World War II and Gandhi History Quiz

As a young man, Adolf Hitler aspired to be an artist and had a passion for painting. He applied to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna twice but was rejected both times. Dancing, cricket, and politics were not his childhood passions.

The Nazis used gas chambers as a primary method to systematically murder Jews during the Holocaust. These chambers used poisonous gas like Zyklon B or carbon monoxide. Laughing gas, tear gas, and LPG were not used for this purpose.

Luftwaffe was the German Air Force during World War II. It played a crucial role in Germany's military campaigns, including the Blitz on Britain. It was not a navy, insurance company, or welfare association.

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. This date is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti in India. The other options are incorrect dates.

Mahatma Gandhi married Kasturba Makhanji Kapadia in 1883 when he was 13 years old. Child marriage was a common practice in India during that period. Kasturba was 14 at the time of their marriage. Gandhi later reflected critically on child marriage in his writings.

In the July 1932 German federal election, the Nazi Party became the largest party in the Reichstag with 37% of the votes. However, Hitler did not personally win an executive office position in 1932 - he lost the presidential election to Hindenburg. The Nazis did achieve their major electoral breakthrough in 1932, making this the best answer among the options.

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn, a town in Austria-Hungary (now Austria). The town is located on the German border. While Hitler spent significant time in Munich and became involved in German politics, his actual birthplace was Braunau am Inn, making option D the correct answer.

NAZI is derived from the German pronunciation of 'Nationalsozialist' - the first two syllables of 'Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei' which translates to 'National Socialist German Workers Party.' The party was originally called the German Workers' Party (DAP) before Hitler renamed it in 1920. Option A, C, and D are incorrect expansions.

Under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (1939), Germany and the Soviet Union secretly agreed to divide Poland between them. The USSR would also occupy the Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, the Soviets invaded from the east and subsequently occupied Estonia along with the other Baltic states.

Germany teamed up with the Soviet Union (Russia) against Poland through the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed in August 1939. This Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact included secret protocols to divide Poland between the two powers. Both Germany and the USSR invaded Poland in September 1939, marking the beginning of World War II.

Gandhi was thrown off a train in 1893 in South Africa for refusing to move from first class to third class. This incident was a turning point that led him to fight against racial discrimination in South Africa. India gained independence later, and China and South America are not related to this event.