1. HOW DID HITLER RISE TO POWER?

2. How did Hitler use the result of World War I to fuel his rise to power?
A. Accused the German leadership of “stabbing the nation in the back.”
B. Used vicious anti-Semitism to help explain Germany’s defeat in the First World War.
C. Denounced the Weimar Republic.
D. All of the above.

3. Why was the Weimar Republic immediately unpopular with the German people?
A. It was the result of the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles: “peace to end all peace.”
B. They were a communist government.
C. They were a capitalist government.
D. They were an oppressive dictatorship.

4. Why was Germany hit harder by the Great Depression than any other European nation?
A. War reparation payments made the country’s economy extremely fragile.
B. Jewish citizens monopolized the banking industry & were involved in a conspiracy.
C. Banks failed only in Germany.
D. Hitler invested heavily in the US stock market.

5. After Hitler’s unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government, what was his new strategy to seize power in Germany?
A. Burn down the Reichstag and dissolve it.
B. Run for political office and expand Nazi influence in German government.
C. Cause the Great Depression.
D. Assassinate Hindenburg.

6. On your paper:
How was the result of World War I used by Hitler and the Nazis to seize power and gain support amongst the German people?

7. On your paper:
What role did the Great Depression of 1929 play in making the Nazi party a force in German politics?

8. On your paper:
The fact that the Nazis had virtually no power in the German government before the Great Depression, how did this make Hitler’s rhetoric & promises to restore Germany’s greatness more attractive to the German people?

9. How did Hitler use the result of World War I to fuel his rise to power?
A. Accused the German leadership of “stabbing the nation in the back.”
B. Used vicious anti-Semitism to help explain Germany’s defeat in the First World War.
C. Denounced the Weimar Republic.
D. All of the above.

10. Why was the Weimar Republic immediately unpopular with the German people?
A. It was the result of the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles: “peace to end all peace.”
B. They were a communist government.
C. They were a capitalist government.
D. They were an oppressive dictatorship.

11. Why was Germany hit harder by the Great Depression than any other European nation?
A. War reparation payments made the country’s economy extremely fragile.
B. Jewish citizens monopolized the banking industry & were involved in a conspiracy.
C. Banks failed only in Germany.
D. Hitler invested heavily in the US stock market.

12. After Hitler’s unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government, what was his new strategy to seize power in Germany?
A. Burn down the Reichstag and dissolve it.
B. Run for political office and expand Nazi influence in German government.
C. Cause the Great Depression.
D. Assassinate Hindenburg.