Germany

Question 1

What year did the Weimar Republic officially begin?

Answer 1

1919

Question 2

True or False: The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What was the main consequence of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany?

Answer 3

Germany was required to pay reparations and accept territorial losses.

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The Weimar Constitution was adopted in _____.

Answer 4

1919

Question 5

What was the primary political challenge faced by the Weimar Republic in its early years?

Answer 5

Political extremism from both the left and the right.

Question 6

Which event in 1923 led to hyperinflation in Germany?

Answer 6

The occupation of the Ruhr by French and Belgian troops.

Question 7

What was the name of the economic plan introduced in 1924 to stabilize the German economy?

Answer 7

The Dawes Plan

Question 8

True or False: The Great Depression began in Germany in 1929.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What was the effect of the Great Depression on the Weimar Republic?

Answer 9

It led to increased unemployment and political instability.

Question 10

Who became Chancellor of Germany in 1933?

Answer 10

Adolf Hitler

Question 11

What was the significance of the Reichstag Fire in 1933?

Answer 11

It allowed the Nazis to consolidate power and suppress opposition.

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The Enabling Act was passed in _____ and gave Hitler dictatorial powers.

Answer 12

1933

Question 13

What was the purpose of the Night of the Long Knives in 1934?

Answer 13

To eliminate potential rivals and consolidate Hitler’s power.

Question 14

True or False: Germany reoccupied the Rhineland in 1936.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What international agreement did Germany sign with Japan and Italy in 1939?

Answer 15

The Tripartite Pact

Question 16

What was the significance of Kristallnacht in 1938?

Answer 16

It marked a major turning point in the Nazi regime’s persecution of Jews.

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The Munich Agreement was signed in _____ to allow the annexation of Sudetenland.

Answer 17

1938

Question 18

What was the main outcome of the 1936 Berlin Olympics for Nazi Germany?

Answer 18

It was a propaganda success showcasing Germany’s supposed strength.

Question 19

Which political party dominated Germany from 1933 to 1945?

Answer 19

The National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi Party)

Question 20

True or False: The League of Nations was effective in stopping German aggression during the 1930s.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

What was the goal of the Nazi regime’s foreign policy in the 1930s?

Answer 21

To expand German territory and establish a Greater Germany.

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The policy of appeasement was primarily aimed at _____ during the 1930s.

Answer 22

Germany

Question 23

What event marked the beginning of World War II in Europe?

Answer 23

Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Question 24

What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact, signed in 1939?

Answer 24

A non-aggression treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union.

Question 25

What was the primary ideology promoted by the Nazi regime?

Answer 25

Fascism and Aryan supremacy.

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The Nuremberg Laws were enacted in _____ to institutionalize racial discrimination.

Answer 26

1935

Question 27

What was the impact of the Great Depression on the Nazi Party's popularity?

Answer 27

It significantly increased their support as they promised economic recovery.

Question 28

True or False: Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany through a democratic election.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

What was the purpose of the Gestapo?

Answer 29

To serve as the secret police enforcing Nazi laws.

Question 30

Which event in 1920 marked the first major challenge to the Weimar Republic?

Answer 30

The Kapp Putsch.

Question 31

Fill in the blank: The Young Plan, introduced in _____, aimed to reduce reparations payments.

Answer 31

1929

Question 32

What was the primary focus of Nazi propaganda?

Answer 32

To promote Nazi ideology and glorify the regime.

Question 33

Who was the leader of the German Workers' Party before it became the Nazi Party?

Answer 33

Anton Drexler

Question 34

Fill in the blank: The Beer Hall Putsch occurred in _____ and was an attempted coup by Hitler.

Answer 34

1923

Question 35

What was the significance of the 1933 election for the Nazi Party?

Answer 35

It allowed them to gain a majority in the Reichstag.

Question 36

True or False: The Nazi regime promoted the idea of women's traditional roles in society.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What was the primary target of Nazi anti-Semitic policies?

Answer 37

The Jewish population of Germany.

Question 38

Fill in the blank: The Anschluss, the annexation of Austria, occurred in _____.

Answer 38

1938

Question 39

What was the significance of the Sudetenland crisis?

Answer 39

It demonstrated the failure of appeasement and emboldened Hitler.

Question 40

What economic crisis contributed to Hitler's rise to power?

Answer 40

The Great Depression.