World History Assignment Guide and Key Points

 

Chapter 25 "Revolutions and the Rise of Dictators"

 

Lesson 1 "The Fascists Gain Power in Italy"

Turn to Page 632-633, look over both pages and read the introduction to the chapter on Page 611.

While on Page 632 read the goals for the chapter.

Turn to Page 633 and read about the Geography of Europe at the End of 1938

Scan Pages 634-636; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 634-636 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Turn to Page 636 and read the questions at the end of the section so you know what to look for when you read.

Read Pages 634-636 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 636? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "The Fascists Gain Power in Italy" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Veteran - a person who has served in the military, especially during a war.

Extreme - the farthest something can go

Fascism - a form of government in which a dictator and the dictator's party totally control a government.

Fascist - a person who believes in fascism

 

 

Section Review Answers

  1. Italy's problems were that it was in debt, many people had no jobs, and the government was weak.
  2. Industrialists, the members of the aristocracy, and the middle class supported the Fascist Party in Italy.
  3. The "Black Shirts" were veterans who were followers of Mussolini.
  4. Fascist governments are alike in the following five ways: 1. They have only one party and one leader; 2. They demand total obedience to the state and to its leader; 3. The take away individual rights and freedom; 4. The preach extreme nationalism; 5. They build up military power.
  5. Franco was the dictator in Spain. Hitler was Germany's dictator.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to explain how Mussolini came to power?

Can you list common characteristics of fascist governments?

 

Lesson 2 "The Nazis Gain Power in Germany"

Scan Pages 637-640; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 637-640 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 640 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 637-640 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 640? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "The Nazis Gain Power in Germany" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

inflation - a quick increase in prices

Nazi - the Nationalist Socialist German Workers' Party led by Hitler.

Swastika - the Nazi symbol of a cross with its arms bent

Weimar Republic - The post-World War I democratic government in Germany

Depression - a time of economic collapse when businesses lose money and people become poor

Inferior - not as good as someone or something else

Reichstag - the national assembly of the Weimar Republic

Superior - better than someone or something else

Fuehrer - the name given to Adolph Hitler meaning "leader"

Gestapo - Hitler's secret police force

Kristallnacht - the period of terror toward Jewish people in Germany in November, 1938, meaning "Night of Broken Glass"

Synagogue - the building where Jew worship

Section Review Answers

  1. False / democracy
  2. False / Weimar Republic
  3. True
  4. True
  5. True

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain how Hitler and the Nazis gained power in Germany?

 

Lesson 3 "The Chinese Begin to Build a Modern Nation"

Scan Pages 641-642; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 641-642 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 642 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 641-642 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 642? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "The Chinese Begin to Build a Modern Nation" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

none

 

Section Review Answers

  1. b
  2. d
  3. a
  4. c
  5. a

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe how China struggled to define itself in the process of freeing itself from foreign control?

 

Lesson 4 "Military Leaders Take Over in Japan"

Scan Pages 643-644; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 643-644 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 644 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 643-644 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 644? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Military Leaders Take Over in Japan" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

 

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Great Depression - the worldwide depression that began in the United States in 1929.

 

Section Review Answers

  1. Great Depression
  2. Tojo
  3. Manchuria
  4. Germany
  5. Italy

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to explain how military leaders took over Japan.

 

 

 

 Preparing for Chapter 25 Test

Turn to Page 645 and read the article on "The Terror of Kristallnacht".

Turn to Page 646 and read the spotlight story, "Hitler's Rise to Power "

Turn to Page 647 and read the Chapter 25 summary.

On pages 648-649 you will find the Chapter 25 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 25 Test "Revolutions and the Rise of Dictators"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

 

Chapter 25 Review answers

  1. Sun Yat-sen
  2. Mao Zedong
  3. Chiang Kai-shek
  4. Mussolini
  5. Il Duce
  6. Hitler
  7. Nazi
  8. Fuehrer
  9. Tojo
  10. Fascism

Comprehension: Multiple Choice

  1. a
  2. d
  3. c
  4. b
  5. a

Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas:

  1. Both Italy and Germany did not like the Treaty of Versailles. Also, both countries had economic problems that the people blamed on the new democratic governments established immediately after the war.
  2. Hitler banned all other political parties and all labor unions; made all army officers promise to obey his orders; censored all books, magazines, newspapers, radio programs, and movies; burnt all books that contained ideas opposed to Nazism; established a secret police force to ensure that no one would speak out against Hitler or the Nazis; and rebuilt the German army into a powerful war machine
  3. Japan's government arrested anyone who spoke out against it; controlled the press and censored newspapers and radio; ordered schools to teach children that they must always obey; and created a secret police force that made people afraid to say or do anything against the government.

Congratulations you finished the twenty-fifth chapter !!