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WorksheetsGermany Unit 1 - The impact of the First World War
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
On 9 November 1918 who abdicated and fled to Holland?
Prince Max von Baden
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Friedrich Ebert
Kaiser Wilhelm I
What is the name given to the German army?
Freikorps
Reichswehr
In the Weimar Constitution, how often would the President be elected?
Every seven years.
Every four years.
Every two years.
Every five years.
What was Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution?
Men and women over the age of what could vote?
(a)
What voting system was used in Germany?
First past the post.
Proportional Representation
What is a weakness of the voting system in Weimar Germany?
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
11 November 1918
28 June 1918
11 November 1919
28 June 1919
How much land did Germany lose in the Treaty of Versailles?
13%
48%
6.6%
20%
What was Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?
What did the Weimar politicians do when they first received the treaty?
Accepted it straight away.
Rejected the terms.
Who were the November Criminals?
Which three of these answers were terms imposed upon the military in Versailles?
Army not to exceed 100,000 men.
No submarines permitted.
No military aircraft permitted.
No naval vessels permitted.
How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?
£6.6 million
£6.6 billion
£660 million
Who were the 'Big Three' at the Versailles conference?
Britain, Russia and France.
Britain, France and USA.
France, Russia and Germany.
Germany, Austria and Italy.
Was the Spartacist Uprising a left or right wing threat?
Left wing
Right wing
Who was inspired by the revolution in Russia to form an uprising against the government?
The Kapp Putsch.
The Spartacist Uprising.
What was the Ebert-Groener Pact?
A deal between the German government and the German army where they promised to support each other.
A deal between the Russian government and the Russian army where they promised to support each other.
A deal between the German government and the Russian army where they promised to support each other.
A deal between the Russian government and the German army where they promised to support each other.
How did the government deal with the Spartacist Uprising?
What was the aim of the Kapp Putsch?
To form a communist government.
To form a right wing government.
How was the Kapp Putsch dealt with?
The Freikorps crushed the rebellion.
The army crushed the rebellion.
The workers went on strike.
When did French troops occupy the Ruhr?
November 1918.
June 1919.
January 1923.
November 1923.
During the passive resistance, what did the Weimar government do for its workers?
Increase their wages.
Pay them with coal and iron instead.
Print more money in order to pay them.
Not pay them because they couldn't afford to.
What is hyperinflation?
Who benefitted from inflation?
Businessmen who had borrowed money from banks.
Farmers, as there was now a rise in food prices.
People who had dollars and pounds could now afford things that ordinary Germans could not.
Middle class Germans.
Which statement best describes Germany's economy by 1923?
Doing well.
Making profit.
Further in debt.
Alright.
What was Germany no longer able to do by 1923?
Pay its reparations in full.
Gain a bigger military.
Supply iron to Poland.
Provide coal to France.
Why was the Ruhr so important for Germany?
It was its capital city.
It was where the government was based.
It was the industrial heartland of Germany.
It was demilitarised.
