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Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
The Great Depression was a period of _______ .
Answer:
Economic crisis

Question 2.
What is the German Parliament known as ?
Answer:
The German Parliament is known as the Reichstag.

Question 3.
A camp where people were isolated and detained without due process of law, referred to as
_______ .
Answer:
Concentration camp

Question 4.
Which Article of the Weimar Constitution gave the President the powers to impose emergency,
suspend civil rights and rule by decree ?
Answer:
Article 48

Question 5.
Who offered the chancellorship to Hitler on 30 January 1933 ?
Answer:
President Hindenburg

Question 6.
People of Weimar Republic lost confidence in the democratic _______ .
Answer:
Parliamentary system

Question 7.
The Nazi Party had become largest party by _______ .
Answer:
1932

Question 8.
The Tripartite Pact was signed between Germany, Japan and _______ .
Answer:
Italy

Question 9.
Nazi propaganda projected _______ .
Answer:
Hitler as a messiah

Question 10.
Nazi youth groups for children below 14 years of age were called _______ .
Answer:
Jungvolk

Question 11.
What was Auschwitz ?
Answer:
Auschwitz was the centre for mass killing during Nazi rule.

Question 12.
What was the original name of Nazi party ?
Answer:
The National Socialist German Workers Party.

Question 13.
The gas chambers that looked like bathrooms, equipped with fake shower heads, were labelled as
_______ .
Answer:
Disinfection areas

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Question 14.
How did Hitler view war ?
Answer:
Hitler viewed war as the way out of the approaching economic crisis.

Question 15.
When was the Enabling Act passed in Germany ?
Answer:
On 3rd March, 1933

Question 16.
Name the four countries included in the Allied Powers in World War II.
Answer:
England, France, Russia and USA were included in the Allied Powers.

Question 17.
What was the significance of the Enabling Act ?
Answer:
The Enabling Act enabled Hitler to sideline the Parliament and rule by decree.

Question 18.
Which concept of Hitler’s ideology revealed his desire for an extended empire ?
Answer:
The geopolitical concept or concept of living space revealed his desire for an extended empire.

Question 19.
Which country used atomic bombs during World War II ?
Answer:
USA used atomic bombs during World War II against Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.

Question 20.
What was the work entrusted to the International War Tribunal set up in Nuremberg after the war
?
Answer:
It was set up to prosecute Nazi war criminals for crimes against peace, for war crimes and crimes
against humanity.

Question 21.
What was the name given to separately marked areas where the Jews lived ?
Answer:
The separately marked areas where the Jews lived were called ghettos.

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Question 22.
Which incident persuaded the USA to join the war ?
Answer:
Japan’s unprovoked attack on the US base at Pearl Harbour in December 1941 persuaded the
USA to join the war.

Question 23.
What do you know about Wall Street Exchange ?
Answer:
It is the name of the world’s biggest stock exchange.

Question 24.
Which countries were known as Axis Powers in World War II ?
Answer:
Germany, Italy and Japan were known as Axis Powers.

Question 25.
When did Youth League of the Nazis found ?
Answer:
The Youth League of the Nazis was founded in 1922.

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Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
Trace any three main features of the foreign policy of Hitler.
Answer:

 On 30th January 1933, Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany

and established dictatorship.
 Right from the beginning, he followed a policy of aggression and
war towards other countries.
 He pulled out of the League of Nations in 1933, reoccupied
Rhineland in 1936 and integrated Austria and Germany in 1938
under the slogan ‘One people, One empire, One leader’.
Question 2.
The Peace Treaty at Versailles with the Allies was a harsh and humiliating peace. Explain the
statement with any three examples.
Answer:

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  In the First World War, Germany was defeated. The peace Treaty
at Versailles with the Allies was a harsh and humiliating peace.
 Germany lost its overseas colonies and also much of its territories
in Europe.
 Germany lost 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal to France and
other countries.
 The Allied Powers demilitarised Germany to weaken its power.
Germany was forced to pay compensation amounting to £ 6
billion.
 The Allied forces occupied the resources rich Rhineland till the
1920s. (Any three)
Question 3.
Explain the three fold plan of Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany to consolidate the Nazi
power.
Answer:

