Anne Frank Historical Background

The man who was the leader of the Nazi Party and the Dictator of Germany

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolph Hitler

• General Rommel

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The two reasons Adolf Hitler waged war

• to murder all the Jews and inflict pain upon the Americans

• to isolate women and children on trains and make men run his factories

• to rule the world and make all conquered people slaves

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Most of the 55 million people who died in the war were soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians living combat zones. All these war related deaths were called

• civilians

• accidents

• casualties

• actions

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According to the Historical Background packet, two things stand out about the diary that Anne kept during the war. She points how evil people are and

• how good people are

• how her family suffered

• the terrifying events in her hiding places

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Anne wrote at the end of the diary, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at _____________."

• kindness

• heart

• love

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Anne's father came from an old ________ -_________ family whose ancestors had lived in Germany for hundreds for years. They believed that they were true Germans.

• German-Jewish

• German-Russians

• German-American

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Under the direction of the leader of Nazis also claimed cure to each and every problem in Germany. The leader promised to

• stop payment on war debts, give every worker a job, and put bread on the table

• stop payment on war debts, take businesses away from private owners, and create state controlled business

• to continue to pay war debt, to elect a president through popular vote, and to have legislative body to help make decisions for the country.

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Hitler promised to restore world prestige and military supremacy that Germany had enjoyed before World War 1. To do this he called for two things:

• the creation of a SEAL unit and a state composed of all German-speaking people who would rule the world

• the creation of a master race of pure Aryans and a state composed of ALL German-speaking people who would rule the world

• the creation of a master race of pure Aryans and a state composed of ALL German-speaking people who would rule the world

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Dozens of political parties claiming a solution to Germany's problem rose up. The two parties that called for the most extreme measures were

• Communists and Whigs

• Nazis and Democrats

• Nazis and Facists

• Nazis and Communists

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With support now behind him, Hitler unleashed his hatred for Jews. He made the Jews the scapegoats for all of Germany. In this sentence, what does scapegoat mean?

• group or person to give credit for your successes

• group or person to assign blame for wrongdoings

• a group or person who unleashed hatred

• a group of people who perform tasks with expediency (quickness)

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