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📝 The election campaign and Reichstag fire

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-23

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Q1. Who was arrested and later executed for starting the Reichstag fire?

🔹 A. Marinus van der Lubbe

🔹 B. Ernst Röhm

🔹 C. Heinrich Himmler

🔹 D. Joseph Goebbels

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. How did the Reichstag fire allow Hitler to justify the suppression of political opposition?

🔹 A. By claiming a foreign invasion

🔹 B. By citing economic crisis

🔹 C. By invoking a health emergency

🔹 D. By asserting a communist threat

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: D

Q3. Which of the following best characterizes the historiographical debate on SA involvement in the Reichstag fire?

🔹 A. Consensus that SA orchestrated the fire

🔹 B. Consensus that SA had no role

🔹 C. Ongoing debate with mixed evidence and divergent interpretations

🔹 D. No scholarly discussion exists

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: C

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