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SAI International School

Class: IX
Social Science (History)

Competency Based Question Worksheet
Chapter: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

Sl. No. Question Marks
1 Imagine you are a German citizen in 1933. Which of the following factors would most 1
likely influence you to support Hitler’s rise to power?
a) Germany’s defeat in World War I
b) The fall of the Roman Empire
c) The Russian Revolution
d) Industrial growth in Britain

2 If the Treaty of Versailles had not imposed harsh penalties on Germany, what could 1
have been a likely outcome?
a) Rise of Fascism in Italy
b) Prevention of World War II
c) Collapse of the Soviet Union
d) Spread of communism in Germany

3 Which event best illustrates how propaganda was used by the Nazis to gain control 1
over German society?
a) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
b) Use of mass media to glorify Hitler
c) The American Civil War
d) Fall of the Berlin Wall

4 If the Enabling Act had not been passed, how might the Nazi regime have been 1
affected?
a) Hitler would have been elected again
b) The parliament would continue to check Hitler’s power
c) Nazis would have expanded faster
d) Hitler would have become a king

5 How did Nazi racial ideology affect the lives of Polish people during German 2
occupation?

6 Suppose you are a German parent in 1936. How would the Nazi education system 2
influence your child’s future career and worldview? Give any three ways.

7 How did Nazi ideology justify war and territorial expansion? Explain with an example. 2

8 Why did the German youth join the Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls? 2
Explain briefly with reference to state control.

9 Imagine you are a Jewish child in Nazi Germany. Describe three changes in your daily 3
life after the Nuremberg Laws were introduced.

10 Compare how the economic crisis of 1929 affected ordinary Germans and how Hitler 3
used it to his advantage.

11 Suppose the Weimar Republic had introduced stronger welfare measures. How might 3
public support for extremist parties like the Nazis have changed?

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