Question

soviet union
joseph stalin
totalitarianism

• ____ controls all aspects of society
• state planning of the ____
• state - owned collective ____

italy
benito mussolini
fascism

• __ nationalism: state comes ; individual __ is secondary
• strongly ____ communism and democracy
• favors ____ values, use of violence and strong leader

germany
adolf hitler
nazism

• a form of ____
• extreme racism, particularly aimed at ____
• territorial expansion to create lebensraum or “__ __”

japan
hideki tojo
militarism

• military has increased __ __
• military plays a strong role in the ____

actions

• forced private ____ to work on cooperative farms
• placed people who resisted in labor ____
• secret ____ rounded up and killed opponents

actions

• blackshirt squads terrorized rival ____ groups
• outlawed labor ____ and opposing political parties
• censored the ____

actions

• blamed ____ for germany’s problems
• sent jews and other ‘undesirables’ to ____
• centralized the ____

actions

• called for aggressive ____ action abroad
• ____ assassinations
• ____ took control of civilian government

Explanation:

This problem is about analyzing political systems and actions of different countries (Soviet Union, Italy, Germany, Japan) during a historical period, focusing on ideologies like totalitarianism, fascism, nazism, militarism. The subfield of Social Science, specifically History (as it deals with historical political systems and events) and Politics (as it deals with political ideologies and actions) is most applicable. We'll fill in the blanks based on historical knowledge:

Soviet Union (Joseph Stalin, Totalitarianism):

• First blank (controls all aspects): Government (Totalitarianism has government controlling all societal aspects).
• State planning of the: Economy (Soviet Union had state - planned economy).
• State - owned collective: Farms (Collectivization of agriculture, state - owned collective farms).

Italy (Benito Mussolini, Fascism):

• First blank (nationalism type): Extreme (Fascism has extreme nationalism).
• State comes: First (Fascist ideology prioritizes state over individual).
• Individual is secondary: (This is a statement, no blank here, but the idea is individual interests are secondary to state).
• Strongly: Opposes (Fascism opposed communism and democracy).
• Favors: Traditional (Fascism favored traditional values).

Germany (Adolf Hitler, Nazism):

• A form of: Fascism (Nazism is a form of fascism with extreme racism).
• Extreme racism, particularly aimed at: Jews (Nazi racism was largely targeted at Jews).
• Territorial expansion to create Lebensraum or “: Living Space” (Lebensraum means living space in German).

Japan (Hideki Tojo, Militarism):

• Military has increased: Power (Militarism in Japan saw military power increase).
• Military plays a strong role in the: Government (Militarism means military has strong governmental role).

Actions Section:

Soviet Union:

• Forced private: Farmers (Kulaks, private farmers) to work on cooperative farms.
• Placed people who resisted in labor: Camps (Gulags, labor camps for resisters).
• Secret: Police (NKVD, secret police) rounded up and killed opponents.

Italy:

• Blackshirt squads terrorized rival: Political groups (Opposing political groups were terrorized).
• Outlawed labor: Unions (Fascism outlawed labor unions).
• Censored the: Media (Fascist Italy censored media).

Germany:

• Blamed: Jews for Germany’s problems (Nazi scapegoating of Jews).
• Sent Jews and other ‘undesirables’ to: Concentration Camps (Nazi extermination and labor camps).
• Centralized the: Government (Nazi centralization of governmental power).

Japan:

• Called for aggressive: Military action abroad (Militarist Japan had aggressive military foreign policy).
• Carried out: Political assassinations (Militarist Japan had political assassinations to gain power).
• Military took control of civilian: Government (Militarism led to military control of civilian government).

Answer:

Soviet Union (Totalitarianism)

• Controls all aspects of society: \(\boldsymbol{\text{Government}}\)
• State planning of the: \(\boldsymbol{\text{Economy}}\)
• State - owned collective: \(\boldsymbol{\text{Farms}}\)

Italy (Fascism)

• \(\boldsymbol{\text{Extreme}}\) nationalism; state comes \(\boldsymbol{\text{First}}\); individual is secondary; strongly \(\boldsymbol{\text{Opposes}}\) communism and democracy; favors \(\boldsymbol{\text{Traditional}}\) values

Germany (Nazism)

• A form of \(\boldsymbol{\text{Fascism}}\); extreme racism, particularly aimed at \(\boldsymbol{\text{Jews}}\); territorial expansion to create Lebensraum or “\(\boldsymbol{\text{Living Space}}\)”

Japan (Militarism)

• Military has increased \(\boldsymbol{\text{Power}}\); military plays a strong role in the \(\boldsymbol{\text{Government}}\)

Actions

Soviet Union

• Forced private \(\boldsymbol{\text{Farmers}}\) to work on cooperative farms; placed people who resisted in labor \(\boldsymbol{\text{Camps}}\); secret \(\boldsymbol{\text{Police}}\) rounded up and killed opponents

Italy

• Blackshirt squads terrorized rival \(\boldsymbol{\text{Political}}\) groups; outlawed labor \(\boldsymbol{\text{Unions}}\); censored the \(\boldsymbol{\text{Media}}\)

Germany

• Blamed \(\boldsymbol{\text{Jews}}\) for Germany’s problems; sent Jews and other ‘undesirables’ to \(\boldsymbol{\text{Concentration Camps}}\); centralized the \(\boldsymbol{\text{Government}}\)

Japan

• Called for aggressive \(\boldsymbol{\text{Military}}\) action abroad; carried out \(\boldsymbol{\text{Political}}\) assassinations; military took control of civilian \(\boldsymbol{\text{Government}}\)