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Weimar 1918 - 1929 + Peace Treaties Revision

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What caused the hyperinflation of 1923?

a)

The miners in the Ruhr district went on a ‘go slow’ and refused to dig coal for the French.

b)

Brexit

c)

The Weimar government printed banknotes to pay reparations and - after the 1923 French invasion - the Ruhr strikers. Because these banknotes were not matched by Germany's production, their value fell.

d)

The Deutsche mark was heavily depreciated and this caused severe economic problems. The annual inflation rate was 11.2 million percentage points, practically costing more to print the money than the money is worth.

2.
Who wanted to punish Germany and who wanted to go easy on Germany at the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Clemenceau (French leader) wanted revenge; Lloyd-George (Britain) wanted to go easy on Germany; Wilson (USA) wanted to prevent another war.
b)
Clemenceau wanted to go easy; Lloyd George wanted revenge; Wilson wanted Germany to suffer, too.
c)
Clemenceau wanted to prevent another war; Lloyd-George wanted Germany to suffer; Wilson wanted to go easy on Germany.
3.

What was the Spartacist Uprising?

a)

A revolt by Roman gladiators, including Russel Crowe

b)

A Munich football team who won against Arsenal in 1919

c)

A group of communists who sought to overthrow the Weimar Republic and establish communism in Germany in 1919.

d)

A navy uprising in Kiel, protesting against the harsh conditions.

4.

Who were freikorps?

a)

A group of ‘free’ soldiers after WW1

b)

Fascist squads, mostly from rural areas, who were led by the ras from 1918–1924

c)

Militia group operating in Germany after WW1, they were right wing and anti-communist.

5.

Who were Liebknecht and Luxemburg?

a)

German generals during WW1

b)

Two ministers in the Weimar government

c)

Two Spartacist leaders

6.
What was the Kapp Putsch?
a)
A left wing attempt to take power
b)
A right wing attempt to take power
c)
The death of Kapp
7.

What putsch did Hitler instigate?

a)

the Spartacist Uprising

b)

the Kapp Putsch

c)

the Munich Putsch (aka the Beer Hall putsch)

8.
What happened to Hitler after the putsch?
a)
He got 5 years, but made a name for himself in the courtroom (maximum publicity)
b)
He got executed.
c)
He got exiled.
9.

What book did Hitler write in jail after the failed putsch?

a)

My Struggle

b)

My Life

c)

My Camp

d)

The Art of the Deal

10.
What was the name of the communist uprising in Germany in 1919?
a)
Spartacists
b)
Kapp Putsch
c)
Freikorps
d)
Kiel naval mutiny
11.

What was the name of a right-wing uprising in Germany in 1920?

a)

Spartacists

b)

Kapp Putsch

c)

Freikorps

d)

Beer Hall Putsch

12.
Who led Germany during WWI?
a)
Wilhelm II
b)
Max von Baden
c)
Frederich Ebert
d)
Karl Liebknecht
13.
What political ideology did the Spartacists adhere to?
a)
communism
b)
socialism
c)
conservatism
d)
fascism
14.
The republic that was established in Germany in 1919 and ended in 1933.
a)
Coalition Government
b)
Provisional Government
c)
Weimar Republic
d)
Third Reich
15.
What year was Germany accepted into the League of Nations ?
a)
1924
b)
1925
c)
1926
d)
1929
16.

