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Which party came to be known as the Nazi Party?

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  1. German Workers' Party

  2. National Socialist German Workers' Party

  3. Socialist German Workers' Party

  4. National German Workers' Party

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

National Socialist German Workers' Party came to be known as the Nazi Party.It was a German political party started in 1920 and it created and supported the ideology of National Socialism.

When was the Enabling Act passed in Germany?

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  1. On 12th March 1933

  2. On 3rd March 1933

  3. On 3rd February 1903

  4. On 14th March 1932

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Correct Option: B

Choose the Correct response from the given options:


On 3rd March 1933, the famous Enabling Act was passed to:
  I.  establish dictatorship in Germany.
 II.  give Hitler the power to rule by decree
III.  ban all trade unions
IV.  ban all political parties and their affiliates

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  1. Only I and II are correct

  2. Only III and IV are correct

  3. I, II and III  are correct

  4. Only IV is correct

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On 3 March 1933, the famous Enabling Act was passed. This Act established dictatorship in Germany. It gave Hitler all powers to sideline Parliament and rule by decree. All political parties and trade unions were banned except for the Nazi Party and its affiliates. The state established complete control over the economy, media, army and judiciary. 

What gave Nazi state its reputation as the most dreaded criminal state?

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  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

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Correct Option: D

Why did the Nuremberg Tribunal sentenced only 11 Nazis to death for such a massive genocide? 

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  1. Only these 11 Nazis were found guilty.

  2. The Allies did not want to be harsh on the defeated Germany as they had been after World War I.

  3. Germany promised never to repeat such an act.

  4. Germany was ready to pay a huge compensation to the Allied countries for these killings.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Nuremberg Tribunal sentenced only 11 leading Nazis to death for their brutality and their crime. Other Nazis were imprisoned for life. Though their crime was very brutal yet this time Allies did not want to be as harsh on defeated Germany as they had been after the First World War. This time they felt that German experience at the end of the First World War formed the background to rise of Nazism.

Which of the following bodies was set up to try and prosecute the Nazi war criminals at the end of World War II?

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  1. International Military Tribunal

  2. British Military Tribunal

  3. Allied Military Tribunal

  4. Allied Judicial Court

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

At the end of second world war, an International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg was set up to try and prosecute the Nazi war criminals for Crimes against Peace, for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. Germany's conduct during the war, especially those activities which came to be called Crimes Against Humanity, raised serious moral and ethical questions and invited worldwide condemnation.

Why did Nazim become popular in Germany by 1930?

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  1. Because of political crisis

  2. Because of economic crisis

  3. Because of Hitler's Charisma and Nazi propaganda

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The economic crisis due to the great economic depression and political instability due to the instable weimar republic formed the background to the rise of Nazism.

During the Great Depression, Nazism became a mass movement. At the time of this economic crisis, Nazi propaganda gave hope of a better future to the Germans.
Along with this Hitler's personality gave popularity to Nazism. Hitler was a great speaker. He promised people to build a strong nation, undo the injustice of the Versailles Treaty, restore the dignity of German People and to give employment to those who are looking for work.

Which of the following was the most feared security force of the Nazi State?

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  1. Storm Troopers (SA)

  2. Protection Squads (SS)

  3. Gestapo

  4. Security Service

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gestapo was the Secret State Police of the Nazi state. Along with Gestapo, the SS(the protection Squads), Criminal Police and the Security Service(SD) were established. It was the extra-constitutional power of these newly organised forces that gave the Nazi state its reputation as the most dreaded criminal state.

Gestapo and the Security Service were responsible for the round-up of Jews throughout Europe for deportation to the extermination camps.

Which of the following is not true about the ordinary people in Nazi Germany?

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  1. Majority of Germans were passive onlookers

  2. They were scared to act, to differ, to protest

  3. Majority genuinely believed Nazism would bring prosperity ans well being

  4. Every German was a Nazi

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nazi supporters hated Jews or their look alike. They felt that Nazism would bring prosperity and improve general well- being. Every German was not Nazi.  Many German people organised active resistance to Nazism, braving police repression and death. The large majority of German, however, were passive onlookers and apathetic witnesses. They were too scared to act, to differ, to protest. They preferred to look away.

Who was Hjalmar Schacht?

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  1. Economist

  2. Chancellor

  3. German soldier

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hjalmar Schacht was an German Economist, politician and Banker. But he was famous as a founder of the German Democratic Party.