Police State and Fear
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- In this lesson, we will start to learn about how people were controlled in totalitarian states. We will learn about how the police were used to control what people did and what people said in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What was the Gestapo?
The secret police in the Soviet Union
The system of labour camps in the Soviet Union
Q2.
What was the Gulag?
The secret police in Nazi Germany
The secret police in the Soviet Union
Q3.
Which of the following is a feature of a police state?
Everybody has the right to a fair trial before a judge
Members of political parties are allowed to criticise the leader
Q4.
Which of these words is defined as 'violent action or threats designed to cause fear among ordinary people'?
Propaganda
Revolution
Q5.
Which of these is the best definition of 'totalitarianism'?
A system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
A system which replaces private ownership of property with public shared ownership