Persecution in the Soviet Union and Germany

Persecution in the Soviet Union and Germany

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about how groups of people were persecuted in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. We will learn how Hitler and Stalin used these policies to strengthen their control over people's lives.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following accurately describes the German economy in the early 1930s?
The economy was strong
The economy was unchanged from the 1920s
Correct answer: The economy was weak
Q2.
How many Germans were out of work in 1933?
1 million
10 million
Correct answer: 6 million
Q3.
Why did Hitler introduce the National Labour Service?
To move peasants onto collective farms
To provide leisure activities and foreign travel
Correct answer: To provide work for the unemployed
Q4.
What was the process of moving peasants onto large state-owned farms in the Soviet Union called?
Correct answer: Collectivisation
Democratisation
Globalisation
Q5.
Who did Stalin decide to remove as a class of people in the 1930s?
The communists
Correct answer: The kulaks
The workers

5 Questions

Q1.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union in the 1930s?
Adolf Hitler
Correct answer: Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Q2.
What occurred during Kristallnacht?
It was declared that Jewish people were not allowed to marry German people
Correct answer: The Nazi police attacked synagogues and Jewish property in Germany
The peasants were forced onto collective farms in the Soviet Union
Q3.
Which group of people were referred to as 'class enemies' in the Soviet Union during the 1930s?
Correct answer: Kulaks
Poorer peasants
Workers
Q4.
Which process took place in the countryside in the Soviet Union during the 1930s?
Correct answer: Collectivisation
Democratisation
Globalisation
Q5.
What is defined as 'to pursue people unfairly or cruelly because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or beliefs'?
Correct answer: Persecution
Propaganda
Revolution

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UnitHistory / How were people controlled in totalitarian states?

History