Lesson 3

3 Controlling and influencing attitudes Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 15

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Lesson 3, Controlling and influencing attitudes: 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 minister ran the Ministry of Propaganda under the Nazis?

    • Joachim von Ribbentrop
    • Heinrich Himmler
    • Joseph Goebbels
    • Hermann Göring

  2. Which agreement did Hitler's government sign with the Catholic Church in 1933?

    • The Enabling Act
    • The Vatican Treaty
    • The Munich Pact
    • The Concordat

  3. Which body did the Nazis set up to bring Protestant churches under state control?

    • The Reich Church
    • The Confessing Church
    • The Evangelical League
    • The People's Synod

  4. Which major sporting event did the Nazis use in 1936 to promote Germany?

    • Nuremberg Games
    • Hamburg Regatta
    • Berlin Olympic Games
    • Munich World Cup

  5. What term describes state control over newspapers, books, radio and films?

    • Censorship
    • Conscription
    • Rationing
    • Rearmament

  6. What was the primary Nazi goal regarding the Christian churches?

    • Promote total secularism
    • Merge rival faiths
    • Reduce church independence
    • Ban all worship

  7. Which mass method did the Nazis use to build loyalty and unity?

    • Trade union strikes
    • Open parliaments
    • Referendums
    • Mass rallies

  8. Which cultural medium was subjected to strict Nazi censorship?

    • Foreign textbooks
    • Scientific journals
    • Private correspondence
    • Film and literature

  9. What was the term for the state removal of critical newspaper articles?

    • Conscription
    • Censorship
    • Indoctrination
    • Propaganda

  10. Which underground Protestant group opposed Nazi interference in church life?

    • The Aryan Brotherhood
    • The Catholic League
    • The Reich Church
    • The Confessing Church

  11. Which government department handled the approval of novels and culture?

    • Ministry of Interior
    • Gestapo Headquarters
    • Ministry of Education
    • Ministry of Propaganda

  12. How did the Nazi regime primarily use international sporting events?

    • As national propaganda
    • To recruit soldiers
    • To boost trade
    • To encourage peace

  13. Which mass media tool was used daily to broadcast regime messages?

    • Internet
    • Radio
    • Telegrams
    • Television

  14. Which government department strictly controlled film production in Nazi Germany?

    • SS Central Office
    • Gestapo Headquarters
    • Ministry of Propaganda
    • Ministry of Culture

  15. What was the main purpose of staging massive Nazi party rallies?

    • Promoting international peace
    • Showcasing military defeats
    • Celebrating economic growth
    • Displaying regime loyalty

  16. How did the Nazi state primarily deal with critical religious leaders?

    • Monitoring and pressure
    • Total financial funding
    • Complete legal immunity
    • Immediate public executions

  17. Why did Hitler sign the 1933 Concordat with the Catholic Church?

    • Abolish religious schooling
    • Increase church taxes
    • Promote foreign alliances
    • Reduce political opposition

  18. How successful was Nazi control over German culture and the arts?

    • Completely ineffective
    • Total and absolute
    • Non-existent
    • Extensive but incomplete

  19. What key image did the 1936 Berlin Olympics project to foreign visitors?

    • A strong modern nation
    • An isolated dictatorship
    • A peaceful democracy
    • A weak failing state

  20. Which rival Protestant organisation was formed in opposition to the Reich Church?

    • The German Synod
    • The Catholic League
    • The People Church
    • The Confessing Church

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