The Nature of the Nazi Government 1933-39

What does the term "polycratic" refer to?

• A) A system with a single ruler

• B) A system with many centers of power

• C) A system of democracy

• D) A system of centralized administration

Who famously said, "In twelve years of his rule in Germany, Hitler produced the biggest confusion in government that has ever existed in a civilized state"?

• A) Joseph Goebbels

• B) Otto Dietrich

• C) Stephen J. Lee

• D) Albert Speer

What was the 'Führerprinzip'?

• A) The principle of collective leadership

• B) A democratic ideal

• C) The belief that all authority flowed from the leader

• D) A type of economic policy

What was the main effect of the 'prerogative state' in Nazi Germany?

• A) It reinforced existing legal norms

• B) It centralized power in the Reichstag

• C) It allowed Hitler to supersede all legal constraints

• D) It promoted judicial independence

What two legal action's allowed for the suspension of the Weimar Constitution?

• A) The Enabling Act

• B) The Reichstag Fire Decree

• C) The Nuremberg Laws

• D) The Four Year Plan

What was the purpose of 'Gleichschaltung'?

• A) Strengthening Germany’s military

• B) Ensuring all aspects of society conformed to Nazi ideology

• C) Expanding economic cooperation with other nations

• D) Rebuilding the Weimar Republic

What did the Four Year Plan Organisation and the Ministry of Economics clash over?

• A) Military production strategies

• B) Trade links with South America and the pursuit of autarky

• C) Agricultural reforms

• D) Labor allocation for industrial projects

Which ministry did Joseph Goebbels lead?

• A) Ministry of Economics

• B) Ministry of Labour

• C) Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda

• D) Ministry of the Interior

How did Hitler's style of leadership affect government function?

• A) It streamlined decision-making

• B) It reduced internal conflict

• C) It caused confusion and competition among ministries

• D) It allowed for equal input from all officials

Which organisation existed under both the Weimar and Nazi regimes?

• A) Ministry of Propaganda

• B) Ministry of Labour

• C) Todt Organisation

• D) Department of Propaganda