SUB.JECT: HISTORY ASSIGNMENT NO.: 3 Nazism and Rise of Hitler Multiple Choice Questions: Q1. In January 1933, Adolph Hitler assumed the post of Reich Chancellor: a) By means of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch. b) By seizing control of the government. c) After his party received a plurality of votes in a democratic election. d) After he overthrew the Weimar Republic. e) By staging a coup against General von Hindenburg, president of the republic. Q2. The Weimar Republic [1919-1933], despite a valiant attempt to introduce democracy to Germany, failed to gain support of the German people because! a) The Nazis maintained a wide following throughout the 1920s and 1930s. b) Von Hindenburg's presidency was marred by his personal corruption. c) Monarchists, supporters of the abdicated Kaiser, and militarists, humiliated by defeat in WWI, opposed the Weimar Republic from the start. d) The government was unable to stabilize the economy or maintain law and order. e) A conspiracy of Jewish-capitalist-Communist bankers weakened the government. Q3. Which of the following was not a goal of Hitler? a) Promoting racial elite of Aryans. b) Expanding Germany to the south and east. c) Nationalizing the banks, railroads and heavy industries. d) Implementing a policy of genocide against the Jews. e) Reducing unemployment through public works and rearmament. Q4. Country attacked by Germany that marked the beginning of the Second World War: a) Poland --......... b) Soviet Union c) Czechoslovakia d) France Q5. US base at Pearl Harbor was bombed by: a) Japan b) Germany c) Austria d) Soviet Union