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164. What happened in Germany on 9 November 1938?

Official German wording

Was passierte am 9. November 1938 in Deutschland?

  1. Mit dem Angriff auf Polen beginnt der Zweite Weltkrieg.
  2. Die Nationalsozialisten verlieren eine Wahl und lösen den Reichstag auf.
  3. Jüdische Geschäfte und Synagogen werden durch Nationalsozialisten und ihre Anhänger zerstört.
  4. Hitler wird Reichspräsident und lässt alle Parteien verbieten.

Answer options

  1. With the attack on Poland, the Second World War began.
  2. The National Socialists lost an election and dissolved the Reichstag.
  3. Jewish businesses and synagogues were destroyed by National Socialists and their supporters.
  4. Hitler became Reich President and had all parties banned.

Correct answer

Jewish businesses and synagogues were destroyed by National Socialists and their supporters.

Explanation

On 9 November 1938 the November Pogrom (Reichspogromnacht/“Kristallnacht”) occurred: a state-orchestrated, centrally coordinated assault by the NSDAP, SA, SS and their supporters on Jewish businesses, synagogues, and individuals; around 30,000 Jewish men were deported to concentration camps. The pogrom marked the escalation from legally sanctioned discrimination (Nuremberg Laws) to open, systematic violence and exposed the complete collapse of the rule of law. The Basic Law responds with the primacy of human dignity (Art. 1), the prohibition of discrimination (Art. 3(3)), freedom of religion (Art. 4), and the concept of a militant democracy, complemented by criminal provisions such as Section 130 of the Criminal Code.

Official sources

The German questions come from the original BAMF catalog for the Einbürgerungstest and Leben in Deutschland. Translations and explanations are study aids; verify legal details in the official sources.