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Very Short Question and Answers - Reconstruction of Germany

Q 1.
Who was assigned the responsibility of economic recovery in Nazi Germany?

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Hjalmar Schacht.

Q 2.
What program did Hjalmar Schacht initiate for economic recovery?

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A state-funded work-creation programme.

Q 3.
Which famous projects were produced from Schacht's work-creation programme?

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The German superhighways and the Volkswagen.

Q 4.
What significant foreign policy action did Hitler take in 1933?

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He pulled out of the League of Nations.

Q 5.
In which year did Hitler reoccupy the Rhineland?

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Q 6.
What slogan did Hitler use to integrate Austria with Germany?

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One people, One empire, and One leader.

Q 7.
Which territory did Hitler wrest from Czechoslovakia?

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The German-speaking Sudetenland.

Q 8.
What support did Hitler have during his early foreign policy successes?

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Unspoken support from England.

Q 9.
What was Schacht's advice to Hitler regarding rearmament?

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To avoid investing hugely in rearmament due to deficit financing.

Q 10.
What path did Hitler choose to escape the economic crisis?

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War and expansion of territory.

Q 11.
What event marked the beginning of World War II?

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Germany's invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Q 12.
What was the Tripartite Pact?

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An alliance signed in 1940 between Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Q 13.
By the end of 1940, what was Hitler's political status in Europe?

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He was at the pinnacle of his power.

Q 14.
What was Hitler's long-term aim in Eastern Europe?

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To ensure food supplies and living space for Germans.

Q 15.
Which country did Hitler attack in June 1941?

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The Soviet Union.

Q 16.
What significant defeat did Germany face at the hands of the Soviet Red Army?

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A crushing and humiliating defeat at Stalingrad.

Q 17.
What was the response of the USA regarding involvement in World War II?

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Initially resisted involvement due to economic concerns.

Q 18.
What event prompted the USA to enter World War II?

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The bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan.

Q 19.
When did World War II come to an end?

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In May 1945.

Q 20.
What catastrophic event marked the end of the war in the Pacific?

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The dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima.

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