IBDP Authoritarian States - Hitler

Hitler had consolidated his power by...

• 1934 - Oath of the Army

• 1933 - Reichstag Fire

• 1933 - Enabling Act

• 1935 - Acquisition of the Saar

What were Hitler's personal bodyguard called?

• SA

• SS

• Gestapo

• Brownshirts

The Enabling Act of 1934 allowed Hitler to...

• become president when Hindenburg left office

• blame communists for the country's problems

• rule by decree

• abolish the need for elections

What is the correct order of events?

• Night of the Long Knives, Enabling Act, Hitler becoming Fuhrer

• Enabling Act, Reichstag Fire, Hitler becoming Fuhrer

• Abolition of trade unions, Night of the Long Knives, Hindenburg dies

• Reichstag Fire, Abolition of trade unions, Enabling Act

Who survived the Night of the Long Knives?

• Von Schleicher

• Gregor Strasser

• Von Papen

• Rohm

Hitler's cabinet met for the last time (proving he was a dictator) in...

• 1933

• 1935

• 1938

• 1941

Which historian argued that Hitler was a gambler and an actor?

• Richard Evans

• Ian Kershaw

• Volker Ullrich

• Hans Mommsen

Which historian explains the structure of the Nazi state as 'working towards the Fuhrer'?

• Ian Kershaw

• Richard Evans

• Volker Ullrich

• Fritz Fischer

Which demographics generally voted for Hitler?

• Rural and working classes

• Middle classes and urban

• Upper classes and urban

• Middle classes and rural

What was the aim of Goering's Four-Year Plan starting in 1936?

• To reduce unemployment

• To prepare Germany for war in four years.

• To increase consumer luxuries

• To unify the population behind an economic goal to ensure greater loyalty