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