Nazi Germany Dates and Statistics Flashcards
(175 cards)
1
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When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate
A
9th November 1918
2
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When was the Treaty of Versailles signed
A
28th June 1919
3
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Which article gave Germany full blame for WW1
A
Article 231 (War Guilt Clause)
4
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How much money did Germany have to pay in reparations
A
£6.6 billion
5
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How many soldiers were Germany allowed to have after the Treaty of Versailles
A
100,000
6
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How many battle ships were Germany allowed to have after the Treaty of Versailles
A
6
7
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How many submarines were Germany allowed to have after the Treaty of Versailles
A
0
8
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How many planes were Germany allowed to have after the Treaty of Versailles
A
0
9
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When was the Weimar Republic established
A
9th November 1918
10
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How many overseas colonies did Germany lose due to the Treaty of Versailles
A
11
11
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Which article of the Weimar Constitution gave the president emergency power
A
Article 48
12
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When was the Spartacist Uprising
A
January 1919
13
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When was the Kapp Putsch
A
March 1920
14
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How many Freikorps marched on Berlin in the Kapp Putsch
A
5000
15
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How many workers went on strike after the Kapp Putsch
A
12 million
16
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How much was paid towards WW1 reparations in 1921
A
£50 million
17
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How much was paid towards WW1 reparations in 1922
A
£0
18
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When did French and Belgian troops invade the Ruhr valley
A
January 1923
19
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How many workers did French troops kill in the Ruhr
A
over 100
20
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How many workers did French troops expel from the Ruhr region
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over 100,000
21
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How much was paid back to ordinary Germans in a worthless currency during hyperinflation
A
£2200 million
22
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When was Gustav Stresemann appointed chancellor of Germany
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October 1923
23
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When was the Rentenmark replaced by the Reichsmark
A
October 1924
24
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When was the Dawes plan signed
A
1924
25
What were reparation payments reduced to in the Dawes plan
1 billion reichsmarks per year, to increase with economic stability
26
How much did the USA lend Germany in the Dawes plan
800 million marks
27
How much did American banks and businesses invest in Germany
$3 billion
28
Which year did Germany reach pre-war levels of production
1928
29
When was the Young Plan signed
1929
30
What did the the Young Plan reduce reparations to
around £2 billion
31
How long did Germany have to pay reparations after the Young Plan
59 years
32
What percentage of Germans voted for the Young Plan in the referendum
85%
33
What year were the 7 Locarno Treaties signed
1925
34
Which year was Germany invited to the League of Nations
1926
35
Which year did Germany sign the Kellogg-Briand Pact
1928
36
How many countries signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact
over 80
37
How many Chancellors were there between 1924 and 1929 as a result of proportional representation
4
38
What percentage of votes went to parties opposing the Republic in 1929
30%
39
When was the Nazi Party official office in Munich
January 1920
40
When does Hitler start working full time for the Nazi Party
March 1920
41
How many people attended Hitler's first speech
111
42
How many people did Hitler speak to in February 1920
2000
43
How many people did Hitler speak to in February 1921
6000
44
When did the Nazis buy the People's Eye newspaper
1920
45
What was Nazi membership at the end of 1920
3000
46
When did Hitler overthrow Drexler as leader of the Nazis
July 1921
47
When was the SA formed
1921
48
When was Hermann Goering appointed to lead the SA
1923
49
What was Nazi membership in November 1923
50,000
50
When was the Munich Putsch
November 1923
51
How many Nazis marched in the Munich Putsch
2000
52
How many Nazis died in the Munich Putsch
16
53
How many police officers died in the Munich Putsch
4
54
How many days after the Munich Putsch was Hitler captured
2
55
How long was Hitler sentenced to Landsberg Prison for
5 years
56
How much of his sentence did Hitler complete in Landsberg Prison
9 months
57
When was the first Nazi rally held in Weimar
1926
58
When was the Hitler Youth established
1926
59
How many districts did the Nazis split the Germany into
34
60
When was the SS established
April 1925
61
How many SS Storm troopers were there by 1930
3000
62
When was the Bamberg conference (where Party members adopted the 25 point plan and "Fuhrerprinzip")
14th February 1926
63
What was the Nazi Party membership by 1929
100,000
64
How many seats did the Nazis have in the Reichstag in 1924
32
65
How many seats did the Nazis have in the Reichstag in 1928
12
66
What percentage of Germans voted for the Nazis in 1928
3%
67
When was the Wall Street Crash
October 1929
68
How many Germans were unemployed in 1932
6 million
69
What percentage of the German workforce was unemployed in 1932
40%
70
When was Bruning made Chancellor
March 1930
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How much did Bruning cut welfare benefits by
60%
72
How much did Bruning cut the wages of civil servants by
25%
73
How many workers joined the KPD between 1929 and 1932
1 million
74
How many seats did the KPD have in 1930
77
75
How many seats did the KPD have in 1932
100
76
When did Joseph Goebbels become Propaganda minister
14th March 1933
77
Which year were radios given out for free on Joseph Goebbels birthday
1938
78
When was the Reichstag fire
27th February 1933
79
How many Communists were arrested on the night of the Reichstag fire
4000
80
How many Nazi opponents were killed on the night of the Reichstag fire
50
81
When was the Enabling Act passed
24th March 1933
82
