Lesson Y221.3
Y221.3 The impact of war and defeat on Germany 1939–1949 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2
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Lesson Y221.3, The impact of war and defeat on Germany 1939–1949: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Who delivered the famous Total War speech in Berlin in February 1943?
- Hermann Göring
- Albert Speer
- Joseph Goebbels
- Heinrich Himmler
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Who was appointed Nazi Minister of Armaments in February 1942 to streamline war production?
- Hjalmar Schacht
- Albert Speer
- Fritz Todt
- Walther Funk
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In which month and year was food rationing first introduced across Germany?
- August 1939
- May 1943
- January 1942
- September 1941
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Which student resistance group distributed anti-Nazi leaflets at Munich University during 1942–1943?
- White Rose
- Swing Youth
- Kreisau Circle
- Edelweiss Pirates
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Which officer placed the bomb in Hitler's headquarters during the July 1944 assassination attempt?
- Henning von Tresckow
- Claus von Stauffenberg
- Ludwig Beck
- Carl Goerdeler
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Into how many occupation zones was defeated Germany divided at the Potsdam Conference?
- Four
- Five
- Three
- Two
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Which two Allied zones merged in January 1947 to form the economic zone Bizonia?
- British and Soviet
- US and British
- US and French
- French and Soviet
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What new currency was introduced in the Western Allied occupation zones in June 1948?
- Rentenmark
- Reichsmark
- Euro
- Deutsche Mark
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In which year did the Soviet Union impose the Berlin Blockade on Western sectors?
- 1946
- 1945
- 1950
- 1948
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What was the official name of the constitution adopted by West Germany in May 1949?
- Basic Law
- Weimar Constitution
- Warsaw Treaty
- Reich Constitution
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Who was elected as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949?
- Ludwig Erhard
- Konrad Adenauer
- Kurt Schumacher
- Walter Ulbricht
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What official name was given to the newly established East German state in October 1949?
- Socialist Republic
- German Democratic Republic
- People's Republic
- Federal Republic
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What national militia was created in October 1944 to conscript males aged 16 to 60?
- Volkssturm
- Einsatzgruppen
- Waffen-SS
- Wehrmacht
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In which year did the first major trial of Nazi war leaders begin at Nuremberg?
- 1943
- 1950
- 1945
- 1947
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Who was appointed Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment in 1942 to direct forced labour?
- Heinrich Himmler
- Fritz Sauckel
- Martin Bormann
- Robert Ley
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Which East German city was devastated by Allied firebombing in February 1945?
- Frankfurt
- Munich
- Dresden
- Bonn
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Which US aid programme, launched in 1948, provided funding for West German economic reconstruction?
- Dawes Plan
- Young Plan
- Marshall Plan
- Truman Doctrine
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Which political party forcibly merged with the KPD in 1946 to create the SED?
- FDP
- CDU
- SPD
- Centre Party
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What age range of women was required to register for war work in January 1943?
- 21 to 60
- 17 to 45
- 18 to 25
- 14 to 30
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Which river line was designated as Germany's temporary eastern border at the Potsdam Conference?
- Rhine-Ruhr
- Oder-Neisse
- Elbe-Weser
- Danube-Isar
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