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Practice Paper for Class 9 Social Science (Periodic Test–2)

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NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER-MCQs-CLASS-9-SST

NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER

MCQs
CLASS-9
SUBJECT-SST

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1. Basic Facts about Hitler and Nazism

  1. Hitler was born in:

    • (a) Austria
    • (b) Germany
    • (c) Poland
    • (d) Italy
      Answer: (a) Austria

  2. The Nazi Party was officially called:

    • (a) German Workers' Party
    • (b) National Socialist German Workers' Party
    • (c) Socialist Party of Germany
    • (d) Communist Party of Germany
      Answer: (b) National Socialist German Workers' Party

  3. The book written by Hitler is:

    • (a) Mein Kampf
    • (b) The Third Reich
    • (c) Lebensraum
    • (d) Final Solution
      Answer: (a) Mein Kampf

  4. Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in:

    • (a) 1933
    • (b) 1935
    • (c) 1930
    • (d) 1928
      Answer: (a) 1933

  5. The Nazi salute was used to show loyalty to:

    • (a) The nation
    • (b) The Reichstag
    • (c) Adolf Hitler
    • (d) The army
      Answer: (c) Adolf Hitler

2. The Weimar Republic

  1. The Treaty of Versailles blamed which country for World War I?

    • (a) France
    • (b) Russia
    • (c) Germany
    • (d) Austria
      Answer: (c) Germany

  2. The Weimar Republic was established after:

    • (a) World War I
    • (b) World War II
    • (c) Treaty of Versailles
    • (d) Hitler’s rise to power
      Answer: (a) World War I

  3. The War Guilt Clause was part of:

    • (a) The Dawes Plan
    • (b) The Treaty of Versailles
    • (c) The Nuremberg Laws
    • (d) The Enabling Act
      Answer: (b) The Treaty of Versailles

  4. Hyperinflation in Germany occurred in:

    • (a) 1919
    • (b) 1923
    • (c) 1930
    • (d) 1935
      Answer: (b) 1923

  5. The Great Depression affected Germany most severely in:

    • (a) 1929
    • (b) 1933
    • (c) 1935
    • (d) 1938
      Answer: (a) 1929

3. Hitler’s Rise to Power

  1. The Nazi Party’s propaganda was led by:

    • (a) Heinrich Himmler
    • (b) Joseph Goebbels
    • (c) Hermann Göring
    • (d) Adolf Eichmann
      Answer: (b) Joseph Goebbels

  2. The Enabling Act was passed in:

    • (a) 1929
    • (b) 1933
    • (c) 1936
    • (d) 1939
      Answer: (b) 1933

  3. Hitler blamed the __________ for Germany’s defeat in World War I.

    • (a) Weimar politicians
    • (b) Jews
    • (c) Communists
    • (d) All of the above
      Answer: (d) All of the above

  4. The Great Depression helped the Nazis gain support because:

    • (a) They offered jobs and stability.
    • (b) They supported the Treaty of Versailles.
    • (c) They formed a coalition government.
    • (d) They created social equality.
      Answer: (a) They offered jobs and stability.

  5. The term Lebensraum refers to:

    • (a) Military expansion
    • (b) Racial purity
    • (c) Living space
    • (d) Economic recovery
      Answer: (c) Living space

4. Nazi Ideology

  1. Nazi ideology was based on:

    • (a) Equality among all races
    • (b) The superiority of the Aryan race
    • (c) Universal suffrage
    • (d) A socialist economy
      Answer: (b) The superiority of the Aryan race

  2. Jews were portrayed in Nazi propaganda as:

    • (a) Heroes of Germany
    • (b) The cause of Germany’s problems
    • (c) Victims of communism
    • (d) Allies of Hitler
      Answer: (b) The cause of Germany’s problems

  3. The Nuremberg Laws were introduced to:

    • (a) Create economic recovery
    • (b) Exclude Jews from German society
    • (c) Increase German military strength
    • (d) Promote Nazi youth organizations
      Answer: (b) Exclude Jews from German society

  4. The "Final Solution" was:

    • (a) A plan for military expansion
    • (b) The extermination of Jews
    • (c) A propaganda campaign
    • (d) A treaty with the Allies
      Answer: (b) The extermination of Jews

  5. Hitler believed that only __________ should dominate the world.

    • (a) Aryans
    • (b) Jews
    • (c) Germans
    • (d) Europeans
      Answer: (a) Aryans

5. Nazi Control over Society

  1. The Hitler Youth was for boys aged:

    • (a) 10 to 18
    • (b) 6 to 12
    • (c) 14 to 25
    • (d) 8 to 16
      Answer: (a) 10 to 18

  2. The League of German Maidens was aimed at:

    • (a) Educating Jewish girls
    • (b) Teaching women military skills
    • (c) Preparing girls for motherhood
    • (d) Providing employment to women
      Answer: (c) Preparing girls for motherhood

