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