WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was one reason that totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?
A
famine and AIDS spread throughout Europe.
B
Trade was banned between western and eastern Europe.
C
Governments failed to meet the needs of the people.
D
Monarchies were reinstated in many nations.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Totalitarian states rise to power first by dramatizing the instability and problems of the old government. Totalitarian regimes come to power by offering to correct and improve upon the society by providing plans and programs for a more secure and better society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Totalitarian governments generally take control because of an economic collapse. The Treaty of Versailles demanded war reparations from Germany. The only way Germany could pay, was to print more money. That lead to hyperinflation and high unemployment.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Totalitarian state is one in which the leader, in this case Adolf Hitler, has total control of the Government and the people. In practice the term is often is used to describe a political situation where a small group of people, or one organisation, has total authority over a nation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Resentment in Germany over the Treaty of Versailles. The failure of the League of Nations to maintain world peace. A global depression & intense nationalism led to the rise of dangerous, aggressive dictators.

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