Nazis’ Rise to Power quiz 1. What B was the nickname of the SA?
Brownshirts
2. What MP was the rebellion against the German government in November 1923?
Munich Putsch
3. What L was the name of the general who played a key role in the Beer Hall Putsch?
Ludendorff
4. What H was the economic crisis that hit Germany in 1923?
Hyperinflation
5. What MK was the name of the book written by Hitler during his time in prison?
Mein Kampf
6. What F were a rural group attracted to the policies of the Nazis?
Farmers
7. What R was the name of the German parliament building?
Reichstag
8. What H was the President of Germany between 1925 and 1934?
Hindenburg
9. What VP was the Chancellor of Germany in 1932, and Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler
1933-34?
Von Papen
10. What R was an area occupied by French and Belgian troops after Germany’s failure to pay
reparations?
Ruhr
11. What JG became a prominent member of the Nazi Party, leading to particular
responsibility for propaganda?
Joseph Goebbels
12. What HG was in charge of the SA?
Herman Goering
13. What GS was the Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic?
Gustav Stresemann
14. What C was the party that provided the main opposition to the Nazis?
Communist
15. What GD was a worldwide economic slump which contributed to the failure of the
Weimar government?
Great Depression
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Nazis’ Rise to Power quiz 16. What D was an increasingly unpopular idea and form of government during the Weimar
period?
Democracy
17. What T is the number of seats won by the Nazis in May 1928?
Twelve
18. What A is the hatred of Jews?
Anti-Semitism
19. What TV was the unpopular agreement hated by Hitler, and used by him to criticise the
Weimar government?
Treaty of Versailles
20. What S was the emblem of the Nazi Party?
Swastika
Holocaust Memorial, Berlin
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