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Hitler's rise to power

Frage 1 von 15

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In 1929 an economic depression was caused by what?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Unemployment was high

  • The American stock exchange collapsed

  • The German stock exchanged collapsed

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Frage 2 von 15

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Due to the economic depression what happened?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Hitler became chancellor

  • The Weimar government reduces unemployment

  • Unemployment rose to 6 million

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Frage 3 von 15

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In July 1930, Chancellor Bruning did 3 of the worst things to do in a depression, what were they?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Cut government expenditure, wages and unemployment pay.

  • Increased unemployment pay, and wages, cut government expeniture

  • Reduced wages and kept government expenditure and unempolyment pay the same

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Frage 4 von 15

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Chancellor Bruning could not get the Reichstag to agree his actions so what did he do?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • He stepped down as Chancellor, giving power to Hindenburg

  • President Hindenburg used article 48 to pass the measure by decree

  • President Hindenburg agreed and used his power to persuade everyone

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Frage 5 von 15

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Anger and bitterness at the governments actions meant what?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • People lost faith in politics and took little interest in the action

  • The Nazis lost support because members wanted to help the government

  • The Nazis gained more support because people were fed up with the government

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Frage 6 von 15

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Many workers turned to communisms but this actually helped Hitler, why?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Wealthy businessmen were frightened by this so financed Hitler's campaigns

  • Hitler didn't mind as long as they were against the governent

  • Hitler found it easy to persuade communists to join his party

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Frage 7 von 15

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Middle class people turned against democracy, they along with Nationalists and Racists blamed what main 2 things for Germany's crisis?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Article 48 and the Treaty of Versailles

  • The treaty of Versailles and Reparations

  • Reparations and the American stock exchange crisis

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Frage 8 von 15

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In 1928, the Nazis only had 12 seats in the Reichstag, but by July 1932 what had happened?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The Nazis had the same amount of followers as those in power

  • The Nazis had lost half of their seats to the communist party

  • They had 230 seats and were the largest party

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Frage 9 von 15

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The government was in chaos, President Hindenburg did what with the Chancellor?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Dismissed Bruning, but then Papen his replacement only lasted 6 months and the next 2 months

  • Dismissed Bruning, and his replacement Papen helped to get Germany back on track

  • Kept Bruning but got Papen to have equal power so they worked together

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Frage 10 von 15

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In January 1933, Hindenburg and Papen came up with a plan to get the Nazis on their side by offering to make Hitler vice chancellor. Hitler did what?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Hitler accepted, giving him a chance to build his way up into power, which worked.

  • He refused and demanded to be made chancellor. They agreed, thinking they could control him.

  • Hitler refused and demanded to be made chancellor, but they only allowed him to become vice chancellor

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Frage 11 von 15

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In January 1933, Hitler became chancellor, and immediately set about doing what?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Fixing the governments many problems

  • Increasing his popularity through being a chancellor

  • making himself absolute ruler of Germany

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Frage 12 von 15

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If the moderate parties had worked together

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • They would have had more support than the Nazis

  • They would have gained more support from the public

  • They would have been able to fix their problems quickly

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Frage 13 von 15

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Unknown to the average supported the Nazis reduced opposition by doing what?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Persuading them to join the Nazis instead

  • Getting the Nazi storm troopers to attack Hitler's opponents

  • Forcing opponents to support the Nazis through force

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Frage 14 von 15

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Goebbels' propaganda campaign did what?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Meant that support for the Nazis decreased because it was prejudice about groups of society

  • Was effective at maintaining support for the Nazis because of the posters and radio adverts.

  • Was very effective, it won support for the Nazis by targeting specific groups of society

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Frage 15 von 15

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German people were still angry about the Treaty of Versailles, this meant what?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • They supported Hitler because he promised to overturn it

  • They wanted the government to go to war with Europe

  • They supported Hitler because he would make it fairer

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