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Life in Fascist Germany

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A form of government where there there is a one-party dictatorship who are nationalistic is called

a)

communism

b)

fascism

c)

republicanism

d)

unionism

2.

Who was the fascist dictator in Italy?

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Fidel Castro

3.

The party with the most getting two-thirds of the government seats was known as

(a)  

4.

To rule by decree, a dictator can

a)

be in charge of the weather

b)

make laws without going through parliament

c)

attend any event he wants

d)

include the parliament in all laws

5.

After World War I, Germany became a democracy, named

a)

The Third Reich

b)

The Weimar Republic

c)

The Chancellor

d)

Mein Kampf

6.

The Nazi Party was founded in

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1919

d)

1920

7.

Having been arrested following the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler wrote what book while in prison?

a)

Mein Kampf (My Struggle)

b)

My Hope

c)

My Hurt

d)

My Agony

8.

Lebensraum means

a)

Living space for ethnic Germans

b)

Master race

c)

Secret police

d)

Wall-Street crash

9.

The Nazi Party adopted the fascist salute, the swastika and an army called the

a)

SA (Brownshirts)

b)

Gestapo

c)

Red Army

d)

Blackshirts

10.

Choose three reasons why the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany.

a)

Hitlers leadership and policies

b)

He offered equality for everyone

c)

Propaganda

d)

He wanted peaceful relations with other countries

e)

The Great Depression and Wall Street Crash

11.

In 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Choose two ways Hitler created a dictatorship in Germany.

a)

He set up the Schutzstaffel (SS)

b)

The Enabling Act

c)

He allowed communism to spread

d)

He did not want people following his book Mein Kampf

12.

Choose three ways Hitler improved Germany's economy.

a)

He allowed independent trade unions

b)

Public work schemes were created (Autobahnen)

c)

Rearmament of the Rhineland

d)

He encouraged people to emigrate

e)

Private industry was encouraged

13.

Which of the following were Nazi Youth groups?

a)

Germany's young

b)

Hitler Youth

c)

Nazi scouts

d)

League of German Maidens

14.

Children were indoctrinated (brainwashed) as (a)   were rewritten

15.

Women were expected to

a)

get involved in the war

b)

apply for jobs

c)

stay at home and give up their careers

16.

A woman's life was to revolve around

a)

the three M's: Money, Motherhood, Management

b)

the three W's: Work, Writing, Water

c)

the three K's: Kinder, Kuche, Kirche

17.

Joseph Goebbels was the Minister for

a)

Health

b)

Finance

c)

Terror

d)

Propaganda

18.

The production of cheap radios was called

a)

'the people's radio'

b)

'the nation's radio'

c)

'Germany's radio'

d)

'Hitler's radio

19.

The Nazi Party held rallies called the

a)

Munich rallies

b)

Berlin rallies

c)

Nuremberg rallies

d)

Austria rallies

20.

The Nazi secret police was known as the

a)

Brownshirts

b)

SA

c)

NKVD

d)

Gestapo

21.

A two day purge where the SS killed leaders of the SA was known as the

a)

Nuremberg Laws

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Night of the Long Knives

22.

The hatred of, or prejudice against, Jewish people is called ____-________.

(a)  

23.

The laws introduced to remove the rights of Jews and protect German blood and honour were called the

a)

Nuremberg Rules

b)

Nuremberg Laws

c)

Nuremberg Changes

d)

Nuremberg Books

24.

The Nazis Germans and other Nordic peoples were a superior 'master race' called

(a)  

25.

Jews had to wear a six pointed yellow star called the

a)

Star of George

b)

Star of Paul

c)

Star of John

d)

Star of David

26.

A two-day riot where Jewish owned buildings were destroyed and 100 Jews were killed was called the

a)

Beer Hall Putsch

b)

Night of the Long Knives

c)

Night of the Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)