Study guide: Interwar Totalitarian States and Democracies

Course Outline

  1. Stalinist Rule in the Soviet Union
  2. Nazi Germany and Totalitarian Art
  3. The Popular Front in France
  4. Chronology and Course Vocabulary

1. Stalinist Rule in the Soviet Union

Essential Points

  • In October 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia.

  • From 1924 to 1953, Stalin was in power in the USSR.

2. Nazi Germany and Totalitarian Art

Essential Points

  • On 30 January 1933, Hitler came to power in Germany.

Essential Points

  • In 1936, the Popular Front won in France.

4. Chronology and Course Vocabulary

★ Must-know

  • In 1929, the world economic crisis began.

  • On 1 September 1939, the Second World War began.

Further detail

  • The course vocabulary includes totalitarian state, single-party state, propaganda, cult of personality, ideology, communism, collectivization, nationalization, secret police, concentration camp, antisemitism, Nazism, eugenics, and annexation.

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Take a 8-question practice quiz on Interwar Totalitarian States and Democracies, with every answer explained.

1. In which month and year did the Bolshevik Revolution take place in Russia?

2. Which period marks Stalin's time in power in the USSR?

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Memorize the key concepts of Interwar Totalitarian States and Democracies with 6 flashcards.

In which month and year did the Bolshevik Revolution take place in Russia?

October 1917.

From which year to which year was Stalin in power in the USSR?

From 1924 to 1953.

On what date did Hitler come to power in Germany?

30 January 1933.

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