Who was elected the first president of the Weimar Republic?

a)

Ebert

b)

Hindenburg

c)

Himmler

d)

Von Papen

17.
How often was the President elected?
a)
Every 7 years
b)
Every 5 years
c)
Every 4 years
d)
They were not elected
18.
What was Article 48?
a)
President could pass laws without the Reichstag in an emergency
b)
Britain leaving the EU
c)
Reichstag could pass any law
d)
The way that votes were counted
19.
How were elections for seats in the Reichstag counted?
a)
proportional representation
b)
Article 48
c)
constitution
d)
hands up
20.
Where did the German naval mutiny of October 1918 take place?
a)
Hamburg
b)
Bavaria
c)
Kiel
d)
Frankfurt
21.
Which of the following were NOT responsible for the "revolution from below" 
a)
sailors
b)
workers
c)
soldiers
d)
industrialists
22.
Which political party declared Germany to be a republic on November 9th, 1918?
a)
The SPD
b)
The USPD
c)
The Military
23.
Who was the first leader of Germany after the Kaiser abdicated?
a)
Ebert
b)
Stressman
c)
Libknecht
24.
What was the name of the 1924 agreement with America which helped German economic stability?
a)
Dawes Plan
b)
Locarno Plan
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Young Plan
25.
What was the name of the1925 agreement which secured the borders set out at Versailles?
a)
Daws Plan
b)
Locarno Pact
c)
Munich Putsch
d)
The League of Nations
26.
What was the name of the 1929 agreement which reduced Germanys reparations payments?
a)
Dawes Plan
b)
Locarno Pact
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Young Plan
27.

What is the Reichstag?

a)

The day of the Reich

b)

The seat of the German government, the parliament.

c)

A castle which is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern.

28.

What is Bauhaus?

a)

A German house

b)

A German dish, with potatoes, bacon and cabbage

c)

A German architectural style, developed in the 1920s

d)

The German word for Farm

29.

When was the Locarno Treaty signed?

a)

1922

b)

1924

c)

1925

d)

1926

30.

When was the Dawes plan signed?

a)

1922

b)

1924

c)

1925

d)

1926

31.

When was the Treaty of Rapallo signed?

a)

1922

b)

1923

c)

1927

d)

1926

32.

When was the Beer Hall putsch in Munich (led by Hitler)?

a)

1926

b)

1923

c)

1927

d)

1920

33.

When was the Kapp putsch in Munich (led by Wolfgang Kapp)?

a)

1926

b)

1923

c)

1927

d)

1920

34.
Name the treaty signed with Austria
a)
Sevres
b)
Saint Germain
c)
Neuilly
d)
Trianon
35.
Name the treaty signed with Hungary
a)
Sevres
b)
Saint Germain
c)
Neuilly
d)
Trianon
36.
Name the treaty signed with Bulagria
a)
Sevres
b)
Saint Germain
c)
Neuilly
d)
Trianon
37.
Name the treaty signed with Turkey
a)
Sevres
b)
Saint Germain
c)
Neuilly
d)
Trianon
38.
In the Treaty of Saint Germain Austria lost land to:
a)
Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece.
b)
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Italy
c)
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania
d)
France and Britain (as mandates), Greece, Armenia and Kurdistan.
39.
In the Treaty of Sevres Turkey lost land to:
a)
Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece.
b)
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Italy
c)
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania
d)
France and Britain (as mandates), Greece, Armenia and Kurdistan.
40.
All defeated countries were meant to pay reparations, however, these countries went bankrupt before a reparations figure could be determined.
a)
Austria and Bulgaria
b)
Turkey and Bulgaria
c)
Turkey and Hungary
d)
Austria and Hungary
41.
This Treaty was signed due to the threat of revolution in Turkey in 1923. 
a)
Treaty of Brest litovsk
b)
Treaty of Washington
c)
Treaty of Lausanne
d)
London Treaty
42.
The Treaty of Lausanne renounced the Treaty of Sevres and allowed:
a)
Turkey 70,000 men and returned Syria.
b)
Turkey not to pay reparations.
c)
Turkey an unlimited army, cancelled reparations, gave no land to Greece and enabled Turkey to keep Armenia and Kurdistan.
d)
Turkey to get back all they lost.
43.
The Treaty of Lausanne was the only Treaty which was ?
a)
Negotiated.
b)
Dictated
c)
Signed
d)
Enforced
44.

When did the Kapp Putsch happen?

a)

1918

b)

1919

c)

1920

d)

1921

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