The Rise of Hitler and the Transformation of Germany Quiz

What event marked the beginning of the Nazi attacks on their political opposition?

• The passing of the Enabling Act

• The election for control of the Reichstag

• The outlawing of the Social Democratic Party

• The burning of the Reichstag building

Who was the man captured for setting the Reichstag building ablaze?

• Marinus van der Lubbe

• Heinrich Himmler

• Adolf Hitler

• Hermann Göring

What did the emergency decrees issued by President Hindenburg on February 28, 1933, allow?

• Outlawing of the Social Democratic Party

• Dissolution of trade labor unions

• Protection of personal freedoms

• Arrest of anyone with ties to the Communist Party

What was the result of the national election on March 5, 1933?

• Catholic Center Party winning 73 seats

• Nazis winning 288 seats

• Communists winning 81 seats

• Social Democrats capturing 119 seats

What was the purpose of the Malicious Practices Act passed on March 21, 1933?

• To make it a crime to speak out against the new government

• To protect personal freedoms

• To dissolve trade labor unions

• To outlaw the Social Democratic Party

What did the Enabling Act passed on March 24, 1933, enable the chancellor of Germany to do?

• Dissolve trade labor unions

• Outlaw the Social Democratic Party

• Override the constitution

• Punish anyone considered an 'enemy of the state'

What was the role of the SA in the transformation of Germany from democracy to dictatorship?

• Spying on Germans to identify political opponents

• Operating the concentration camps

• Intimidating and attacking opponents of the Nazis

• Enforcing the Malicious Practices Act

Who was the head of the SS, the elite guard of the Nazi Party?

• Heinrich Himmler

• Adolf Hitler

• Hermann Göring

• Wilhelm Murr

What was the purpose of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany?

• To operate the concentration camps

• To represent Germany's 'racial elite'

• To protect public safety and order

• To dissolve trade labor unions

How did the Nazis use the new laws to frighten and intimidate Germans?

• By passing the Enabling Act

• By brutal interrogation techniques

• By outlawing the Social Democratic Party

• By dissolving trade labor unions