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Hitler's Rise to Power

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was Hitler named Chancellor of Germany?

a)

1919

b)

1923

c)

1929

d)

1933

2.

Who is this?

a)

Hitler

b)

Von Papen

c)

Hindenburg

d)

Churchill

3.

Who did Hitler blame for starting the Reichstag Fire?

a)

Communists

b)

The SA

c)

The Weimar Government

d)

America

4.

What was the surname of Hitler's deputy in 1933?

(a)  

5.

What was the name of Hitler's private army in 1933?

a)

SD

b)

SS

c)

SC

d)

SA

6.

What title did Hitler give himself when he combined the roles of Chancellor and President?

(a)  

7.

Which law allowed Hitler to pass laws without asking the Reichstag?

a)

Allowance Act

b)

Enabling Act

c)

Ability Act

d)

Person Act

8.

Explain what the Nazi slogan "Work and Bread" meant.

4 lines
9.

Hitler lost an election to be President in 1932

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What was the highest percentage of the vote the Nazis gained in any election?

a)

12%

b)

28%

c)

37%

d)

63%

11.

Hitler had the leaders of the SA arrested and some murdered in 1934. This event was called the Night of the Long (a)  

12.

How many people were unemployed in Germany by 1933?

a)

3 million

b)

4 million

c)

5 million

d)

6 million

13.

How well do you think you understand the reasons why Hitler became dictator of Germany by 1934?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

14.

What year was the Munich Putsch?

a)

1919

b)

1923

c)

1929

d)

1933

15.

Which three of these were terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany had to take blame for starting WW1

b)

Germany had to pay reparations of £6,600

c)

Germany was allowed to keep its airforce

d)

Germany lost all its Empire

16.

Write two sentences about why Germany hated the Treaty of Versailles

4 lines
17.

Which of these best explains how the Nazis changed after the Munich Putsch?

a)

They removed Hitler as leader

b)

They decided to try and gain power through political means

c)

They immediately came to power in Germany

d)

They stopped blaming communists for Germany's problems

18.

In what year was the Wall Street Crash?

a)

1919

b)

1923

c)

1929

d)

1933

19.

In what year was hyperinflation at its highest?

a)

1919

b)

1923

c)

1929

d)

1933

20.

Which three of these are ways in which Gustav Stresemann helped Germany recover after 1923?

a)

Introduced a new currency

b)

Borrowed money from America

c)

Agreed to share power with the Nazis

d)

Joined the League of Nations