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KT1 Weimar Germany

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of Germany during WW1?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

King William

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Kaiser Wilbert II

2.

What did the Germany Navy do at the end of WW1?

a)

Sink their fleet

b)

Sail their fleet

c)

Go home

d)

Attack the British

3.

When did WW1 end?

a)

11/10/1918

b)

11/11/1918

c)

11/11/1819

d)

06/01/1919

4.

Who became the temporary leader of Germany after WW1?

a)

Gustav Stresemann

b)

Friedrich Ebert

c)

Philipp Scheidemann

d)

Paul Von Hindenburg

5.

When did elections take place for the new German Government?

a)

14/02/1919

b)

06/01/1919

c)

07/02/1919

d)

19/01/1919

6.

When did the new German Government first meet?

a)

19/01/1919

b)

06/01/1919

c)

19/02/1919

d)

06/02/1919

7.

Where did the new German Government first meet?

a)

Berlin

b)

Weimar

c)

Bavaria

d)

Munich

8.

What was the nickname given to the new German Government?

a)

Weimar Republic

b)

November Criminals

c)

New Government

d)

Liars

9.

National income was about ________ of what it had been before WW1.

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

2/3

d)

1/4

10.

Industrial production was about ________ of what it had been.

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

2/3

d)

1/4

11.

How many women were widowed in WW1?

a)

500,000

b)

600,000

c)

700,000

d)

800,000

12.

How many children were left without fathers?

a)

0.5 million

b)

1 million

c)

1.5 million

d)

2 million

13.

Who did ex-soldiers in Germany want as their new leader?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Paul Von Hindenburg

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Friedrich Ebert

14.

What fraction of its budget were the German Government spending in war pensions by 1925?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

2/3

d)

1/4

15.

True or false? Factory owners had made vast fortunes during WW1?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Who was the temporary leader of the Weimar Republic?

a)

Gustav Stresemann

b)

Paul von Hindenburg

c)

Friedrich Ebert

d)

Philipp Scheidemann

17.

Which party won in the 1919 elections?

a)

Nazi Party

b)

Communist Party

c)

Centre Party

18.

Who was the Chancellor of Germany in 1919?

a)

Philipp Scheidemann

b)

Fredrich Ebert

c)

Gustav Stresemann

d)

Paul von Hindenburg

19.

Why was the new government formed in Weimar?

a)

Berlin was unsafe

b)

They were already in Weimar for a meeting

c)

Weimar was nicer

d)

Berlin had been taken over by communists

20.

How often was a new President elected?

a)

4 years

b)

5 years

c)

6 years

d)

7 years

21.

How often was a new Reichstag elected?

a)

4 years

b)

5 years

c)

6 years

d)

7 years

22.

Which article allowed the President to make laws in a state of emergency?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 22

c)

Article 48

d)

Article 54

23.

Who could vote in Germany?

a)

Men over the age of 20

b)

Women over the age of 20

c)

Everyone over the age of 20

d)

Men over the age of 18

24.

Who was the supreme commander of the German army?

a)

The President

b)

The Chancellor

25.

What is proportional representation?

a)

All counties are merged into one and a percentage of votes determines who gets the seats.

b)

All seats get divide up between the parties equally.

c)

Each county votes and their winner gets one seat.

26.

How many soldiers were Germany allowed because of the ToV?

a)

10,000

b)

50,000

c)

500,000

d)

100,00

27.

What was the article called which meant Germany had to accept full responsibility for WW1?

a)

Article 123

b)

Article 321

c)

Article 231

d)

Article 132

28.

What % of its land mass did Germany lose?

a)

21

b)

13

c)

45

d)

8

29.

How much money did Germany have to pay back in reparations?

a)

£6.6 billion

b)

£75 billion

c)

£150 million

d)

£1.5 billion

30.

True or false. Germany was allowed submarines?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

True or false. Germany was allowed an airforce?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which part of Germany had rich coal mines?

a)

Rhineland

b)

Ruhr

c)

Saar

d)

Alsace-Lorraine

33.

Which part of Germany was demilitarised?

a)

Rhineland

b)

Ruhr

c)

Saar

d)

Alsace-Lorraine

34.

