Question

question 38 of 45
how did joseph stalin differ from adolf hitler in his rise to power between
world war i and world war ii?

a. stalin supported the philosophy of communism, while hitler was
committed to fascism.

b. stalin proposed radical new political ideas, while hitler depended
on established ideologies.

c. stalin created a totalitarian regime, while hitler allowed for some
representative government.

d. stalin acquired power democratically, while hitler seized power in
a violent revolution.

Explanation:

• Option A:
• Joseph Stalin was a communist leader. Communism aims for a class - less society where the means of production are owned by the community.
• Adolf Hitler was a fascist. Fascism is characterized by extreme nationalism, dictatorial power, and suppression of opposition.
• Option B:
• Hitler's Nazism was a radical and new form of far - right ideology, not based on established ideologies in the pre - Nazi German context.
• Option C:
• Both Stalin and Hitler created totalitarian regimes. In Stalin's Soviet Union, there was little room for genuine representative government in the Western sense, with strict control over all aspects of life (media, economy, society). Hitler's Germany was also a totalitarian state with the Nazi Party having absolute control.
• Option D:
• Hitler came to power through legal means (he was appointed Chancellor in 1933) and then consolidated power, not through a violent revolution. Stalin's rise to power was through internal Communist Party politics, not democratic elections in the multi - party sense.

Answer:

A. Stalin supported the philosophy of communism, while Hitler was committed to fascism.