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Question 1

List two ways in which Hitler’s power was limited when he become chancellor in January 1933?

Answer 1

1) Democratic elections to select power

2) Policies decides by the whole government

Question 2

When did the Reichstag fire occur?

Answer 2

February 27th 1933

Question 3

How did Hitler consolidate power and start building a dictatorship post Reichstag fire?

Answer 3

Putting blame on the communist party and arresting them to get rid of an opposing party.

Question 4

What was the name of the Nazi secret police force?

Answer 4

The Gestapo

Question 5

When was the Enabling Act passed?

Answer 5

March 23rd 1933

Question 6

Explain how the Reichstag helped Hitler destroy democracy.

Answer 6

Hitler was able to abuse Article 48 to get the enabling act through the Reichstag without it being blocked by other parties.

Question 7

Describe two reasons why Hitler purged the SA during the Night of the Long Knives

Answer 7

1) The SA was becoming too big for and it’s leader, Röhm, was seen as a possible future leader of the Nazi party.
2) The actual army resented the SA and Hitler felt he had to take action

Question 8

Who was made to swear a personal path of allegiance to Hitler? (August 1934)

Answer 8

Every member of the army

Question 9

3 ways Nazi Germany used terror to control its population.

Answer 9

1) The possibility of getting arrested without trial, as well as biased judges and no juries.
2) The Gestapo would constantly assault opponent party members and doubters or Hitler.
3) They spread propaganda against races and people that they believed were inferior.

Question 10

Who was the head of the Ministry of Propaganda and Popular Enlightenment?

Answer 10

Joseph Goebbels

Question 11

3 methods that Nazis used to control information.

Answer 11

1) Newspaper were controlled by the regime and opposition papers were shut down.
2) The radio only broadcasted what was accepted by the Nazi regime
3) Free art and literature was banned

Question 12

Goebbel’s importance in Nazi control over Germans.

Answer 12

1) Goebbels thought that propaganda was more effective when subtle, such as planting stories into the newspaper
2) Goebbels created plays and movies which subtlety contained Nazi Propaganda

Question 13

Name of the law that banned Jewish and Aryan marriage.

Answer 13

Nuremberg Law

Question 14

What was the name of the Nazi Youth group that females were expected to join?

Answer 14

League of German Maidens

Question 15

A similarity and difference between male and female education in Nazi Germany.

Answer 15

Similarity: Both were taught about races and how the Aryans were superior and Jews inferior.

Difference: Boys were taught about the military and girls were taught on how to be good mothers to many children

Question 16

Explain two ways in which the role of women remained the same under the Nazi government, compared with the situation under the Weimar government.

Answer 16

Not very sure

Question 17

Explain two ways in which the role of women changed under the Nazi government, compared with the situation under the Weimar government.

Answer 17

1) Women we’re kicked out of the workplace and into the house to care for a family.
2) They lost access to contraceptions and abortions became illegal.

Question 18

What organization was set up to control the Protestant Church?

Answer 18

Reich Church

Question 19

List two ways in which the Nazis tried to control the power and influence of the church in Germany.

Answer 19

1) Catholic symbols were taken down in schools and public areas and replaced with Nazi propaganda such as the Swastika.
2) Catholic youth groups were made illegal and people had to join the Hitler youth instead.

Question 20

What does the term Kristallnacht mean?

Answer 20

It refers to the Night of Broken where Nazi’s destroyed over 800 Jewish shops, burnt 191 synagogues and arrested 30000 Jews following the murder of a German official by a Jew in the French Embassy.

Question 21

Describe two policies the Nazis used to replace unemployment.

Answer 21

1) Doubled spendings on public works, creating motorways thus creating jobs
2) Hitler increased the size of the army from 100000 to 900000

Question 22

How did Nazis use invisible unemployment to make the claim of great work reducing unemployment?

Answer 22

It did not count the female and Jewish population as well as people who had temporary employment.

Question 23

What was the name of the Nazi workers’ organization that replaced the trade unions?

Answer 23

The German Labour Front

Question 24

What was the strength through Joy (KDF) scheme for workers?

Answer 24

It created a reward for people to work hard for the government. This increased morale and the motivation for workers.

Question 25

What was autarky?

Answer 25

It was an attempt for Germany to be self-sufficient and not needing international trade for the country to work properly.