AP Success - AP European History: Contemporary Movements: Pegida
Kate Connolly, "Pegida: what does the German far-right movement actually stand for?" Jan 6, 2015"What started out just over three months ago as little more than a Facebook page with a few hundred members has grown into a group with thousands of supporters, who are invited by the organisers to meet for “evening strolls” through German cities. On Monday, a record 18,000 people took to the streets of Dresden. . . Many of the slogans held aloft by participants are hard to disagree with, such as “If you go to sleep in a democracy, you wake up in a dictatorship”. Others, such as “Beware Ali Baba and his 400 drug dealers”, seem to be trying hard to make the point that drug-dealing and immigrants are synonymous. . . What Pegida stands for is hard to ascertain, especially if you ask Pegida, largely because demonstrators have been urged not to talk to what they call the “Lügenpresse”, or liar press (a term of condemnation also used by the Nazis, by the way), and its organisers rarely give interviews. Some speak, but only through gritted teeth. They mention a desire for tighter immigration controls, for keeping war refugees in their homelands, for forcing foreigners in Germany to speak German at home. . ."
Question 1
The term 'Lügenpresse' used by Pegida supporters is indicative of:
An official media regulatory body in Germany.
A historical continuity with the language used by the Nazis.
A traditional German term of respect towards the press.
A new term created by Pegida to describe the modern media.
Question 2
The growth of Pegida from a small Facebook group to a movement with thousands of supporters illustrates:
The decline of public interest in political activism.
The effectiveness of traditional media in promoting new political groups.
The role of social media in facilitating the rapid expansion of political movements.
The German government's endorsement of new political organizations.
Question 3
The slogan 'If you go to sleep in a democracy, you wake up in a dictatorship' suggests that Pegida supporters:
Advocate for the establishment of a dictatorship.
Are indifferent to the type of political system governing Germany.
Are concerned about the potential loss of democratic freedoms.
Support the unrestricted freedom of the press.
Question 4
Pegida's call for immigrants in Germany to speak German at home reflects:
A policy of promoting German language learning abroad.
An effort to promote multilingualism in Germany.
A response to a shortage of German language teachers in Germany.
A demand for cultural assimilation of immigrants into German society.
Question 5
The reluctance of Pegida demonstrators to speak with the press, as described in the source, is most likely a result of:
A distrust of the media's ability to accurately represent their views.
The movement's preference for digital communication over traditional media.
A lack of clear objectives or coherent ideology within the movement.
Legal restrictions on freedom of speech in Germany.
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