Question

1. the nazis never received more than 38% of the vote in a national election prior to 1933.
2. jews were the first group to be sent to concentration camps.
3. the nazis rejected stories of germany’s patriotic history and did not try to reassure average germans about hitler’s leadership.
4. german soldiers swore an oath of allegiance to hitler, not to germany.
5. nazi racial ideology labeled jews, slavs, blacks, and roma as racially inferior.
6. the kristallnacht attacks in november 1938 were spontaneous and surprised nazi authorities.

Explanation:

1. In the July 1932 Reichstag election, the Nazis won 37.3% of the vote, their highest pre-1933 share, which is under 38%.
2. The first group sent to concentration camps (Dachau, 1933) were political prisoners, not Jews.
3. The Nazis heavily promoted German patriotic history and framed Hitler as the savior of Germany to gain support.
4. In 1934, German soldiers replaced their oath to the German constitution with one swearing loyalty directly to Hitler.
5. Nazi racial ideology centered on Aryan supremacy, classifying these groups as racially inferior.
6. Kristallnacht was organized and encouraged by Nazi authorities, not spontaneous.

Answer:

1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. False