Germany and the Rise of Fascism Quiz

What was the form of government set up by the Weimar Republic?

• Dictatorship

• Parliamentary system

• Monarchy

• Presidential system

What did the Treaty of Versailles require Germany to do?

• Pay war reparations

• Annex neighboring countries

• Join the League of Nations

• Increase armed forces

Who led the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi) by 1920/21?

• Joseph Goebbels

• Hermann Göring

• Adolf Hitler

• Heinrich Himmler

What event symbolized a direct challenge to the Weimar Republic by the Nazi Party?

• Kristallnacht

• Beer Hall Putsch

• Munich Massacre

• Berlin Wall construction

What did Hitler promote in his book Mein Kampf?

• Racial purity

• Religious tolerance

• Gender equality

• Racial diversity

What economic crisis led Germans to turn to extreme political parties for solutions?

• The Gilded Age

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Great Depression

• The Industrial Revolution

When was Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany?

• 1936

• 1940

• 1930

• 1933

What act allowed Hitler to pass laws without the involvement of the Reichstag?

• Night of the Long Knives

• Nuremberg Laws

• Reichstag Fire Decree

• Enabling Act

What did Hitler assume upon Hindenburg's death in 1934?

• Leadership of the League of Nations

• Leadership of the Nazi Party

• Leadership of the Weimar Republic

• Full leadership over Germany legally

What was the official name of Hitler's regime in Germany?

• The First Reich

• The Second Reich

• The Third Reich

• The Fourth Reich