CBSE - Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

1 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER Which of the following bodies was set up to try and prosecute the Nazi war criminals at the end of World War II? (1) International Military Tribunal (2) British Military Tribunal (3) Allied Military Tribunal (4) Allied Judicial Court

2 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER Against which of these countries had Germany fought during World War I (1914-1918)? (1) England (2) France (3) Russia (4) All the above

3 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER What was the response of the Germans to the new Weimar Republic? (1) They held the new Weimar Republic responsible for Germany’s defeat and the disgrace at Versailles (2) The republic carried the burden of war guilt and national humiliation (3) It became the target of attacks in the conservative national circles (4) All the above

4 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER What was the slogan coined by Hitler when he followed his aggressive foreign policy? (1) Messenger from God (2) Conquer the world (3) One people, one empire, and one leader (4) we are Aryans, the real rulers

5 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER Which of the following countries led the Allied Powers in the Second World War? (1) UK and France (2) USSR and USA (3) Germany and Austria (4) Both (1) and (2)

6 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER In what ways did the First World War leave a deep imprint on European society and polity? (1) Soldiers were put above civilians, trench-life was glorified (2) Politicians and publicists laid stress on men to be aggressive and masculine (3) Aggressive war propaganda and national honour were given the most support and Conservative dictatorships were welcomed (4) All the above

7 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER What was Hitler’s historic blunder and why? (1) Attack on Soviet Union in 1941 was a historic blunder by Hitler (2) He exposed his western front to British aerial bombing (3) The Soviet Red Army inflicted a crushing and humiliating defeat on Germany at Stalingrad (4) All the above

8 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER 22Which of the following was a feature of Hitler’s foreign policy? (1) He pulled out of the League of Nations in 1933 (2) He decided not to attack any country (3) He thanked the Allied Powers for having put Germany on the right track (4) All the above

9 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER The Treaty of Versailles (1920) signed at the end of World War I, was harsh and humiliating for Germany, because (1) Germany lost its overseas colonies, and 13 per cent of its territories (2) It lost 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania, was forced to paycompensation of 6 billion pounds (3) The western powers demilitarised Germany and they occupied resource-rich Rhineland in the 1920s (4) All the above

10 NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER What gave Nazi state its reputation as the most dreaded criminal state? (1) Extra-constitutional powers were given to the newly organised forces like Gestapo, the SS and SD (2) People could be detained in Gestapo torture chambers and sent to concentration camps (3) No legal procedures were there for the arrested people (4) All the above