Deck 6: Political Ideologies II

Question 1

In France, the National Front is a group subscribing to neofascism.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Were there Germans who resisted the Nazis? In your essay identify at least three specific points of evidence to support your answer.

Answer 2

Answers may vary.

Question 3

Since the end of World War II,

A) no neofascist group has won seats in government in Europe.
B) neofascist ideology has not been espoused in the United States.
C) neofascists have upheld and supported classical liberalism.
D) None of the above is correct.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When neo-Nazis planned to march in Dresden, Germany on the 65^th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden, Dresden's Mayor expressed support for the neo-Nazi commemoration of the anniversary.

Question 5

Fascism asserts that ________ should exist in a state of subservience to the state.

A) individuals
B) civil institutions
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B

Question 6

The White Rose

A) denied that fascism was a political ideology and argued that it was, instead, an argument for murder.
B) arose after the end of World War II.
C) was an interest group active in fascist Italy.
D) began in the United States as a citizens' movement organizing in favor of boycotting Nazi Germany.

Question 7

Helma Orosz

A) was the leader of the White Rose.
B) was Dresden's mayor at the time of the proposed "mourning march."
C) argues that Angela Merkel's concept of "everlasting" duty is unrealistic for a modern democracy.
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 8

Neofascism has existed in a number of European countries, but no neofascist group has ever organized in the United States.

Question 9

How do fascists support their argument in favor of the totalitarian state? Your essay should identify the core arguments of Mussolini and Hitler and relate these arguments to totalitarianism.

Question 10

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

A) is premised on the idea that remembrance of the crimes of the Nazis should be incorporated into the daily urban lives of present-day citizens rather than separated from public life and placed inside a conventional museum.
B) was constructed in Amsterdam to provide a memorial to the brave Dutch citizens who opposed Nazism during the time of Hitler's advances outside of Germany.
C) represents the position that Nazism and fascism are so complex that memorials/monuments need to be located in educational settings (e.g., schools and museums) so that Nazism and fascism are topics that are presented only within the context of lengthy, historical discussions/lectures.
D) was constructed with the understanding that, given the violence perpetrated by Nazis, no memorial would be placed in an open, public setting in which children and families with small children might encounter it.

Question 11

With respect to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK),

A) the KKK existed in the nineteenth century but no KKK formed in the twentieth century.
B) the second KKK was anti-socialist/anti-communist.
C) Protestant churches in the 1920s often gave support to the KKK.
D) Both B and C are correct.

Question 12

Which practices were used by Nazis as a means of carry out fascist political principles?

A) Euthanasia programs against individuals categorizes as "disabled"
B) Sterilization of members of groups categorized as "inferiors"
C) Both A and B are correct.
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 13

Fascism asserts that

A) individuals possess natural equality.
B) the state should have totalitarian powers.
C) democracy is a form of government preferable to all other forms of government.
D) elitism is immoral and should be rejected as a basis for determining public policy.