Opposition to Gvmnt

Question 1

What was the election turnout in the Reichstag election in Dec 1924?

Answer 1

78.80%

Question 2

What sections of society mainly supported the coalition parties?

Answer 2

Middle-class business people, Catholics and the professional classes

Question 3

Name 3 pro-constitution parties

Answer 3

SPD,DDP and DVP

Question 4

Name 3 anti-constitution parties

Answer 4

KPD, USPD and Nazis

Question 5

What was the percentage of votes for pro-constitution parties in Reichstag election at Dec 1924?

Answer 5

56%

Question 6

What was the percentage of votes for anti-constitution parties in Rechstag election at Dec 1924?

Answer 6

29.80%

Question 7

What was the increase in the number of seats for the SPD between 1924 and 1928 ?

Answer 7

22

Question 8

In 1931, what percentage of the population owned a radio?

Answer 8

Over 70%

Question 9

Name one way Nazis rewarded mothers

Answer 9

1931 Medals of honour for having more than 4 children

Question 10

Name one way Nazis rewarded workers

Answer 10

Strengh through Joy trips

Question 11

What section of society benefitted from the Nazis banning of the KPD and trade unions?

Answer 11

Wealthy industrialists.

Question 12

What was the name of the chant that people were cheering in response to Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor?

Answer 12

Sieg Heil (Hail victory)

Question 13

How did the Nazis create support during the war?

Answer 13

Charities and Murder squads

Question 14

Why was it hard for the Nazis to gain support from the ordinary people during the war?

Answer 14

Bad living conditions as a result of Allied bombings

Question 15

Name one way the Nazis showed anti-semitic propaganda?

Answer 15

Jews living in poor conditions in Ghettos.

Question 16

In the first Nuremberg trial on 18 October 1945, of the 22 defendants, how many were sentenced to death?

Answer 16

12

Question 17

How many people were arrested by the end of 1946?

Answer 17

250,000

Question 18

What de-Nazification measures were taken in education?

Answer 18

Banned Nazi schoolbooks, films etc, and teachers were vetted to weed out Nazis at universities.

Question 19

What fraction of US opinion polls thought that de-Nazification was necessary?

Answer 19

Between half and two-thirds

Question 20

How many ex-Nazi scientists and doctors avoided prosecution by agreeing to work for the USA?

Answer 20

1600

Question 21

What was the phrase used to describe the desire to move on and avoid looking too closely at the past?

Answer 21

“Year Zero”

Question 22

In 1961, what fraction of the University of Frankfurt believed in the future of democracy?

Answer 22

One third

Question 23

What section of society were against “year zero” because they wanted to know more about their family history?

Answer 23

Young people growing up in the FRG

Question 24

What was the turnout in the Bundestag election in 1949?

Answer 24

78.50%

Question 25

What was the turnout in the Bundestag election in 1972?

Answer 25

91.10%

Question 26

What did the Allensbach Institute (research institution) show about public attitudes towards the Bundestag

Answer 26

People who believed the Bundestag represented the public interest doubled between 1951 and 1964

Question 27

what did the Allensbach Institute (research institution) show about public attitudes towards a monarchy?

Answer 27

People who believed that a monarchy should be restored fell from one-third to one-tenth.

Question 28

In the 1960s, what law did people demonstrate against that restricted democracy and civil liberties of the Basic Law?

Answer 28

Emergency Law

Question 29

What repressive regimes in other countries did people demonstrate against in support of democracy?

Answer 29

The military junta that ruled Greece after 1967

Question 30

Why did some people oppose Ostopolitik.

Answer 30

Because it may mean establishing relations with the repressive communist regime of the USSR.