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National Geographic, Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler
Follow-along with documentary and answer/fill-in the following items
“A stronger race will wipe out the weak races to make room for the strong.”
Intro: What is the title Hitler took as sole leader of Germany?______
1 By October 1929, how many Germans were unemployed?______
2 What were the two political parties clashing violently in the streets during elections?
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3 What was another phrase for the spread of communism?______
4 ______True or False: The upper class of Germany feared Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi Party).
5 By October 1931, which political group had to obey orders from Hitler and represented half-a-million military veterans?
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6 Hitler emerged from a scandal involving his 23-year-old niece, Geli Raibal, after she committed suicide. Name the “shadow mistress” by whom Hitler would be accompanied the rest of his life.
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7 In 1932 Joseph Goebbels utilized the airplane as a campaign tool for Hitler. How many cities did Hitler visit? What was this campaign’s slogan?
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8 High in the sky via Lufthansa Airlines, The myth of Hitler, “The Supreme ______” was forged.
9 ______What is today’s European monetary equivalent of the admission price people had to pay to hear/see Hitler speak?
A. 1 euro B. 2 euros C. 3 euros D. 4 euros
10 April 4, 1932, one week before the election for Germany’s president, how many Berliners came to hear Hitler speak?
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11 Hitler loses the April 10, 1932 election, but he receives how many votes? What fraction of the electorate?
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12 Giving five speeches per day, Hitler and his stormtroopers seemed to be everywhere. One young stormtrooper in the motorcycle forces saw “there was companionship, solidarity, and pride” in what?
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13 July 1932, street battles versus the communist party resulted in many wounded. How many deaths?
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14 How many Nazi’s were elected to the German Parliament?______
15 Did President von Hindenburg endorse Hitler and the Nazi party for chancellor? ______
16 A third election in 1932 held in November resulted in a loss of 2 million votes for Hitler for president. What was the headline of Le Populaire, a major French newspaper?
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17 However, on January 30, 1933 what position does Hitler achieve?______
18 The conservatives in the Reichstag believe “Hitler is our man” and “We oversee him.” What do these quotes mean?
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19 On January 30, 1933, SS and SA members march by President von Hindenburg’s home in a torchlight parade. How many people did Goebbels say were marching? What was the actual number closer to?
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20 February 10, 1933, Hitler gives his first speech as chancellor. What does Hitler want to do with Parliament? What does he want to do to the communist and social democrat political parties?
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21 The same night, what does Goebbels say about the Jewish newspapers? The Red Terror/communism?
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22 February 27, 1933: What building is burned to ruins? ______
23 What political party did the “guilty” perpetrator belong to? How was he executed?
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24 Established in March 1933, Dachau, near Munich, was a prison camp for what type of prisoners?
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25 Dranienburg in Berlin was another prison set up to re-educate political prisoners. Wanting “above all peace,” Hitler had full power for how many years? ______
26 Why were people around the world protesting against Hitler?
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27 What type of boycott did protesters call for?
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28 What boycott did Hitler impose on Germany for one day?.
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29 If the Social Democrats and communists banned together, they would have outnumbered the Nazi’s. Why didn’t the communists join with the Social Democrats? Why was this “a gift for Hitler”?
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30 After outlawing the Social Democrat party, what political party was now the only one in Germany?
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29 How many Jews were living in Germany? What percentage of Germany’s 60 million population?
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30 Many wealthy Jews left Germany. However, what happened to the poorer Jews who remained?
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31 What would happen to the German emigrants who fled to France?______
32 What became the official emblem of Germany’s totalitarian government?______
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33 What was the Hitler Jugend? What was taught at schools? ______
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34 What types of examples had to be used in math classes?______
35. Girls joined the BDM (Bund Deutscher Madel, Band of German Maidens). What were they trained for?
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36. Summer of 1933, what is the name of the first propaganda film directed by Leni Riefensthal?
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37. Rudolph Hesse, Joseph Goebbels, Herman Goring were all henchman for Hitler’s goals. What division did Ernst Rohm lead?
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38. After visiting Mussolini in Italy, what does Hitler understand he must do in order to carry out his plans of annexing Austria?
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39. Fearing Rohm’s power and the strength of the stormtroopers, what does Hitler accuse Rohm of?
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40. June 30 – July 2, 1934, The Night of the Long Knives results in whose death? What happens to the SA?
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41. What is the name of Leni Riefensthal’s next propaganda film? What soldiers are seen marching?
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42. In August 1934, who dies? How old was he? ______
43. As leader of the military, Hitler has all soldiers take an oath to whom?______
44. July 1935, who is Hitler’s favorite composer?______
45. The documentary concludes with a list of actions Hitler will take to bring the nations of the world into war. List four of these actions:
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46. According to the video, how many people will die in World War II?______