Examine the political cartoon. A political cartoon about the reparations on Germany. A man representing Germany is crushed under a giant money bag labeled Reparations 55,000,000,000 dollars.

How does the political cartoon’s message relate to the rise of totalitarianism in Europe?

Italians’ strong belief that they were owed a greater share of reparations after World War I caused them to turn to fascism.
The totalitarian leaders of Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union forced their people to pay huge sums in war reparations.
Economic hardships caused by the heavy war reparations demanded of Germany caused many Germans to place hope in totalitarianism.
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia started because many Russians believed the czar was hoarding reparations payments for himself.