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The Nazi police state

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “The Nazi police state”, from the unit “Period Studies” (Year 11 History) by Oak National Academy.

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10 questions

  1. What worried Hitler and senior leaders about the SA by summer 1934?
  2. The SA posed a serious threat in 1934 because they wanted to take over the army with a people’s force and promoted ___ ideas that alarmed wealthy businessmen who had funded the Nazi Party.
  3. Match each Nazi figure to their role in the power struggle against Röhm.
  4. What did General von Blomberg and the army leadership warn Hitler in June 1934?
  5. What were the key consequences of the Night of the Long Knives?
  6. After Hindenburg’s death, Hitler merged the roles of President and Chancellor, giving himself the title of ___ .
  7. What is a police state?
  8. What role did the SD (Sicherheitsdienst) play in the Nazi police state?
  9. As Nazi Germany’s secret police, the ___ used fear, surveillance, and denunciations to control the population, despite having only a small number of officers.
  10. How did the SS gain full control of the Nazi terror system by 1939?

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