CBSE Class 9 Social Science Nazism and Rise of Hitler Worksheet Set A

Case-based MCQs

I. Read the source given below and answer the following questions :

In May 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies. Anticipating what was coming, Hitler, his Propaganda Minister Goebbels and his entire family committed suicide collectively in his Berlin bunker in April. At the end of the war, an International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg was set up to prosecute Nazi War Criminals for Crimes against Peace, for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. Germany’s conduct during the war, especially those actions which came to be called Crimes Against Humanity, raised serious moral and ethical questions and invited worldwide condemnation. What were these acts? Under the shadow of the Second World War, Germany had waged a Genocidal war, which resulted in the mass murder of selected groups of innocent civilians of Europe. The number of people killed included 6 million Jews, 200,000 Gypsies, 1 million Polish Civilians, 70,000 Germans who were considered mentally and physically disabled, besides innumerable political opponents. Nazis devised an unprecedented means of killing people, that is, by gassing them in various killing centres like Auschwitz. The Nuremberg Tribunal sentenced only eleven leading Nazis to death. Many others were imprisoned for life. The retribution did come, yet the punishment of the Nazis was far short of the brutality and extent of their crimes. The Allies did not want to be as harsh on defeated Germany as they had been after the First World War.

Question. When did Germany surrender to the Allies?
(A) In July 1945
(B) In May 1945
(C) In March 1945
(D) In June 1945
Answer : B

Question. Killing on a large scale of people leading to destruction is called
(A) Accidental War
(B) Suicidal War
(C) Genocidal War
(D) Artificial War
Answer : C

Question. In 1941 Allied power of UK and France were also joined by the
(A) USSR and Japan
(B) Japan and China
(C) Italy and Germany
(D) USSR and USA
Answer : D

Question. Which category of people were the biggest victim of Nazis?
(A) Gypsies
(B) Jews
(C) Polish Civilians
(D) Mentally and physically disabled Germans
Answer : B

II. Read the source given below and answer the following questions :
Political Radicalism and Economic Crises Political Radicalisation was only heightened by the economic crisis of 1923. Germany had fought the war largely on loans and had to pay war reparations in Gold. This depleted gold reserves at a time resources were scarce. In 1923 Germany refused to pay, and the French occupied its leading industrial area, Ruhr, to claim their coal. Germany retaliated with passive resistance and printed paper currency recklessly. With too much printed money in circulation, the value of the German Mark fell. In April the US Dollar was equal to 24,000 Marks, in July, 353,000 Marks, in August 4,621,000 Marks and at 98,860,000 Marks by December, the figure had run into trillions. As the value of the Mark collapsed, prices of goods soared. The image of Germans carrying cartloads of currency notes to buy a loaf of bread was widely publicised evoking worldwide sympathy. This crisis came to be known as hyperinflation, a situation when prices rise phenomenally high.

Question. Germany had fought the War largely on loans and had to pay war reparations in
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Coal
(D) Currency
Answer : A

Question. Germany retaliated with passive resistance and printed ______ currency recklessly.
(A) Plastic
(B) Paper
(C) Bronze
(D) Copper
Answer : B

Question. What is the currency of Germany called?
(A) Rupee
(B) Pound
(C) Dollar
(D) Mark
Answer : D

Question. When was the US Dollar equal to 4,621,000 Marks?
(A) In April
(B) In August
(C) In July
(D) In December
Answer : A

III. Read the source given below and answer the following questions :
The crisis in the economy, policy and society formed the background to Hitler’s rise to power. Born in 1889 in Austria, Hitler spent his youth in poverty. When the First World War broke out, he enrolled for the Army, acted as a Messenger in the front, became a corporal, and earned medals for bravery. The German defeat horrified him and the Versailles Treaty made him furious. In 1919; he joined a small group called the German Workers’ Party. He subsequently took over the Organisation and renamed it the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. This Party came to be known as the Nazi Party. In 1923, Hitler planned to seize control of Bavaria, march to Berlin and capture power. He failed, was arrested, tried for treason, and later released. The Nazis could not effectively mobilise popular support till the early 1930s. It was during the Great Depression that Nazism became a mass movement. As we have seen, after 1929, banks collapsed and businesses shut down, workers lost their jobs and the middle classes were threatened with destitution. In such a situation Nazi Propaganda stirred hopes of a better future. In 1928, the Nazi Party got no more than 2. 6 per cent votes in the Reichstag – The German Parliament. By 1932, it had become the largest Party with 37 per cent votes.

