Lesson 1

1 The creation of a dictatorship, 1933–34 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 15

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Lesson 1, The creation of a dictatorship, 1933–34: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 15: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which group did the Nazis blame for the Reichstag Fire?

    • Social Democrats
    • Communists
    • Army officers
    • Monarchists

  2. What key power did the Enabling Act of March 1933 grant?

    • Appoint army generals
    • Abolish the presidency
    • Lawmaking without parliament
    • Declare foreign wars

  3. What replaced independent trade unions after they were banned in May 1933?

    • The Workers Council
    • The State Syndicate
    • The Labour Front
    • The People Party

  4. Which security force took over control of the German police from 1933 onwards?

    • The SA
    • The Army
    • The Reichswehr
    • The SS

  5. Who was the SA leader killed in the Night of the Long Knives?

    • Heinrich Himmler
    • Hermann Göring
    • Rudolf Hess
    • Ernst Röhm

  6. What title did Hitler adopt after President Hindenburg died in August 1934?

    • Führer und Reichskanzler
    • Reichspresident
    • Supreme Commander
    • Reich Chancellor

  7. To whom did the German army swear an oath of allegiance in August 1934?

    • The Constitution
    • The Reichstag
    • The People
    • Hitler personally

  8. Which event in February 1933 justified emergency decrees curbing civil liberties?

    • Munich Putsch
    • Spartacist Uprising
    • Reichstag Fire
    • Kapp Putsch

  9. The July 1933 law made which political organisation the only legal party?

    • Centre Party
    • Nazi Party
    • Communist Party
    • Social Democratic Party

  10. What was the main political purpose of banning all other parties in 1933?

    • Boost economy
    • Increase taxation
    • Promote federalism
    • Eliminate opposition

  11. The Night of the Long Knives successfully won Hitler the support of whom?

    • Foreign powers
    • The army
    • Trade unions
    • The SA

  12. Which April 1933 law removed Jewish and political opponents from public service?

    • Nuremberg Law
    • Enabling Act
    • Concordat
    • Civil Service Law

  13. Whose death in August 1934 allowed Hitler to combine presidential and chancellorship powers?

    • Gustav Stresemann
    • Paul von Hindenburg
    • Franz von Papen
    • Heinrich Brüning

  14. What term described the Nazi process of bringing institutions into line with control?

    • Lebensraum
    • Volksgemeinschaft
    • Blitzkrieg
    • Gleichschaltung

  15. What happened to the Reichstag's legislative role after March 1933?

    • Gained more vetoes
    • Controlled elections
    • Ceased checking executive
    • Became democratised

  16. Which officials were appointed from Berlin in 1933 to control German states?

    • Reich governors
    • Police chiefs
    • Local mayors
    • Army generals

  17. Which two political groups were primary targets for mass arrests in early 1933?

    • Communists and Social Democrats
    • Nationalists and Fascists
    • Liberals and Conservatives
    • Catholics and Monarchists

  18. What happened to Germany's traditional federal state structure by 1934?

    • Replaced by monarchy
    • Granted full independence
    • Centralised by Nazis
    • Expanded regional powers

  19. Where were early political prisoners frequently held without trial from 1933?

    • Regular prisons
    • Army barracks
    • Exile overseas
    • Makeshift camps

  20. Which 1933 event led directly to the removal of Communist Reichstag deputies?

    • Reichstag Fire
    • Munich Putsch
    • Wall Street Crash
    • Kapp Putsch

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