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