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Quiz for Primary Source 27.4: The “Reich Citizenship Law” and the Nazi Volk

Question

1. According to Stuckart and Globke, what was the goal of liberal government?

To protect the freedom and independence of the individual

To enrich the state

To promote the interests of industrialists and financiers

To pave the way for the introduction of socialism

Correct. The answer is a. According to Stuckart and Globke, liberal government sought to protect the rights of the individual and to ensure that all individuals were treated equally.

Incorrect. The answer is a. According to Stuckart and Globke, liberal government sought to protect the rights of the individual and to ensure that all individuals were treated equally.

Question

2. As National Socialists, what did Stuckart and Globke see as the fundamental unit of social and political organization?

The race

The individual

The family

The local community

Correct. The answer is a. In their view, the “individual human being can be conceived only as a member of a community of people to whom he is racially similar.” Thus, the idea of race was at the very heart of Nazi ideology.

Incorrect. The answer is a. In their view, the “individual human being can be conceived only as a member of a community of people to whom he is racially similar.” Thus, the idea of race was at the very heart of Nazi ideology.