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Unit 2 VCE History topics multiple choice questions
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1
Where did Hitler put forward his ideas for the German people?
In his book "Mein Kampf" and in his speeches
In British newspapers
Wrote letters to influential people who told their friends
On T.V.
2
Released in 1935, the Nazi propaganda film
Triumph of the Will
contains footage of what?
German Industrial growth
Nuremberg Rally
The 1933 Elections
Hitler's marriage to Eva Braun
3
What is a police state?
All the above answers
A police force that secretly supervises citizens' activities
Controls activities of its citizens using a police force
Controls people's freedom by means of the police
4
What three R's did Hitler use when giving speeches?
Routine, relevance, repetition
Reading, riting, recovery
Relevance, reading, review
Rhythmic, routine, right
5
Which prominent Nazi became the first 'Reichs Youth Leader'?
Heinrich Himmler
Rudolf Hess
Hermann Goering
Baldur von Schirach
6
Kraft durch Freude
promised German workers what privileges?
Free lunches
Cheap & luxury holidays
A share in company profits
Free childcare
7
How many extermination camps were built to systematically murder the undesirables of Europe?
8
7
6
5
8
Which propaganda event involved the destruction of literature written and published by Jews?
Night of Long Knives
Burning of the Books
Reichstag Fire
Night of the Broken Glass
9
Approximately how many 'undesirables' were systematically murdered during the Holocaust?
14 million
13 million
12 million
11 million
10
What two ambitious schemes did the Nazis undertake to get the economy back on track?
Introduce work for the dole and paid parental leave
Autobahns and rearmament
Stimulus package and first home buyers grant
Building concentration camps and gulags
11
What years did WWII occur over?
1939-1945
1935-1940
1930-1935
1945-1950
12
What methods did the Gestapo use to investigate suspects?
Intercept posted mail
Spy
Tap telephones
All the above answers
13
Dictatorship is?
Device used to record speech for transcription
Government by non-elected, self-appointed rulers
transcription of spoken text
Formal pronouncement of opinion considered weighty
14
A Jew is defined by what key characteristics?
All the above characteristics
People who trace their historical roots to land of Israel
A person whose religion is Judaism
A person born of a Jewish mother is a Jew
15
Which dictator ruled Soviet Union during the 20th Century?
Joseph Stalin
Idi Armin
Benito Mussolini
Vladimir Putin
16
Which company was established with Nazi support to provide cheap cars for German families?
Volkswagen
Ford
Audi
BMW
17
What words were used to describe the perfect German youth?
Slim, slender, swift, hard, dominating
Loud, proud, bold, disobedient, opinionated
Large, slow, intelligent, individualistic, brave
Meek, weak, sleek, hesitant, powerless
18
The german word 'Anschluss' means or refers to what?
The joining of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938
The joining of Japan and Germany on 12 March 1938
President Hindeburg's death on 12 March 1938
The rivalry between Germany and USA on 12 March 1938
19
Constructed by Nazi-run work programs and still used in Germany today, what were
autobahns
?
Carparks
Tunnels
Roads
Cars
20
Which Nazi paramilitary leader was executed in the Night of the Long Knives?
Joseph Goebbels
Hermann Goering
Heinrich Himmler
Ernst Rohm
21
Formed 1934, which government agency conscripted unemployed Germans into public work programs?
Deutsch Arbeitsbund (DAB)
Deutsch Arbeitsfront (DAF)
Reichstandraft (RAF)
Bluit and Arbeit (BUA)
22
What was Hitler's first aggressive act?
Sent troops into the Rhineland in March of 1936
Occupied Czechoslovakia by March 1937
Annexed Austria in 1938
Invaded Poland in September of 1939
23
How were German children taught to identify a Jew?
Bent, hooked noses, puffy lips, inferior
Jews were super human
Jew was superior in their race
Jews were tough, self-disciplined, loyal
24
Why have the Jews been so hated throughout history?
