Year 10 Revision Quiz - Autumn Term 2

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Weimar Constitution?

• Proportional representation led to coalition governments

• Proportional representaton ensured that small parties had a fair share of seats

• Article 48 allowed the President to bypass the Reichstag in times of crisis

• The President was elected for a period of 7 years

Name the two leaders of the Spartacists, murdered in January 1919 by Freikorps.

• Matthias Erzberger

• Karl Liebknecht

• Dr Wolfgang Kapp

• 'Red' Rosa Luxembourg

Which of the following is NOT evidence that the Golden Years (1924-1929) was a period of increased political stability in Germany:

• There were no major attempted coups/putsches in Germany during the Golden Years
• Support for pro-Weimar parties gradually increased between the elections of 1924 and 1928
• Despite electoral failure, the Nazi party saw a steady increase in its membership during the Golden Years
• Despite his right wing sympathies, the new president, Hindenburg, promised to support the Weimar Constitution

We can see that confidence in the economy started to recover by looking at the deposits made into Stresemann's newly-created national Reichsbank. At the start of 1924, 0.9 billion marks were deposited. How many by the end of 1926?

• 4.9 billion RM
• 6.6 billion RM
• 136 million RM
• 200 billion RM

As evidence of the relative stability of the Weimar 'Golden Years', how many different coalition governments were there 1924-29? (There were 22 during the whole Weimar period, 1919-33)

• 6
• 12
• 10
• 2

There were only 23 people at the first meeting of the DAP attended by Hitler in 1919. How many members did it have by the end of 1920?

• 3000
• 1000
• 500
• 20000

Hitler's book 'Mein Kampf' pushed for totalitarianism - what does this mean?

• Removing democracy and putting total power in the hands of one single leader
• Multiple different parties, elected by the people, rule the country
• A monarch rules the country, supported by an elected parliament
• Everyone in the country must believe the same thing

Why did the Wall Street Crash create a depression all over the world, not just the US? Select as many answers as apply.

• The US stopped trading as much with other countries

• Many businesses in other countries also had investments in the US stock market

• Other countries felt sorry for them, and closed down their businesses out of solidarity

• The US had lent money to every other country

After the Wall St Crash caused chaos in German politics, Chancellor Bruning became increasingly reliant on ruling via presidential decrees (Article 48). There were just 5 of these in 1930. How many were there in 1932?

• 66

• 44

• 55

• 33

Which of the following sequences places the key events of Hitler’s consolidation of power in the correct chronological order?

• The Reichstag Fire, Hitler becomes Chancellor, The Enabling Act, The Law for Protection of People and State
• Hitler becomes Chancellor, The Reichstag Fire, The Law for Protection of People and State, The Enabling Act
• The Reichstag Fire, The Law for Protection of People and State, The Enabling Act, Hitler becomes Chancellor
• Hitler becomes Chancellor, The Law for Protection of People and State, The Reichstag Fire, The Enabling Act