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

history germany, 1918-45 hitler and nazis causes, aim and impact of nazism between the two world wars

  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?

history germany, 1918-45 hitler and nazis causes, aim and impact of nazism between the two world wars

  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. 

In _____ Hitler introduced the 4th Annual Plan.

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  1. 1930

  2. 1934

  3. 1937

  4. 1940

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The 4th Annual Plan was introduced by Hitler in 1934. It was part of the alternative governmental structure created by Hitler and the Nazi Party. The plan included entities such as Organisation Todt and the unification of the SS and the German police forces. The main purpose of the Four Year Plan was to provide for the rearmament of Germany and to reach for self-sufficiency in four years.

Consider the following statements and identify the correct response from the options given thereafter:
Statement I: Nazism became a mass movement in Germany after the Great Depression.
Statement II: After 1929, banks collapsed and businesses shut down, workers lost their jobs and middle classes were threatened with destitution.

history germany, 1918-45 hitler and nazis causes, aim and impact of nazism between the two world wars

  1. Statement I is false and Statement II is true

  2. Statement I is true and Statement II is false

  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Great depression took place during 1930s in which there was a severe worldwide economic depression. This hit Germany very hard. This led to following: banks collapsed and businesses shut down, workers lost their jobs and middle classes were threatened with destitution. When politics started collapsing due to above reasons, Hitler took the advantage, and Nazism became a mass movement.

What was the most important result of the Spartacus League uprising in Germany in 1918-19?

history germany, 1918-45 hitler and nazis causes, aim and impact of nazism between the two world wars

  1. The Weimar Republic crushed the rebellion

  2. The Spartacists founded the Communist Party of Germany

  3. The Weimar government accepted the demands of the Spartacus League

  4. Both (a) and (b)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The birth of Weimar Republic coincided with the revolutionary uprising of the Spartacist League. The political atmosphere in Berlin was charged with demands for Soviet-style governance. Those who opposed to this met in Weimar to give shape to the democratic republic. The Weimar Republic crushed the uprising with the help of a war veterans organisations called Free Corps. The Spartacist founded the Communist Party of Germany.