All the above
Seen as the killers of Jesus Christ
Due to their success in business seen as greedy
Seen as ‘other’ due to their religious cultural practices
25
The SS were suppose to be an elite force that displayed what 'perfect' features?
Medium height, blond, green-eyed
Short, dark, brown-eyed
Tall, blond, blue-eyed
Overweight, blond, red-eyed
26
During the "Night of the Long Knives" in 1934, dictator Hitler ordered the SS troops to?
Purge his paramilitary organization, the SA
Strike out against Jews and vandalise their businesses
Take over top positions in the government
Attack centers of modern art and literature
27
Who was the henchmen in charge of Nazi Propaganda?
Heinrich Himmler
Joseph Goebbels
Rudolf Hess
Hermann Goering
28
What do citizens generally experience in a police state?
Respect and feel listened to
Freedom to travel freely
Restrictions to freedom, atmosphere of paranoia, fear
Freedom of speech and freedom of expression
29
Why did the Nazis produce simple slogans?
They were incapable of coming up with complex ones
Catchy and short makes slogans easier to remember
Copied the British
Simple slogans were cheaper
30
What closed off areas were Jews moved to live and reside in around 1939?
Kulacks
Stables
Ghettos
Gulags
31
During the war the Hitler Youth were initially involved in such activities as ...?
Patrolling concentration camps
Kamikaze attacks
The fire brigade, postal service, anti-aircraft defense
Trench digging, war games
32
What is a dictator?
A ruler with total power over their country
A ruler who rules in a democratic manner
A ruler who rules with compassion and empathy
A ruler who shares power with other political parties
33
Which Nazi agency was responsible for carrying out arrests executions Night of the Long Knives?
Gestapo
DAF
SS
SA
34
Who was the Nazi official in charge of the SS?
Heinrich Himmler
Joseph Goebbels
Albert Speer
Hermann Goering
35
The first official concentration camp was built where?
Musseltorf, Hamburg
Dachau, Munich
Auschwitz, Poland
Weimar, Berlin
36
What was the purpose of the Hitler Youth Movement for Hitler and the Nazi Party?
All the above answers
Hitler is the Fuhrer, he is their supreme father figure
Control & shape German children to support aims of the Nazis
Hitler’s belief that the future of Nazi Germany was children
37
Commonly used term in Nazi propaganda, what is the English translation of
volksgemeinschaft
?
People's community
Fascist community
Obedient community
Make Germany Great Again
38
What was the main purpose of the Hitler Youth (the boys' movement)?
To keep the children busy so parents could fight in the war
To create brilliant intellectuals to further German science
To prepare the boys for military service
To train the boys to work in factories for the war effort
39
What term was the German union with Austria, previously banned by the Treaty of Versailles?
Lebensraum
Annexational
Eratz
Anschluss
40
What was the role of the SS?
Put into practice the racial policies of the Nazi Party
Terrorise or intimidate Germans into obedience
To destroy opposition to Nazism
All the above statements were the role of the SS
41
Totalitarianism regimes generally involve?
Fear and terror
Coverage of the sun during a solar eclipse
Allowed to openly criticise the ruler & their government
Freedoms and rights for all
42
Which of the following did NOT ravage the German economy in the decade prior to Nazi rule?
Hyperinflation
A drop in gold prices
Great Depression
Unemployment
43
What event resulted in one night of extreme violence that against Jews in 1938?
Book Burning
Kristallnacht
Business Boycott
Night of the Long Knives
44
By 1935 unemployment dropped from 6 million to what?
2.9 million
2.6 million
2.8 million
2.7 million
45
In which month did German troops begin an invasion of Poland?
September 1939
October 1939
November 1939
December 1939
46
Loathed and feared by Adolf Hitler, who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trostky
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Lenin
47
Which of the following statements regarding Germany under Hitler's dictatorship is true?
