10 questions
Who were the November Criminals?
The German politicians who signed the Treaty of Versailles
Fascist Italians who invaded Abyssinia
German troops who surrendered in the Great War
American bankers who caused the Wall Street Crash
What was the Saar Plebiscite?
A vote taken by Austrian Nazis who wanted to unify with Hitler's Germany
A vote taken by Germans wishing to seperate from Nazi Germany
An anti-communist alliance of fascist states set up to challenge Soviet Russia
A referendum on territorial status was held in the Territory of the Saar on 13 January 1935.
What does the term LEBENSRAUM mean?
"Rearmament"
"Living Space"
"Rebuilding"
"Minorities"
Why didn't Hitler take over Austria in 1934?
He was not yet strong enough to challenge the League of Nations
He was too busy consolidating his power in Germany
Mussolini stopped him from taking over
The Austrian people protested against his possible rule
What year did Hitler take over Austria and the Sudetenland?
1937
1935
1938
1939
What does "conscription" mean?
The deliberate withholding of reparations payments due the allies
Compulsory enrollment for service in a country's armed forces
A junior rank in the German armed forces, similar to a lieutenant in the British Army
The policy of uniting all German-speaking people under one 1,000-year reich
Which country did Hitler sign a deal with that allowed the German Navy to grow to 35% of their size?
France
Italy
Japan
Britain
Approximately what percentage of the Saar population voted to return to German rule?
77%
90%
98%
85%
Who was the German propaganda minister?
Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Göring
Heinrich Himmler
Why was the remilitarisation of the Rhineland a gamble for Hitler?
It wasn't. German had been rearming and had a very strong army
The people of the Rhineland were not Nazis and could have rejected this move
Mussolini was against German expansion and wanted Hitler to slow down
The French Army was much stronger than the Germans at the time