Question

Consider the following statements and Identify the correct response from the options given thereafter:

Statement I : Nazism became a mass movement after the Great Depression.

Statement II : After 1929, banks collapsed and businesses shut down, workers lost their jobs and the middle classes were threatened with destitution.

• A. Statement I is false and Statement II is true
• B. Statement I is true and Statement II is false
• C. Both Statement I and Statement II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
• D. Both Statement I and Statement II are true but Statement ll is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Both Statement I and Statement II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

In such a situation Nazi propaganda stirred hopes of a better future. In 1928, the Nazi Party got no more than 2. 6 per cent votes in the Reichstag – the German parliament. By 1932, it had become the largest party with 37 per cent votes.