GermanyAufgabe 156 · History and responsibility

In which year did Hitler become Reich Chancellor (Reichskanzler)?

In the exam (German)

In welchem Jahr wurde Hitler Reichskanzler?

  1. a19231923
  2. b19271927
  3. c19331933Correct answer
  4. d19361936

Why?

Adolf Hitler was appointed Reich Chancellor by Reich President Paul von Hindenburg on 30 January 1933. After that, the National Socialists built up a dictatorship within a few months. Careful with 1923: that was the year Hitler failed in an attempted coup (putsch) in München (Munich).

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Source

Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.

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