Topic 4 Part 1

Question 1

When was the Reichstag fire?

Answer 1

27th Feb 1933

Question 2

When was the concordat signed?

Answer 2

20th July 1933

Question 3

When was the Night Of The Long Knives?

Answer 3

30th June 1934

Question 4

When was the Enabling Act passed?

Answer 4

24th March 1933

Question 5

Who was found at the sight of the Reichstag fire and confessed guilty?

Answer 5

Dutch communist - Marianus van der Lubbe

Question 6

What was Hitlers rule?

Answer 6

Totalitarian

Question 7

What was the SA’s job?

Answer 7

Run the concentration camps which was led by Himmler

Question 8

Name some things that the Nazis censored and how?

Answer 8

Newspapers - Jews banned from working or owning any newspapers
Radio - could not pick up any foreign broadcasts
The arts - Jazz was banned because it was seen as ‘unsuitable’ for Aryans

Question 9

Name some things that the Nazis used for propaganda and how?

Answer 9

Newspapers - used to plant pro-Nazi messages, it was posted on display boards
Radio - Included Hitler’s speeches, was an effective propaganda tool
Rallies - a huge stadium in Nuremberg was built for the rallies, showed control and order

Question 10

Name some youth groups for boys

Answer 10

Hitler Youth (14-18)
Young German Boys (10-14)

Question 11

Name some youth groups for girls

Answer 11

Faith and Beauty (19-21)
League of German Girls (14-18)

Question 12

How many member of the Hitler Youth was there by 1939?

Answer 12

8 million

Question 13

What did the Enabling Act end?

Answer 13

Democracy

Question 14

What were the Gestapo?

Answer 14

Secret police