NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER
MCQs
CLASS-9
SUBJECT-SST
1. Basic Facts about Hitler and Nazism
Hitler was born in:
- (a) Austria
- (b) Germany
- (c) Poland
- (d) Italy
Answer: (a) Austria
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
The book written by Hitler is:
- (a) Mein Kampf
- (b) The Third Reich
- (c) Lebensraum
- (d) Final Solution
Answer: (a) Mein Kampf
Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in:
- (a) 1933
- (b) 1935
- (c) 1930
- (d) 1928
Answer: (a) 1933
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
The Treaty of Versailles blamed which country for World War I?
- (a) France
- (b) Russia
- (c) Germany
- (d) Austria
Answer: (c) Germany
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
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
Hyperinflation in Germany occurred in:
- (a) 1919
- (b) 1923
- (c) 1930
- (d) 1935
Answer: (b) 1923
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
The Nazi Party’s propaganda was led by:
- (a) Heinrich Himmler
- (b) Joseph Goebbels
- (c) Hermann Göring
- (d) Adolf Eichmann
Answer: (b) Joseph Goebbels
The Enabling Act was passed in:
- (a) 1929
- (b) 1933
- (c) 1936
- (d) 1939
Answer: (b) 1933
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
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.
The term Lebensraum refers to:
- (a) Military expansion
- (b) Racial purity
- (c) Living space
- (d) Economic recovery
Answer: (c) Living space
4. Nazi Ideology
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
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
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
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
Hitler believed that only __________ should dominate the world.
- (a) Aryans
- (b) Jews
- (c) Germans
- (d) Europeans
Answer: (a) Aryans
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
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
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
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
Hitler believed that only __________ should dominate the world.
- (a) Aryans
- (b) Jews
- (c) Germans
- (d) Europeans
Answer: (a) Aryans
5. Nazi Control over Society
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
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
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
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
Nazi Germany controlled media through:
- (a) Democratic methods
- (b) Strict censorship
- (c) Open debates
- (d) Religious groups
Answer: (b) Strict censorship
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
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
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
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
Nazi Germany controlled media through:
- (a) Democratic methods
- (b) Strict censorship
- (c) Open debates
- (d) Religious groups
Answer: (b) Strict censorship
6. The Holocaust
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
Jews were forced into:
- (a) Campsites
- (b) Villages
- (c) Ghettos
- (d) Factories
Answer: (c) Ghettos
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
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
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
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
Jews were forced into:
- (a) Campsites
- (b) Villages
- (c) Ghettos
- (d) Factories
Answer: (c) Ghettos
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
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
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
World War II began with the invasion of:
- (a) France
- (b) Poland
- (c) Britain
- (d) Soviet Union
Answer: (b) Poland
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
Hitler signed the Tripartite Pact with Italy and Japan in:
- (a) 1936
- (b) 1938
- (c) 1940
- (d) 1942
Answer: (c) 1940
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
The Second World War ended in:
- (a) 1943
- (b) 1944
- (c) 1945
- (d) 1946
Answer: (c) 1945
World War II began with the invasion of:
- (a) France
- (b) Poland
- (c) Britain
- (d) Soviet Union
Answer: (b) Poland
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
Hitler signed the Tripartite Pact with Italy and Japan in:
- (a) 1936
- (b) 1938
- (c) 1940
- (d) 1942
Answer: (c) 1940
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
The Second World War ended in:
- (a) 1943
- (b) 1944
- (c) 1945
- (d) 1946
Answer: (c) 1945
8. Miscellaneous Questions
The Nazi regime targeted which group the most?
- (a) Communists
- (b) Jews
- (c) Gypsies
- (d) Disabled people
Answer: (b) Jews
The symbol of the Nazi Party was the:
- (a) Eagle
- (b) Hammer and sickle
- (c) Swastika
- (d) Star of David
Answer: (c) Swastika
Nazi Germany pulled out of the League of Nations in:
- (a) 1930
- (b) 1933
- (c) 1935
- (d) 1937
Answer: (b) 1933
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
Nazi racial policy was influenced by:
- (a) Communism
- (b) Darwinism
- (c) Liberalism
- (d) Capitalism
Answer: (b) Darwinism
The Nazi regime targeted which group the most?
- (a) Communists
- (b) Jews
- (c) Gypsies
- (d) Disabled people
Answer: (b) Jews
The symbol of the Nazi Party was the:
- (a) Eagle
- (b) Hammer and sickle
- (c) Swastika
- (d) Star of David
Answer: (c) Swastika
Nazi Germany pulled out of the League of Nations in:
- (a) 1930
- (b) 1933
- (c) 1935
- (d) 1937
Answer: (b) 1933
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
Nazi racial policy was influenced by:
- (a) Communism
- (b) Darwinism
- (c) Liberalism
- (d) Capitalism
Answer: (b) Darwinism
9. Additional Questions
The Reichstag was the:
- (a) German Parliament
- (b) Nazi military force
- (c) Secret police
- (d) German economy
Answer: (a) German Parliament
Hitler committed suicide in:
- (a) April 1945
- (b) March 1945
- (c) May 1945
- (d) June 1945
Answer: (a) April 1945
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
The Night of Broken Glass is also called:
- (a) Kristallnacht
- (b) Final Solution
- (c) Blitzkrieg
- (d) Operation Barbarossa
Answer: (a) Kristallnacht
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
The Nazi secret police were called:
- (a) Schutzstaffel (SS)
- (b) Gestapo
- (c) Wehrmacht
- (d) Luftwaffe
Answer: (b) Gestapo
The Nazi regime ended in:
- (a) 1943
- (b) 1944
- (c) 1945
- (d) 1946
Answer: (c) 1945
Which country liberated Berlin from Nazi rule?
