Nazis, Aggression, War goes Worldwide..
Select the best response to the following prompts.
1. Analyze the Nazi propaganda poster below:
Which of the following Nazi party ideologies is being represented above?
a. The abject belief in anti-Semitism
b. The success of Germany relied on its conquest of new “living space.”
c. Conquest and war were glorifying events set for the master race.
d. The Treaty of Versailles was officially null and void once Germany remilitarizes.
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2. Which of the following conditions gave the Nazis a political advantage in Germany in the
early 1930’s?
a. Disorganized communist opponents
b. Large sweeping victories of local offices
c. Military superiority to allied powers
d. Little resemblance of a political plan.
3.
Which event does the following secondary source reference?
“A plan was rapidly put together where SS troops dressed as Polish ‘rogues’ accompanied
by units from the Polish army would ‘attack’ other SS troops dressed as German border
guards. A refinement that was introduced during the planning was that some of the ‘Poles’
would be killed in the attack, so that their bodies could be presented to the worlds’ press as
“evidence”. The victims were to be concentration camp inmates dressed as Poles, known as
“canned goods”.”
a. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese navy.
b. The Gleiwitz incident that marked the beginning of Nazi aggression in 1939.
c. The Soviet invasion of eastern Poland as agreed in the Soviet-Nazi Non-Aggression
Pact.
d. The formulation of the first concentration camps for enemies of the Nazis.
4.
The following primary source illustrate which concept of Nazi aggression?
Wilhelm von Thoma, commander of 2nd Panzer Division, claimed that there
were five main reasons why German tactics were so successful at the
beginning of the Second World War.
1. The concentration of all forces on the point of penetration in co-operation with
bombers.
2. Exploiting the success of this movement on the roads during the night - as a
result, we often gained success by surprise deep in, and behind, the enemy's
front.
3. Insufficient anti-tank defence on the enemy's part, and our own superiority in
the air.
4. The fact that the armoured division itself carried enough petrol for 150-200
kilometres - supplemented, if necessary, with supply of petrol to the armoured
spearheads by air, dropped in containers by parachute.
5. Carrying rations sufficient for three days in the tanks, for three more days in
the regimental supply column, and three more days in the divisional supply
column.
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a. Annexation
b. Slash and burn
c. Lebensraum
d. Blitzkrieg
5. Which of the following are reasons Neville Chamberlain pursued the policy of appeasement
when negotiating with Adolf Hitler?
a. The overwhelming negative attitude of French diplomats to armed conflict
b. The inability to garner US backing
c. The haunting memories of World War I on the European collective.
d. The uncertainty of Hitler’s control over the German military.
6. Which agreement is being illustrated in the following map?
a. Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
b. Munich Agreement
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c. Treaty of Versailles
d. Treaty of Warsaw
7. Opposing Neville Chamberlain was this Parliament member’s claim to fame. He boldly
stated that the Munich Agreement was “the beginning of the reckoning” when dealing with
Nazi Germany. Who was Neville Chamberlin’s most outspoken critic in Parliament?
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Joseph Stalin
c. Franklin Roosevelt
d. Winston Churchill
8. Which action signified Hitler’s initial violation of the Munich Agreement?
a. The occupation of Czechoslovakia
b. The invasion of Poland by German forces
c. The Soviet-Nazi Non Aggression Pact
d. The annexation of Austria
9. Which political tactics were popular among the Nazi party as they rose to prominence in
Germany?
a. Secret meetings among community leaders
b. Outward violence to political opposition groups such as German communists
c. Implementation of large scale abuses of English-born Germans living with in Nazi
controlled townships
d. Organized family events to implore membership
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10. Which concept does the following political cartoon depict?
a. The violation of the Munich Agreement
b. The Polish culture in 1939
c. The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
d. Blitzkrieg
11. During the Nazi invasion of Poland, which aspect of the Nazi attack proved most successful
for the invading German forces?
a. The lack of Polish resistance in Warsaw
b. The speedily mobile invasion tactics of the German military
c. The unprecedented Nazi violence
d. The inclusion of the Japanese artillery in forward offensives
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12. Complete the following cause and effect relationships:
CAUSE: ________________________ ---- EFFECT: Nazi & Soviet Peace & Conquest of Poland
a. Austrian annexation
b. The Battle of Stalingrad
c. The Munich Agreement
d. Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
13. Which invasion arguably became the starting point of Word War II?
a. The Battle of Stalingrad
b. The Battle of the Bulge
c. The Battle of Dunkirk
d. The Japanese Invasion of China
14. Which of the following is a reason the Nazis were interested in ruling Poland?
a. To provoke the Soviet Union
b. The need of the Nazis to ensure “lebensraum” for Germany
c. The strategic location of Poland to Denmark
d. The growing demand of German people to pursue Eastern European Jews.
15. Which event is being described in the passage below?
“The incredible carnage - citywide burnings, stabbings, drownings, strangulations, rapes,
thefts, and massive property destruction - continued unabated for about six weeks, from
mid-December 1937 through the beginning of February 1938. Young or old, male or female,
anyone could be shot on a whim by any Japanese soldier for any reason. Corpses could be
seen everywhere throughout the city.”
a. The Rape of Nanking
b. The Battle of Warsaw
c. Nazi Extermination Camps
d. Nazi rule over the Slovakian people.
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