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WorksheetsMEGA Germany Quiz
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 38mins
When did the First World War end?
11th October 1917
11th November 1918
11th April 1916
11th March 1918
How did the Weimer Republic get its name?
Because Germany’s capital (Berlin) was too unsafe to meet in, so they met in Weimar instead.
Because it now had an elected leader (a President) instead of a King or KAISER.
The Kaiser had run off to Holland at the end of the war!
Weimar was the new capital.
What did many Germans believe their leaders had done by ending the war?
Got them a good deal.
Negotiated a bad deal at the peace talks.
Stabbed them in the back.
Made them richer.
What nickname was given to Germany’s leaders who had agreed to end the war (the armistice)?
The Christmas Heroes
The Black Hand Gang.
The November Criminals
The Summer Stealers
What was Germany’s key economic problem in 1933?
Reparations
Unemployment
Poverty
Imports
What question did Goering famously ask the German people?
Would you rather have shells or cheese?
Would you rather have guns or butter?
Would you rather be poor or strong?
Would you rather be self sufficient or a beggar?
What is another term for “persecution of the Jews?”
Anti - Jewish
Terror
Segregation
Anti - Semitism
Which anti-Jewish event did the Nazis organise in 1933?
A rally in Berlin
Boycott of Jewish shops
Banned Jews from the cinema
Banned Jews from outside parks.
What was the name of the anti-Jewish laws introduced in 1935?
Berlin Dictate
Anti -Semitic Laws
Nuremberg Laws
Weimar Rules
Even before the Nazis came to power they were blaming the Jews for Germany’s problems. Name three of the problems the Nazis blamed them for.
The French Revolution
Loss of WWI
The Depression.
Germany's performance at the Paris Peace Conference.
Treaty of Versailles
What was the so-called “Final Solution,”
The building of concentration camps.
Moving the Jews into ghettos
To make Germany great again by winning WWII.
The decision to exterminate the Jewish race.
In which year was membership of the Nazi Youth made compulsory, i.e. were all young people forced to join this?
1936
1935
1937
1932
What was the equivalent of the Hitler Youth for girls?
(a)
Name a group of young people that opposed the Nazis
(a)
Name one scheme the government introduced to encourage more marriages.
(a)
What type of medal did a mother get for having eight children.
Gold
Platinum
Silver
Bronze
What had the Nazis banned in 1933 to make sure there was very little opposition? Pick two.
Other political parties
Christmas
Meetings of more than 6 people
Trade Unions
Where were people sent if they criticised the Nazis?
(a)
What proportion of Communist party members were arrested by the Nazis?
Half
Two Thirds
One quarter
Three quarters.
What was the name of the Nazi Church that was set up?
Reich Church
Hitler's Church
Nazi Christians
National Socialist Church
What event in 1938 did the Church not criticise?
(a)
In which year was there a famous army bomb plot to murder Hitler?
(a)
Which group tried to take power in Germany in 1919?
(a)
Which group stopped the spartacists?
(a)
A good way of remembering the Versailles Treaty - L.A.M.B. What do the letters stand for in the correct order.
(a)
According to the Treaty of Versailles how many soldiers was Germany allowed in its army.
(a)
What were the names of the fines Germany had to pay under the Treaty of Versailles?
(a)
Why did the French Invade the Ruhr in 1923?
Because Germany had insulted their President.
Because Germany had stopped paying reparations.
Germany couldn't afford to keep it.
The people in the Ruhr asked them to.
In 1923 Germany's policy of passive resistance led to..
(a)
What did the Nazis do at the end of 1923 which showed how angry they were?
(a)
Name the two jobs that Stresemann did in the German government.
Chancellor
Finance manager
Health Minister
Foreign Minister
What two things did Stresemann do to end the crisis of hyperinflation.
Raised inflation.
Introduce a new currency.
Called off passive resistance.
Printed more money.
Which organisation was Germany allowed to join in 1926?
(a)
What happened in 1929 which helped Germany?
The Marshal plan.
The Stresemann Plan
The Young Plan
The Dawes Plan
What was the event when all the leaders of the SA were murdered in 1934?
The Night of the Nazis
The Night of The Long Knives
The Night of Broken Glass
The Night of Fire
What was the name of Hitler’s personal protection squad?
The SS
The SA
The BA
The SB
Who was the leader of the SS?
Hitler
Himmler
Goering
Goebbels
What was the name of the secret state police in Nazi Germany?
The Hitler Youth
The Gestapo
The SS
The Police
Where did the Nazis hold their main annual rally?
Berlin
Weimar
Nuremburg
Paris
What is the name of this example of a Nazi propaganda film?
(a)
What was decided by the countries involved in the Locarno Pact in 1925?
To loan each other money.
Not to invade one another.
To stop reparation payments.
Open their borders to refugees.
What event in 1929 brought the 'Golden Years' to an end?
(a)
What percentage of the German electorate voted for the Nazi party in 1928?
37%
50%
25%
2%
What percentage of the German electorate voted for the Nazi party in 1932?
60%
5%
37%
8%
What year did Hitler become German chancellor?
(a)
What gave Germany a financial boost in 1924?
The Cornflakes Plan
The Dawes Plan
The Locarno Pact
The Marshall Plan
What was the name of the policy linked with Stresemann?
Appeasement.
Hyperinflation.
Fulfilment.
Aggression.
Did Hitler take power by force?
Yes.
No.
What did the failure of the Munich Putsch teach Hitler?
To try again.
To take power legally.
To write a book.
To give better speeches.
Who was the president of Germany before Hitler?
(a)
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