Question. When did Hitler enrol in the army?
(A) When the Second World War broke out.
(B) When the Second World War got over.
(C) When the First World War broke out.
(D) When the First World War ended.
Answer : C

Question. When did Hitler join the German Workers’ Party?
(A) In 1914
(B) In 1919
(C) In 1916
(D) In 1918
Answer : B

Question. Till the early, ______ the Nazis could not effectively mobilise popular support.
(A) 1920’s
(B) 1930’s
(C) 1940’s
(D) 1950’s
Answer : B

Question. What is the term used for the German Parliament?
(A) House of Laws
(B) Reichstag
(C) White House
(D) Parliament of Germany
Answer : B

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. Describe any three inherent defects in the Weimar Constitution that made it vulnerable to Dictatorship. 
OR
Describe any three factors which made the Weimar Republic politically fragile. 
OR
State three reasons responsible for the failure of the Weimar Republic. 
OR
State any three weaknesses of the Weimar Republic. 
OR
State any three factors which made the Weimar Republic politically fragile. 
OR
Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
Answer :  Defects :
(i) The Weimar Constitution was based on proportional representation.
(ii) Article 48 gave President the power to impose emergency, suspend civil rights.
(iii) Thus, in a short time, 20 different cabinets were formed and people lost faith.

Question. How did the Nazis demonstrate support for Hitler ?
Answer :  (i) The Nazis held Massive Rallies and Public Meetings to demonstrate the support for Hitler and instill the sense of unity among the people.
(ii) The Red banners with the Swastika, the Nazi salute and the ritualised rounds of applause after the speeches were all part of this spectacle of power.
(iii) Nazi propaganda skilfully projected Hitler as a Messiah, a Saviour, as someone who had arrived to deliver people from their distress.

Question. Explain three reasons that led to the German invasion of Soviet Union.
Answer :  Reasons leading to the German invasion of Soviet Union were :
(i) Hitler dreamt of settling the German with pure Aryan blood in the Asian steppe region and of using the Jews and Asians as Slaves.
(ii) He wanted to ensure Food supplies for the Germans The Germans and Russians had serious differences over the Balkan, where no clear line demarcation had been worked out.
(iii) Hitler wanted to eradicate Communism.

Question. Explain Hitler’s Ideology related to the Geopolitical Concept of Lebensraum.
Answer :  Hitler’s Geopolitical Concept of Lebensraum :
(i) He believed that New territories had to be acquired for Settlement.
(ii) This would enhance the area of the Mother Country, while enabling the settlers on new land to retain an intimate link with the place of their origin.
(iii) It would also enhance the material resources and power of the German nation.

Question. Describe the Ideology of Racial Hierarchy propounded by Hitler.
Answer :  Ideology of Racial Hierarchy propounded by Hitler :
(i) No equality between people. Blond, blue-eyed, Nordic German Aryans were at the top.
(ii) Jews were located at the lowest rung of the society.
They came to be regarded as an anti-race, the archenemies of the Aryans
(iii) All the coloured people were placed in between depending upon their external features.

Question. Describe the role of Youth Organisations in Nazi Germany. 
OR
Mention three Youth Organisations that were responsible for educating German Youth in the Spirit of National Socialism. 
OR
Describe the Youth Organisations in Nazi Germany. 
OR
Explain any three methods adopted by Hitler for educating German Youth in the spirit of National Socialism.
Answer :  Methods :
(i) Youth Organisations were made responsible for educating German young in the Spirit of National Socialism. Ten years old had to enter ‘Jungvolk’ the Nazi Youth Group.
(ii) At 14, all the Boys had to join Nazi youth Organisation called ‘Hitler Youth’ where they learnt to worship war, glorify aggression and violence, condemn Democracy and hate Jews, Communists and Gypsies.
(iii) After a period of rigorous ideological and physical training, they joined the ‘Labour Service’, and later, they joined the Armed Forces and entered one of the Youth Organisations.