Weimar Republic (up to 33) & Hitlers Rise to Power

Question 1

When did Germany sign the Armistice

Answer 1

11th Nov 1918

Question 2

What were the politicians that signed the armistice called by the Nationalists

Answer 2

November Criminals

Question 3

What did the Nationalists believe about the war

Answer 3

They would have won the war if left wing protests had not undermined people’s fighting spirit

Question 4

When and where was a new democratic government made

Answer 4

Jan 1919 in Weimar

Question 5

Why did they set up a parliament in Weimar

Answer 5

Because political violence meant Berlin was not a safe place to set up a parliament

Question 6

What was the name for the new government’s rules for the country

Answer 6

Weimar constitution

Question 7

This new constitution allowed everyone over…

Answer 7

20 to vote

Question 8

The new constitution had a voting system called..

Answer 8

Proportional Representation

Question 9

The new constitution held elections every…

Answer 9

4 years

Question 10

The new constitution elected Presidents every..

Answer 10

7 years

Question 11

The constitution was seen as too..

Answer 11

democratic

Question 12

article 48 of The constitution recognised this could be a problem so made laws that the..

Answer 12

President and Chancellor could pass

Question 13

When was the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 13

June 1919

Question 14

LAMB was given to Germany as a fair punishment. What does it mean

Answer 14

Land- 13% of German land was lost
Armed forces- Restricted to 100,000 in the army and no air force or submarines allowed
Money- Germany was given a fine of £6.6 billion of reparations for all the damage caused
Blame- Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war

Question 15

Why did Left wing communists hate the Weimar government

Answer 15

because they believe democracy is a trick

Question 16

When and where was the Spartacists Revolution

Answer 16

Jan 1919 in Berlin

Question 17

Who did the Weimar government pay to end the revolution

Answer 17

the Freikorps

Question 18

When did Kapp (the leader of Freikorps) attempt to seize power in Berlin and what was it called

Answer 18

1920 Kapp Putsch

Question 19

What drove Germany into even greater poverty

Answer 19

Financial costs of reparations

Question 20

What happened when the German government said they couldn’t afford the next payment

Answer 20

France and Belgium invaded Rhur

Question 21

What was that aim of the invasion

Answer 21

to take coal iron and steel to the value of the money owed

Question 22

What did the Weimar government respond with after this invasion

Answer 22

called for a huge passive resistance campaign

Question 23

How did germany lead to having hyperinflation

Answer 23

they had to pay the workers on strike and buy coal from overseas so the German Government printed more and more money

Question 24

Why did Stresemann call of the Rhuh protests

Answer 24

so he could stabilise Germanys finances and negotiate deals with the US

Question 25

What was the 1924 Dawes Plan

Answer 25

Stresemann set up a new currency called the Rentenmqrk and persuaded US banks to lend huge sums of money to Germany to rebuild and pay its debts

Question 26

What was the 1929 Young Plan

Answer 26

Reparations were negotiated from £6.6 billion to £2 billion and Germany were given until 1988 to pay them

Question 27

What was the 1925 Locarno Pact

Answer 27

Germany accepted the border with France drawn at Versailles , this improved relations with france

Question 28

What happened in 1926

Answer 28

Germany joined the League of Nations

Question 29

What was the 1928 Kellogg Briand Pact

Answer 29

Germany signed an agreement along with 61 other nations saying that war should never again be used to solve disputes

Question 30

Arguments for Germany recovered between 1924-1928

Answer 30

Wages grew for most workers Industrial production doubled New roads, schools,hospitals and houses were built across Germany Support for the extreme parties like Nazi fell

Question 31

Arguments against Germany recovering between 1924-1929

Answer 31

The whole recovery was based on US loans and investment Unemployment actually continued to increase Farmers and small businesses continued to struggle Rich citizens had to pay higher taxes Wages didn’t increase for all people

Question 32

There was a big increase of women…

Answer 32

working

Question 33

There was some opposition to women..

Answer 33

having well paid jobs

Question 34

Which party did Hitler spy on and who led them

Answer 34

DAP (German Workers Party) led by Drexler

Question 35

When did Hitler become leader of DAP

Answer 35

1920

Question 36

What did Hitler rename the party as

Answer 36

NSDAP (Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party)

Question 37

What was the NSDAP’s promise called

Answer 37

the 25 point programme

Question 38

One of the key ideas was to have one

Answer 38

strong leader

Question 39

another key idea was to rip up

Answer 39

the Treaty of Versailles

Question 40

Another key idea was to share the profits of

Answer 40

big businesses

Question 41

Another key idea was more support for

Answer 41

small business

Question 42

Another key idea was that Jews should not have

Answer 42

German citizenship

Question 43

By the end of 1923 how many members joined the NSDAP

Answer 43

55,000

Question 44

What was Hitlers aim of the Munich Putsch

Answer 44

hijack a meeting of local leaders(Khar and Lossow), take over Munich, march on Berlin and seize poll control of Germany

Question 45

Did the Munich Putsch work and how

Answer 45

no Khar and Lassow topped off the local authorities and the police and army were ready for them when they marched out of the Beer Hall

Question 46

What happened to Hitler after the fail of the Munich Putsch

Answer 46

He was arrested and put on trial for treason

Question 47

What happened to the Nazi Party after the Munich Putsch failed

Answer 47

they were banned

Question 48

How long did hitler spend in prison

Answer 48

9 months

Question 49

What was the autobiography hitler wrote in prison called

Answer 49

Mein Kampf

Question 50

How did hitler gain propaganda from being imprisoned

Answer 50

He was on the front page everyday for 24 days

Question 51

At the bamberg conference (1926) what did hitler establish

Answer 51

he is the leader of the party

Question 52

Why did Hitler aim to target rural voters

Answer 52

they were not benefiting from the german economy recovery

Question 53

On October 1929 what happened and what was it called

Answer 53

The US stock market collapsed it was called the Wall Street Crash

Question 54

Who did the Wall Street Crash affect the most

Answer 54

Germany

Question 55

What did the Wall Street Crash cause for Germany

Answer 55

Businesses down like dominoes and millions put out of work

Question 56

What did the Weimar Government do to fix their financial hole

Answer 56

they put up taxes on the wealthier and cut wages all around

Question 57

Who was the Chancellor who cut these wages and what was he known as

Answer 57

Bruning (Hunger Chancellor)

Question 58

Why did the middle class support the Nazis at this time

Answer 58

they feared a communist revolution

Question 59

Who did the Nazi blame for Germany’s problems

Answer 59

weimar government and the Jews

Question 60

What did the Nazis persuade millions of Germans of

Answer 60

that Hitler had been right all along and only he could solve Germany’s problems

Question 61

What did Hitler’s stage craft and promises do

Answer 61

they appealed easy solutions to difficult problems for everyone

Question 62

Why did big businesses and industrialists fund the Nazis

Answer 62

they were keen on preventing the communists taking power

Question 63

How did political egos help make Hitler Chancellor

Answer 63

Bruning had been hugely unpopular

Question 64

What did Hindenburg refuse to do after the July 1932 elections

Answer 64

make hitler chancellor

Question 65

Why did Von Papen persuade Hindenburg to make Hitler chancellor

Answer 65

because they thought they could control him and make him powerless in power