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9.2.5: Hitler's dictatorship

Test yourself

AGE 9. The Time of World Wars

The separation of power: Trias Politica

legislative power

executive power

judicial power

 power

the courts

parliament

the government

government

cabinet

King

prime minister

ministers

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ministers

people's representatives

government

cabinet

Tweede Kamer

prime minister

seats

parliament

legislative power

executive power

Staten-Generaal

checks the government

execute laws

king

elections

people's representatives

government

parliament

ministers

king

States-General

1e + 2e Kamer

prime minister

chancellor

executive power

legislative power

judicial power

Bundestag (Germany)

US Congress

president

government

government

parliament

ministers

king

States-General

1e + 2e Kamer

prime minister

chancellor

executive power

legislative power

judicial power

Bundestag (Germany)

Congress (USA)

president

What was the Gestapo?

1. A propaganda office
2. A concentration camp
3. State secret police of Nazi Germany
4. The Nazi youth organization

What does the term 'Führer' mean?

1. Leader
2. Chief of Staff
3. Military Commander
4. Political Advisor

What was the Night of the Long Knives?

1. An economic reform program
2. A public rally for Nazi supporters
3. A military training exercise
4. Purge of SA critics by Hitler

What was the role of the SA (Brownshirts)?

1. Propaganda distributors
2. Military strategists for the Reichstag
3. Political advisors to Hitler
4. Used as street thugs to intimidate enemies

What does NSDAP stand for?

1. National Society for Democratic Action
2. Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
3. New Socialist Democratic Action Party
4. National Socialist Democratic Alliance

What / who did Hitler blame for Germany's problems?

1. The Treaty of Versailles
2. Communism
3. Democratic government
4. The Great Depression

What position was Hitler appointed to in 1933?

1. President of Germany
2. Leader of NSDAP
3. Chancellor of Austria
4. Reichskanzler (Prime Minister)

Who convinced Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as chancellor?

1. Workers' unions
2. Conservatives and nationalists
3. Communist leaders
4. Allied forces

What did Hitler promise to the unemployed?

1. To give them work
2. To abolish jobs
3. To increase taxes
4. To reduce wages

What event occurred on 27th February 1933,
(4 weeks after Hitler's appointment as chancellor)?

1. Germany declared war
2. Reichstag building caught fire
3. Communists gained control
4. Hitler was elected president

Who was arrested for the Reichstag fire?

1. Adolf Hitler
2. Joseph Goebbels
3. Hermann Göring
4. Marinus van der Lubbe

What sentiment spread in Germany after the fire?

1. Anticommunist sentiment
2. Pacifist sentiment
3. Procommunist sentiment
4. Nationalist sentiment

What did Hitler do to the communist party?

1. Funded their campaign
2. Supported their activities
3. Banned their party
4. Joined their party

What did the Enabling Act allow Hitler to do?

1. Hold elections for all parties
2. Make laws without parliament involvement
3. Create a new constitution
4. Disband the Nazi Party

What did Hitler banish under the Enabling Act?

1. Nazi Party only
2. All political parties and unions
3. Trade unions only
4. Local governments only

How did Hitler ensure loyalty in provinces?

1. Allowed local governance
2. Appointed trusted Nazi officials
3. Elected local representatives
4. Promoted military leaders

What event is known as the Night of the Long Knives?

1. The start of World War II
2. Elimination of disloyal Nazi members
3. Hitler's rise to power
4. Burning of Nazi books

Who led the Schutzstaffel (SS)?

1. Hermann Göring
2. Rudolf Hess
3. Heinrich Himmler
4. Joseph Goebbels

What position did Hitler proclaim after Hindenburg's death?

1. Führer
2. President of Germany
3. Supreme Leader
4. Reich Chancellor

What was Hitler's goal for the Nazi Party?

1. To promote democracy
2. To expand its membership
3. To purify the party
4. To create alliances with other parties

Who was appointed as Minister of Propaganda?

1. Hermann Göring
2. Heinrich Himmler
3. Rudolf Hess
4. Joseph Goebbels

What did Goebbels control?

1. Military, economy, and schools
2. Foreign affairs and trade
3. Transportation and healthcare
4. Press, radio, and film

What was encouraged for widespread speech access?

1. Smartphones
2. Television sets
3. Cheap radios
4. Newspapers

What must artists join in Nazi Germany?

1. Chamber of Culture
2. National Art League
3. Cultural Society
4. Artists' Guild

What did Hitler want over German society?

1. Cultural diversity
2. Democratic governance
3. Totalitarian control
4. Economic freedom

What infrastructure project did Hitler initiate?

1. Airports
2. Bridges
3. Highways
4. Railroads

What was a key method of Hitler's propaganda?

1. Indoctrination
2. Negotiation
3. Transparency
4. Debate

How did Hitler perceive himself to the people?

1. Dictator
2. Peacemaker
3. Reformer
4. Saviour

What did Hitler want to ensure for children?

1. They became pacifists.
2. They learned about democracy and freedom.
3. They studied world cultures.
4. They were educated as good Nazis.

Who were fired from schools under Nazi rule?

1. Only history teachers.
2. Communists, socialists, and Jews.
3. All physical education teachers.
4. Only teachers of mathematics.

What new subject was introduced in schools?

1. Race studies.
2. Environmental science.
3. Art and music.
4. Foreign languages.

What was the age range for Hitler Youth members?

1. 5 to 15 years old.
2. 8 to 16 years old.
3. 12 to 20 years old.
4. 10 to 18 years old.

What ideology did the Hitler Youth promote?

1. Social equality.
2. Religious tolerance.
3. Racism and nationalism.
4. International cooperation.

Who took command of the concentration camps?

1. SS
2. Gestapo
3. Luftwaffe
4. Wehrmacht

What event led to many Communist arrests?

1. Reichstag Fire
2. D-Day
3. Kristallnacht
4. Munich Agreement

Which group was initially NOT targeted by Nazis?

1. Gypsies
2. Homosexuals
3. Critical teachers
4. Jews

Timeline

Chronology question. Put the events in the correct order on the timeline.

1934

1929

1933

1933

1934

1935

Enabling Act

Nuremberg 

Laws

Hitler =

Führer

Reichstag 

Fire

Night of Long Knives

Wallstreet 

Crash