Impact of Hitler's Rule (Political)

Which of the following event was NOT a reason which resulted in Hitler achieving absolute power?

• Night of the Long Knives

• The Great Terror

• The Enabling Act

• Reichstag Fire

What happened during the Reichstag Fire incident?

• Hitler's house was burnt down by arsonists.

• Hitler was lynched to death by his rival.

• A fire that broke out presumably due to the work of the communists.

• A member of the Nazi Party set fire on the Reichstag building.

Which of the above was NOT a method used by Hitler to deal with his opponents following the Reichstag Fire incident?

• Arrested people who were deemed as a threat to the Nazi Party.

• Those who spoke ill of Hitler were beaten up.

• He invoked Article 48.

• They had to serve as a member of the SS.

How did the Reichstag Fire incident enable Hitler to attain absolute power?

• It enabled him to get rid of all his opponents and the lack of opposition enabled him to attain absolute power.

• He managed to burn all his opponents to death and he was the only one left whom people trusted as the leader.

• The Reichstag Fire was a testament of Hitler doing good work for the Nazi Party.

• Hitler handled the incident well and as a result, the party members trusted him to be the leader of the Nazi Party.

Following the Reichstag Fire, which of the following event enabled Hitler to attain absolute power?

• The Great Terror

• The Great Purge

• The Enabling Act

• Night of the Long Knives

What was the Enabling Act about?

• Allowing Hitler to draw on reserves to fund his own initiatives.

• Allowing Hitler to pass any bills without the prior approval of the President.

• Allowing Hitler to assume the role as the Head of the State without any forms of opposition.

• Allowing the Nazi Party to do anything as they wished.

How did the Nazi Party facilitate the approval of the Enabling Act?

• Rig the votes through the use of bots in favor of the Enabling Act.

• They passed the bill without the knowledge of the President.

• Any opponents of the Enabling Act were executed on the spot.

• Only allowed members of the Nazi Party and their supporters to enter the voting venue on the day of the vote.

Which political party was banned from taking part in subsequent elections?

• Labour Front

• The Left

• The Communist Party

• Alternative for Germany

Why was Roehm perceived as a threat by the Nazi Party?

• The members of the Nazi Party felt that he was becoming way too powerful.

• Roehm said bad things about the Nazi Party.

• Roehm tried to blackmail the Nazi Party on a number of occasions.

• Roehm jumped ship and joined the Communist Party as one of the key leaders.

What did Hitler do to obtain the support of the traditional army?

• Bribe them with money.

• Provided them with greater funding if they supported him.

• Threatened to execute them if they did not support him.

• Disbanded the SA as they were a threat to the army and replaced it with the SS.