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Christmas Challenge Germany 1890-1945

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Socialists were against the Kaiser because they wanted more spent on the working class. What percentage of the vote did they get on average?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

2.

The British Blockade cause food shortages [Turnip Winter]. How many extra deaths did lack of food cause?

a)

250,000

b)

500,000

c)

750,000

d)

1,000,000

3.

Germany was made poorer by the Treaty of Versailles. How much of their Iron Industry was lost?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

4.

In 1924 Stressemann signed the Dawes Plan to get American money to rebuild Germany. How much did Germany borrow?

a)

$100 million

b)

$200 million

c)

$400 million

d)

$800 million

5.

After the Wall Street Crash / During the Great Depression how many Germans were unemployed in 1932?

a)

1 million

b)

3 million

c)

6 million

d)

9 million

6.

The Night of the Long Knives saw Hitler kill how many SA leaders?

a)

400

b)

300

c)

200

d)

100

7.

Which is a way Hitler CREATED new jobs?

a)

Sacked women from government jobs

b)

Conscripted 18 year olds into the Army

c)

Bought equipment for the larger army he was building

d)

Sacked Jews from government jobs

8.

How many children did a woman have to have to get the Silver Mother Cross?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

9.

In what year did it become compulsory [you had to] to join the Hitler Youth?

a)

1933

b)

1937

c)

1939

d)

1941

10.

The Strength through Joy Cruise liner which went to Norway and Spain was called what?

a)

Wilhelm Gustloff

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Germany

d)

Heinrich Himmler

11.

What sign was put on the identity cards of Jewish people so they could be spotted as Jews?

a)

A Red J

b)

A Yellow Star

c)

A Blue Cross

d)

A Green Circle

12.

How many radio loudspeakers broadcast Nazi propaganda to the public?

a)

1000

b)

3000

c)

6000

d)

9000

13.

How many Germans were made homeless by bombing in WW2?

a)

3 million

b)

7 million

c)

10 million

d)

14 million

14.

How many new Battleships did the Kaiser's Naval Laws let him build?

a)

38

b)

40

c)

42

d)

44

15.

How many orphans were made because of deaths in WW1?

a)

500,000

b)

1 million

c)

2 million

d)

3 million

16.

The Communist Spartacus Rebellion of 1919 in Berlin was eneded by what?

a)

Right Wing volunteer Freikorps murdering its leaders

b)

A General Strike

c)

The German Army

d)

Tghe French Army

17.

How much did a loaf of bread cost in Berlin during the Hyperinflation of 1923?

a)

201 billion marks

b)

301 billion marks

c)

401 billion marks

d)

21 billion marks

18.

What did Hitler offer to Middle Class voters?

a)

To stop British expansion

b)

To protect them from the Communists?

c)

To sell land cheaply

d)

To give jobs to women

19.

What did Hitler use Article 48 to do after the Reichstag Fire?

a)

Ban the Nazi party

b)

Ban the Centre Party

c)

Ban the Communist Party

d)

Ban the Socialist Party

20.

Unemployment fell from 6 million in 1932 to how many in 1939?

a)

0

b)

0.3 million

c)

0.6 million

d)

0.9 million

21.

What was the female version of the Hitler Youth called?

a)

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

b)

La Liga

c)

League of German Maidens

d)

BDM

22.

How many people got the Volkswagen Beetle car they were saving for in the 1930s?

a)

None

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

30%

23.

How many different leaflets did the White Rose opposition produce?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

10

24.

Why did Von Stauffenberg and the Army plotters try to kill in Hitler in 1944?

a)

Because they were Communists

b)

Because they thought the war would ruin Germany

c)

Because they supported the Jews

d)

Because they were former members of the SA

25.

How many Jewish men were sent to Concentration Camps after Kristallnacht?

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

15000

d)

25000