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WorksheetsPost WW1 Germany - Yr 11 History
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who were the Freikorps?
Returned POWs (prisoners of war)
Returned soldiers of the German Revolution
Returned WW1 soldiers
Ex-Communists
Why were the Freikorps useful to the Ebert government?
They had weapons
They were mostly anti-Communist
They helped the Government put down uprisings
The Freikorps murdered the leaders of which significant uprising?
The Nationalist/Kapp Putsch uprisin
The Spartacist/Communist uprising
The Spartacist uprising and the Kapp Putsch are examples of _________________ turmoil.
political
social
economic
Other examples of political turmoil following the end of WW1 were:
hyperinflation
The French occupation of the Ruhr
the lack of a clear majority rule in the Reichstag
Seven different Chancellors between 1919-1923
The system of voting that caused instability within the Reichstag is called:
Proportional voting
Preferential voting
The French occupation of the Ruhr was an _____________ impact of the Treaty of Versailles
political
social
economic
The French army invaded the Ruhr because
they wanted to protect themselves from the German military
Germany had failed to pay the reparations they owed France
they wanted to install a French government in the Ruhr
Which of the following are economic consequences of the occupation of the Ruhr?
Germany was united against a foreign enemy
Workers went on strike, stopping coal and iron production
The Germany government had to pay the workers wages
People were killed and wounded in violent protests
Which of the following is not a cause of hyperinflation
The German government printed more money
Germany stopped paying reparations
Iron and coal production was dramatically reduced
The government pledged to pay the Ruhr workers' wages
Which group suffered the least from hyperinflation
Industrial workers
Those in the middle class
The very rich whose wealthy was in property and possessions
Pensioners, civil servants, welfare recipients
