Nazism and the Rise of Hitler Quiz

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What was the name of the political party led by Adolf Hitler?

  • Socialist Workers' Party
  • German Nationalist Party
  • German Workers' Party
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party (correct)

Who was the President of Germany when Hitler became Chancellor in 1933?

  • Heinrich Lübke
  • Karl Dönitz
  • Paul von Hindenburg (correct)
  • Friedrich Ebert

Which book written by Adolf Hitler outlined his political ideology and future plans for Germany?

  • Mein Kampf (correct)
  • The Wealth of Nations
  • Das Kapital
  • The Communist Manifesto

Which event is often considered the starting point of the Nazi regime's pursuit of anti-Jewish policies?

<p>Kristallnacht (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor contributed to the rise of Hitler?

<p>The economic instability in Germany after World War I (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What method did Hitler use to gain the support of the German population?

<p>Utilizing propaganda and manipulation tactics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of Hitler's rise to power on innocent people?

<p>Mass persecution and genocide of millions of innocent people (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of understanding the events in the rise of Hitler to power?

<p>To comprehend how totalitarian regimes can manipulate and control populations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of Helmuth's father's suicide on Helmuth himself?

<p>He developed a fear of eating at home for the next nine years, thinking his mother might poison him. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Helmuth overhear his parents discussing before his father's suicide?

<p>Whether to kill the entire family or if his father should commit suicide alone. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Helmuth's father's fear after Germany's defeat in 1945?

<p>Revenge from the Allies for their actions against the crippled and Jews. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Helmuth witness being burnt in the family fireplace after his father's suicide?

<p>His father's bloody uniform (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Helmuth react to the traumatic events that occurred after his father's suicide?

<p>By refusing to eat at home for the following nine years out of fear of poisoning. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the basis of Helmuth's father's fear?

<p>The genocidal war waged by Germany (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Nuremberg Tribunal sentence only eleven leading Nazis to?

<p>Death (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Allies want to avoid in dealing with defeated Germany after the Second World War?

<p>Harsh punishment as in the aftermath of the First World War (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of Germany surrendering to the Allies in May 1945?

<p>Hitler and his entire family committed suicide (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Nazis devise as an unprecedented means of killing people?

<p>Gassing them in various killing centers like Auschwitz (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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