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The Kaiser's Germany 1890-1913

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the German parliament?

a)

The German Parliament

b)

Prussia

c)

Reichstag

d)

The Kaiser Hus

2.

What was the title of the German Prime Minister?

a)

Kaiser

b)

La Grand Fromage

c)

President

d)

Chancellor

3.

Who appointed the Chancellor?

a)

The President

b)

The kaiser

c)

The Reighstag

d)

The people

4.

Who could decide what the Reichstag talked about?

a)

The Chancellor

b)

The Reichstag

c)

The Socialists

d)

The People

5.

Which political party represented the working class?

a)

Nationalists

b)

Conservatives

c)

Liberals

d)

Socialists

6.

What percentage of the vote did the Socialists usually get?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

d)

50%

7.

In 1880 Germany produced half the amount of steel Britian did. By 1914 how much did it make?

a)

Half as much as Britain

b)

As much as Britain

c)

Twice as much as Britain

d)

Thrice as much as Britain

8.

What industry was Germany leading the world in in 1914?

a)

Chemicals

b)

Wool

c)

Cotton

d)

Steel

9.

Name one of the policies which helped the Kaiser buy off the support by the working class for the Socialists?

a)

Free Holidays

b)

Hotels

c)

Conscription

d)

Pensions

10.

Which of the 25 states that made up Germany was the largest?

a)

Russia

b)

Bavaria

c)

Rhineland

d)

Prussia

11.

The phrase 'Prussian Militarism' meant what?

a)

The German [Prussian] army had a special status and lots of influence.

b)

The Prussian army had special hats

c)

Prussia had an Army

d)

The kaiser,a Prussian, was always angry.

12.

How many battleships did the 1900 Naval Law order to be built?

a)

1

b)

14

c)

27

d)

38

13.

Why did the Socialists oppose the Naval Laws?

a)

They wanted more battleships

b)

They thought it would make the Kaiser too strong.

c)

They wnated the money spent on pensions and social housing

d)

They didn't, they supported them.

14.

Why were the Army unhappy with the Naval Laws?

a)

They knew it would mean less money spent on the army.

b)

They thought it would upset England

c)

They wanted the money spent on pensions.

d)

They wanted the money spent on social houses

15.

Why did Nationalists / many Middle Class people support the Naval Laws?

a)

They hated the idea of pensions.

b)

They hoped to get more jobs.

c)

It wouldmake Germany stronger / help become a World Power.

d)

They hated the army.

16.

How much did National income fall to during WW1?

a)

33%

b)

66%

c)

99%

d)

1%

17.

How much did industrial production fall by during WW1?

a)

33%

b)

66%

c)

99%

d)

1%

18.

How many soldiers widows had to be given pensions?

a)

100,000

b)

600,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

2,000,000

19.

Who became rich because of war time conditions?

a)

Arms Factory owners

b)

Teachers

c)

Government workers

d)

Footballers

20.

Food prices went up but whose income stayed the same making them poorer?

a)

Arms Factory owners

b)

Farmers

c)

Middle Class people like government workers and teachers.

d)

Footballers

21.

Why did less food and chemicals get into Germany?

a)

The British Blockade

b)

The Kaiser refused to allow exports

c)

The Kaiser refused to allow imports

d)

Germany choice to buy less.

22.

What law upset working people during WW1?

a)

The Naval Laws of 1898 and 1900.

b)

That workers couldn't leave a job without permission.

c)

Rationing

d)

The Off-Side Rule

23.

When the Army lost the war they claimed it was because of a Socialist Revolution. What was this called?

a)

The Big Lie

b)

The Kiel Mutiny

c)

The October Revelution

d)

Stabbed in the Back

24.

Which illness killed many Germans, who were already weak for lack of food?

a)

Black Death

b)

Spanish Flu

c)

Cholera

d)

Plague

25.

Why did traditionalists object to women working in factories in WW1?

a)

They thought women should be in the army

b)

They thought women wouldn't work hard enough.

c)

They thought women should be at home

d)

They thought they couldn't provide neough toilets.