Weimar Germany

Spot the fake! Which of these was NOT part of the Treaty of Versailles conditions?

• All German colonies were taken and given to England or France

• Germany could not join the League of Nations

• Germany had to accept responsibility for all the damage caused by the war

• Germany had to export 73% of its wheat to feed Britain, without any payment

Spot the fake! Which of these is NOT a condition of the Treaty of Versailles?

• The Germans were not allowed to have an air force

• The German Navy could only have six battleships

• The German Army could only have (up to) 10,000 men

• Germany had to pay 132 billion Gold Marks for their role in the war

Which countries were the "Big Four" who decided the terms of the Versailles Treaty?

• Britain, France, USA, Russia

• Britain, France, Spain, USA

• Britain, Germany, France, Poland

• Britain, France, USA, Italy

Which country wanted the harshest conditions for Germany?

• Britain

• France

• U.S.A

• Italy

Why weren't Russia involved in the treaty?

• Lenin missed his train

• Lenin had taken Russia out of the war before the end

• Lenin refused to sit at a table with Woodrow Wilson

• Lenin was too busy trying to arrest Stalin for trying to overthrow him

How did the Weimar Government try to combat the economic issues in post-war Germany?

• They taxed the citizens up to 90%

• They printed more money

• They implemented pure Communism

• They refused to pay the money and built a wall around Germany

What happened when the Kaiser abdicated?

• He was put on trial and executed for starting the war

• He was allowed to continue to live in Germany but had to be a normal citizen

• They continued to have him as monarch, but only symbolically. He had no more power to make political decisions.

• He ran off to the Netherlands

True or False: Germany after the war gave the vote to anyone over the age of 20

• True

• False

What was Article 48?

• It allowed the Kaiser to return if at least 66% of Germans wanted it

• It gave the leader of Germany emergency powers to enact any policy

• It reimbursed German citizens for the money they lost during inflation

• It allowed Germans living in areas now owned by other countries the ability to return to Germany

BONUS QUESTION: In what year did Germany eventually join the League of Nations?

• 1918

• 1926

• 1933

• 1945