Historians’ Views on Trump During the Election (HSC SSCE Modern History): Quizzes
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What main challenge do historians face when analysing contemporary events like Trump's 2016 campaign?
What main challenge do historians face when analysing contemporary events like Trump's 2016 campaign?
They work with incomplete evidence
What did Robert Kagan do in response to Trump's candidacy despite being a lifelong Republican?
What did Robert Kagan do in response to Trump's candidacy despite being a lifelong Republican?
Left Republican Party to support Clinton
What was the title of Robert Kagan's May 2016 article in The Washington Post?
What was the title of Robert Kagan's May 2016 article in The Washington Post?
This is how fascism comes to America
Which Russian leader did Kagan compare Trump to regarding strongman politics?
Which Russian leader did Kagan compare Trump to regarding strongman politics?
Vladimir Putin
What was the title of Timothy Snyder's book about lessons from the twentieth century?
What was the title of Timothy Snyder's book about lessons from the twentieth century?
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons
Which historical regime did Timothy Snyder compare Trump's path to power with?
Which historical regime did Timothy Snyder compare Trump's path to power with?
The Third Reich (Nazi Germany)
What principle did historians worry Trump was attacking through his criticisms of courts?
What principle did historians worry Trump was attacking through his criticisms of courts?
The rule of law
What did Richard Evans argue about using 'fascism' to describe Trump?
What did Richard Evans argue about using 'fascism' to describe Trump?
It's not a useful concept to apply
What caution did Niall Ferguson offer about comparing Trump to historical figures?
What caution did Niall Ferguson offer about comparing Trump to historical figures?
Not every authoritarian leader is Hitler
According to the note, what characterises fascism as a political system?
According to the note, what characterises fascism as a political system?
Powerful leader, state control, no opposition