Worldwide Economic Depression, Rise of Nazism, and the Holocaust

The German economy was in ruins following WWI and people were dissatisfied with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles which led to the

• destruction of Germany’s strong central government.

• rise of Adolf Hitler as the head of Germany and Nazism.

• building of the Ford automobile factory in Cologne, Germany.

• promotion of Jewish people to high government posts.

What is NOT a way that Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles?

• Expanded the German empire

• Stopped reparations payments

• Rebuilt the military

• Admitted that Germany started World War 1

At the conclusion of WWI, the world entered into

• A peace treaty that lasted until the Iraq War

• An economic agreement to supply food to poorer nations

• A building program for European nations, especially Germany

• A worldwide depression that hit Germany especially hard

What happened to people who spoke out against Adolf Hitler?

• Nothing happened; freedom of speech was allowed

• They were allowed to leave Germany

• Some were put in prisons; some murdered

• They were sent to Siberia

Which conflict is the Holocaust associated with?

• The Cold War

• World War II

• World War I

• The Russian Revolution

Adolf Hitler was the leader of which group?

• Holocaust

• National Socialist German Worker's Party

• Weimar Republic

• propaganda

What was the democratic government set up in Germany following WWI?

• Holocaust

• propaganda

• Kristallnacht

• Weimar Republic

November 9 -10, 1938; thousands of Jews subjected to violence and terror known as the "Night of Broken Glass"

• Kristallnacht

• Holocaust

• propaganda

• Weimar Republic

Which event marks the beginning of the Holocaust?

• Kristallnacht

• When Germany invaded Poland

• Munich Putsch

• Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany

Media messages meant to persuade people to believe or do something

• Kristallnacht

• propaganda

• Weimar Republic

• Holocaust