Nazism and the Rise of Hitler – MCQs
1. When did Adolf Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany?
a) 1923
b) 1933
c) 1939
d) 1945
Correct Answer: b) 1933
2. What was the main ideology of the Nazi Party?
a) Communism
b) Democracy
c) Fascism and Racism
d) Socialism
Correct Answer: c) Fascism and Racism
3. What does the term “Aryan” refer to in Nazi ideology?
a) African race
b) Jewish people
c) A superior Germanic race
d) Slavic race
Correct Answer: c) A superior Germanic race
4. What was Mein Kampf?
a) A German military campaign
b) A Nazi propaganda film
c) Hitler’s autobiography and political ideas
d) A peace treaty
Correct Answer: c) Hitler’s autobiography and political ideas
5. Which law gave Hitler dictatorial powers in 1933?
a) Nuremberg Law
b) Treaty of Versailles
c) Enabling Act
d) Emergency Act
Correct Answer: c) Enabling Act
6. What was the Nazi attitude towards Jews?
a) They supported Jewish businesses
b) Promoted equality for all
c) Believed Jews were inferior and dangerous
d) Encouraged Jewish immigration
Correct Answer: c) Believed Jews were inferior and dangerous
7. What event marked the beginning of World War II?
a) Hitler’s death
b) Invasion of Austria
c) Invasion of Poland
d) Attack on France
Correct Answer: c) Invasion of Poland
8. What was the Weimar Republic?
a) Hitler’s secret police
b) The German democratic government after WWI
c) A concentration camp
d) A part of the Nazi Party
Correct Answer: b) The German democratic government after WWI
9. What was the ‘Reichstag Fire’?
a) A Jewish protest
b) The bombing of Berlin
c) Fire at the German Parliament used by Nazis to ban communists
d) A Nazi rally
Correct Answer: c) Fire at the German Parliament used by Nazis to ban communists
10. What were the Nuremberg Laws?
a) Laws that allowed Hitler to annex Austria
b) Laws that punished war criminals
c) Anti-Jewish laws removing citizenship and civil rights
d) Economic reforms by the Nazis
Correct Answer: c) Anti-Jewish laws removing citizenship and civil rights