Germany: Chapter 1

Question 1

when did Kaiser abdicate

Answer 1

9 November 1918

Question 2

what is the Weimar Republic

Answer 2

a new republic set up when Germany moved from a monarchy to constitutional democracy

Question 3

when did the Weimar Constitution start

Answer 3

11 August 1919

Question 4

when was the first democratic election held

Answer 4

19 January 1919

Question 5

how many seats did Ebert’s SDP win

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

what is the article 48

Answer 6

in an emergency, the president can pass laws without Reichstag approval

Question 7

what were the territorial restrictions of the TOV

Answer 7

• Alsace - lorraine lost to France
• lost 13% of European territory
• lost 11 colonies in Africa

Question 8

what were the military restrictions of TOV

Answer 8

• no tanks
• no submarines
• no air force
• navy limited to 6 battle ships, 12 destroyers and 12 torpedo boats
• army limited to 100,000

Question 9

what was the reparation made in TOV

Answer 9

136 million marks
6.6 billion dollars

Question 10

when was the Spartacist uprising

Answer 10

5 January 1919

Question 11

when was the Kapp putsch

Answer 11

1920

Question 12

when was the invasion of Ruhr

Answer 12

January 1923

Question 13

what was the number of marks needed to buy 1 dollar in 1914 and NOV 1923

Answer 13

1914: 4
Nov 1923: 4.2 billion

Question 14

what was the number of marks needed to buy a loaf of bread in dec 1918 and nov 1923

Answer 14

dec 1918: 0.54
nov 1923: 201 billion