History quiz

Exercises on the German-Soviet Pact

question 1

(PUC-SP-2012) The above cartoon, by unknown author, was published in 1939. It refers to the treaty signed that year by Germany and the Soviet Union that:

a) ensured the military alliance between the two countries during the Second World War and the partition of Poland.

b) consecrated the military support of both countries to the fascists in the Spanish Civil War and increased German political influence in Eastern Europe.

c) prevented the outbreak of open war between the two countries and stopped the Nazi-fascist military advance in Europe.

d) determined the new political division of Eastern Europe, in the period after the Second World War, and consolidated the Soviet hegemony in the region.

e) established the intensification of commercial ties and the commitment of mutual non-aggression between the two countries.

question 2

Hitler's expansionist project to build "living space" for the German people in Eastern Europe was also known as:

a) Lebensraum.

b) Reich.

c) Wehrmacht.

d) Luftwaffe.

e) Mein Kampf.

question 3

The German-Soviet pact was part of Hitler's territorial intentions over Eastern Europe. However, behind the pact, there was an important strategic objective achieved by Hitler, which was:

a) guarantee the neutrality of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the war.

b) secure Soviet support in case Germany was attacked by England.

c) secure the support of the German people for the war, since a hypothetical war against the Soviet Union was unpopular.

d) ensure German strengthening in the diplomatic field, which had been weakened since the Munich Conference.

e) resolve territorial disputes that the two countries had in relation to Bessarabia.

question 4

Read the statements below and mark T for true and F for false:

( ) The German-Soviet Pact was one of the stages of the Slavic enslavement project implemented by Hitler.

( ) The German-Soviet Pact had secret clauses, which stipulated the territorial division of Poland and authorized the invasion of other predetermined countries.

( ) The German-Soviet Pact determined that the Soviet Union would receive in full all Jews who were sent by Germany.

According to the statements, which is the correct alternative:

a) F-F-V

b) V-F-F

c) V-F-V

d) V-V-F

e) F-V-F

answers Question 1

Letter A

The cartoon mentions the German-Soviet Pact, a neutrality agreement signed between Germany and the Soviet Union in August 1939. Furthermore, this pact stipulated in secret clauses the territorial division of Poland between the two nations and the annexation of the Baltic countries and Finland by the Soviet Union. The agreement was met with surprise, as the two nations had different ideological bases and were openly rivals.

Question 2

Letter A

The concept of “living space” was described by Hitler in 1924 in his book Mein Kampf . In this proposal, this Nazi leader defended the formation of a vital space for the formation of a new German Empire (the Third Reich, in this case). This idea, known as Lebensraum , was broadcast in Germany since the 19th century and was appropriated by Nazism. Within this living space, there would only be room for the “Aryan” population.

Question 3

Letter A

The main strategic objective of the German-Soviet Pact was to guarantee the neutrality of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the war. Hitler's intention was, first, to defeat France and the United Kingdom, and then to turn in full force against the Soviet Union. This was evidenced by Operation Barbarossa, in which Germany invaded the Soviet Union with over 3 million troops in 1941.

Question 4

Letter D

The first statement is true, as the German-Soviet Pact was one of the stages in the formation of the German Reich, which would lead to the enslavement of Slavs proposed by Hitler. The second statement is also true, as the secret clauses were known to the world in 1945, after German documentation was combed through. This document provided for the division of Poland between the two nations and gave carte blanche for the Soviet Union to invade the Baltic countries and Finland.