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Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

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Q. 1
Why was the Article 48 of the Weimar Republic considered harmful for the republic?
A
It gave too much power to the trade unions
B
It gave the president power to impose emergency measures
C
It provided a complex system of proportional representation
D
All the above
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Q. 2
Which of the following was the most feared security force of the Nazi State?
A
Security Service
B
Gestapo
C
Storm Troopers (SA)
D
Protection Squads (SS)
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Q. 3
Hjalmar Schacht was an economist.
A
False
B
True
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Q. 4
Who among the following topped the list of undesirables?
A
Gypsies
B
Jews
C
Nordic Aryans
D
Blacks
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Q. 5
Which of the following statements is correct?
A
In September 1940, a Tripartite Pact was signed between Germany, Italy, and Japan
B
In September 1940, a Tripartite Pact was signed between England, France, and Russia
C
In September 1939 a Tripartite Pact was signed between England, France, and U.S.A
D
In September 1940, a Tripartite Pact was signed between USA, Russia, and Japan
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Q. 6
Which nations were the Axis powers during World War II?
A
Germany, Italy, Japan
B
Germany, France, U.K.
C
U.K., France, USA, USSR
D
UK, France, Japan
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Q. 7
Who among the given were called "November Criminals"?
A
Bolsheviks
B
Jews
C
Nazis
D
Socialists, Catholics, Democrats
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Q. 8
Which Nazi Youth Organisation consisted of all German boys of 14 to 18 years of age?
A
Hitler Youth
B
Jungvolk
C
Youth League
D
Labour Service
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Q. 9
Which of the following statements is false about soldiers in World War I?
A
The soldiers, in reality, led miserable lives in trenches, survived by feeding on corpses
B
They faced poisonous gas and enemy shelling and loss of comrades
C
All soldiers were ready to die for their country’s honour and personal glory
D
Aggressive propaganda glorified war
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Q. 10
Why was the Enabling Act passed on 3rd March 1933 significant?
A
It gave more power to the Reichstag
B
It enabled Hitler to suspend all political parties
C
It gave Hitler supreme power to sideline the Parliament and rule by decrees
D
It enabled the adult population of Germany to elect the government
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Q. 11
What was the most important result of the Spartacus League uprising in Germany in 1918-19?
A
The Weimar Republic crushed the rebellion
B
The Spartacists founded the Communist Party of Germany
C
Both (a) and (b)
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Q. 12
Which of the following was a special surveillance and security force created by Hitler?
A
Regular police force in green uniform and stormtroopers
B
Gestapo (secret state police), the SS (the protection squads)
C
Both (b) and (c)
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Q. 13
The National Assembly met at Weimer and decided to establish
A
a powerful monarchy
B
a communist form of government
C
a democratic constitution with a federal structure
D
a military state
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Q. 14
Who were called the ‘November criminals’?
A
The Opponents of Weimar Republic
B
The Emperor who abdicated, and his men
C
The supporters of Weimar Republic
D
None of the above
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Q. 15
When did Hitler try to seize control of Bavaria and capture Berlin?
A
1929
B
1923
C
1919
D
1933
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Q. 16
Against which of these countries had Germany fought during World War I (1914-1918)?
A
England
B
France
C
Russia
D
All the above
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Q. 17
Which of the following was the immediate factor for the Great Depression (1929-1932)?
A
The collapse of Wall Street Exchange
B
Financial Impact of WWI
C
Fall in US exports
D
Collapse of banks
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Q. 18
When did Hitler pull out of the League of Nations?
A
Year 1933
B
Year 1932
C
Year 1931
D
Year 1930
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Q. 19
Allied Powers in World War II
A
Germany, Italy, Turkey
B
U.K., France, USSR, USA
C
U.K., France, Italy
D
Germany, Italy, Japan
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Q. 20
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
A
1918
B
1920
C
1917
D
1919
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Q. 21
Hitler's ideas of racialism were based on which of the following thinkers?
A
Pluto
B
Charles Darwin
C
Aristotle
D
Rousseau
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Q. 22
When did the Weimar Republic establish?
A
1920
B
1919
C
1917
D
1918
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Q. 23
Which of the following ideas does not come under Hitler’s ideology?
A
Blond, blue-eyed Nordic German Aryans are at the top
B
Hitler’s racism was borrowed from thinkers like Rousseau and Montesquieu
C
Jews were located at the lowest rung
D
There is no equality between people but only a racial hierarchy
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Q. 24
War in 1917 led to the strengthening of Allies and the defeat of Germany because of entry of
A
Spain
B
Japan
C
USA
D
China
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Q. 25
According to the Nazis, which people were regarded as desirable?
