Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 30.2: Hitler, Mussolini, and the Great War

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1. Which of these did Hitler see as the “greatest villainy” of the twentieth century?

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Correct: The answer is c. Hitler believed that Germany’s surrender was orchestrated by socialists in the German government. In other words, he did not believe that Germany had been defeated, but rather that it had been betrayed.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Hitler believed that Germany’s surrender was orchestrated by socialists in the German government. In other words, he did not believe that Germany had been defeated, but rather that it had been betrayed.
1. Which of these did Hitler see as the “greatest villainy” of the twentieth century?

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2. Why did Hitler decide to go into politics?

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Correct: The answer is c. Hitler saw the government that was formed after Kaiser Wilhelm II fled Germany as “a gang of wretched criminals.” He claimed that he went into politics to overthrow them.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Hitler saw the government that was formed after Kaiser Wilhelm II fled Germany as “a gang of wretched criminals.” He claimed that he went into politics to overthrow them.
2. Why did Hitler decide to go into politics?

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3. On which of these points did Hitler and Mussolini agree?

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Correct: The answer is b. Both Hitler and Mussolini argued that Socialists and Communists betrayed their nations in 1918 and 1919.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Both Hitler and Mussolini argued that Socialists and Communists betrayed their nations in 1918 and 1919.
3. On which of these points did Hitler and Mussolini agree?

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4. What did both Hitler and Mussolini implicitly promise to do?

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Correct: The answer is a. Both leaders used the death and destruction of World War I as a central theme of their political rhetoric.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Both leaders used the death and destruction of World War I as a central theme of their political rhetoric.
4. What did both Hitler and Mussolini implicitly promise to do?