Which part of Germany was lost to France?

a)

Rhineland

b)

Ruhr

c)

Saar

d)

Alsace-Lorraine

35.

True or false. Germany was not allowed to become part of the League of Nations?

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which political party did the Spartacist's belong to?

a)

SPD

b)

KPD

c)

USPD

d)

HMV

37.

Were the Spartacist's a left or right wing party?

a)

Left

b)

Right

38.

True or false? The Spartacist's had support from the Friekorps?

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Who were the leaders of the Spartacist party?

a)

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

b)

Rosa Luxemburg and Gustav Liebknecht

c)

Rosa Liebknecht and Karl Luxemburg

d)

Rosa Liebknecht and Gustav Luxemburg

40.

What was the aim of the Spartacist uprising?

a)

To make Germany great again

b)

To keep fighting in WW1

c)

To make Germany communist

d)

To make Germany capitalist

41.

Which buildings did the Spartacist Party take over?

a)

Factories

b)

Schools

c)

Newspaper offices

d)

Telegraph offices

42.

Where did the Spartacist Uprising take place?

a)

Munich

b)

Weimar

c)

Berlin

d)

Rhineland

43.

What year did the Spartacist Uprising happen?

a)

1918

b)

1919

c)

1920

d)

1921

44.

What happened to the leaders of the Spartacist Uprising

a)

They were both pardoned (forgiven)

b)

They both fled

c)

The were both killed

d)

They were both put into prison

45.

Why was the Spartacist Uprising a threat to the Weimar Republic?

a)

It happened in Weimar

b)

It made them move from Berlin

c)

It made people dislike the Weimar Republic

46.

Who were the Freikorps?

a)

Paramilitary left wing group

b)

Paramilitary right wing group

47.

When did the Kapp Putsch happen?

a)

1918

b)

1919

c)

1920

d)

1921

48.

Who were the leaders of the Kapp Putsch?

a)

Wolfgang Kapp & General Luttwitz

b)

Wolfgang Kapp & Karl Liebknecht

c)

General Luttwitz & General Ludendorff

49.

What were the aims of the Kapp Putsch?

a)

To create a right nationalist government

b)

To create a left wing government

c)

To destroy the Weimar Republic

d)

To continue fighting in WW1

50.

True or false? The Germany army fought against the Freikorp.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Why did the Kapp Putsch fail?

a)

Workers went on strike

b)

The army attacked them

52.

What happened to Wolfgang Kapp?

a)

He was killed

b)

He was imprisoned

c)

He fled

d)

He was pardoned

53.

How many days did the Putsch last?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

15

d)

21

54.

What month did the Kapp Putsch occur in?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

March

d)

April

55.

What happened to the Freikorp after the Kapp Putsh?

a)

They took over the Weimar Republic

b)

They were all killed

c)

They were disbanded

d)

They were seen as heroes by the workers

56.

How much did Germany have to pay back in reparations after WW1?

a)

£6.6 million

b)

£6.6 billion

57.

True or false. Germany managed to pay the 1921 reparations payment.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

By 1922 Germany managed to pay their second reparation. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

59.

When was the Ruhr invaded?

a)

1921

b)

1922

c)

1923

d)

1924

60.

Who invaded the Ruhr?

a)

France and Britain

b)

France and Russia

c)

France and Belgium

d)

France and America

61.

How many troops invaded the Ruhr?

a)

40,000

b)

50,000

c)

60,000

d)

70,000

62.

Where did soldiers take control of?

a)

Mines & Factories

b)

Shops & Cafes

c)

Farms

d)

The ports

63.

How did the Weimar Republic respond?

a)

Passive Resistance

b)

Make a deal with the French

c)

Borrow money to pay back the reparations

d)

Do nothing

64.

How many German workers were killed by the French?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10,000

65.

What did the German government print due to the invasion of the Ruhr?

a)

A statement of surrender

b)

An I owe you

c)

More money

d)

Instructions for the German workers

66.

How many protesters were expelled from the region?

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

10,000

d)

100,000

67.

True or false? The German government gained more respect from German people?

a)

True

b)

False

68.

What did the invasion of the Ruhr lead to?

a)

Growing support for the Nazis

b)

Hyperinflation

c)

Panic in France

69.

