World History Semester B Exam

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Compare the actions that Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini used to grow their totalitarian authority. (1 point)
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Hitler invaded neighboring countries, but Mussolini and Stalin were not interested in expansion.
Hitler invaded neighboring countries, but Mussolini and Stalin were not interested in expansion.

Stalin and Mussolini forcibly silenced political opponents through public trials and prison camps, but Hitler did not.
Stalin and Mussolini forcibly silenced political opponents through public trials and prison camps, but Hitler did not.

Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini all ignored the effects of the Great Depression in their respective countries.
Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini all ignored the effects of the Great Depression in their respective countries.

Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini all forcibly assumed state control of privately owned land.

Answer 1

The best response comparing the actions that Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini used to grow their totalitarian authority would be:

Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini all forcibly assumed state control of privately owned land.

This statement correctly highlights a key similarity among these leaders in how they expanded their totalitarian control. All three regimes took steps to eliminate private ownership and consolidate control over agricultural and industrial production, thereby centralizing power and enforcing their ideologies.