How how many people were in the SA before the Night of Long Knives
3 million
83
When was the Night of Long Knives
30th June 1934
84
When was the death of Hindenburg
2nd August 1934
85
How many SS members were there by 1939
240,000
86
When was the SD formed
1931
87
How many Germans did the SD send to concentration camps
200,000
88
When was the Gestapo formed
1933
89
How many Germans had the Gestapo sent to concentration camps by 1939
160,000
90
How many people did the Nazi legal system sentence to death between 1934 and 1939
over 500
91
Which election was propaganda very effective in
1933
92
When was the book burning
10th May 1933
93
What age were the members of the German Young people
10-14
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What age were the members of the Hitler Youth
14 and over
95
How many members did the Hitler Youth have in 1932
10,000
96
How many members did the Hitler Youth have in 1936
6 million
97
Which year did the Hitler Youth become compulsory
1936
98
What age were the members of the Young Girls League
10-14
99
What age were the members of the League of German Maidens
14-21
100
From which year did all textbooks have to be approved by the government
1935
101
When were Adolf Hitler schools run by the SS introduced for top students
1937
102
In 1939 how many young people were convicted of crimes
175,000
103
Which year were women banned from the German civil service jobs
1933
104
How many women had been removed from the German workforce a year after they were banned from civil service jobs
350,000
105
When were women banned from working as lawyers and serving on juries
1936
106
When were grammar schools for women shut
1937
107
How many women were working in 1939
1.4 million more than there had been in 1933
108
How many children did a woman have to have to be awarded a Mother's Cross
8
109
How much money was loaned to newly wed couples
1000 marks
110
How much of the marriage loan could couples keep per child
250 marks
111
When was the Riechschurch formed
1936
112
What percentage of Catholic priests were harassed or arrested
One third
113
How many Catholic priests were sent to concentration camps
400
114
How many protestant pastors were sent to concentration camps
800
115
When did the SA organise a boycott of Jewish shops
1933
116
When were the Nuremburg laws introduced
15th of September 1935
117
When was Kristallnacht
9th November 1938
118
How many Jews were murdered in Kristallnacht
91
119
How many Jewish men were arrested on Kristallnacht
30,000
120
How much were the Jewish community fined after Kristallnacht
1 billion
121
How much money did the German government spend in 1933
18.4 billion marks
122
How much money did the German government spend in 1938
37 billion
123
How long did all men from 18-25 have to do in the National Labour Service (RAD) from 1935
one year
124
How many men did the RAD employ by 1935
over 400,000
125
What percentage of the German population were Jewish before WWII
Less than 1%
126
How many kilometres of autobahnen had been built by 1938
3000
127
How many jobs did the construction of the autobahnen create
125,000
128
What year was conscription reintroduced for the German army
1935
129
When was the four year plan reintroduced to prepare the German economy for war
1936
130
How many marks per year was Germany spending by 1939
26 billion marks
131
How many men did had conscription brought to the armed forced by 1939
1.4 million
132
How did Hitler manipulate employment figures
Women, Jews and RAD workers were taken off the unemployment register. Anyone working part time was recorded as working full time
133
When was the Strength Through Joy scheme set up
1933
134
How many Cruise liners were built as part of the strength through joy program
2
135
How much did it cost to go on a cruise holiday to the Canary Islands through the Strength Through Joy program
2 weeks wages
136
When were trade unions banned in Germany
May 1933
137
What was the German Labour Front created to replace
Trade unions
138
How did the German Labour Front increase working hours (from what to what)
From 60 to 72 hours per week
139
How many workers had joined the German Labour Front by two years after its creation
20 million
140
How many companies had improved facilities by 1938 through the Beauty of Labour
nearly 34,000
141
How many people had enjoyed a state funded holiday by 1938 through the Strength Through Joy program
Nearly 10 million
142
When did British bombing begin on German cities
August 1940
143
When did Allied forces begin bombing German civilians
1942
144
When was the firestorm in the port of Hamburg
July 1943
145
How many civilians were killed in the Hamburg firestorm
45,000
146
How many civilians fled Hamburg after the firestorm
900,000
147
How many civilians were killed in total by allied bombing
800,000
148
How many homes were destroyed in total by allied bombing
3.6 million
149
How many people were made homeless in total by allied bombing
7.5 million
150
How many children were evacuated out of cities in total due to allied bombing
2.5 million
151
What percentage of German workers involved in war production were female by the summer of 1940
50%
152
When did Goering order that all previously employed women without children should work
June 1941
153
When did Germany invade poland
September 1939
154
How many people died in the Warsaw ghetto during the war
55,000
155
When were the "Einsatzgruppen" formed
1939
156
When did the start of the invasion of the USSR begin
June 1941
157
How many Jews were shot outside of Kiev by the Einsatzgruppen in September 1941
33,771
158
How many Jews had been killed by the Einsatzgruppen by January 1942
500,000
159
How many Jews had been killed by the Einsatzgruppen over WW2
2.2 million
160
When was the final solution agreed on
January 1942
161
When was the first death camp opened in Chelmno in Poland
December 1941
162
How many death camps were built in 1942
5
163
When were members of the Hitler youth restricted in where they could go in Dusseldorf by the Edelweiss Pirates
1942
163
How many Germans were sentenced to death for political offences
14,000
164
How many Edelweiss Pirates were there in 1945 in Cologne
20 groups all with over 100 members
165
How many Edelweiss Pirates were arrested in Cologne in 1940
130
166
How many Edelweiss Pirates were arrested in Dusseldorf in 1942
739
167
When were the leaders of the Cologne Edelweiss pirates hanged
1944
168
In which year was the White Rose Group's leaflets distributed beyond Munich
1943
169
What was the date of the July Bomb plot
20th July 1944
170
How many members of the July bomb plot were executed
200
171
When did the Allies cross over the German border
March 1945
172
When did Hitler die
30th April 1945
173
When did Germany unconditionally surrender
2nd May 1945
174
How many Germans died in WWII in total
4.3 million