A
Pure and healthy Nordic Aryans
B
German soldiers
C
German police of different types
D
All the above
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Q. 26
The Wall Street Exchange is the world’s biggest stock exchange located in Russia.
A
False
B
True
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Q. 27
What was Hitler’s historic blunder and why?
A
Attack on Soviet Union in 1941 was a historic blunder by Hitler
B
He exposed his western front to British aerial bombing
C
The Soviet Red Army inflicted a crushing and humiliating defeat on Germany at Stalingrad
D
All the above
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Q. 28
What was the response of the Germans to the new Weimar Republic?
A
They held the new Weimar Republic responsible for Germany’s defeat and the disgrace at Versailles
B
The republic carried the burden of war guilt and national humiliation
C
It became the target of attacks in the conservative national circles
D
All the above
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Q. 29
Choose the correctly matched pair.
A
The Dawes Plan - Hyperinflation
B
Wall Street Exchange Crash - 1924
C
President Hindenburg - Enabling Act
D
Hitler - Versailles Treaty
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Q. 30
In what ways did the First World War leave a deep imprint on European society and polity?
A
Soldiers were put above civilians, trench-life was glorified
B
Politicians and publicists laid stress on men to be aggressive and masculine
C
Aggressive war propaganda and national honour were given the most support and Conservative dictatorships were welcomed
D
All the above
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Q. 31
Period of Great Economic Depression impact in Germany?
A
1914-1918
B
1945-1949
C
1929-1932
D
1939-1945
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Q. 32
The terrible destruction of human life has come to be known as the?
A
Final solution
B
All of these
C
Horrific
D
Holocaust
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Q. 33
What is the name of the world’s biggest stock exchange located in the USA?
A
World trade centre
B
Wall street Exchange
C
World Exchange market
D
None of these
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Q. 34
The Treaty of Versailles (1920) was harsh and humiliating for Germany because
A
Germany lost its overseas colonies and 13 percent of its territories
B
It lost 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania, was forced to pay compensation of 6 billion pounds
C
The western powers demilitarised Germany and occupied resource-rich Rhineland
D
All the above
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Q. 35
Which incident persuaded the USA to join the war?
A
Hitler’s genocide policy
B
Hitler’s attack on Eastern Europe
C
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
D
Help helplessness of England and France
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Q. 36
Which of the following statements is true about the economic crisis in Germany in 1923?
A
The value of ‘Mark’ (German currency) collapsed
B
Prices of goods soared high
C
Both (a) and (b)
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Q. 37
What name is given to the German Parliament?
A
Duma
B
National people congress
C
Reichstag
D
Duke
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Q. 38
Which of the following was the treaty signed by Germany after its defeat in WWI?
A
Treaty of Paris
B
Dawes Plan
C
Brest Litovsk
D
Treaty of Versailles
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Q. 39
Why did the Nuremberg Tribunal sentence only 11 Nazis to death for such a massive genocide?
A
Only these 11 Nazis were found guilty
B
The Allies did not want to be harsh on the defeated Germany as they had been after World War I
C
Germany promised never to repeat such an act
D
Germany was ready to pay a huge compensation to the Allied countries for these killings
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Q. 40
What was Jungvolk?
A
Nazi youth group for children below 14
B
Nazi youth group for children above 14
C
It referred to the undesirable German children
D
It was the other name for Youth League
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Q. 41
People's car of Germany under state-funded program?
A
Renault
B
Bentley
C
Mercedes Benz
D
Volkswagen
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Q. 42
What was ‘Dawes Plan’?
A
A plan which imposed more fines on Germany
B
A plan which withdrew all punishment from Germany
C
A plan which reworked the terms of reparation to ease financial burden on the Germans
D
None of the above
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Q. 43
Who was the founder of the Nazi Party?
A
Winston Churchill
B
Adolf Hitler
C
General von Plus
D
General Togo
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Q. 44
Hitler’s world view, which was also the Nazi ideology, was
A
There was no equality between people, only a racial hierarchy
B
The blond, blue-eyed, Nordic German Aryans were at the top and Jews at the bottom. The coloured people were placed in between
C
Jews were the anti-race, the arch enemies of the Aryans
D
All the above
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Q. 45
The German parliament was known as:
A
National Parliament
B
Reichstag
C
German Legislature
D
Estates General
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Q. 46
Japan extended its support to Hitler and bombed the US base at Pearl Harbor; the US entered the Second World War.
A
False
B
True
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Q. 47
By what name was the National Socialist German Worker’s Party known later?
