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