Year 11 Revision Quiz - Autumn Term 3

Name of the Dutch Communist arrested for starting the Reichstag Fire in February 1933.

• Marinus van der Lubbe
• Herschel Grynzpan
• Matthias Erzberger
• Ernst vom Rath

Which of the following sequences places the key events of Hitler’s consolidation of power in the correct chronological order?

• The Reichstag Fire, Hitler becomes Chancellor, The Enabling Act, The Law for Protection of People and State
• Hitler becomes Chancellor, The Reichstag Fire, The Law for Protection of People and State, The Enabling Act
• The Reichstag Fire, The Law for Protection of People and State, The Enabling Act, Hitler becomes Chancellor
• Hitler becomes Chancellor, The Law for Protection of People and State, The Reichstag Fire, The Enabling Act

Which of the following was NOT a direct reason for the murder of Ernst Rohm in 1934?

• He was homosexual.
• Rohm had called for the merger of the German Army with the SA - putting him in control and angering the generalship.
• Rohm opposed Hitler's policies - he called for a true 'socialist' revolution, to tax the rich and help the workers.
• Rohm's SA now numbered around 3 million men, who were directly loyal to him, not Hitler. He was a major threat.

Which of the following is NOT a definition of "Gleichschaltung"?

• The People's Community
• Bringing into line
• Co-ordination
• Nazification

Who had to swear a personal oath of loyalty to Hitler, following the Death of President Hindenburg in August 1934?

• Members of the Catholic Church
• Members of the SA
• The Civil Service
• The Armed Forces

In November 1956, Soviet tanks invaded Hungary - a country that was already under its control. The Hungarian people took to the streets. Which one of these reasons was NOT a reason for why the Hungarian people were unhappy?

• by 1948 the communists had taken over by taking control of the secret police (the AVH) and eliminating their political opponents.
• Hungarians had no freedom of speech
• Stalin has promised to give Hungary more rights.
• The Russian language was being forced upon the people.

The Warsaw Pact was created in 1955. Which of the following was NOT a member:

• Bulgaria
• Poland
• USSR
• Yugoslavia

Why were the Soviets permitted more ICBMs than the US according to the Interim Treaty of SALT 1?

• The US had an advantage in other areas, i.e. more strategic bombers.
• The US wanted to appear conciliatory and generous to improve relations.
• They asked very nicely.
• They had fewer nuclear scientists working to further technology, and so the US felt it was safe to allow them the advantage here.

In what year was SALT I signed?

• 1970
• 1971
• 1972
• 1973
• Never ratified

What did the 'Gang of Eight' try to do in August 1991?

• Overthrow Gorbachev
• Bring down the Berlin Wall
• Assassinate Ronald Reagan
• Restore Gorbachev's authority within the USSR