Question 1

Term for identification: putsch

Accepted Answer

The term "putsch" refers to a sudden and

Question 2

Of all those countries with an industrial economy, Germany suffered the most from the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Of all those countries with an industrial...

Question 3

Explain the roles fear and propaganda played in Hitler's rule.

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 4

Why did Hitler's Nazi party gain strength fairly rapidly during the Great Depression?

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A) He promised to put people to work. 
B) He promised Germany would leave the League of Nations. 
C) He promised to undo the Versailles Treaty. 
D) He promised to "take care of" the Jewish situation. 
E) He promised land, bread, and peace for all good Germans. 
A) He promised to put people to work. 
B) He promised Germany would leave the League of Nations. 
C) He promised to undo the Versailles Treaty. 
D) He promised to "take care of" the Jewish situation. 
E) He promised land, bread, and peace for all good Germans.

Question 5

Term for identification: Heinrich Himmler

Accepted Answer

Heinrich Himmler was a leading member of

Question 6

As late a s 1928, how did the moderate and conservative parties tend to view Hitler?

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A) As someone whose actions were unpredictable but could be useful against the Social Democrats. 
B) As someone they feared but respected. 
C) As more dangerous than the communists. 
D) As someone capable of being manipulated but not to be taken seriously for elected office. 
E) As a good economic manager but a bad politician. 
A) As someone whose actions were unpredictable but could be useful against the Social Democrats. 
B) As someone they feared but respected. 
C) As more dangerous than the communists. 
D) As someone capable of being manipulated but not to be taken seriously for elected office. 
E) As a good economic manager but a bad politician.

Question 7

All of the following were part of Hitler's plan to consolidate power in 1933 EXCEPT

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A) To legally come to power through constitutional means. 
B) To introduce martial law to round up Nazi opponents. 
C) To allow political parties elected in March 1933 to be seated in the Reichstag. 
D) To abolish political parties by Nazi decree. 
E) To purge the Nazi rivals from the party and placate the German army generals. 
A) To legally come to power through constitutional means. 
B) To introduce martial law to round up Nazi opponents. 
C) To allow political parties elected in March 1933 to be seated in the Reichstag. 
D) To abolish political parties by Nazi decree. 
E) To purge the Nazi rivals from the party and placate the German army generals.

Question 8

After rising to the position of Chancellor of Germany, how long did it take Hitler to transform Germany into a National Socialist dictatorship?

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A) Germany never really became a National Socialist dictatorship. 
B) Through skillful manipulation of "useful idiots," Hitler achieved dictatorial power in five years. 
C) He accomplished the transformation in about eight weeks using constitutional procedures. 
D) Hitler was able to gradually increase his political power over a period of about two years. 
E) Germany already was a dictatorship so it only took a few days to put the Socialist stamp on things. 
A) Germany never really became a National Socialist dictatorship. 
B) Through skillful manipulation of "useful idiots," Hitler achieved dictatorial power in five years. 
C) He accomplished the transformation in about eight weeks using constitutional procedures. 
D) Hitler was able to gradually increase his political power over a period of about two years. 
E) Germany already was a dictatorship so it only took a few days to put the Socialist stamp on things.

Question 9

What became of Hitler after his failed putsch in 1923?

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A) Hitler decided to start the National Socialist German Workers Party. 
B) Hitler settled down to work on his art career in Austria. 
C) He gained national notoriety while on trial then went to prison for one year. 
D) Hitler was able to get the support of the army while he was in prison. 
E) His failure was not a setback, so Hitler continued his political career uninterrupted. 
A) Hitler decided to start the National Socialist German Workers Party. 
B) Hitler settled down to work on his art career in Austria. 
C) He gained national notoriety while on trial then went to prison for one year. 
D) Hitler was able to get the support of the army while he was in prison. 
E) His failure was not a setback, so Hitler continued his political career uninterrupted.

