WorksheetsReading Quiz: Causes of German Expansion, 1919-1939
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What punishments did the Treaty of Versailles place on Germany?
Lost territory, reparations, and reduced military
Kept Alsace-Lorraine and added new territories
Signed peace treaties with France and the Soviets
Gained colonies, expanded army, and no payments
Why did reparations contribute to hyperinflation in 1923?
Government reduced taxes to increase popularity
Government borrowed and printed more currency
Government banned trade with France and Britain
Government rejected all foreign loans and credits
What was the “Stab in the Back” myth?
Claim that Britain refused to honor its treaties
Claim that the U.S. secretly controlled the economy
Claim that France invaded without any declaration
Claim that politicians betrayed the German army
Why was the Weimar Republic seen as weak?
Blamed for Versailles, unstable, and failed in crises
Rebuilt a strong military against treaty restrictions
Restored jobs and reduced unemployment quickly
Allied with Britain and France to strengthen security
How did the Great Depression help the Nazis?
Economic hardship made Nazi promises appealing
Reparations ended and prosperity returned in Germany
Foreign trade increased and wages grew rapidly
Economic recovery created more support for Weimar
Why did many Germans fear communism?
Belief that communism would protect private business
Acceptance that communism was already the system
Fear of a revolution like the Bolsheviks in Russia
Desire to form a close alliance with the Soviets
What happened during Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch in 1923?
Hitler gained power through elections and became chancellor
Hitler signed a peace deal with France and Britain
Hitler attempted a coup, failed, and was arrested
Hitler received direct support from Italy and Japan
Why was Hitler’s appointment in 1933 more significant than the putsch?
He forced Germany to surrender to the Allies
He ended the Depression and restored prosperity
He reopened negotiations over the Versailles Treaty
He gained legal power, giving him legitimacy
Why did many Germans support Hitler by the early 1930s?
Versailles anger, crisis, weak Weimar, Nazi promises
Peaceful policies, smaller army, and stronger democracy
Allied aid, new jobs, strong wages, and prosperity
WWI victory, rising trade, strong support for Weimar
What were Hitler’s main foreign policy goals?
Gain colonies in Africa, ally with France, restore monarchy
Overturn Versailles, unite Germans, and gain Lebensraum
Trade with Britain, repay reparations, and limit the army
Support democracy, protect Weimar, and avoid conflicts
