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Weimar Republic

Alice Crouch 13 questions

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  1. 1What was the revolution from below?
    1. AA mutiny by Sailors in Kiel which rapidly spread to other ports
    2. BThe generals advised the Kaiser to appoint a new government
    3. CA failed revolution attempt in Nuremburg to overthrow the local government
  2. 2What were the key elements of the Weimar constitution?
    1. AA president was to be elected every 7 years by universal suffrage
    2. BThe president had emergency powers under article 48
    3. CThe president could not dismiss the Chancellor
    4. DThe president could dissolve the reichstag and form a new reichstag under article 25
    5. EThe Reichstag was elected every 3 years
    6. FElections were conducted using proportional representation and the minimum requirement for a seat was 60,000 votes
    7. GGermany was divided into 18 states having their own parliament and local powers
    8. HThe Reichstag was elected every 4 years
    9. IA president was to be elected every 5 years by universal suffrage
    10. JReferenda could be held if enough people petitioned for one
  3. 3What were the privisions on the Bill of Rights?
    1. AFreedom of speech assosciation and religion
    2. BThe right to work
    3. CEqual rights for women
    4. DWelfare rights for disabled people
    5. EThe right to a discounted house if you were married
    6. FThe right to property
  4. 4What was the constitution criticised for giving too much power to who and how?
    1. AThe president under article 25
    2. BThe President under article 25 and 48
    3. CThe chancellor under article 25
    4. DThe President under article 48
    5. EThe Kaiser under article 34
  5. 5Why was porportional representation condemnded?
    1. AToo many communists were being voted in to the government and there was threat of a revolution
    2. Bit created a fragmented party system and weak coalition governments
    3. CIt wasn't popular with the public and led to a large decrease in votes
    4. DVoting was restricted to a lot of elites and so the working class were not able to vote
  6. 6What did article 48 mean?
    1. AThe president had the power to remove the chancellor
    2. BThe President had the power to rule via presidential decree
    3. CThe Chancellor held power over the president in an emergency
    4. DThe reichstag were disbanded
  7. 7Who were the 'November Criminals'?
    1. AThe democratic politicians who signed the armistice ending the first world war
    2. BThe politicians who formed a mutiny and were convicted under various crimes
    3. CPoliticians who embezzled the country in the lead up the end of ww1
    4. DLower class people who stole from politicians who were involved in signing the armistice in 1918
  8. 8What was the Stab in the Back Myth or Dolchstoss?
    1. AThat the Kaiser had been literally stabbed in the back by Ebert
    2. BThat Julius Caesar was actually of German descent
    3. CThe false idea that during the war the Kaiser was stabbed in the back which affected his spine
    4. Dfalse portayal that cause of German loss was betrayal by democratic politicians
  9. 9Why did disillusionment set in after ww1?
    1. AA punitive peace treaty had been imposed
    2. BA newspaper published all the wrong doings of the Kaiser during ww1
    3. CThe cost of the war caused inflation
    4. DMany visited the front line and realised what a mess ww1 had been
  10. 10What was outlined in the Treaty of Versailles?
    1. AGermany's armed forces restricted to 100,000 men in the army
    2. BOnly 10 battleships permitted
    3. COnly 6 battleships permitted
    4. DGermany lost its territory
    5. ERhineland was demilitarised
    6. FAnschluss was permitted
    7. GUnion with Austria was banned
    8. HGermany held no responsiblity for the war
    9. IGermany had to accept full liability for the war - the War guilt clause

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Quiz on Weimar Republic, created by Alice Crouch on 18/05/2017.
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