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Weimar Germany 1923-33

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened to Hitler after the putsch in 1923?

a)

He got 5 years, but made a name for himself in the courtroom (maximum publicity)

b)

He got executed.

c)

He got exiled.

2.

What book did Hitler write in jail after the failed putsch?

a)

Mein Kampf (My Struggle)

b)

Mein Leben (My Life)

c)

Third Reich

d)

Größer Deutschland (Greater Germany)

3.
What year was Germany accepted into the League of Nations ?
a)
1924
b)
1925
c)
1926
d)
1929
4.

When did Stresemann become Chancellor?

a)

September 1922

b)

August 1923

c)

November 1923

d)

January 1923

5.

How long did Stresemann's Chancellorship last?

a)

10 days

b)

10 months

c)

100 days

d)

100 months

6.

In 1924 the Rentenmark was replaced by the .....

a)

Papiermark

b)

Reichsmark

c)

Mark

d)

Euro

7.

Under which plan did Germany receive US loans?

a)

Young Plan

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Berlin

d)

Dawes Plan

8.

The Young Plan reduced reparations by ___%

a)

10

b)

30

c)

50

d)

20

9.

Which treaty stated that 65 countries would keep and use their armies only for ‘self-defence’.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Locarno Pact

c)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

10.

Germany was loaned a lot of money from ________ to help with recovery and reparations.

a)

Britain

b)

The USA

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

11.

What was the name of the temporary currency set up to stabilise the German economy?

a)

The Rentenmark

b)

The Roodlemark

c)

The Rhinemark

d)

The Reichsmark

12.

Which of these was a key point for the Dawes Plan? (pick 3)

a)

Free money for all Germans

b)

The Ruhr was to be evacuated by Allied troops

c)

Reparations should be made more manageable

d)

The German Reichsbank was to be re-organised under allied supervision

e)

The Germans had to do a silly dance for the French

13.

In which year was the Locarno Pact signed?

a)

1930

b)

1925

c)

1927

d)

1918

14.

How did Hitler's opinion change after his imprisonment?

a)

He decided he wasn't anti-Semitic anymore.

b)

He decided the Nazi's could only gain power democratically.

c)

He fired all of the other Nazis to go solo.

d)

He decided to become a communist.

15.

What were the aims of the Locarno Pact? (pick 3)

a)

To end the Treaty of Versailles.

b)

To allow Germany to begin to become a member of the League of Nations.

c)

To secure European borders.

d)

To demilitarise the Rhineland.

16.

“The economic position is only flourishing on the surface. Germany is in fact dancing on a volcano. If the short-term credits are called in, a large section of our economy would collapse.” Who said this?

(a)  

17.

Why were the years 1924-29 known as the Lean Years for the Nazi Party?

a)

All key members were expected to lose weight for publicity purposes

b)

The organisation of the party was slimmed down

c)

The party did poorly elections but became better organised behind the scenes

d)

The number of Nazi leaders was drastically reduced in numbers

18.

Which groups suffered as a result of Weimar Economic developments?

a)

Peasant farmers lost to big farmers

b)

Big department stores lost to shopping malls

c)

Small shopkeepers lost to department stores

d)

Mid terrace shops lost to corner shops

19.

Why did art, culture and architecture flourish in the 1920's?

a)

Lots of Americans moved to Germany to become artists.

b)

The Weimar Government were much more liberal so allowed experimentation.

c)

People were very wealthy so could afford it.

d)

Artists were given free education.

20.

Weimar women could..

a)

Not work or vote but go out.

b)

Vote, work, go out alone, smoke, drink and dance.

c)

Stay at home and look after their families.

d)

Not go outside without their husband's permission.

21.

Why did the Communists and Nazis lose votes from 1924 to 29?

a)

The Reichstag closed and there was a Kaiser again.

b)

They were in hiding.

c)

Stability meant people didn't vote for extremist parties.

d)

The government banned them.