Question 10

Describe the domestic consolidation of Nazi power in Germany, from 1933 to the start of World War II, specifically relating to the larger anti-Semitic context.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 11

Which of the following characteristics are among the similarities between the Nazis and communists?

Accepted Answer

A) Both groups wanted to seek a peaceful and diplomatic path to power. 
B) Both sides were able to reconcile their differences and coexist peacefully. 
C) Both parties looked for a legal and peaceful succession of power among their leadership. 
D) Both parties wanted to include foreigners and minorities in their bureaucratic structure. 
E) Both parties were filled with young men with no patience for negotiation or gradual reform. 
A) Both groups wanted to seek a peaceful and diplomatic path to power. 
B) Both sides were able to reconcile their differences and coexist peacefully. 
C) Both parties looked for a legal and peaceful succession of power among their leadership. 
D) Both parties wanted to include foreigners and minorities in their bureaucratic structure. 
E) Both parties were filled with young men with no patience for negotiation or gradual reform.

Question 12

What was the basis for Nazi ideology?

Accepted Answer

A) Das Kapital and Communist Manifesto 
B) Deutschland über alles 
C) Mein Kampf and Heinrich Himmler's writings 
D) Mein Kampf and Alfred Rosenberg's writings 
E) Karl Marx and John Humphrey Noyes's writings 
A) Das Kapital and Communist Manifesto 
B) Deutschland über alles 
C) Mein Kampf and Heinrich Himmler's writings 
D) Mein Kampf and Alfred Rosenberg's writings 
E) Karl Marx and John Humphrey Noyes's writings

Question 13

The SA were purged i n 1934  by Hitler's orders in what became known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Night of t

Question 14

At what point in time did the National Socialists in Germany decide to implement the "Final Solution"?

Accepted Answer

A) In 1933 at the first of the Nuremberg rallies. 
B) In 1935 as a result of the Nuremberg Laws. 
C) In 1942 at the Wannsee Conference. 
D) In 1945 shortly after Hitler's demise. 
E) In 1923 during the Weimar Republic. 
A) In 1933 at the first of the Nuremberg rallies. 
B) In 1935 as a result of the Nuremberg Laws. 
C) In 1942 at the Wannsee Conference. 
D) In 1945 shortly after Hitler's demise. 
E) In 1923 during the Weimar Republic.

Question 15

Term for identification: Blackshirts (SS)

Accepted Answer

The term "Blackshirts" is commonly assoc

Question 16

Hitler t argeted all of the following during the Holocaust EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Jews and Slavs 
B) mentally or physically impaired 
C) gypsies 
D) homosexuals 
E) Aryans 
A) Jews and Slavs 
B) mentally or physically impaired 
C) gypsies 
D) homosexuals 
E) Aryans

Exam 43: Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

Term for identification: putsch

Of all those countries with an industrial economy, Germany suffered the most from the ____________________.

Explain the roles fear and propaganda played in Hitler's rule.

Why did Hitler's Nazi party gain strength fairly rapidly during the Great Depression?

Term for identification: Heinrich Himmler

As late a s 1928, how did the moderate and conservative parties tend to view Hitler?

All of the following were part of Hitler's plan to consolidate power in 1933 EXCEPT

After rising to the position of Chancellor of Germany, how long did it take Hitler to transform Germany into a National Socialist dictatorship?

What became of Hitler after his failed putsch in 1923?

Describe the domestic consolidation of Nazi power in Germany, from 1933 to the start of World War II, specifically relating to the larger anti-Semitic context.

Which of the following characteristics are among the similarities between the Nazis and communists?

What was the basis for Nazi ideology?

The SA were purged i n 1934 by Hitler's orders in what became known as the ____________________.

At what point in time did the National Socialists in Germany decide to implement the "Final Solution"?

Term for identification: Blackshirts (SS)

Hitler t argeted all of the following during the Holocaust EXCEPT

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 Bce

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 Bce

Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 Bce -800 Ce

Iran, India, and Global Trade

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages, C 800-1500

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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