Class 9 sst history chapter the …

Question 1.
The Great Depression was a period of _______ .
Answer:
Economic crisis

Question 2.
What is the German Parliament known as ?
Answer:
The German Parliament is known as the Reichstag.

Question 3.
A camp where people were isolated and detained without due process of law, referred to as _______ .
Answer:
Concentration camp

Question 4.
Which Article of the Weimar Constitution gave the President the powers to impose emergency, suspend civil rights and rule by decree ?
Answer:
Article 48

Question 5.
Who offered the chancellorship to Hitler on 30 January 1933 ?
Answer:
President Hindenburg

Question 6.
People of Weimar Republic lost confidence in the democratic _______ .
Answer:
Parliamentary system

Question 7.
The Nazi Party had become largest party by _______ .
Answer:
1932

Question 8.
The Tripartite Pact was signed between Germany, Japan and _______ .
Answer:
Italy

Question 9.
Nazi propaganda projected _______ .
Answer:
Hitler as a messiah

Question 10.
Nazi youth groups for children below 14 years of age were called _______ .
Answer:
Jungvolk

Question 11.
What was Auschwitz ?
Answer:
Auschwitz was the centre for mass killing during Nazi rule.

Question 12.
What was the original name of Nazi party ?
Answer:
The National Socialist German Workers Party.

Question 13.
The gas chambers that looked like bathrooms, equipped with fake shower heads, were labelled as _______ .
Answer:
Disinfection areas

Question 14.
How did Hitler view war ?
Answer:
Hitler viewed war as the way out of the approaching economic crisis.

Question 15.
When was the Enabling Act passed in Germany ?
Answer:
On 3rd March, 1933

Question 16.
Name the four countries included in the Allied Powers in World War II.
Answer:
England, France, Russia and USA were included in the Allied Powers.

Question 17.
What was the significance of the Enabling Act ?
Answer:
The Enabling Act enabled Hitler to sideline the Parliament and rule by decree.

Question 18.
Which concept of Hitler’s ideology revealed his desire for an extended empire ?
Answer:
The geopolitical concept or concept of living space revealed his desire for an extended empire.

Question 19.
Which country used atomic bombs during World War II ?
Answer:
USA used atomic bombs during World War II against Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Question 20.
What was the work entrusted to the International War Tribunal set up in Nuremberg after the war ?
Answer:
It was set up to prosecute Nazi war criminals for crimes against peace, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Question 21.
What was the name given to separately marked areas where the Jews lived ?
Answer:
The separately marked areas where the Jews lived were called ghettos.

Question 22.
Which incident persuaded the USA to join the war ?
Answer:
Japan’s unprovoked attack on the US base at Pearl Harbour in December 1941 persuaded the USA to join the war.

Question 23.
What do you know about Wall Street Exchange ?
Answer:
It is the name of the world’s biggest stock exchange.

Question 24.
Which countries were known as Axis Powers in World War II ?
Answer:
Germany, Italy and Japan were known as Axis Powers.

Question 25.
When did Youth League of the Nazis found ?
Answer:
The Youth League of the Nazis was founded in 1922.