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The Nazis and Poland

Quiz by Joel Tjarks

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  • Q1
    According to this article, which area under Nazi occupation received far more lenient treatment than Poland?
    Lithuania
    North Africa
    The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Czech Republic)
    The Soviet Union
    30s
  • Q2
    Who was the infamous governor of the “General Government” of Poland, an administrative division set up by the Nazis?
    Hans Frank
    Heinrich Mueller
    Gustav Stresser
    Julius Streicher
    30s
  • Q3
    The aim of the Nazis seem to have been to make Poland:
    An area for those of Germanic and Slavic mixed blood
    A nation of ill-educated slaves to serve the “master race”
    A totally depopulated wasteland with no people or resources as a buffer to Germany’s east
    The location for the new capital of the German Reich
    30s
  • Q4
    All of the following were targeted by Heydrich’s Einsatzgruppen campaigns in Poland EXCEPT:
    Single women
    Polish army officers
    Catholic clergy
    Teachers or nobles
    30s
  • Q5
    What became the policy toward Jews living in Poland at this point in the war (Fall 1939)?
    They were sent to death camps to be exterminated
    They were all shipped back to the Reich to be laborers.
    They were left alone for the time being.
    They were all grouped together in “ghettos.” It would be determined what to do with them later.
    30s
  • Q6
    True or False: The head of the “General Government” of Poland asked Hitler for a more lenient policy towards the subjects he ruled but was turned down.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q7
    According to this article, what event spooked Stalin toward the West and started him on the path of considering an alliance with Nazi Germany?
    The Versailles Treaty
    The British-Polish defense Pact
    The Munich Pact
    The German Anschluss with Austria
    30s
  • Q8
    How did this article characterize the Polish defensive stand in 1939 when it asked “How effective was Polish Resistance?”
    “Good in some ways, but bad in others”
    “Surprisingly effective”
    “Not very”
    “They fell quickly but did a lot of damage to the Nazis”
    30s
  • Q9
    According to this article, Poland was unique among areas occupied by Nazi Germany because:
    It was the only nation to feature mass shootings and outrageous war crimes
    There were no Polish collaborators with the Nazis. The whole nation was part of the resistance.
    They were the only nation occupied by Germany to never surrender to Germany formally.
    It was the only nation to fall within a month to the Nazi onslaught
    30s
  • Q10
    What historical figure did Hitler compare himself with when speaking to his Generals just prior to the German invasion of Poland?
    Attila the Hun
    Napoleon Bonaparte
    Alexander the Great
    Genghis Khan
    30s
  • Q11
    There was an interview with a Luftwaffe pilot in this article who expressed remorse for killing ____________ but not for the people he killed.
    Dogs
    Sheep
    Horses
    Cows
    30s
  • Q12
    Pictured above is Field Marshall Walther Von Brauchitsch. Why was he upset with his army’s behavior in Poland?
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    They were looting and raping to the point that the army was lacking discipline.
    They were shooting civilians
    They were acting disrespectfully to their officers
    They were paying no attention to the careful plans the OKW (Army staff) had prepared.
    30s
  • Q13
    The stories in this article seem to give the impression that:
    German soldiers found committing war atrocities difficult at first but soon became accustomed to it.
    German soldiers were so brainwashed by Nazi propaganda that they never had any issue with committing war crimes.
    The soldiers were unaware of war atrocities as these were largely the work of the SS Einsatzgruppen behind the lines.
    The Soldiers were continually racked with guilt over what they were doing.
    30s
  • Q14
    (extra credit) How many Jews were sent to live in the General Government of Poland immediately following the Nazi conquest?
    400,000
    25 million
    8 million
    1 million
    30s
  • Q15
    (extra credit) How many Poles was the Gauliter of the General Government supposed to murder for every one German killed?
    100
    25
    50
    5
    30s

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