WorksheetsHitler's consolidation of power
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What had German unemployment reached by the end of 1932?
a)
3 million
b)
4 million
c)
5 million
d)
6 million
2.
Who had persuaded Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as Chancellor and promised they could control him?
a)
Erich Ludendorff
b)
Franz von Papen
c)
Kurt von Schleicher
d)
Joseph Goebbels
3.
When was Hitler appointed chancellor?
a)
30th December 1932
b)
30th January 1933
c)
27th February 1933
d)
1st May 1934
4.
When did the Reichstag Fire take place?
a)
30th December 1932
b)
January 30th 1933
c)
February 27th 1933
d)
March 5th 1933
5.
Who set the Reichstag on fire? (most historians agree)
a)
A Dutch communist called Van De Mafketel
b)
A Dutch communist called Van Weringh
c)
A Dutch communist called Van De Gekkigheid
d)
A Dutch communist called Van Der Lubbe
6.
What percentage of the votes did the Nazis gain in the March 1933 election?
a)
34%
b)
43%
c)
54%
d)
65%
7.
How did Hitler convince Hindenburg to pass the Reichstag Fire Decree?
a)
Convinced Hindenburg he needed more powers if he was to be able to restore Germany to greatness
b)
Convinced Hindenburg that Germany was under attack from communists and he needed more powers to deal with them
c)
Claimed that the existing Weimar constitution was not fit for purpose and that without suspension of civil liberties he could do nothing for Germany
d)
Won 288 seats in the Reichstag but was still not able to govern Germany effectively
8.
What percentage of the Reichstag needed to vote for something to make it a new law?
a)
33%
b)
44%
c)
55%
d)
66%
9.
What was the name of the law the Nazis wanted to pass to allow them to make any law they wished?
a)
Facilitating Act
b)
Legal Act
c)
Power Act
d)
Enabling Act
10.
Which party were the only party to oppose the Nazis' attempts to pass a law allowing them to pass any law they wished?
a)
The Nationalists
b)
The Catholic Centre Party
c)
The Communists
d)
The Social Democrats
11.
Why did the Communists not try to stop the Nazis after the March 1933 election?
a)
Hitler bribed them
b)
Hitler had them all killed
c)
4000 were arrested and they were banned from taking their seats
d)
They realised that Germany was lost to them and the leading communists relocated to Russia
12.
Which of these was a potential source of opposition to Hitler which had not been removed by January 1934?
a)
Trade Unions
b)
Political Parties
c)
Local Government
d)
President Hindenburg
13.
Who was the leader of the SA?
a)
Heinrich Himmler
b)
Joseph Goebbels
c)
Ernst Röhm
d)
Hermann Goering
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