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Big Germany Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Spartacists take over Berlin?

a)

November 1918

b)

March 1920

c)

October 1929

d)

January 1919

2.

How much were the reparations Germany had to pay?

a)

£6.6 billion

b)

132 billion gold marks

c)

£56

d)

£3000

3.

Who was the leader of the SA?

a)

Ernst Rohm

b)

Hitler

c)

William Dodd

d)

Heinrich Bruning

4.

What were the Nazi secret police known as?

a)

Gestapo

b)

Police

c)

Storm troopers

d)

Nazis

5.

In 1924 Stressemann signed the Dawes Plan to get American money to rebuild Germany. How much did Germany borrow?

a)

$100 million

b)

$200 million

c)

$400 million

d)

$800 million

6.

After the Wall Street Crash / During the Great Depression how many Germans were unemployed in 1932?

a)

1 million

b)

3 million

c)

6 million

d)

9 million

7.

How many children did a woman have to have to get the Silver Mother Cross?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

8.

How many new Battleships did the Kaiser's 2nd Naval Law let him build?

a)

38

b)

40

c)

42

d)

44

9.

What was the female version of the Hitler Youth called?

a)

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

b)

La Liga

c)

League of German Maidens

d)

Pimpfen

10.

How many people got the Volkswagen Beetle car they were saving for in the 1930s through the KDF scheme?

a)

None

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

30%

11.

Why did Von Stauffenberg and the Army plotters try to blow up Hitler in 1944?

a)

Because they were Communists

b)

Because they thought the war would ruin Germany

c)

Because they supported the Jews

d)

Because they were former members of the SA

12.

Why were the Socialists against the Naval Laws?

a)

They thought the money should go to the army

b)

They thought the money should be spent on the poor

c)

Germany didn't have any coast line

d)

They thought the Kaiser would use the navy to crush them

13.

Which part of Germany dominated the new, united Germany?

a)

Bavaria

b)

Hanover

c)

Wurtemberg

d)

Prussia

14.

What was the Winter of 1916/17 called?

a)

Sauerkraut Season

b)

Turnip Winter

c)

Cabbage Christmas

d)

Famine Feast

15.

How many troops were Germany reduced to under the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

10,000

b)

100,000

c)

500,000

d)

1,000,000

16.

Why did the army refused to fire on the Kapp Putsch?

a)

They were fellow communists

b)

The Putsch members were ex-soldiers

c)

They were all Socialists

d)

They were out of ammunition

17.

Where did the Nazis stage a Putsch in 1923?

a)

Munich

b)

Berlin

c)

Nuremberg

d)

Cologne

18.

What did the failure of the Munich Putsch teach Hitler?

a)

That he had to attempt another violent take-over of Germany.

b)

That he had to gain power legally using democracy.

19.
Who was Ebert?
a)
A bar tender in a nightclub in Berlin
b)
The President of the Weimar Republic
c)

 A man called Bert

20.

What happened to Hitler after the Munich Putsch?

a)
He got 5 years, but made a name for himself in the courtroom (maximum publicity)
b)
He got executed.
c)
He got exiled.
21.
What year was Germany accepted into the League of Nations ?
a)
1924
b)
1925
c)
1926
d)
1929
22.

If a political party receives 25% votes from the people, how many seats they receive in the Reichstag (proportional representation)?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

12.5%

d)

All the seats

23.
Which event is the picture describing?
a)
Night of the Broken Glass
b)
Night of the Long Knives
c)
Night of the Short Knives
d)
Night of the Crystal Glass
24.

What does the German slogan ‘Kinder, Küche, Kirche’ means? 

a)
It means ‘Children, Campaigns, Communicate’ – the roles of a Hitler Youth
b)
It means ‘Children, Kitchen, Church’ – the roles of women in Nazi Germany
c)
It means ‘Communists, Cheaters, Con men’ – the people to be eliminated in Nazi Germany
d)
It means ‘Kindness, Courtesy, Respect’ – the ideals that Nazi Germans should have 
25.
How did Hitler help to improve economic situation in Nazi Germany? 
a)
Increase houses for the people
b)
Decrease number of taxes
c)
Increase the amount of imports
d)
Decrease unemployment rate
26.
Which event allowed Hitler to convince President Hindenburg to establish emergency powers in February 1933? 
a)
The Reichstag Putsch
b)
The Reichstag Fire
c)
The Munich Fire
d)
The Munich Putsch
27.
In 1935, which law did Hitler pass to exclude Jews from the German society? 
a)
Nuremburg Laws
b)
Numerical Laws
c)
Star of David Laws
d)
Kristallnacht Laws
28.
Who is Joseph Goebbels?
a)
 Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany 
b)
 Reich Minister of Anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany 
c)
 Reich Minister of Appeasement in Nazi Germany 
d)
 Reich Minister of Lebrausraum in Nazi Germany 
29.
What is the title of Hitler's book?
a)
Mein Kampf
b)
Mein Kent
c)
Main Camp
d)
Mind Craft
30.

Select some of the features of the Weimar Government (Choose 3)

a)

Constitution

b)

No citizenship for Jews

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

Equal suffrage (votes) for men and women

e)

Dictatorship

31.

This was the name for the group of thugs who broke up opponent meetings and parades the streets to give a sense of order and discipline.

a)

Black Shirts

b)

Red Shirts

c)

Nazis

d)

Brown Shirts

32.

By 1939, 1.4 million more women were working than when the Nazis came to power in 1933. The reasons for this were...(Choose 2)

a)

German women had produced enough children by 1936

b)

Unemployment had fallen by 1936, and so the Nazis introduced the 1937 'Duty Year'

c)

More men had gone into the army, so Germany needed more women workers

d)

Women rebelled against the Nazis and went out to get jobs

33.

What were 'lebensborn' homes used for?

a)

Forcing unmarried women to work making ammunition

b)

Forcing young people to build defences

c)

Forcing unmarried women to have babies with SS men

d)

'Correcting' the bad behaviour of criminals

34.

Which of these was a youth movement that opposed the Nazis?

a)

Berlin Brigade

b)

Dresden Pirates

c)

Nuremburg Jazz

d)

Edelweiss Pirates

35.

The Nazis controlled the magistrates, the courts and the police force.

a)

True

b)

False