 Hitler’s three fold plan comprised of capturing the legal authority

to rule, crushing the country’s political opposition and eliminating
rivals within the party.
In the pursuit of first, he used the Reichstag fire incident to clamp
down the communists. He armed himself with the emergency
powers and murdered and jailed key communist leaders and
suppressed civil liberties.
 In March 1933, the German Reichstag passed the enabling laws
which transferred all the powers from the Reichstag to the
government headed by him.
 Further, Hitler turned his attention to the rival political parties. He
outlawed all existing and potential opposition institutions. By July
1933, the Nazis were the only legitimate party in Germany.
Question 4.
When did Hitler formally announce his violation of the Treaty of Versailles ?
What reason did he give for this ?
Answer:

 Hitler formally announced his violation of the Treaty of Versailles

in March 1935.
 Hitler claimed that he was trying to make Germany equal in
position to the other European powers.

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  Since European nations had not followed the policy of
disarmament, German rearmament was a necessity.
Question 5.
What was the ideology of the Nazis regarding the Jews ?
Answer:
The ideology of the Nazis regarding the Jews were :

 All schools were cleansed and purified under Nazism. Those

teachers were dismissed who were found to be Jews or seen as
politically unreliable.
 German and Jew children were not allowed to sit or play together.
 All the undesirable children—Jews, Gypsies, and the physically
handicapped were dismissed from schools and.Jinally were taken
to gas chambers in the 1940s.
Question 6.
What do you know about ‘Nazi schooling’ ?
Answer:
All ‘Good German’ children were subjected to a prolonged period of ideological training—a
process of Nazi schooling. School textbooks were rewritten. Racial science was introduced to
justify Nazi ideas of race. Children were taught to be loyal and submissive, hate Jews, and
worship Hitler. Even sports was used to nurture a spirit of violence and aggression among
children. Hitler believed boxing made children iron-hearted, strong and masculine.

Question 7.
What was the Nazis ideology regarding motherhood ?
Answer:
In Nazi Germany, children were repeatedly told that women were radically different from men. It
was preached that the fight for equal rights for men and women was wrong and it would destroy
the society. The boys were taught to be aggressive, masculine and steel-hearted. The girls were
taught to become good mothers. They were supposed to rear pure-blooded Aryan children and
maintain the purity of the race. They had to distance themselves from Jews, look after the home,
and over and above teach their children the Nazi values.

Question 8.
What were the results of the victory of Nazism in Germany ?
Answer:

 The victory of Nazism in Germany led to the destruction of

democracy and establishment of dictatorship.
 It also led to the militarism and preparation for the war.

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  In Germany, all other political parties were banned except the
Nazi Party.
 Nazism opposed Socialism and Communism, so the advocates of
these philosophies were either jailed or killed.
Question 9.
Why did the USA show unwillingness to get involve in the Second World War initially ? Why
did it change its attitude afterwards ?
Answer:
The USA had resisted involvement in the war. It was unwilling to once again face all the
economic problems that the First World War had caused. But it could not stay out of the war for
long. Japan was expanding its power in the east. It had occupied French Indo-China and was
planning attacks on US naval bases in the Pacific.

When Japan extended its support to Hitler and bombed the US base at Pearl Harbor, the US
entered the Second World War. The war ended in May 1945 with Hitler’s defeat and the US
dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima in Japan.

Question 10.
Why was the International Military Tribunal set up in Nuremberg at the end of the Second World
War ?
Answer:
At the end of the Second World War the International Military Tribunal was set up in Nuremberg
to prosecute Nazi War Criminals. The Tribunal prosecuted the Nazi’s for crimes against Peace,
for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity. However, the Nuremberg Tribunal sentenced
only eleven leading Nazis to death. Many other imprisoned for life.

Question 11.
What is hyperinflation ? What were the factors that led to hyperinflation in Germany ?
Answer:
Hyperinflation is a situation when prices rise phenomenally high. This situation occurred in
Germany in 1932 due to following reasons :

 Germany had fought the war largely on loans and had to pay war
reparations in gold. This depleted gold reserves at a time resources
were scarce.
 In 1923 Germany refused to pay, and the French occupied its
leading industrial area, Ruhr, to claim their coal. Germany
retaliated with passive resistance and printed paper currency
recklessly. With too much printed money in circulation, the value
of the German mark fell.

