20 July plot - Quiz
July plot
  • 1. What was a territorial demand of the 20 July plotters regarding 1914 boundaries?
A) Expansion of borders to the Ural Mountains
B) Total withdrawal from all occupied territories
C) Re-establishment of boundaries with Belgium, France, and Poland
D) Full dissolution of all German borders
  • 2. Which of these territories did the plotters want to incorporate into a Greater Germany?
A) Denmark
B) Sudetenland
C) Switzerland
D) Italy
  • 3. What was the view of the plotters regarding reparations?
A) They suggested a global tax to cover them
B) They demanded double reparations
C) They wanted reparations paid only to Britain
D) They demanded no reparations
  • 4. Who suggested the annexation of all of Poland to Germany?
A) Claus von Stauffenberg
B) Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
C) The German trade unions
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 5. How did the Polish government in exile view the plotters' territorial demands?
A) As a welcomed peaceful compromise
B) As not much different from Hitler's racist policies
C) As a reason to join forces with the plotters
D) As a sign of total surrender
  • 6. What was Stauffenberg's view on Poland in 1939?
A) He pushed for immediate independence
B) He opposed any military involvement
C) He argued for an alliance with the Polish army
D) He advocated for systematic colonization
  • 7. What type of government did the plotters hope to install to replace Hitler?
A) A conservative-authoritarian government
B) A direct democracy
C) A socialist republic
D) A parliamentary monarchy
  • 8. What was the plotters' stance on mass participation in government?
A) They encouraged it
B) They considered it the highest priority
C) They wanted to implement it gradually
D) They opposed it
  • 9. What did the plotters intend to do regarding concentration camps?
A) Reform of the camp system
B) Expansion of the camps
C) Privatization of the camps
D) Dissolution of the camps
  • 10. What was the plotters' position on the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda?
A) Expansion to include radio broadcasts
B) Restructuring under new leadership
C) Making it an independent government branch
D) Dissolution of the ministry
  • 11. What was the planned policy regarding the persecution of Jews?
A) Creation of special economic zones
B) Continuation of strict laws
C) Relocation to neutral countries
D) Ending the persecution
  • 12. How did the plotters plan to address officials appointed after January 1, 1933?
A) Automatic promotion for all
B) Granting them life tenure
C) Forced retirement with full benefits
D) Possible punishment, dismissal, or transfer
  • 13. What change was planned for the provinces of Prussia and the states?
A) Complete independence from Berlin
B) Transformation into Reichsgaue
C) Annexation by neighboring nations
D) Abolition of all regional boundaries
  • 14. What was the goal regarding economic freedom after the war?
A) Restoration of full economic freedom
B) A transition to a barter system
C) Total nationalization of all industries
D) Centralized state control
  • 15. How did the plotters plan to handle the national debt?
A) Printing more currency
B) Defaulting on all international loans
C) Tax increases and austerity policies
D) Confiscation of personal savings
  • 16. What was the plotters' goal regarding the continuation of the war?
A) Continuation for defense purposes only
B) Aggressive expansion into the East
C) Immediate total surrender
D) Turning the war against the Soviet Union only
  • 17. Which body was envisioned to hold responsibility for social policy?
A) The secret police
B) The military high command
C) The international courts
D) Reichsgaue and trade unions
  • 18. According to Martin Borschat, what was a significant motivation for the conservative elites involved?
A) Aristocratic resentment
B) Desire for wealth
C) Fear of the Soviet Union
D) Religious fundamentalism
  • 19. Which individual felt that Nazi atrocities were a dishonour to the nation and military?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Stauffenberg
C) Martin Borschat
D) Julius Leber
  • 20. What was a common goal shared by the diverse members of the plot?
A) To bring the war to a swift end
B) To align Germany with the Soviet Union
C) To expand the war into new territories
D) To preserve the Nazi party structure
  • 21. Which political group was included in the broad spectrum of plotters mentioned in the text?
A) Communists
B) Monarchists
C) Fascists
D) Anarchists
  • 22. What was the political orientation of the majority of the group behind the 20 July plot?
A) Totalitarianists
B) Liberal democrats
C) Conservative nationalists
D) Radical socialists
  • 23. In what month did Stauffenberg agree to cooperate with the Operational Leadership of the KPD?
A) January
B) April
C) July
D) December
  • 24. What is the alternative name for the 20 July plot?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Spark
C) Operation Overlord
D) Operation Valkyrie
  • 25. Where was the Wolf's Lair located?
A) Smolensk
B) Eastern Prussia
C) Berlin
D) Kreisau
  • 26. Who inadvertently saved Hitler's life by moving the bomb behind a table leg?
A) Rudolf Schmundt
B) Heinz Brandt
C) Claus von Stauffenberg
D) Hans Oster
  • 27. How many times did Stauffenberg attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1943 and 1944?
A) Once
B) Ten times
C) Two times
D) At least five times
  • 28. Which government agency led the purge following the failed coup?
A) SS
B) Gestapo
C) OKH
D) Wehrmacht
  • 29. Approximately how many conspirators were executed after the 20 July plot?
A) Roughly 200
B) 7,000
C) 5,000
D) 50
  • 30. Who was the former mayor of Leipzig involved in the resistance?
A) Carl Goerdeler
B) Ludwig Beck
C) Hans Oster
D) Helmuth James von Moltke
  • 31. What was the name of the resistance group that met at the von Moltke estate?
A) The Bendlerblock Resistance
B) The Barbarossa Circle
C) Kreisauer Kreis
D) The Wolf's Lair Group
  • 32. Who was the head of the General Army Office at the Bendlerblock?
A) Henning von Tresckow
B) Ludwig Beck
C) Friedrich Olbricht
D) Hans Oster
  • 33. What was the name of the failed 1943 attempt to place a bomb on Hitler's plane?
A) Operation Spark
B) Operation Barbarossa
C) Operation Valkyrie
D) Operation Wolf
  • 34. Which branch of the military were the main participants of the plot?
A) Kriegsmarine
B) Waffen-SS
C) Wehrmacht
D) Luftwaffe
  • 35. How many total people did the Gestapo arrest in the months after the coup?
A) 1,000
B) 500
C) 200
D) More than 7,000
  • 36. What was the result of the coup attempt in the hours following the blast?
A) The conspirators escaped to the West
B) The German Army surrendered
C) The government was successfully overthrown
D) The Nazi regime reasserted control
  • 37. By what time had the tide of war turned decisively against Germany?
A) April 1943
B) Early 1942
C) December 1942
D) Mid-1943
  • 38. Where was Claus von Stauffenberg wounded in 1943?
A) The Eastern Front
B) Stalingrad
C) North Africa
D) Berlin
  • 39. Who drafted the revised Valkyrie plan in 1943?
A) Tresckow
B) Stauffenberg
C) Olbricht
D) Fromm
  • 40. When were documents released that clarified Tresckow’s role in the Valkyrie plan?
A) 1945
B) 1990
C) 2007
D) 1950
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