AustriaGeschichte 51 · History of Austria
In what ways did people in Austria resist the Nazi regime?
In the exam (German)
Auf welche Weise leisteten Menschen in Österreich Widerstand gegen das NS-Regime?
- aThey handed out banned leaflets or hid people who were being persecuted.Sie verteilten verbotene Flugblätter oder versteckten verfolgte Menschen.Correct answer
- bThey held open demonstrations that were protected by the police.Sie hielten offene Demonstrationen ab, die von der Polizei geschützt wurden.
- cSome refused to fight as soldiers for the Nazi regime, like the farmer Franz Jägerstätter.Manche weigerten sich, als Soldaten für das NS-Regime zu kämpfen, wie der Bauer Franz Jägerstätter.Correct answer
- dThey founded a new party and stood against the NSDAP in elections.Sie gründeten eine neue Partei und traten bei Wahlen gegen die NSDAP an.
Why?
Resistance was forbidden and could cost your life, so it mostly happened in secret: leaflets, help for persecuted people, sabotage or armed struggle, for example by partisans among the Carinthian Slovenes. Franz Jägerstätter from Upper Austria refused for reasons of conscience to serve in the Wehrmacht and was executed in 1943. There were no other parties and no free elections.
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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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What happened in Vienna on 27 April 1945?Correct answer:Political parties declared Austria once again an independent, democratic state.
Was geschah am 27. April 1945 in Wien? — Politische Parteien erklärten Österreich wieder zu einem unabhängigen, demokratischen Staat.
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