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How did Helmuth react to the traumatic event involving his father?
He refused to eat at home for the following nine years, fearing that his mother might poison him.
What traumatic event did Helmuth witness involving his father?
His father committed suicide by shooting himself in his office.
What political affiliation did Helmuth's father have?
He was a Nazi and a supporter of Adolf Hitler.
What was Hitler's ambition in relation to Germany and Europe?
Hitler was determined to make Germany a mighty power and to conquer all of Europe.
What did Helmuth's father fear would happen to them after the war?
He feared that the Allies would do to them what they did to the crippled and Jews.
What were the consequences of Germany's surrender to the Allies in May 1945?
Hitler, Goebbels, and his entire family committed suicide collectively in his Berlin bunker in April. An International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg was set up to prosecute Nazi war criminals for Crimes against Peace, for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.
What were the acts that came to be called Crimes Against Humanity during the Second World War?
Germany waged a genocidal war, resulting in the mass murder of selected groups of innocent civilians of Europe. The number of people killed included 6 million Jews, 200,000 Gypsies, 1 million Polish civilians, 70,000 Germans who were considered mentally and physically disabled, besides innumerable political opponents.
What was the punishment given to the leading Nazis by the Nuremberg Tribunal?
The Nuremberg Tribunal sentenced only eleven leading Nazis to death, and many others were imprisoned for life.
Why did the Allies' punishment of the Nazis fall short of the brutality and extent of their crimes?
The Allies did not want to be as harsh on defeated Germany as they had been after the First World War. They felt that the rise of Nazi Germany could be partly traced back to the German experience at the end of the First World War.
Describe Germany's experience at the end of the First World War that had an impact on the rise of Nazi Germany.
Germany, a powerful empire, fought the First World War alongside the Austrian empire and against the Allies. The war eventually drained Germany, leading to the birth of the Weimar Republic.
Test your understanding of Chapter III 'Nazism and the Rise of Hitler' with this quiz. Explore the historical events and impact of Nazism as presented in the chapter.
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