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History Germany 1919-1939:The Weimar Republic
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1It was a condition of peace that Germany got rid of the Kaiser, however he refused to abdicate.
How did the Germans get rid of the Kaiser? (3 correct answers)- AAll the mutinies led to strikes and demonstrations against the war and the Kaiser all over Germany, so soldier's and worker's councils had taken over some cities. Many were looking to only end the war, however a few wanted a total revolution like the Bolshevik Revolution.
- BSocial Democrats sent an ultimatum to the Kaiser that unless he abdicated they would join the revolution.
- COne of the Social Democrats announced the abdication of the Kaiser (this had not been agreed upon) and so the Kaiser fled to Holland.
- DThe Social Democrats blackmailed Kaiser Wilhelm with a mistress that they would announce to Germany if he did not abdicate.
2What were the two main political parties that could control Germany, and their leaders?
- AThe Spartacists, led by Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht.
- BThe Social Democrats, led by Friedrich Ebert.
- CThe Socialists, led by Heinrich Vogel.
3The Spartacist Uprising: On which night did the Spartacist Uprising occur?
- A18th May 1919
- B22nd October 1918
- C5th January 1919
4The conditions of the Treaty of Versailles were: the War Guilt Clause, Military Restrictions, Reparations and the loss of one of their territories, Alsace-Lorraine.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
5The strengths of the Weimar Constitution were: all Germans had equal rights and there was proportional representation which was fair.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
6The cause of the hyper-inflation of 1923 is the German government did not have enough money to pay for the passive resistance of the Ruhr, so it printed more money. When a government prints money it doesn't have, the value of money goes down.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
7What year did Germany join the League of Nations?
- A1928
- B1927
- C1929
- D1926
8What was one of the political problems up to 1930 regarding the number of seats in the Reichstag?
- AThe Social Democrats always won the majority of seats, however never enough to govern on their own, so there was only ever coalitions (this meant a weak government and no important decisions made).
- BThe Spartacists had the majority of the seats in the Reichstag, however they weren't able to carry out their left-wing ideals due to the coalition, as the Social Democrats had the vote to reject any important decisions.
9The Dawes Plan was dependant on British loans, which could stop at any time.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
10What effect did the release of the pre-war censorship have on the culture in Germany?
- ANo one knew what to watch or listen to, therefore everyone was offended by the material they hadn't been allowed to witness.
- BThere were significant develops in culture, and during the 1920s Berlin rivalled Paris as the cultural centre of Europe.
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- Test sobre History Germany 1919-1939:The Weimar Republic, creado por lauren_johncock el 01/01/2014.
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