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Question 12.
Explain the factors which led to the rise of Hitler in Germany.
Answer:
The factors which led to the rise of Hitler in Germany were :

 Germany was compelled to sign the treaty by which she had to

pay a huge war indemnity. This treaty created the feeling of
dissatisfaction among the people of Germany. The Weimar
Republic was regarded as a symbol of national disgrace. Hitler
assured the Germans about the restoration of the old prestige, so
they became his followers.
 Germany had to face a Great Economic crisis after the First World
War. Many soldiers were no more in service, so they became
unemployed. Trade and commerce were ruined. In 1929, there
was, however, a great slump in Europe. Germany was in the grip
of unemployment and starvation. The prices rose and the value of
money fell.
 The Germans had no faith in democracy. It was against their
culture and tradition. They, at once, gave support to a strong man
of action like Hitler who could turn their dreams into reality.
Question 13.
What were the provision of the famous Enabling Act ?
Answer:
On 3 March 1933, the famous Enabling Act was passed. The provisions of the Enabling Act
were given below :

 This Act established dictatorship in Germany. It gave Hitler all

powers to sideline Parliament and rule by decree.
 All political parties and trade unions were banned except for the
Nazi Party and its affiliates. The state established complete control
over the economy, media, army and judiciary.
 Special surveillance and security forces were created to control
and order society in ways that the Nazis wanted.
Question 14.
What promises did Hitler make to the German people ? How did he mobilise them ?
Answer:
Hitler was a powerful speaker. His passion and his words moved people. He promised to build a
strong nation, undo the injustice of the Versailles Treaty and restore the dignity of the German
people.

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He promised employment for those looking for work, and a secure future for the youth. He
promised to weed out all foreign influences and resist all foreign ‘conspiracies’ against Germany.

Hitler devised a new style of politics. He understood the significance of rituals and spectacle in
mass mobilisation. Nazis held massive rallies and public meetings to demonstrate the support for
Hitler and instil a sense of unity among the people. The Red banners with the Swastika, the Nazi
salute, and the ritualised rounds of applause after the speeches were all part of this spectacle of
power.

Question 15.
From whom did Hitler borrow his racist ideology ? Explain.
Answer:
(a) Hitler borrowed his racist ideology from thinkers like Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer.
(b) Darwin was a natural scientist who tried to explain the creation of plants and • animals
through the concept of evolution and natural selection. Darwin never
advocated human intervention in what he thought was a purely natural process of selection.
(c) Herbert Spencer later added the idea of survival of the fittest. According to this idea, only
those species survived on earth that could adapt themselves to changing climatic conditions.
However, his ideas were used by racist thinkers and politicians to justify imperial rule over
conquered peoples.

Question 16.
Describe the effect of Great Economic depression on Germany ?
Answer:
The effect of Great Economic depression on Germany were :

 The German economy was the worst hit by the Great Economic
depression. By 1932, industrial production was reduced to 40% of
the 1929 level. Workers lost their jobs or were paid reduced
wages.
 The number of unemployed touched an unprecedented 6 million.
Men could be seen on streets with placards saying,’ Willing to do
any work’. As jobs disappeared, youth took to criminal activities,
and total despair became common place.
 There were deep anxieties and fears in people. The middle classes,
especially salaried employees and pensioners, saw their savings
diminish when the currency lost its value.
 The large mass of peasantry was badly affected by a sharp fall in
agricultural prices.
Question 17.
‘In my state the mother is the most important citizen.’ Discuss this statement made by Hitler.
Answer:

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(a) Though Hitler said that in my state the mother is the most important citizen, it was not true.
(b) All mothers were not treated equally. Women who bore racially desirable children were
awarded, while those who bore racially undesirable children were punished.
(c) Women who bore ‘desirable’ children were entitled to privileges and rewards. They were
given special treatment in hospitals and concessions in shops and on theatre tickets and railway
fares.

