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When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate? [1]

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9 Nov 1918

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When was the armistice to end WW1 signed? [1]

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11 Nov 1918

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When did the Naval rebellion in Kiel happen? [1]

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3 Nov 1918

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When did the Spartacsit Uprising happen? [2]

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5 - 12 Jan 1919

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5
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When was the German Workers Party created? [1]

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5 Jan 1919

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When did Friedrich’s democratic party win the election? [1]

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19 Jan 1919

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When did the Weimar Republic get approved? [1]

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11 Aug 1919

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When did Hitler join the German Workers Party and take over roles? [1]

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12 Sep 1919

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9
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When did the German Workers Party rename themselves to NAZIS? [1]

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24 Feb 1920

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When did the Kapp Putsch happen? [2]

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13 - 17 Mar 1920

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When did the invasion of the Ruhr happen? [1]

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11 Jan 1923

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12
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When did Gustav Stresemann become Chancellor? [1]

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Aug 1923

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13
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When did the Munich Putsch happen? [1]

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8 Nov 1923

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14
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When did Germany join the League of Nations? [1]

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Sep 1926

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15
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When did the Wall Street Crash happen? [1]

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Oct 1929

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16
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When did Gustav Stresemann die? [1]

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Oct 1929

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17
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When did von Schleicher become Chancellor? [1]

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3 Dec 1932

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18
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When did Hitler become Chancellor? [1]

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30 Jan 1933

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When did the Reichstag FIre happen? [1]

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27 Feb 1933

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When was the Enabling Act established? [1]

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23 March 1933

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21
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When did trade unions get abolished? [1]

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May 1933

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22
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When was the Sterilisation Law introduced? [1]

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July 1933

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When did the Night of the Long Knives happen? [1]

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30 Jun - July 2, 1934

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When were Rohm and other SA leaders arrested and shot? [1]

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30 June - July 2, 1934

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When did President Hindenburg die? [1]
2 Aug 1934
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When did Kristallnacht occur? [1]
Nov 1938
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When did WW2 breakout? [1]
Sep 1939
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When was the Wannsee Conference? [1]
Jan 1942
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When did the assassination attack against Hitler fail? [1]
20 Jul 1944
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In what time period did the cultural revival period in Berlin happen? [1]
1920s
31
What was 'The Final Solution'? [4] SS
- the killing of Jews in 1941 - the decision to eliminate all European Jews at the Wannsee Conference in January 1942 - death camps with gas chambers - Nazis killed around 6mil Jews
32
(AP) Who replaced Wilhelm II and which party what is it? [1]
Friedrich Ebert, leading the Social Democratic Party
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When did the killing of Jews begin? [1] SS
1941
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(AP)Who tried to overthrow Ebert and his party? [2]
Spartacist Uprising (Communist, left wing) Kapp Putsch ( Right wing)
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How did the Nazis kill the Jews? [4] SS
- gassing - shooting - working to death - starvation
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(AP) Who were the leaders of the Spartacist Uprising?
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
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How did the Nazis attempt to cover up their murderous activities as it became evident that they would lose WW2? [1] SS
- by ripping up the railway tracks leading to the death camps
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(AP) How did the Spartacist Uprising try to meet their objectives? [4]
- Formed Revolutionary Committee - Seizure of newspaper offices - Strikes - Street fighting, armed
38
What were the series of emergency measures Goebbels introduced to help Germany with the war effort in mid-1944? [3] SS
- reduction of rail and post services - the closing of all places of popular entertainment - raising the age limit to compulsory female labour to 50
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(AP) How did the Government control the Spartacist Uprising and what's the significance behind it? [2]
-Called Freikorps for backup - Shows weakness of new gvt
40
How did the bombing of Germany affect the German population? [3] SS
- 3.6mil homes destroyed - similar number of civilian fatalities - more homeless people - 2.5mil children evacuated to rural areas
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(AP) What were some of the features of the new Weimar constitution? [3]
- Proportional representation: - Article 48: - Forward looking features: Men and women have an equal say in the voting
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What did food shortages cause Germans to do?[2] SS
- search for food in rubbish piles - eat meat from dead horses
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(AP) What was the Kapp Putsch about? [5]
Leader: Dr Wolfgang Kapp Objective : Replace Weimar gvt with nationalist gvt Methods : Freikorps marched into Berlin Government Response : Couldn't rely on army support, needed support from the Berlin workers Reasons for failure : Strike in Berlin lead to a halt in transport, civil service, etc Significance : Government survived but was unable to restore order using law - enforcing agencies. Neither the army nor the government assisted Putsch.
42
What was autarky and an example? [3] SS
- Hitler trying to make Germany self-sufficient - trying to reduce imports of raw materials and food - e.g. producing coffee from acorns
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(AP) What did France and Belgium do to Germany after Germany stopped paying the reparations? [2]
Invaded the Ruhr in 23', taking coal as compensation
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How did Nazi rule reduce unemployment of the working class? [2] SS
- men = conscripted into the army and needed in supply industries - autobahn-building project
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Who saved the Weimar Gvt from collapsing in 23'? [1]
Gustav Stressemann
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What was the auto-bahn building project? [2] SS
- enlisting all 18-25yos in National Labour Service - for 6 months
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(AP) Stresemann's rescue plan? [3]
-ended passive resistance in the Ruhr -stabilised the currency -resumed reparations to the Allies.
48
How did Farmers benefit from Nazi rule? [3] SS
- price guarantees for their produce - reduction/elimination of debts - protection against estates being broken up to pay death duties
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(AP) What was the Dawes Plan? [2]
April 24', a loan of 800 million $ was provided by the US to help kick - start the economy.
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How did Nazi rule benefit businessmen and industrialists? [3] SS
- Jewish businesses and the growth of department stores were restricted so small operators benefited - large firms benefited through the trade unions being abolished - eliminationof communist threat also benefited them
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(AP) What problems still remained after the Dawes Plan? [3]
-struggling agriculture sector -high unemployment -revival dependent on US loans
52
Who suffered from Nazi rule? [8] SS
- Jews - Gypsies - Committed communists - Socialists - Devout Christians - Religious sect members - Not an Aryan - Anyone who had strong views that challenged Nazi ideology
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What's the Wall Street Crash? [1]
In 29' the U.S. stock market collapsed, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression.
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What were some measures designed to reverse the progress made by women? [4] SS
- deprived of the right to vote - prevented from sitting in the Reichstag - forced out of professions - requested to stick with the three Ks
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(AP) Successes for the Weimar Republic after 23'? [4]
- Germany gained equal footing with major powers by 1929. - Stresemann’s emergency measures made France agree to leave the Ruhr in July 1925. - Rehabilitation continued in 1926 with Germany’s admission to the League of Nations. - Reparations reduced from 6.6 billion to 2 billion.
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What were the 'Three Ks' the women were requested to stick with? [3] SS
- Kinder = Children - Kirche = Church - Kuche = Kitchen
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(AP) What was the Nazi's party name originally? [1]
German Workers Party