Armenian Genocide to Hitler's Ascension (Review for Quiz)

In 1908, seizing the opportunity, a coalition of reformers known as the _______________ overthrew the sultan in the Ottoman Empire.

• Eugenicists

• Jews

• Franz von Papen

• Young Turks

Attacks against Armenians in the Ottoman Empire continued throughout the spring and summer. Reports poured into the office of the U.S. Ambassador, _____________________, from American consuls across the Ottoman Empire.

• Franz von Papen

• Henry Morgenthau

• Mein Kampf

• Walter Rathenau

This group, known as ____________________, believed they could “raise the present miserably low standard of the human race” by “breeding the best with the best” and eliminating so-called “racially defective” human beings.

• Eugenicists

• Jews

• Mein Kampf

• Young Turks

During his time in prison, Hitler and an ally, Rudolf Hess, worked on a book about Hitler’s life, his beliefs, and his plan for the future. This book is known as _________________.

• Eugenicists

• Franz von Papen

• Mein Kampf

• Young Turks

Within Germany, extremist groups hired thugs and organized private armies to kill supporters of the republic. The main target for many extremist groups was Germany’s foreign minister, ____________________.

• Franz von Papen

• Henry Morgenthau

• Walter Rathenau

• Young Turks

President Hindenburg began his new term in the spring of 1932 by naming ___________________________ as the new chancellor in June of 1932.

• Franz von Papen

• Henry Morgenthau

• Mein Kampf

• Walter Rathenau

To “deal” with the depression in Germany, the Nazi Party began a campaign placing all blame for the economic crisis on _____________________.

• Eugenicists

• Jews

• Mein Kampf

• Young Turks

The ruler of the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan, faced serious challenges from inside and outside of the empire including,

• minority groups within the empire were demanding equal rights

• some Turkish reformers were seeking a more modern government

• there were tensions between the Ottoman empire and other nations

• all of the above

In 1913, an ultra-nationalist group from within the “Young Turks” sensed weakness and took control of the government via,

• an assassination of the new Ottoman leader

• a coup d’état

• a democratically held election

• the forming of a coalition government with an opposing political party

The plan of the ultra-nationalist group for saving the shrinking Ottoman Empire was to,

• create a coalition government in the Ottoman legislature to legally overrule the Sultan’s decision(s)

• create a modern state, favoring people of Armenian descent

• create a modern state, favoring people of Turkish descent

• win power in the new legislature by earning the support of the Ottoman people through their votes