Quiz 2: Hitler’s Foreign Policy (Nov. 7th)

Term: Hitler's long-term foreign policy goal, beyond revising the Treaty of Versailles, was: a) A naval war with Britain for colonial supremacy. b) A war of conquest in the east for Lebensraum (living space). c) The unification of all Germanic peoples in Western Europe. d) The creation of a pan-European federation.

b) A war of conquest in the east for Lebensraum (living space).

Term: Hitler withdrew Germany from the League of Nations in 1933 during negotiations about: a) The status of Danzig. b) Disarmament. c) The Austrian Anschluss. d) German colonies.

b) Disarmament.

Term: The Stresa Front (April 1935), which condemned German rearmament, was an agreement between: a) Britain, France, and the USSR. b) Britain, France, and Italy. c) Italy, Austria, and Hungary. d) Poland, France, and Czechoslovakia.

b) Britain, France, and Italy.

Term: The Anglo-German Naval Agreement (June 1935) allowed Germany to build a navy up to what percentage of the Royal Navy's size? a) 25% b) 35% c) 50% d) 100%

b) 35%

Term: Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 had the consequence of: a) Strengthening the Stresa Front. b) Causing Hitler to openly condemn Italy at the League of Nations. c) Pushing Mussolini closer to Hitler and creating a distraction Hitler exploited. d) Prompting immediate military intervention by Britain and France.

c) Pushing Mussolini closer to Hitler and creating a distraction Hitler exploited.

Term: Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland in March 1936. France did not respond with force partly because: a) Its army was engaged in North Africa. b) It had a secret alliance with Germany at the time. c) Britain would not support it, and it seemed Germany was only asserting sovereignty over its own territory. d) The Soviet Union threatened to support Germany.

c) Britain would not support it, and it seemed Germany was only asserting sovereignty over its own territory.

Term: During the Spanish Civil War, Hitler's primary goals for aiding Franco included all EXCEPT: a) Securing Spanish minerals for rearmament. b) Creating a right-wing ally bordering France. c) Establishing a permanent German naval base in the Mediterranean. d) Providing practice for his air force.

c) Establishing a permanent German naval base in the Mediterranean.

Term: The "Rome-Berlin Axis" was formally announced in: a) 1934 b) 1936 c) 1938 d) 1939

b) 1936

Term: Mussolini introduced anti-Semitic legislation in Italy in 1938 for all the following reasons EXCEPT: a) Racist imperialism from the colonies was brought home. b) Direct pressure from Hitler under the Axis agreement. c) A desire to imitate the dynamism of Nazi Germany. d) Racism as part of creating "new Italians" fit to rule an empire.

b) Direct pressure from Hitler under the Axis agreement.

Term: In the Hossbach Conference (Nov. 1937), Hitler outlined plans for war in the early 1940s. Which territories did he identify as the first targets? a) Poland and Denmark b) Austria and Czechoslovakia c) France and Belgium d) The Soviet Union and Baltic states

b) Austria and Czechoslovakia.

Term: The annexation of Austria (Anschluss) in March 1938 was facilitated by: a) A military invasion requested by the Austrian parliament. b) Mussolini's decision not to intervene, for which Hitler was grateful. c) A joint German-Italian peacekeeping force. d) A ruling from the League of Nations.

b) Mussolini's decision not to intervene, for which Hitler was grateful.

Term: At the Munich Conference (Sept. 1938), Britain and France pressured Czechoslovakia to: a) Form a military alliance with the USSR. b) Accept German occupation of the Sudetenland. c) Surrender entirely to Germany. d) Grant independence to Slovakia.

b) Accept German occupation of the Sudetenland.

Term: One reason Britain and France did not strongly oppose Hitler's expansion through 1938 was: a) They believed his aims were limited to uniting ethnic Germans. b) They had already formed a secret alliance with him. c) Their militaries were significantly stronger and they sought a decisive war. d) The United States guaranteed German security.

a) They believed his aims were limited to uniting ethnic Germans.

Term: Following the Munich Conference, the Nazi regime escalated persecution of Jews, including a law requiring Jews without "Jewish" names to add: a) "Jude" to their passports. b) The star of David to their clothing. c) The names "Israel" or "Sara" to their own. d) The prefix "Non-Aryan" to official documents.

c) The names "Israel" or "Sara" to their own.

Term: The immediate pretext for the "Night of Broken Glass" (Nov. 1938) was: a) The assassination of a German diplomat in Paris by a Jewish teenager. b) A Jewish-led strike in Berlin. c) An inflammatory speech by the Pope. d) The publication of a critical article in a Swiss newspaper.

a) The assassination of a German diplomat in Paris by a Jewish teenager.

Term: During Kristallnacht, approximately how many Jews were taken to concentration camps? a) 3,000 b) 10,000 c) 30,000 d) 100,000

c) 30,000

Term: The primary aim of the Kristallnacht pogrom was to: a) Confiscate all remaining Jewish wealth for the Four-Year Plan. b) Coerce as many Jews as possible to emigrate. c) Publicly execute Jewish community leaders. d) Destroy all synagogues in Europe.

b) Coerce as many Jews as possible to emigrate.

Term: In March 1939, Germany invaded and established the "Protectorate" over: a) All of Czechoslovakia. b) The Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia. c) Only the Sudetenland. d) The Polish Corridor.

b) The Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia.

Term: The Nazi-Soviet Pact (August 1939) secretly agreed to: a) A joint invasion of Scandinavia. b) The division of Poland between them. c) Soviet support for a German invasion of France. d) German support for Soviet annexation of Finland.

b) The division of Poland between them.

Term: Hitler's general strategy to avoid a two-front war involved: a) Building an impregnable "West Wall" fortification. b) Isolating targets and forging temporary alliances to fight one enemy at a time. c) Using submarine warfare to starve Britain before any land war. d) A rapid, simultaneous attack on all neighbors (Blitzkrieg doctrine).

b) Isolating targets and forging temporary alliances to fight one enemy at a time.