Which of the following best explains why germans and italians gave yo their civil liberties and embraced totalitarianism? - they believed a variety of political parties would stimulate their economy -they were attracted by the idea of running their own businesses -they supported fascist leaders who promised relief from economic hardships -they feared that their economic prosperity would vanish if they did not

The answer is: they supported fascist leaders who promised relief from economic hardships.

After World War I, both Italy and Germany experienced heavy economic burdens. Germany felt them due to the Versailles Treaty which demanded that Germany (having lost the war) paid for damages incurred during the war. Italy, even though they aligned themselves during World War I with the Allied forces, incurred in costs during the war effort that were not compensated by the Versailles Treaty, which eventually created heavy economic hardships for the Italian population. Both countries felt that resorting to a fascist regime, like that of Hitler and Mussolini, respectively, would ensure the alleviation of these economic hardships since that was the common platform on which both dictators ran for office.  

The correct answer is C) they supported fascist leaders who promised relief from economic hardships.

The statement that best explains why Germans and Italians gave up their civil liberties and embraced totalitarianism is "they supported fascist leaders who promised relief from economic hardships."

The Great Depression hurt many European economies and people were living under difficult conditions. That situation was used by new totalitarian leaders that used a different discourse to convince the citizens that they represented the option needed to solve the harsh conditions. That is how totalitarian leaders such as Benito Mussolini in Italy or Adolph Hitler in Germany, got to power.

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.  

- a government ruled by the people, or assembly. officials monarchy - a single ruler like a king. over time some city-states, like athens would change governments. what this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws.