Question 159 · Federal question
What did not exist in Germany during the time of National Socialism?
German original (as asked in the real test)
Was gab es in Deutschland nicht während der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus?
- A freie Wahlen ✓ Correct answer
- B Pressezensur
- C willkürliche Verhaftungen
- D Verfolgung von Juden
Translation
What did not exist in Germany during the time of National Socialism?
- A free elections ✓ Correct answer
- B press censorship
- C arbitrary arrests
- D persecution of Jews
Explanation
Under the Nazi dictatorship, democratic institutions were dismantled. There were no free elections after 1933. Instead, the regime imposed censorship, conducted arbitrary arrests through instruments like the Gestapo, and systematically persecuted Jews and other groups.
Tips
- For questions on the Nazi era, recall core features of a dictatorship: suppression of democracy, propaganda, censorship, political repression, and persecution.
- Use elimination: if options describe repression or human rights abuses, they likely occurred; democratic freedoms likely did not.
- Look for keywords: “free elections,” “independent judiciary,” or “freedom of press” usually did not exist; terms like “censorship,” “arbitrary arrests,” “persecution,” and “one-party rule” did.
- nchor dates: after 1933 (Enabling ct), democratic processes were effectively ended.
Practice in the app
