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  1. Q1. What was the primary purpose of the 'Enabling Act' passed by the Reichstag in 1933?
  2. Q2. Which 1934 event involved the extrajudicial execution of Ernst Röhm and other potential rivals within the Nazi Party?
  3. Q3. What ideological concept, popularized in Hitler's 'Mein Kampf', argued for the expansion of German territory to the East?
  4. Q4. Following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg in 1934, Hitler abolished the presidency and assumed what title?
  5. Q5. What was the name of the failed 1923 coup attempt by Hitler and the Nazi Party in Munich?
  6. Q6. In the context of Nazi economic policy, what was the primary goal of 'Autarky'?
  7. Q7. Which 1935 laws stripped German Jews of their citizenship and forbade intermarriage with 'Aryans'?
  8. Q8. Who was appointed as the Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda to manage Hitler's public image?
  9. Q9. What was the name of Hitler's secret police force, responsible for suppressing internal opposition?
  10. Q10. The 1938 'Anschluss' referred to the forced annexation of which country into the German Reich?
  11. Q11. At the 1938 Munich Conference, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain agreed to Hitler's demand for which territory?
  12. Q12. What was the significance of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed in August 1939?
  13. Q13. Which military strategy, meaning 'lightning war,' did Hitler use to rapidly conquer Poland and France?
  14. Q14. In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, which was the invasion of:
  15. Q15. What was the primary focus of the 1942 Wannsee Conference?
  16. Q16. Which 1944 assassination attempt against Hitler was led by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg?
  17. Q17. What was Hitler's final major offensive on the Western Front in December 1944?
  18. Q18. Where did Hitler spend his final days before committing suicide in April 1945?
  19. Q19. Which of the following best describes the 'Stab-in-the-Back' myth (Dolchstoßlegende) used by Hitler in his rise to power?
  20. Q20. What was the name of the German parliament building that was set on fire in 1933, an event Hitler used to suspend civil liberties?