German History Study Sheet

50 Questions, One Chance, Will you pass?

What German Kaiser is named for his red beard?

Friedrich Barbarossa

How many theses did Luther post on the church door in Wittenberg?

95

What is the capital of Germany?

Berlin

What is the oldest German city?

Trier

Name a German city that was once a Roman settlement.

Köln, Koblenz, Trier, Mainz, Augsburg

Which VW car took the place of the Bug?

the Rabbit

Who was the first chancellor of the German Empire of 1871?

Otto von Bismarch

To what year does the Stunde Null (Zero Hour) refer?

1945

What were the women called who helped to rebuild Germany after WWII?

Trümmerfrauen

Approximately how old are the oldest cities in Germany?

2000 years old

When was Charlemagne crowned Emperor?

Christmas 800 A.D.

Which two rivers were the boundary between the Germanic tribes and the Romans?

the Rhine and the Danube

What was the land called that the king gave to his subjects in the Middle Ages?

ein Lehen/ a fief

Which were the most important Hanseatic cities?

Lübeck, Bremen, Hamburg

What means of transportation did all the cities of the Hanseatic league have in common?

ships

What do Duerer, Holbein, Cranach and Gruenewald have in common?

They were all painters in the 16th century

Name a city with a Gothic style church.

Cologne, Ulm, Freiburg, Munich

What is the oldest university in Germany?

Heidelberg

What “act of God” persuaded Luther to become a monk?

struck by lightning

The Second World War began with the invasion of what country?

Poland

What event took place between the years of 1618 and 1648?

the Thirty Years War

How did the Western powers break the blockade of Berlin?

through the airlift of supplies

When was the Berlin Wall erected?

1961

Who blockaded the streets and canals into West Berlin in 1948?

Soviet troops

In which city were the international trials of Nazi war criminals held?

Nürnberg

Who was the first chancellor of the FRG?

Konrad Adenauer

What are the national colors of the BRD?

black, red and gold

What is the national symbol of the BRD?

the eagle

Who was the “Iron Chancellor”?

Otto von Bismarch

When was the uprising in East Germany for freedom from the Soviet Union?

June 17, 1953

For what type of organization do the symbols CDU, SPD, FDP and CSU stand?

political parties in Germany

Why was 1977 called the Year of Terror?

because of the murders committed by terrorists of the “Ulrike Meinhof” gang

What Dutch teenager wrote her story in hiding during World War II?

Anne Frank

What church practice did Luther consider a scandal?

the sale of indulgences

Where did Luther hide to escape his enemies?

In the Wartburg, a fortress

In which century did Gutenberg invent the printing press?

in the 15th century

In which century was the “Age of Reason”?

in the 18th century

What was the largest German-speaking city at the beginning of the 18th century?

Vienna

Who were the two ruling families in Germany and Austria in the 18th century?

Habsburg and Hohenzollern

Between which German states was the Seven Years War?

Prussia and Austria

Why did Prussia, Austria and Germany unite in the year 1813?

to fight against Napoleon

Whose murder started the first World War?

Franz Ferdinand of Austria

What was Germany called after World War I?

the Weimar Republic

What did the initials NSDAP stand for?

the Nazi party

When was Hitler made chancellor?

1933

When did WWII begin?

September 1, 1939

Who was the president of Germany when Hitler came to power?

von Hindenburg

What title did Hitler give himself?

Führer

When was the German Democratic Republic founded?

1949

Into how many zones was Germany divided after WWII?

four