- (a) USA
- (b) UK
- (c) Soviet Union
- (d) France
Answer: (c) Soviet Union
Nazi Germany reoccupied the Rhineland in:
- (a) 1935
- (b) 1936
- (c) 1937
- (d) 1938
Answer: (b) 1936
The term Blitzkrieg means:
- (a) Tank warfare
- (b) Lightning war
- (c) Naval combat
- (d) Air raids
Answer: (b) Lightning war
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The Reichstag was the:
- (a) German Parliament
- (b) Nazi military force
- (c) Secret police
- (d) German economy
Answer: (a) German Parliament
Hitler committed suicide in:
- (a) April 1945
- (b) March 1945
- (c) May 1945
- (d) June 1945
Answer: (a) April 1945
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
The Night of Broken Glass is also called:
- (a) Kristallnacht
- (b) Final Solution
- (c) Blitzkrieg
- (d) Operation Barbarossa
Answer: (a) Kristallnacht
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
The Nazi secret police were called:
- (a) Schutzstaffel (SS)
- (b) Gestapo
- (c) Wehrmacht
- (d) Luftwaffe
Answer: (b) Gestapo
The Nazi regime ended in:
- (a) 1943
- (b) 1944
- (c) 1945
- (d) 1946
Answer: (c) 1945
Which country liberated Berlin from Nazi rule?
- (a) USA
- (b) UK
- (c) Soviet Union
- (d) France
Answer: (c) Soviet Union
Nazi Germany reoccupied the Rhineland in:
- (a) 1935
- (b) 1936
- (c) 1937
- (d) 1938
Answer: (b) 1936
The term Blitzkrieg means:
- (a) Tank warfare
- (b) Lightning war
- (c) Naval combat
- (d) Air raids
Answer: (b) Lightning war
II. Fill in the Blanks - 10
__________ was the name of Hitler's book, which outlined his ideology.
Answer: Mein Kampf
The Nazi regime banned all political parties except the __________ Party.
Answer: Nazi
The Nazi policy of racial expansion was called __________.
Answer: Lebensraum
Jews were forced to wear a __________ on their clothing for identification.
Answer: Yellow Star of David
The secret state police under the Nazis was called the __________.
Answer: Gestapo
The term __________ refers to the mass murder of Jews during the Nazi era.
Answer: Holocaust
Nazi propaganda was controlled by __________.
Answer: Joseph Goebbels
The __________ Act allowed Hitler to establish a dictatorship in Germany.
Answer: Enabling
The Nuremberg Laws stripped __________ of their citizenship.
Answer: Jews
The Nazi youth organization for boys aged 14 and above was called __________.
Answer: Hitler Youth
__________ was the name of Hitler's book, which outlined his ideology.
Answer: Mein Kampf
The Nazi regime banned all political parties except the __________ Party.
Answer: Nazi
The Nazi policy of racial expansion was called __________.
Answer: Lebensraum
Jews were forced to wear a __________ on their clothing for identification.
Answer: Yellow Star of David
The secret state police under the Nazis was called the __________.
Answer: Gestapo
The term __________ refers to the mass murder of Jews during the Nazi era.
Answer: Holocaust
Nazi propaganda was controlled by __________.
Answer: Joseph Goebbels
The __________ Act allowed Hitler to establish a dictatorship in Germany.
Answer: Enabling
The Nuremberg Laws stripped __________ of their citizenship.
Answer: Jews
The Nazi youth organization for boys aged 14 and above was called __________.
Answer: Hitler Youth
III. True or False - 10
The Treaty of Versailles was signed after World War II.
Answer: False
The Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers.
Answer: True
Nazi Germany's propaganda targeted communists and Jews as enemies.
Answer: True
The Great Depression had no impact on Hitler's rise to power.
Answer: False
Nazi ideology promoted racial equality.
Answer: False
Hitler Youth focused on training boys for military service.
Answer: True
Auschwitz was a Nazi concentration camp.
Answer: True
The Gestapo was Germany’s official army under the Nazi regime.
Answer: False
The Nuremberg Laws were passed to promote democracy.
Answer: False
Nazi propaganda portrayed Hitler as a savior of Germany.
Answer: True
The Treaty of Versailles was signed after World War II.
Answer: False
The Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers.
Answer: True
Nazi Germany's propaganda targeted communists and Jews as enemies.
Answer: True
The Great Depression had no impact on Hitler's rise to power.
Answer: False
Nazi ideology promoted racial equality.
Answer: False
Hitler Youth focused on training boys for military service.
Answer: True
Auschwitz was a Nazi concentration camp.
Answer: True
The Gestapo was Germany’s official army under the Nazi regime.
Answer: False
The Nuremberg Laws were passed to promote democracy.
Answer: False
Nazi propaganda portrayed Hitler as a savior of Germany.
Answer: True
IV. Match the Following - 5
Column A | Column 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 -
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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