  3. Schools in Nazi Germany taught children to:

    • (a) Worship Hitler
    • (b) Promote racial equality
    • (c) Resist military service
    • (d) Study democratic ideals
      Answer: (a) Worship Hitler

  4. Propaganda films like __________ depicted Jews as villains.

    • (a) The Eternal Jew
    • (b) Mein Kampf
    • (c) Final Solution
    • (d) Aryan Glory
      Answer: (a) The Eternal Jew

  5. Nazi Germany controlled media through:

    • (a) Democratic methods
    • (b) Strict censorship
    • (c) Open debates
    • (d) Religious groups
      Answer: (b) Strict censorship

6. The Holocaust

  1. The Holocaust refers to:

    • (a) A German revolution
    • (b) The genocide of Jews
    • (c) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
    • (d) The end of World War I
      Answer: (b) The genocide of Jews

  2. Jews were forced into:

    • (a) Campsites
    • (b) Villages
    • (c) Ghettos
    • (d) Factories
      Answer: (c) Ghettos

  3. Auschwitz is known as:

    • (a) A Nazi military base
    • (b) A concentration camp
    • (c) A propaganda center
    • (d) A Jewish resistance group
      Answer: (b) A concentration camp

  4. The Nuremberg Trials were held to:

    • (a) Prosecute Nazi war criminals
    • (b) Honor Nazi soldiers
    • (c) Sign a treaty
    • (d) Liberate Jews from camps
      Answer: (a) Prosecute Nazi war criminals

  5. During the Holocaust, Nazi officials referred to gas chambers as:

    • (a) Bathrooms
    • (b) Evacuation centers
    • (c) Disinfection areas
    • (d) Slave quarters
      Answer: (c) Disinfection areas

7. World War II and Nazi Expansion

  1. World War II began with the invasion of:

    • (a) France
    • (b) Poland
    • (c) Britain
    • (d) Soviet Union
      Answer: (b) Poland

  2. The Axis Powers included:

    • (a) Germany, France, and Japan
    • (b) Germany, Italy, and Japan
    • (c) Germany, Britain, and the USA
    • (d) Germany, Russia, and Japan
      Answer: (b) Germany, Italy, and Japan

  3. Hitler signed the Tripartite Pact with Italy and Japan in:

    • (a) 1936
    • (b) 1938
    • (c) 1940
    • (d) 1942
      Answer: (c) 1940

  4. Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 was called:

    • (a) Operation Sea Lion
    • (b) Operation Barbarossa
    • (c) Operation Overlord
    • (d) Operation Torch
      Answer: (b) Operation Barbarossa

  5. The Second World War ended in:

    • (a) 1943
    • (b) 1944
    • (c) 1945
    • (d) 1946
      Answer: (c) 1945

8. Miscellaneous Questions

  1. The Nazi regime targeted which group the most?

    • (a) Communists
    • (b) Jews
    • (c) Gypsies
    • (d) Disabled people
      Answer: (b) Jews

  2. The symbol of the Nazi Party was the:

    • (a) Eagle
    • (b) Hammer and sickle
    • (c) Swastika
    • (d) Star of David
      Answer: (c) Swastika

  3. Nazi Germany pulled out of the League of Nations in:

    • (a) 1930
    • (b) 1933
    • (c) 1935
    • (d) 1937
      Answer: (b) 1933

  4. The Reichstag Fire in 1933 led to:

    • (a) Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor
    • (b) The Enabling Act
    • (c) The start of World War II
    • (d) The signing of the Nuremberg Laws
      Answer: (b) The Enabling Act

  5. Nazi racial policy was influenced by:

    • (a) Communism
    • (b) Darwinism
    • (c) Liberalism
    • (d) Capitalism
      Answer: (b) Darwinism

9. Additional Questions

  1. The Reichstag was the:

    • (a) German Parliament
    • (b) Nazi military force
    • (c) Secret police
    • (d) German economy
      Answer: (a) German Parliament

  2. Hitler committed suicide in:

    • (a) April 1945
    • (b) March 1945
    • (c) May 1945
    • (d) June 1945
      Answer: (a) April 1945

  3. The USA entered World War II after:

    • (a) Germany invaded France
    • (b) Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
    • (c) Hitler’s rise to power
    • (d) The Holocaust
      Answer: (b) Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

  4. The Night of Broken Glass is also called:

    • (a) Kristallnacht
    • (b) Final Solution
    • (c) Blitzkrieg
    • (d) Operation Barbarossa
      Answer: (a) Kristallnacht

  5. Nazi Germany’s policy of autarky aimed at:

    • (a) Economic self-sufficiency
    • (b) Military dominance
    • (c) Racial hierarchy
    • (d) Media control
      Answer: (a) Economic self-sufficiency

