AustriaGeschichte 50 · History of Austria
Today there is a place of learning and remembrance at Hartheim Castle (Schloss Hartheim) near Linz. What happened there during the Nazi era?
In the exam (German)
Im Schloss Hartheim bei Linz befindet sich heute ein Lern- und Gedenkort. Was geschah dort in der NS-Zeit?
- aResistance fighters met there to print leaflets.Dort trafen sich Widerstandskämpfer, um Flugblätter zu drucken.
- bThere was a hospital for wounded soldiers there.Dort war ein Spital für verwundete Soldaten.
- cThe treaties on the Anschluss were signed there.Dort wurden die Verträge über den Anschluss unterschrieben.
- dPeople with disabilities and people with mental illnesses were murdered there.Menschen mit Behinderung und psychisch kranke Menschen wurden dort ermordet.Correct answer
Why?
Hartheim was a killing centre of the Nazi regime: from 1940, people with disabilities and sick people were murdered there in a gas chamber, and later also concentration camp prisoners. In total about 30,000 people died there.
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In what ways did people in Austria resist the Nazi regime?Correct answer:They handed out banned leaflets or hid people who were being persecuted.
Correct answer:Some refused to fight as soldiers for the Nazi regime, like the farmer Franz Jägerstätter.
Auf welche Weise leisteten Menschen in Österreich Widerstand gegen das NS-Regime? — Sie verteilten verbotene Flugblätter oder versteckten verfolgte Menschen. · Manche weigerten sich, als Soldaten für das NS-Regime zu kämpfen, wie der Bauer Franz Jägerstätter.
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Which statements about the end of the Second World War in Austria in 1945 are true?Correct answer:The Soviet Red Army captured Vienna in April 1945.
Correct answer:Troops of the USA, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union occupied the country.
Was trifft auf das Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Österreich im Jahr 1945 zu? — Die sowjetische Rote Armee eroberte im April 1945 Wien. · Truppen der USA, Großbritanniens, Frankreichs und der Sowjetunion besetzten das Land.
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After 1945, Austria for a long time saw itself mainly as Hitler's “first victim”. What did Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler) Franz Vranitzky say in the National Council (Nationalrat) in 1991?Correct answer:He spoke of a shared responsibility of Austrians for the Nazi crimes.
Nach 1945 sah sich Österreich lange vor allem als „erstes Opfer“ Hitlers. Was sagte Bundeskanzler Franz Vranitzky 1991 im Nationalrat? — Er sprach von einer Mitverantwortung von Österreichern für die NS-Verbrechen.
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On 5 May, Austria holds its Day of Remembrance against Violence and Racism in memory of the victims of National Socialism. Why was this day chosen?Correct answer:Because on this day in 1945 American soldiers liberated Mauthausen concentration camp
Am 5. Mai gibt es in Österreich den Gedenktag gegen Gewalt und Rassismus im Gedenken an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus. Warum wurde dieser Tag gewählt? — Weil an diesem Tag 1945 amerikanische Soldaten das KZ Mauthausen befreiten
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