Post WW1 Germany - Yr 11 History

Who were the Freikorps?

• Returned POWs (prisoners of war)

• Returned soldiers of the German Revolution

• Returned WW1 soldiers

• Ex-Communists

Why were the Freikorps useful to the Ebert government?

• They had weapons

• They were mostly anti-Communist

• They helped the Government put down uprisings

The Freikorps murdered the leaders of which significant uprising?

• The Nationalist/Kapp Putsch uprisin

• The Spartacist/Communist uprising

The Spartacist uprising and the Kapp Putsch are examples of _________________ turmoil.

• political

• social

• economic

Other examples of political turmoil following the end of WW1 were:

• hyperinflation

• The French occupation of the Ruhr

• the lack of a clear majority rule in the Reichstag

• Seven different Chancellors between 1919-1923

The system of voting that caused instability within the Reichstag is called:

• Proportional voting

• Preferential voting

The French occupation of the Ruhr was an _____________ impact of the Treaty of Versailles

• political

• social

• economic

The French army invaded the Ruhr because

• they wanted to protect themselves from the German military

• Germany had failed to pay the reparations they owed France

• they wanted to install a French government in the Ruhr

Which of the following are economic consequences of the occupation of the Ruhr?

• Germany was united against a foreign enemy

• Workers went on strike, stopping coal and iron production

• The Germany government had to pay the workers wages

• People were killed and wounded in violent protests

Which of the following is not a cause of hyperinflation

• The German government printed more money

• Germany stopped paying reparations

• Iron and coal production was dramatically reduced

• The government pledged to pay the Ruhr workers' wages