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WorksheetsYear 10 Revision Quiz - Autumn Term 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Weimar Constitution?
Proportional representation led to coalition governments
Proportional representaton ensured that small parties had a fair share of seats
Article 48 allowed the President to bypass the Reichstag in times of crisis
The President was elected for a period of 7 years
Name the two leaders of the Spartacists, murdered in January 1919 by Freikorps.
Matthias Erzberger
Karl Liebknecht
Dr Wolfgang Kapp
'Red' Rosa Luxembourg
As evidence of the relative stability of the Weimar 'Golden Years', how many different coalition governments were there 1924-29? (There were 22 during the whole Weimar period, 1919-33)
Why did the Wall Street Crash create a depression all over the world, not just the US? Select as many answers as apply.
The US stopped trading as much with other countries
Many businesses in other countries also had investments in the US stock market
Other countries felt sorry for them, and closed down their businesses out of solidarity
The US had lent money to every other country
After the Wall St Crash caused chaos in German politics, Chancellor Bruning became increasingly reliant on ruling via presidential decrees (Article 48). There were just 5 of these in 1930. How many were there in 1932?
66
44
55
33
What percentage of factory workers were unemployed in Germany by 1933?
40%
33%
80%
67%
In May 1933, all trade unions were closed and replaced with a single union under direct Nazi control. What was this called?
The DAF
The Reich Church
The BDM
The SS
In what year did membership of the Hitler Youth become compulsory for ALL German youth?
1939
1933
1934
1936
1938
Despite Nazi policy, female labour was cheap and between 1933 and 1939 the number of women in employment actually rose by _______
500,000
1 million
2.4 million
5 million