  6. The Nazi secret police were called:

    • (a) Schutzstaffel (SS)
    • (b) Gestapo
    • (c) Wehrmacht
    • (d) Luftwaffe
      Answer: (b) Gestapo

  7. The Nazi regime ended in:

    • (a) 1943
    • (b) 1944
    • (c) 1945
    • (d) 1946
      Answer: (c) 1945

  8. Which country liberated Berlin from Nazi rule?

    • (a) USA
    • (b) UK
    • (c) Soviet Union
    • (d) France
      Answer: (c) Soviet Union

  9. Nazi Germany reoccupied the Rhineland in:

    • (a) 1935
    • (b) 1936
    • (c) 1937
    • (d) 1938
      Answer: (b) 1936

  10. The term Blitzkrieg means:

    • (a) Tank warfare
    • (b) Lightning war
    • (c) Naval combat
    • (d) Air raids
      Answer: (b) Lightning war
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II. Fill in the Blanks - 10

  1. __________ was the name of Hitler's book, which outlined his ideology.
    Answer: Mein Kampf

  2. The Nazi regime banned all political parties except the __________ Party.
    Answer: Nazi

  3. The Nazi policy of racial expansion was called __________.
    Answer: Lebensraum

  4. Jews were forced to wear a __________ on their clothing for identification.
    Answer: Yellow Star of David

  5. The secret state police under the Nazis was called the __________.
    Answer: Gestapo

  6. The term __________ refers to the mass murder of Jews during the Nazi era.
    Answer: Holocaust

  7. Nazi propaganda was controlled by __________.
    Answer: Joseph Goebbels

  8. The __________ Act allowed Hitler to establish a dictatorship in Germany.
    Answer: Enabling

  9. The Nuremberg Laws stripped __________ of their citizenship.
    Answer: Jews

  10. The Nazi youth organization for boys aged 14 and above was called __________.
    Answer: Hitler Youth

III. True or False - 10

  1. The Treaty of Versailles was signed after World War II.
    Answer: False

  2. The Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers.
    Answer: True

  3. Nazi Germany's propaganda targeted communists and Jews as enemies.
    Answer: True

  4. The Great Depression had no impact on Hitler's rise to power.
    Answer: False

  5. Nazi ideology promoted racial equality.
    Answer: False

  6. Hitler Youth focused on training boys for military service.
    Answer: True

  7. Auschwitz was a Nazi concentration camp.
    Answer: True

  8. The Gestapo was Germany’s official army under the Nazi regime.
    Answer: False

  9. The Nuremberg Laws were passed to promote democracy.
    Answer: False

  10. Nazi propaganda portrayed Hitler as a savior of Germany.
    Answer: True

IV. Match the Following - 5

Column AColumn B
(1) Gestapo(a) Secret police
(2) Enabling Act(b) Gave Hitler dictatorial power
(3) Holocaust(c) Mass killing of Jews
(4) Hitler Youth(d) Nazi youth organization
(5) Joseph Goebbels(e) Propaganda minister

Answer:
1 → (a), 2 → (b), 3 → (c), 4 → (d), 5 → (e)

V. Assertion and Reasoning - 

  • (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  • (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  • (c) A is true, but R is false.
  • (d) A is false, but R is true.

      1. Assertion (A): Hitler targeted Jews and other minorities during his rule.
        Reason (R): Nazi ideology believed in the superiority of the Aryan race.

        • Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

      2. Assertion (A): The Nuremberg Laws granted Jews equal rights.
        Reason (R): The Nazis wanted to create a racially pure society.

        • Answer: (d) A is false, but R is true.

      3. Assertion (A): Nazi propaganda was crucial to Hitler’s rise to power.
        Reason (R): Propaganda helped spread Nazi ideology effectively.

        • Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

      4. Assertion (A): The Gestapo enforced Nazi policies through violence and fear.
        Reason (R): The Gestapo functioned as Germany’s secret police.

        • Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

      5. Assertion (A): Hitler blamed the Treaty of Versailles for Germany’s troubles.
        Reason (R): The Treaty of Versailles imposed harsh reparations on Germany.

        • Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

      6. Assertion (A): Jews were forced into ghettos by the Nazis.
        Reason (R): Ghettos were used to segregate and isolate Jews.

        • Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

      7. Assertion (A): Hitler promoted large-scale employment in Nazi Germany.
        Reason (R): Hitler used work creation programs to recover the economy.

        • Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

      8. Assertion (A): Hitler focused on youth to build a strong Nazi society.
        Reason (R): Nazi youth organizations indoctrinated children with Nazi beliefs.

        • Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

      9. Assertion (A): Nazi Germany promoted women’s employment in factories.
        Reason (R): Women were considered vital for the workforce during the war.

        • Answer: (d) A is false, but R is true.

      10. Assertion (A): The Holocaust is a reminder of the dangers of racism and authoritarianism.
        Reason (R): The Holocaust involved systematic mass killings based on racial hatred.

        • Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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