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The Rise of the Nazi Empire

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Hitler appointed Chancellor?

a)

1933

b)

2010

c)

1985

d)

1945

2.

What kind of leader did Hitler become?

a)

Republican

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Monarch

d)

Communistic

3.

The death of Hindenburg was so important because it allowed Hitler to do what?

a)

Die

b)

Give up his power as Chancellor

c)

Become President

d)

Combine rolls of President and Chancellor

4.

What word is used for extreme nationalism where a nation is willing to eliminate other ethnic groups to assert their dominance?

(a)  

5.

What are characteristics of a totalitarian leader?

a)

Uses military to control society

b)

Uses fear as a primary motivator

c)

Controls flow of information

d)

Remakes society around a specific ideology

6.

What country did Hitler become a dictator in?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Austria

7.

What party was Hitler a part of?

a)

Communist Party

b)

Nazi Party

8.

True or false: The German people were upset over the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which country struggled economically in the 1920s because of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

10.

Which type of government is ruled by a dictator and practices extreme militarism and nationalism?

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Fascism

d)

Communism

11.

Who was the dictator of Germany?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Emperor Hirohito

12.

What political party was Adolf Hitler the leader of?

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

Federalists

d)

National Socialist - Nazis

13.

Hitler and the Nazis persecuted (punished) the __________, because the Nazis believed the Aryans (white Germans) were a superior race.

a)

British

b)

Americans

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

14.

Which country was forced to take responsibility for World War I under the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

United States

d)

Germany

15.

First democratic government in Germany

a)

German Communist Party

b)

National Socialist Party

c)

Winner Republic

d)

Weimar Republic

16.

Which of the following concepts was the primary force driving many Germans post World War I?

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

entangled alliances

17.

Which adjective best describes the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

fair

b)

just

c)

revenge

d)

wonderful

18.

Within the context of the Treaty of Versailles, reparations means

a)

Germany was allowed to keep its army

b)

Germany's war debt was abolished

c)

Germany was forced to pay the financial cost of World War I

d)

Germany was obligated to rebuild France