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Weimar Germany 1919: The Spartacists and the constitution

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  1. 1Who was the first president of Weimar Germany
    1. AEbert
    2. BHindenburg
  2. 2What did the Nationalists call those who signed the armistice in 1918?
    1. AThe November Criminals
    2. BThe traitors of Versailles
    3. CThe scapegoats
  3. 3Who tried to seize power in Berlin in January 1919?
    1. AWolfgang Kapp
    2. BThe Spartacists
  4. 4Who were the leaders of the Spartacists?
    1. AKapp and Ludendorf
    2. BLuxemburg and Liebknecht
  5. 5Who were the Friekorps?
    1. AThe German police
    2. BMercenaries made up of ex-soldiers
  6. 6Which of these statements are correct about the Weimar constitution? (6 correct answers)
    1. AMen and women aged over 18 could vote
    2. BMen and women aged over 21 could vote
    3. Cvoting was to be based on the system of proportional representation
    4. Dvoting was to be based on the British system of first past the post
    5. EThe parliament was the Reichstag
    6. FThe head of the government was the chancellor
    7. GThe head of state was the president
    8. HThe president had emergency powers known as article 231
    9. IThe president had emergency powers known as article 48
  7. 7What was the key weakness of the new constitution?
    1. Anot everyone could vote
    2. Bthe system of p.r. led to coallitions

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These are revision questions for the Germany depth study: Was Weimar doomed from the start?
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