Nazims and The Rise of Hitler Class 9 Extra Questions Long

Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
What steps were taken by Adolf Hitler for the destruction of democracy ?
Answer:
The following steps were taken by Hitler for the destruction of democracy :

 A mysterious fire that broke out in the German Parliament

building in February, 1933 indefinitely suspended civic rights. It is
said that the fire was broken out by Hitler’s supporters, while
Hitler blamed his political enemies for it. The Fire Decree of 28
February, 1933 indefinitely suspended civic rights such as
freedom of expression, speech, press and assembly that had been
guaranteed by the Weimar Constitution.
 After that Adolf Hitler turned on his enemy, i.e., the Communists
of Germany, most ‘ of the communists were quickly packed off to
the newly established concentration camps.
 The repression of the Communists was severe. Their membership
was in thousands. They were, however, only one among the 52
types of victims persecuted by the Nazis across the country.
 On 3rd March, 1933, the famous Enabling Act was passed. This
Act established dictatorship in Germany. It gave Adolf Hitler all
political and administrative powers to sideline German Parliament
and rule by decree.
Question 2.
What were the main effects of Nazi rule on Germany ?
Answer:
The victory of Nazism produced far reaching effects on Germany :

 Hitler tried to pull his country out of the Economic Crisis that had
befallen on Germany as a result of her defeat in the First World

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 War.
Different types of industries were set up to provide work to the
workmen. Trade was encouraged with the same aim in mind.
 Hitler inspired to make Germany a powerful country and enhanced
his military power in all possible ways.
 All political parties except the Nazi Party were banned. And, then
a Reign of Terror was let loose in Germany. Assassinations of
anti-Nazi leaders took place on a large scale.
 The Communist Parties were also banned.
 Trade unions were suppressed.
Question 3.
What did Hitler do to overcome the economic crisis that badly hit the German economy ?
Answer:
After establishing his dictatorship in Germany,he took major steps towards the economic
reconstruction.
Hitler assigned the responsibility of economic recovery to the economist Hjalmar Schacht who
aimed at full production and full employment through a state-funded work-creation programme.

In foreign policy also, Hitler acquired quick successes. He pulled out of the League of Nations in
1933, reoccupied the Rhineland in 1936, and integrated Austria and Germany in 1938 under the
slogan, One people, One empire, and One leader.

He then went on to wrest German speaking Sudentenland from Czechoslovakia and gobbled up
the entire country. In all of this he had the unspoken support of England, which had considered
the Versailles verdict too harsh. These quick successes at home and abroad seemed to reverse the
destiny of the country.

Hitler chose war as the way out of the approaching economic crisis. Resources were to be
accumulated through expansion of territory. In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. This
started a war with France and England. In September 1940, a Tripartite Pact was signed between
Germany, Italy and Japan, strengthening Hitler’s claim to , international power.

Hitler now moved to achieve his long-term aim of conquering Eastern Europe. He wanted to
ensure food supplies and living space for Germans. He attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941.
In this historic blunder Hitler exposed the German western front to British aerial bombing and
the eastern front to the powerful Soviet armies.

Question 4.
Why is Nazism considered a calamity not only for Germany but for the entire Europe ?
Answer:
Nazi ideology specified that there was racial hierarchy and no equality between people.
(a) The blond, blue-eyed Nordic German Aryans were at the top, while the Jews were located

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somewhere on the lowest rung of the ladder.
(b) The number of people killed by Nazi Germany was 6 million Jews, 200,000 Gypsies, 1
million Polish civilians, 70,000 Germans.
(c) Nazism glorified the use of force and brutality. It ridiculed internationalism, peace and
democracy.
(d) Nazi Germany became the most dreaded criminal state. Hitler chose war as the way out of
approaching the economic crisis.
(e) Germany invaded Poland. This started a war with France and England in September 1940.

Question 5.
Explain the impact of the First World War on European society and polity.
Answer:
The First World War left a deep imprint on European society and polity. It had a devastating
impact on the entire continent.
(a) In society, soldiers were ranked higher than civilians. Trench life of the soldiers was glorified
by the media. The media glorified trench life.
(b) Politicians and publicists laid great stress on the need for men to be aggressive and
masculine.
(c) Aggressive war propaganda and national honour occupied centre stage in the public sphere.
(d) Popular support grew for conservative dictatorships that had recently come into being.
(e) Democracy as a young and fragile idea could not survive the instabilities of interwar Europe.

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