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Hitler's rise to power

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many seats did the Nazis have in the Reichstag in 1928?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

18

d)

24

2.

Hitler, and other right-wing Nationalists, referred to the Weimar government as 

'The (a)   criminals.

3.

In what year did the 'Grand Coalition' collapse?

a)

1929

b)

1930

c)

1931

d)

1932

4.

Served as Chancellor of Germany between 1930-32

(a)  

5.

Heinrich Bruning was nicknamed the .................... ....................... by the German people due to the austerity measures taken by his minority government.

(a)  

6.

How many seats did the Nazis win the September 1930 elections?

a)

107

b)

137

c)

196

d)

230

7.

President Hindenburg used Article (a)   to enable Bruning to pass laws without the approval of the Reichstag. An act which undermined the legitimacy of democracy in Weimar Germany.

8.

Which Chancellor infamously led the government known as the 'Cabinet of Barons'?

a)

Von Schleicher

b)

Gregor Strasser

c)

Von Papen

d)

Von Kahr

9.

How many seats did the Nazis win the July 1932 elections?

a)

180

b)

196

c)

230

d)

288

10.

What state government did Papen dissolve in July 1932, which was seen as yet another betrayal of democracy in Germany?

a)

Bavaria

b)

Thuringia

c)

Saxony

d)

Prussia

11.

Which general was the chief intriguer (schemer/plotter) throughout 1932?

a)

Ludendorff

b)

Hindenburg

c)

Schleicher

d)

Groener

12.

What political party gained its most ever seats in the November 1932 election?

a)

The German Nationalist People's Party (DNVP)

b)

The Nazi Party (NSDAP)

c)

The Social Democrat Party (SDP)

d)

The German Communist Party (KPD)

13.

The Dutch Communist Marius Van Der Lubbe was found guilt of setting fire to the (a)   in February 1933?

14.

How many Communists were banned for the Reichstag as a result of the Reichstag Fire? 

a)

61

b)

81

c)

91

d)

101

15.

Which of the following was not murdered on the Night of the Long Knives? 

a)

Gustav Von Kahr

b)

Kurt Von Schleicher

c)

Franz Von Papen 

d)

Gregor Strasse