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True or false

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True or false: Historians usually use the term “interwar period” for the years between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the beginning of the Second World War in 1939.

A
True
B
False

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Which consequence most directly made the Enabling Act a decisive step in destroying parliamentary government in Germany?

A
It restored civil liberties suspended by the Reichstag Fire Decree.
B
It allowed the government to make laws without the Reichstag.
C
It required Germany to surrender territory under the Treaty of Versailles.
D
It created the Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact.

Fill in the blank

1 point

Complete the description of fascism: Fascist movements generally emphasized obedience to a and the unity of the , while rejecting liberal democracy and Marxist class conflict.

True or false

1 point

True or false: The Munich Agreement allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland without Czechoslovakia participating in the decision.

A
True
B
False

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Which explanation best accounts for why the Great Depression contributed to Hitler’s rise without being its only cause?

A
It had no meaningful effect because Nazi support remained unchanged after 1929.
B
It directly abolished the Weimar Constitution without action by political leaders.
C
It created conditions that aided Nazi growth but worked together with political and elite factors.
D
It caused every European democracy to become a dictatorship.

Written response

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Enter the German term that Nazi ideology used for the supposed need for territorial “living space,” especially in eastern Europe.

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Select all the measures that helped the Nazis transform Germany from a constitutional system into a one-party dictatorship.

A
The Reichstag Fire Decree suspended civil liberties.
B
Independent trade unions were strengthened to check the government.
C
State governments and cultural institutions were brought under Nazi control.
D
Opposition parties and organizations were suppressed or abolished.
E
The judiciary was made independent of executive authority.

Fill in the blank

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Complete the description of the Nuremberg Laws: In 1935, the laws stripped Jews of and prohibited between Jews and people classified as German by Nazi racial law.

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Select all the measures identified as part of the escalating process through which Nazi persecution developed into the Holocaust.

A
Ghettoization of Jewish populations
B
Deportation
C
A negotiated restoration of Jewish citizenship
D
Mass shootings
E
The creation of killing centers

Choose one

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Which description best explains why the Spanish Civil War became an international ideological conflict?

A
It was isolated from foreign intervention and had no ideological significance.
B
It drew aid for opposing sides from major authoritarian powers and became an international ideological conflict.
C
It was caused by the Munich Agreement and ended before 1936.
D
It was a German-Soviet war over the division of Poland.

Open ended

1 point

Compare fascism and communism as they developed in interwar Europe. Explain both why they can be compared as authoritarian systems and why their central ideological goals were different.

True or false

1 point

True or false: The League of Nations’ dependence on member states for enforcement and its lack of sufficient military power weakened collective security during the interwar period.

A
True
B
False

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Why did proportional representation sometimes weaken parliamentary governments in interwar Europe?

A
It prevented citizens from voting in national elections.
B
It automatically gave authoritarian leaders a majority.
C
It often produced fragmented legislatures and unstable coalitions.
D
It required all political parties to support the same economic program.

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Which combination best describes a central feature of fascism in the interwar period?

A
A commitment to liberal democracy and unrestricted individual rights
B
Authoritarian nationalism combined with mass mobilization, militarism, and hostility to communism
C
The replacement of national governments with a voluntary international federation
D
An economic system based exclusively on private banking and free trade

Choose one

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Which explanation best shows how the Great Depression contributed to the Nazi rise to power in Germany?

A
It intensified insecurity and distrust, which Nazi propaganda and political strategy converted into support.
B
It directly abolished the Weimar constitution without any action by German political actors.
C
It caused every European democracy to become a dictatorship in the same way.
D
It ended political conflict in Germany by creating agreement between communists and conservatives.

Choose one

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Which Nazi measure most directly destroyed the Reichstag's ability to serve as an effective check on executive power?

A
The March on Rome
B
The Nuremberg Laws
C
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
D
The Enabling Act

Choose one

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Which consequence best explains why the Munich Agreement is often viewed as both an attempt to preserve peace and a factor that encouraged further Nazi expansion?

A
It strengthened Czechoslovakia's defenses and ended German expansion.
B
It temporarily avoided war while weakening Czechoslovakia and encouraging further German aggression.
C
It created a military alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union against Poland.
D
It required Germany to return territory taken after the First World War.

Written response

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On what date was Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany? Enter the date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Written response

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What term did Nazi ideology use for the additional territory it claimed Germany needed, especially in eastern Europe? Enter the German term or its English translation: one or two words.

Written response

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A historian is examining the coordinated attacks of November 9–10, 1938, in which synagogues, Jewish businesses, homes, and people were attacked and approximately 30,000 Jewish men were arrested. Enter the commonly used name of this event.