Take this Quiz: A-Level History: Nazi Consolidation and the Terror State, 1933–39 | Zestly

Question 1

Which specific legislative action in February 1933 provided the legal framework for the suspension of civil liberties and the subsequent suppression of the Communist Party (KPD) in Germany?

Accepted Answer

The Reichstag Fire Decree

Question 2

Which of the following were key features of the process of 'Gleichschaltung' (coordination) between 1933 and 1934?

Accepted Answer

The dissolution of independent trade unions and their replacement by the German Labour Front (DAF)

Question 3

What was the primary political objective of the 'Night of the Long Knives' in June 1934?

Accepted Answer

To neutralize the radical SA leadership and secure the support of the Reichswehr

Question 4

Which economic policy shift characterized the transition from Hjalmar Schacht's 'New Plan' to the 'Four Year Plan' initiated in 1936?

Answer

A focus on consumer goods production to increase the standard of living

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The privatization of state-owned banks to stimulate foreign investment

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A shift toward intensive rearmament and the pursuit of autarky

Answer

The abandonment of deficit financing in favor of a balanced budget

Question 5

What was the significance of the 1933 Concordat signed between the Nazi regime and the Vatican?

Answer

It guaranteed the rights of Catholic schools and organizations

Answer

It required the Catholic Church to support the Nazi party platform

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It required the Church to stay out of political affairs

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It established the Catholic Church as the state religion of Germany