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Weimar Republic
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1What was the revolution from below?
- AA mutiny by Sailors in Kiel which rapidly spread to other ports
- BThe generals advised the Kaiser to appoint a new government
- CA failed revolution attempt in Nuremburg to overthrow the local government
2What were the key elements of the Weimar constitution?
- AA president was to be elected every 7 years by universal suffrage
- BThe president had emergency powers under article 48
- CThe president could not dismiss the Chancellor
- DThe president could dissolve the reichstag and form a new reichstag under article 25
- EThe Reichstag was elected every 3 years
- FElections were conducted using proportional representation and the minimum requirement for a seat was 60,000 votes
- GGermany was divided into 18 states having their own parliament and local powers
- HThe Reichstag was elected every 4 years
- IA president was to be elected every 5 years by universal suffrage
- JReferenda could be held if enough people petitioned for one
3What were the privisions on the Bill of Rights?
- AFreedom of speech assosciation and religion
- BThe right to work
- CEqual rights for women
- DWelfare rights for disabled people
- EThe right to a discounted house if you were married
- FThe right to property
4What was the constitution criticised for giving too much power to who and how?
- AThe president under article 25
- BThe President under article 25 and 48
- CThe chancellor under article 25
- DThe President under article 48
- EThe Kaiser under article 34
5Why was porportional representation condemnded?
- AToo many communists were being voted in to the government and there was threat of a revolution
- Bit created a fragmented party system and weak coalition governments
- CIt wasn't popular with the public and led to a large decrease in votes
- DVoting was restricted to a lot of elites and so the working class were not able to vote
6What did article 48 mean?
- AThe president had the power to remove the chancellor
- BThe President had the power to rule via presidential decree
- CThe Chancellor held power over the president in an emergency
- DThe reichstag were disbanded
7Who were the 'November Criminals'?
- AThe democratic politicians who signed the armistice ending the first world war
- BThe politicians who formed a mutiny and were convicted under various crimes
- CPoliticians who embezzled the country in the lead up the end of ww1
- DLower class people who stole from politicians who were involved in signing the armistice in 1918
8What was the Stab in the Back Myth or Dolchstoss?
- AThat the Kaiser had been literally stabbed in the back by Ebert
- BThat Julius Caesar was actually of German descent
- CThe false idea that during the war the Kaiser was stabbed in the back which affected his spine
- Dfalse portayal that cause of German loss was betrayal by democratic politicians
9Why did disillusionment set in after ww1?
- AA punitive peace treaty had been imposed
- BA newspaper published all the wrong doings of the Kaiser during ww1
- CThe cost of the war caused inflation
- DMany visited the front line and realised what a mess ww1 had been
10What was outlined in the Treaty of Versailles?
- AGermany's armed forces restricted to 100,000 men in the army
- BOnly 10 battleships permitted
- COnly 6 battleships permitted
- DGermany lost its territory
- ERhineland was demilitarised
- FAnschluss was permitted
- GUnion with Austria was banned
- HGermany held no responsiblity for the war
- IGermany had to accept full liability for the war - the War guilt clause
11Much of the cost of the war had been financed by borrowing from different countries
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
12When did reparation payments commence?
- A1921
- B1919
- C1918
- D1922
13In 1922 the German government sought to suspend_________ but were reufused by the allies
- AReparations
- BProducing more currency
- CThe Treaty of Versailles
- DThe ban of Anschluss
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- Quiz sobre Weimar Republic, criado por Alice Crouch em 18-05-2017.
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