Question

Why, according to the author, is Nazism closer to colonialism than it is to communism? (2006)

• A. Both colonialism and Nazism were examples of tyranny of one race over another.
• B. The genocides committed by the colonial and the Nazi regimes were of similar magnitude.
• C. Several ideas of the Nazi regime were directly imported from colonial regimes.
• D. Both colonialism and Nazism are based on the principles of imperialism.
• E. While communism was never limited to Europe, both the Nazis and the colonialists originated in Europe.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both colonialism and Nazism were examples of tyranny of one race over another.

Option: (a)

In the fourth paragraph, the author has tried to compare Nazism with colonialism rather than comparing it with communism. Towards the end of the paragraph, the author states that many ideas coined by the German colonial regime were later inherited by the Nazi party. Thus (a) is the right answer choice.