Quiz (Rise of Hitler)

In 1938, Nazi mobs in Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia smashed the windows of Jewish homes and businesses. This experience was terrifying for Jews and became known as the Kristallnacht or the ___

• Night of Terror

• Day of Reckoning

• Evening of Destruction

• Week of Violence

• Night of Broken Glass

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Night of Broken Glass' as it directly translates the German term 'Kristallnacht', which refers to the violent anti-Jewish pogroms in 1938, characterized by shattered glass from windows of Jewish properties.

• As World War I drew to a close,

____ abdicated under the threat of a socialist revolution. 

• Emperor Hirohito

• King George V

• Wilhelm II

• Czar Nicholas II

• Francois I

Answer explanation

Wilhelm II, the German Emperor, abdicated in November 1918 as World War I ended, facing the threat of a socialist revolution in Germany. This marked the end of the German monarchy.

____was signed exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, bringing an end to World War I.

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Trianon

Answer explanation

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, marking the official end of World War I.

Why did support for Hitler increase in the early 1930s?

• Hitler had successfully proven himself as a government leader.

• 1. Germans wanted a leader who would institute Marxist policies.

• 1. Germans believed he had given up his extreme ideas while in jail.

• 1. Germans wanted a strong leader to end economic woes

Answer explanation

Support for Hitler increased as Germans sought a strong leader to address the severe economic problems of the early 1930s, including high unemployment and inflation, rather than Marxist policies or his past ideas.

Germany fell behind in their reparations payments in 1923. In response, France occupied the coal rich Ruhr Valley. taking over its iron, coal and steel industries. In turn, the German government printed huge quantities of paper money resulting in the German 'mark' becoming almost worthless. Such extreme rapid and sharp increase in prices is known as _____.

• economic stability

• deflation

• stagflation

• recession

• hyperinflation

Answer explanation

The rapid increase in prices due to excessive money printing in Germany led to hyperinflation, where the value of the mark plummeted, making it almost worthless. This term specifically describes such extreme inflation.

___ is a political belief that emphasizes Aryan supremacy and the subjugation of minorities, particularly Jews.

• Socialism

• Communism

• Marxism

• Nazism

• Libertarianism

Answer explanation

Nazism is a political belief that promotes Aryan supremacy and seeks to oppress minorities, especially Jews. This ideology is distinct from socialism, communism, and libertarianism, which do not share these core tenets.

___ defined a citizen as a person who is "of German or related blood". It meant that Jews had no political rights.

• Weimar Constitution

• The Law of Protection

• Munich Agreement

• Nuremberg Laws

• Treaty of Versailles

Answer explanation

The Nuremberg Laws defined a citizen as someone "of German or related blood", explicitly denying Jews political rights. This legal framework institutionalized racial discrimination in Nazi Germany.

What method did Germany’s totalitarian government use to spread Hitler’s beliefs?

• School books were rewritten to reflect the racial views of the Nazi Party

• Hitler launched worker education programs to train non-Aryan people.

• Woman were encouraged to attend university and study Nazi beliefs

• Hitler banned traditional German myths in favor of Nazi ideology.

Answer explanation

Germany's totalitarian government rewrote school books to promote Nazi racial views, ensuring that children were indoctrinated with Hitler's beliefs from a young age, making this the primary method of spreading his ideology.

____ helped end Germany's hyperinflation and monetary chaos after World War I. It reducing the amount of money that Germany had to pay in reparations and the United States providing loaning Germany 800 million marks.

• Young Plan

• Lend-Lease Act

• Treaty of Versailles

• Dawes Plan

• Marshall Plan

Answer explanation

The Dawes Plan helped stabilize Germany's economy post-World War I by reducing reparations and providing loans, which effectively ended hyperinflation and monetary chaos.

In 1919, German leaders drafted a constitution. They created a democratic government known as the ____ ____ . The constitution set up a parliamentary system lead by a chancellor/prime minister. It included a bill of rights and women had the right to vote.

• Nazi State

• German Empire

• Third Reich

• Weimar Republic

• Bavarian Republic

Answer explanation

The Weimar Republic was established in 1919, featuring a democratic government with a parliamentary system, a bill of rights, and women's suffrage, distinguishing it from the other options listed.