Rise of Dictators Before World War II

Q. The Second World War was fought between the ____ and the ____ powers.

1. Allies, Axis
2. Triple Entente, Axis
3. Triple Entente, Triple Alliance
4. Triple Alliance, Axis

Q. What were the similarities between Mussolini and Hitler?

1. They were both dictators.
2. They both had secret police services.
3. They were both responsible for causing the Second World War.
4. They both instigated workers' agitation.

Q. Many Jews were mercilessly killed in poisonous gas chambers and were starved to death in which of the following camps?

1. Nuremberg Camps
2. Anti-Semitic Camps
3. Concentration Camps
4. Nazi Supremacy Camps

Q. Statement 1: Hitler killed millions of Jews.
Statement 2: Hitler believed that the Aryans were the superior race.

Please choose the appropriate option from the following.

1. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is untrue.
2. Both statement 1 and statement 2 are false.
3. Both statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
4. Both statement 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.

Q. _____ became the Chancellor of Germany after the death of President ______.

1. Mussolini, Hindenburg
2. Adolf Hitler, Hindenburg
3. Adolf Hitler, Goebbels
4. Mussolini, Goebbels

Q. Select the option with the correct sequence of events that occurred in Germany that led to the rise of Nazism.
(a) Hitler attacks the Communists with the help of German industrialists.
(b) Hitler becomes the Fuhrer.
(c) Death of President Hindenburg.
(d) Anti-Semitism was propagated in Germany.
(e) Nazi party became the only party that ruled Germany in 1933.

1. c, b, e, a, d.
2. c, b, a, e, d
3. e, b, a, d, c
4. e, c, d, a, b

Q. Hitler introduced thethat legalised hatred against the Jews in Germany.

1. Nuremberg Laws
2. Nazi ideology
3. Aryan Supremacy Law

Q. Sort the following events that led to rise of Nazism in Germany.

1. Hitler becomes Fuhrer
2. Hitler attacks Communists
3. Death of Hindenburg
4. Nazi party rules Germany
5. Propagation of Anti-Semitism

Q. Assertion [A]: The stage for ultra nationalism, an extreme form of nationalism was set, and fascists leaders like Hitler promoted and leveraged this.
Reason [R]: The sense of defeat and the adverse living conditions of people was used to foster fierce nationalistic feelings among the common German masses.

1. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].
2. [A] and [R] are true.
3. [R] is the correct justification for [A].
4. [A] is true but [R] is false.

Q. Which among the following party was founded by Benito Mussolini?

1. National Communist Party
2. National Fascist Party
3. Italian Communist Party
4. Democratic Party of Italy

Q. Trace the circumstances that led to the rise of Hitler in Germany.

Q. Which of the following are characteristics of fascism?

1. Expansion of national boundaries
2. Patronising violence
3. Ultra nationalism
4. Propagating anti-semitism

Q. Which of the following was the violent act of state-sponsored killing of the Jews?

1. Nazism
2. Genocide
3. Holocaust
4. Anti-semitism

Q. Choose some of the consequences of the First World War on the European countries.

1. Loss of resources
2. Loss of money
3. Borders changed
4. Epidemic
5. Industrial growth
6. Unemployment
7. Poverty
8. Agricultural boom

Q. What was the name given to mass killings of the Jews under Hitler's regime?

1. Special Task
2. Special Treatment or Final Solution
3. Final Stage
4. Special Task or Final Stage
5. None of these

Q. What was the art of propaganda in Germany?