Nazis allowed individual freedoms and rights to flourish
Nazis were tolerant and moderate in their policies
The Nazis controlled all aspects of German life
Most Germans were barely affected by Nazism
48
What was NOT a form of media used by the Nazis to spread their messages?
Newspapers
Radio
T.V.
Rallies and parades
49
Dictators govern through creating totalitarian regimes. ‘Totalitarian’ means?
Does not tolerate political parties of differing opinions
All the above answers
Exercises complete control over the daily lives of citizens
A regime that has one single leader
50
Where were millions of German young people won over to Nazism?
At book burnings
At home and church
In the classroom and extracurricular activities
At sport events
51
Why did Hitler believe their was a need for Germany to go to war?
Conquer land to provide extra 'living space' for master race
Need to unite all German-speaking people into one country
All the above answers
Germany needed to become more self-sufficient
52
How did the Nazis invasion of Eastern European contribute to the event known as the Holocaust?
All the above answers
Nazi execution squads in the east shot millions of people
Six extermination camps had been built in Eastern Europe
Millions of Jews fell into German hands as conquests spread
53
What was the main purpose of the girls' division of the Hitler Youth?
To provide additional academic education for girls
To train the girls as nurses for when the war started
To turn the young girls into future soldiers
To mould future mothers and housewives for the Reich
54
What laws were released in 1935 that stated Jews were not German citizens any longer?
The Superior Laws
The Fuhrer Laws
The Nuremberg Laws
The Racial Laws
55
What is propaganda?
Exaggerated beliefs and ideas
All the above answers
Deception
Censorship of information
56
Which of the following countries had a dictatorial regime in the 1930s?
Germany
Soviet Union
All the above answers
Italy
57
What was the aim of Nazi education?
Acquire knowledge on a wide range of topics
Make children aware of the fact that they were superior race
To stand up to authority figures and have personal opinions
To understand traditional Jewish values
58
How were the Jews mainly deported to the camps?
Planes
Cars
Trains
Vans
59
Who were victims of the Holocaust?
Disabled
Gypsies
Poles
All the above groups
60
In 1933 the Nazi government announced its intention to cease... ?
Making war reparation payments
Paying SS officers
Collecting taxes
Employing civil servants
61
An integral aspect of Nazi economic policy in the late 1930s was a secret program of... ?
Nuclear research
Re-armament
Petrol production
Chemical engineering
62
What was the key role of the Gestapo?
All the above were the role of the Gestapo
Identify enemies of the Nazi Party
Effectively acted as judge, jury and frequently executioner
Investigating and suppressing all anti-Nazi activities
63
What was Hitler’s main economic focus once his party assumed total control of Germany by 1935?
Stocking Germany with all the latest technological advances
Eliminating unemployment
Funding his elimination of those deemed ‘undesirables’
Providing every family of four and more a car
64
What was instigated by the Nazis in 1933?
Business Boycott
Night of Long Knives
Kristallnacht
Book Burning
65
How did occupying Poland ultimately lead to the slaughter of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust ?
It was where the 6 largest extermination camps were built
All the above reasons
Where a lot of German Jews migrated to once Nazis took power
It was where most of Europe’s Jews lived (3.5 million)
66
Which dictator ruled Italy during the 20th Century?
Benito Mussolini
Idi Armin
Joseph Stalin
Francis Franco
67
What was the girls' division of the Hitler Youth called?
Wehrmacht
German Maidens League
Schutzstaffel
Hitler Youth
68
Hitler ordered what mission on the USSR to create more
'living space'
for his growing race?
Operation Barber
Operation Atomic Bomb
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barry Rubble
69
What key freedoms do dictators generally strip from their citizens in order to control them?
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly (protest)
All the above freedoms are stripped
Freedom of the press
70
Hitler often spoke about what issue or issues in his speeches?
The Jews were the source of all of Germany's problems
Stab in the back myth
Treaty of Versailles
All the above issues