A
Nazi Party
B
National Socialist Party
C
German Worker’s Party
D
Socialist Worker’s Party
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Q. 48
In 1940 the Tripartite Pact was signed by which of the following powers?
A
Italy, Germany, Japan
B
Japan, Italy, France
C
Austria, Germany, Japan
D
Germany, Austria, Russia
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Q. 49
The following statements are about Hitler’s early life. Which of them is incorrect?
A
Hitler was born in 1889 in Austria and spent his youth in poverty
B
He joined the army during World War I and earned accolades for bravery
C
He was totally unaffected by German defeat in the war and only thought of improving his career
D
In 1919 he joined a small group called the German Workers' Party, which later was known as the Nazi Party
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Q. 50
Which of the following was not a feature of the new Nazi style of politics?
A
Massive rallies
B
Ritualised applause
C
Red banners with Swastika
D
Not so powerful speeches of Hitler
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Q. 51
World War II began with the German invasion of?
A
Czechoslovakia
B
Poland
C
Austria
D
Belgium
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Q. 52
Event contributing to political radicalization in early 1930s?
A
Economic crisis of 1923
B
Birth of the Weimar Republic
C
Establishment of Nuremberg Tribunal
D
Defeat of Imperial Germany in WWI
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Q. 53
Which of the following can best define Nazism?
A
Hitler's determination
B
A system of ideas about politics
C
Extermination of Jews
D
Hitler's ambition of conquering the world
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Q. 54
In 1933, President Hindenburg offered the Chancellorship to __________.
A
Churchill
B
Mussolini
C
Stalin
D
Hitler
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Q. 55
Nazi youth groups for children below 14 years of age were called?
A
Jung Volk
B
Gestapo
C
Semite
D
Youth foundation
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Q. 56
What was not a factor in the rise of Hitler?
A
Nazi propaganda
B
Birth of Weimer Republic
C
Years of Depression
D
Death of President Hindenburg
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Q. 57
Which of the following is not true of ordinary people in Nazi Germany?
A
Every German was a Nazi
B
Majority believed in Nazism
C
They were scared to act
D
Majority were passive onlookers
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Q. 58
Primary method for mass killings in Nazi death factories?
A
Electric chairs
B
Lethal injections
C
Gas chambers
D
Firing squads
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Q. 59
Hjalmar Schacht was_________________
A
An economist
B
A philosopher
C
A military Dictator
D
A politician
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Q. 60
Why did Helmuth’s father kill himself in the spring of 1945?
A
He was depressed by Germany’s defeat in Second World War
B
He feared that common people would mishandle him and his family
C
He feared revenge by the Allied Powers
D
He wanted to die because of the crimes he had committed during Nazi rule
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Q. 61
Which of the following bodies was set up to try and prosecute the Nazi war criminals at the end of World War II?
A
International Military Tribunal
B
British Military Tribunal
C
Allied Military Tribunal
D
Allied Judicial Court
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Q. 62
Germany’s attack on.....on 1st September 1939 started the second World War?
A
Poland
B
Turkey
C
England
D
Balkan
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Q. 63
On which country did Germany invade on 3 August 1914?
A
America
B
Japan
C
Balkans
D
France
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Q. 64
Choose the correctly matched pair.
A
Auschwitz - Labour Service
B
Jungvolk - Children above 14 years
C
Sobibor - Gas Chambers
D
Hitler Youth - Racial Science
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Q. 65
The International War Tribunal was set up in?
A
Vienna
B
Nuremberg
C
Munich
D
Auschwitz
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Q. 66
Which was not a feature of Jew stereotypes?
A
Weak and degenerate
B
Foreign agents
C
Vermin and rats
D
Generous and charitable
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Q. 67
Which of the following incidents started the process of the 2nd World War?
A
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
B
Attack on the Soviet Union by Germany
C
Invasion of Poland by Germany
D
The annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany
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Q. 68
Germany’s ‘genocidal war’ was against which of the following people?
A
Jews and political opponents
B
Gypsies and Polish civilians
C
Germans who were considered mentally and physically disabled
D
All of the above
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Q. 69
Which of the following countries led the Allied Powers in the Second World War?
A
UK and France
B
USSR and USA
C
Germany and Austria
D
Both (a) and (b)
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Q. 70
Which of the following is not a part of Nazi ideology?
A
Germans are pure Aryans
B
Jews were the most inferior
C
Poles are a desirable section
D
Society ruled by Nordic Aryans
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Q. 71
Country waging genocidal war during WWII?
A
USA
B
France
C
Germany
D
Italy
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Q. 72
When was the Nazi Party formed?
A
1921
B
1920
C
1922
D
1919
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