Question

In this form of government, a one-party dictatorship attempts t regulate every aspect of their lives of its citizens.

23) The quotation above best describes what form of government?
a. socialist
b. theocratic
c. totalitarian
d. imperialistic

24) Why did support for Hitler increase in the early 1930s?
a. Hitler had successfully proven himself as government leader.
b. Germans wanted a leader who would institute Marxist policies.
c. Germans believed he had given up his extreme ideas while in jail.
d. The German people wanted a strong leader to end economic woes.

The National Socialist movement must strive to eliminate the disproportion between our population and our area. -Adolph Hitler, Mein Kampf

25) The above passage is most closely connected with which of Hitler's goals?
a. anti-Semitism
b. creation of a totalitarian state
c. territorial expansion
d. suppression of communism

26) What was one effect of Hitler's plans to rebuild the German army?
a. increased trade between Germany and Britain
b. provided jobs and helped Germany out of Depression
c. provoked France into another war Germany over the Ruhr Valley
d. persuaded Germans to vote for other political parties instead of the Nazis

Answer 1

The correct answer is: C. A totalitarian government

Step-by-step explanation

Power was secured by military repression. Individuals were subordinated by the state and freedom of speech was abolished. All the means of molding public opinion such as school, press, theater and radio were controlled by the state. Opposition was punished and intimidated with military force.

Question 24

The correct answer is d. The German people wanted a strong leader to end economic woes.

Explanation

War I left Germany with an economic bankruptcy. German population needed to be united which Hitler seemed to achieve with nazism. The feelings of frustration were generalized and people needed hope of economic growth.

Question 25

The correct answer is c. Territorial expansion

Step-by-step explanation

The Nazis claimed that the Nordic race, had qualities that ensured the greatest accomplishments in history Therefore, if a nation had to maintain its achievements and its unity, the racial purity of the state had to be preserved. Such a state had no place for inferior races or small territory. Especially after having lost grounds with the agreements reached after World War I.

Question 26

The correct answer is: b. provided jobs and helped Germany out of Depression

Step-by-step explanation

Hitler wanted to foster German economy and did all he could to do so. He thought that by rebuilding its army and invading the territories that he thought belonged to the German population, he would help the nation but World War II only brought more hunger and despair.

Answer 2

Question 23

The correct answer is C.

A totalitarian goverment secures its power position by intimidation, the use of military force and the control of every single aspect of the life of its citizens, to prevent defection. Dissenting attitudes or political ideologies are fiercely repressed. Moreover, there is no political opposition.

Question 24

The correct answer is D.

Germany was suffering a very intense economic recession, together with an hyperinflation crisis that had devaluated completely the value of its currency, the mark. Germany had been obliged to pay enormous economic reparations to the victorious powers of WWI and this was preventing the sucess of any growth possibilities. Hitler preached unity of Germans against adversity in order to recover the strenght of the country that had been lost.

Question 25

The correct answer is C.

Hitler promoted the so-called "living space" policy. He believed that Germans were too concentrated in a small territory and that such a great nation deserved to control a wider area where to live in line to their superior status. This is why they started annexionating nearby regions and how the nazis triggered the start of WWII.

Question 26

The correct answer is B.

In the short run, it could seem that Hitler was doing well as he started rebuilding the national army and this enhanced production levels and gave jobs to many previously unemployed people. People could think that he was fulfilling the promises he had made related to economic recovery.