10 Questions
Who coined the term totalitario, the root word for totalitarianism?
Benito Mussolini
In what decade did Benito Mussolini come to power in Italy?
1920s
What did Mussolini mean when he said, 'all within the state, none outside the state, none against the state'?
Total control of the governance of the country with no opposition
Name the three countries where absolutist, single-party totalitarian rule governed in the years leading up to the Second World War.
Italy, Germany, Soviet Union
What values were at the center of Mussolini's version of totalitarianism and fascism?
Extreme nationalism, strong military values, staunch opposition to communism and democracy
What is totalitarianism?
Totalitarianism is a form of government in which a single party, headed by a powerful leader, gains total control of the governance of a country, and individual liberty is made subservient to state power.
Who coined the term totalitario, the root word for totalitarianism?
Benito Mussolini
What values were at the center of Mussolini's version of totalitarianism and fascism?
Extreme nationalism, strong military values, staunch opposition to communism and democracy
In what years did absolutist, single-party totalitarian rule govern in Mussolini’s Italy, Hitler’s Germany, and Stalin’s Soviet Union?
In the years leading up to the Second World War
When did Benito Mussolini come to power in Italy?
In the 1920s
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