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Power and authority in the modern world 1919–1946
Power and authority in the modern world 1919–1946
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1
Who was Joseph Goebbels?
Reichsminister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
Reichsminister of War
Reichsminister of the Interior
Reichsminister of Foreign Affairs
2
Why did Hitler want a two-thirds supermajority in the March 1933 elections?
So he could pass laws with majority support
So he could help legitimise parliamentary democracy
So he could make fun of other foreign leaders
So he could amend the Weimar Constitution directly
3
Why wasn't opposition to the Nazi regime particularly powerful?
Because there wasn't opposition to begin with
Because they couldn't coordinate events without Facebook
Because (political) opposition was generally disorganised
Because the Nazi regime was totalitarian and crushed dissent
4
What was Lebensraum?
The idea that all humans are not equal, proven by human history
A type of settler colonialism which aimed to expand German living space
A type of sausage that Hitler liked
A way to racially define the German national body united with its land
5
Which of the following events in early Weimar history did NOT occur in 1923?
French occupation of the Ruhr
Munich Beer Hall Putsch
Spartacist uprising
The peak of hyperinflation
6
The "Blackshirts" were a common name for which of the following secret police institutions?
NKVD, Russia
ORVA, Italy
SS, Germany
Kenpeitai, Japan
7
What was the function of the Nuremberg Laws?
To ostracise and oppress Jews
To grant Hitler plenary powers
To ostracise and oppress Romani people
To ban unions
8
Which of the following statements about hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic is true?
The papiermark exponentially increased in value
The papiermark exponentially decreased in value
132 billion gold marks were to be paid
It began in 1919, right after the Treaty of Versailles was signed
9
In 1936, it was made compulsory to join Hitler Youth. What was its parallel organisation for girls called?
Hitler Jugend
Bund Deutscher Mädel
Jungmädel
Jungvolk
10
How did the Reichstag Fire Decree contribute to the Nazi consolidation of power?
Reichstag had to meet somewhere else now
Allowed the chancellor to rule by decree
Brought Hindenburg under Hitler's influence
Stripped people of their right to speak out, assemble
11
What is the other name for Clause 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?
Peace in Germany Clause
There is no special name for it
Anti-Hyperinflation Clause
War Guilt Clause
12
What could Nazi foreign policy be described as?
Politically aggressive
Politically peaceful
Economically isolationist
Economically globalist
13
The Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka and Bełzec concentration camps were all located in:
Hungary
Czechia
Germany
Poland
14
What was the function of the
Enabling Act 1933
?
Allowed Hitler to pass laws without prior consent of the Reichstag
Allowed Hitler to dissolve the Reichstag
Allowed Hitler to assume the title of "Führer"
Allowed Hitler to make pacts with foreign countries
15
Why did the League of Nations fail?
The greatest world power, the United States, was absent
Germany, Italy and Japan quickly left
Its military sanctions were hollow
It was closely associated with the hated Versailles
16
What was the function of the German Labour Front (DAF)?
To grant the capitalists more finance
To give workers cheaper vacations
To nationalise the previous function of independent trade unions
To employ more workers in the Autobahn
17
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the rise of militarists in the Japanese government?
The rapidly growing influence of the army in politics
The wish to displace America as the dominant power in the Pacific
Dissatisfaction with Emperor Hirohito
Japanese ultranationalism (chōkokkashugi)
18
Current (revisionist school) historians of Nazi Germany argue that...
Hitler's government was nothing more than a rubber stamp
Führerprinzip meant that Hitler created all laws
Hitler was an incredibly motivated authority
Hitler heavily relied on his government to put his ideas into practice
19
"Centralisation of all political authority unto the Führer" describes the concept of:
Blut und boden
Führerprinzip
Zwangsarbeit
Volksgemeinschaft
20
Why did Japan hate America (the concept kichiku beitei)?
It viewed America (and the West) as having unfairly colonised Asia
None of the above
It had annexed Hawaii
Because of existing trade embargoes
21
What is Martin Neimöller known for?
Establishing Leipzig Meuten
Leading the Iron Front
Establishing the Confessing Church
Leading the Communist Party (KPD)
22
Which of the following interwar treaties targeted Austria?
Treaty of London
Treaty of Saint-Germain
Treaty of Neuilly
Treaty of Trianon
23
What was the function of the Evangelical Reich Church?
To deport Jews to Palestine
To politically link German Protestantism with Nazism
To warp Christianity to exist within the Nazi myth
To guarantee the rights of German Catholics
24
Which state acquired Alsace-Lorraine from Germany following Versailles?
Italy
France
Poland
Belgium
25
Which of the following treaties sought peace between Nazi Germany and the USSR?
Moscow–Berlin Axis
Anti-Comintern Pact
Pact of Steel
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
26
Study Source C. Which best sums up Stern's view?
The Weimar Republic was never actually popular
Versailles undermined Weimar statehood
Fascism was the best economic option for Germany
The Reichstag could have stopped the Nazi rise to power
27
Why did Neoclassicism become the main visual art form in Nazi Germany?
It acted as political propaganda for the state
It was influenced by simultaneous movements in America
It was expressive and abstract
It replicated racial (German) ideals of the body
28
Who directed the films
Triumph of the Will
(1935) and
Olympia
(1938)?
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
Arno Breker
Leni Riefenstahl
Fritz Hippler
29
What does this symbol represent?
German Labour Front
Edelweiss Pirates
Antifaschistische Aktion
Iron Front
30
Which of the following concepts apply to Nazi expansionism?
Top-down revolution
Hakkō ichiu
Spazio vitale
Lebensraum
31
What was the function of Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution?
It disestablished the Reichstag
It allowed the chancellor to grant the president rule by decree
It allowed the president to grant the chancellor rule by decree
It made the freedom of speech illegal
32
What was the Kristallnacht?
A famous cave in Germany
A violent pogrom against Jews on 9–10 November 1938
A notable book burning in 1933
A concentration camp in Croatia
33
Of the "big four" at the Paris Peace Conference, which world leader advocated for the harshest punishments for Germany?
David Lloyd George
Woodrow Wilson
Vittorio Orlando
Georges Clemenceau
34
Study Source B. What aspect of the cult of personality in the Soviet Union does it explicitly illustrate?
Masculinity
Paternalism
Patriotism
Russian nationalism over other Slavic and Central Asian minorities
35
Who was Hermann Göring?
Reichsminister for Bohemia and Moravia
Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe
Hitler's drinking buddy
Reichminister for Foreign Affairs
36
Which of the following people was NOT a target of the Night of the Long Knives in 1934?
Kurt von Schleicher, former Chancellor
Gregor Strasser, early Nazi ideological figure
Ernst Röhm, SA leader
Joseph Goebbels, propaganda leader
37
What law caused the censorship of the German press?
Newspaper and Media Censorship Law 1934
Editors' Law 1933
Reichchamber of Culture Law 1935
None, Nazi Germany had a free press
38
What was the result of the March on Rome, led by Mussolini?
The fascist seizure of power in Italy
The Nazi invasion of Italy
The communist seizure of power in Italy
Restoration of absolute monarchy in Italy
