Question

A secret police troop .............. were in charge of assaulting and massacring the Jews.

• A. Gestapo
• B. Wehrmacht
• C. Luftwaffe
• D. Kriegsmarine

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Gestapo

Hitler and Nazism

• Nazism is the German version of fascism. With his oratory skills and organizational abilities, Hitler easily succeeded in gaining popular support.

• He dismissed the government and captured power

• He dismissed the government and captured power.

• Socialists, Communists, Jews and Democrats were executed.

• Hitler held the Jews responsible for Germany's ruin and humiliation.

• Jews were massacred enmasse in specially built concentration camps. This is known as the Holocaust

• A military force 'Brown Shirts' and a secret police troop 'Gestapo' were in charge of assaulting and massacring the Jews.

• Hitler projected the purity of the Aryan race and argued that Aryans should rule the world.

• All other political parties, except the Nazi Party, were banned. Trade unions also were banned

• Military service was made compulsory. Hitler incited a spirit of revenge among the Germans against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

• He attacked Austria and Czechoslovakia. Germany formed alliance with Italy and Japan. It was opposed by other countries. Ultimately this led to the outbreak of another world war.