In what month did the invasion of the Ruhr happen?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

March

d)

April

70.

What was the nickname of the Ruhr?

a)

Best of Germany

b)

Brain of Germany

c)

Heart of Germany

71.

How much money did Germany have to pay to the Allies after the end of WW1?

a)

£123 billion

b)

6.6 million Reichsmarks

c)

123 million Reichsmarks

d)

£6.6 billion

72.

What was the name of the payment to the allies?

a)

Repayments

b)

Reparations

c)

Repaymenow

d)

Repatterns

73.

How often did Germany have to make these payments?

a)

Every month

b)

Every 3 months

c)

Every 6 months

d)

Every 12 months

74.

Why did the German government print more money off in January 1923?

a)

They told their workers to strike and had to pay them

b)

They had too much gold

c)

They had extra paper

d)

They owed people money

75.

How much did a loaf of bread cost in January 1923?

a)

700 Reichsmarks

b)

1000 Reichsmarks

c)

2 million Reichsmarks

d)

80 billion Reichsmarks

76.

How much did a loaf of bread cost in November 1923?

a)

700 Reichsmarks

b)

100,000 Reichsmarks

c)

2 million Reichsmarks

d)

80 billion Reichsmarks

77.

True or false? It was cheaper to burn the paper money than buy firewood to burn?

a)

True

b)

False

78.

What happened to people in debt during hyperinflation?

a)

Their debt increased (got bigger)

b)

They could pay their debt off quicker

c)

Their debt was written off

79.

What happened to people who had retired?

a)

They stayed unemployed

b)

They had to get another job

c)

The government gave them more money in their pension

80.

True or false? Farmers would only accept jewels and gold for their crops.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

How did the German government fix the problems with hyperinflation?

a)

They made a new currency

b)

They didn't do anything

c)

They gave everyone more money

82.

What year did Stresemann become Chancellor of Germany?

a)

1923

b)

1924

c)

1925

d)

1926

83.

True or false? Stresemann was only Chancellor of Germany for 102 days?

a)

True

b)

False

84.

After Stresemann stopped being the Chancellor of Germany, he became ...

a)

The President of Germany

b)

The Foreign Minister

c)

The Economic Minister

d)

A loser

85.

What did Stresemann say that Germany were dancing on?

a)

The sand

b)

A Volcano

c)

The Wind

d)

A Tornado

86.

While Stresemann was Chancellor, he changed the currency from Reichsmark to ...

a)

Renten-notes

b)

Rentenmoney

c)

Rentenmarks

d)

Rentention

87.

When was the Dawes Plan created?

a)

1924

b)

1926

c)

1927

d)

1929

88.

What did the Dawes Plan do?

a)

Reparations were temporarily reduced to £50 million per year

b)

Reparations were temporarily reduced to £100 million per year

c)

Reparations were temporarily reduced to £125 million per year

d)

Reparations were temporarily reduced to £150 million per year

89.

Which country loaned Germany money as part of the Dawes Plan?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Belgium

90.

What year was the Young Plan created?

a)

1924

b)

1926

c)

1927

d)

1929

91.

As part of the Young Plan, the reparations were reduced from £6.6 billion to ...

a)

£1.1 billion

b)

£2.2 billion

c)

£3.3 billion

d)

£4.4 billion

92.

True or false? Germany were given an extra 59 years to pay the reparations as part of the Young Plan.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

The Locarno Pact was an agreement signed by ...

a)

Germany, Britain, Russia, Italy and Belgium

b)

Germany, Britain, France, America and Belgium

c)

Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Belgium

d)

Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Russia

94.

When was the Locarno Pact signed?

a)

1924

b)

1925

c)

1926

d)

1927

95.

When were Germany accepted into the League of Nations?

a)

1924

b)

1925

c)

1926

d)

1927

96.

True or False? The Nazis agreed with Stresemann's foreign policies.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

How many other countries signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact with Germany?

a)

60

b)

61

c)

62

d)

63

98.

True or False? Stresemann's policies increased the confidence in the Weimar Republic (Germany government) overall.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

Do you agree that Stresemann deserves his nickname of 'Super Stresemann!'?

a)

Yes

b)

No

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