive structure.

Even though the Soviet Union no longer exists, the value of studying totalitarianism today is that it can take hold in places where poverty and injustice exist.

Why did Mussolini use combat groups and punitive expeditions to shore up his government after World War I?

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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Exam 6: The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Why did Hitler create new government positions to control media and the arts?

How did the Russian people resist Stalin's Five-Year Plan?

Between 1934 and 1938, Hitler's Great Purge led many members of the German political and military elite to be executed as enemies of the state.

The Great Leap Forward was

Which of the following would NOT be found in the "totalitarian tool box"?

Under the form of totalitarianism exhibited by the Taliban in Afghanistan,

Terror and propaganda in a totalitarian society have no relation to each other.

Who were the people eliminated by Stalin because they resisted his drive to establish collective farms under state control?

What is a monolithic society?

What was Stalin's gulag archipelago used for?

In past revolutions, what one trait did almost all utopian visions of the future share in come?

Which of the following was (were) used to ensure secrecy within the Bolshevik Party during the revolutionary stage?

A key reason why pre-twentieth century rebellions did not produce total revolutions was that they lacked cohesive structure.

Even though the Soviet Union no longer exists, the value of studying totalitarianism today is that it can take hold in places where poverty and injustice exist.

Why did Mussolini use combat groups and punitive expeditions to shore up his government after World War I?

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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