Weimar Germany

Who was the leader of Germany during WWI?

Kaiser Wilhelm II

In what German coastal city did the German Revolution begin?

Kiel

During the Kiel Mutiny, how many rebellious sailors, soldiers, and workers took control of the city?

40,000

What did Kaiser Wilhelm II do on 9th November 1918?

Abdicate

What Allied military tactic had caused significant problems for Germany by the end of the war?

Allied blockade

What was Germany’s industrial production in 1918 relative to 1913?

Two-thirds

What was Germany's national income in 1918 relative to 1913?

One-third

How many German military deaths were there by the end of WWI?

1.8 million

Which was the largest party in the Reichstag at the end of WWI?

Social Democratic Party

Who was the leader of the Social Democratic Party?

Friedrich Ebert

On what date was the Armistice, signalling the end of the WWI, signed?

11 November 1918

Those who signed the Armistice are known by what two-word phrase?

November criminals

Name the organisation that changed its name to the Communist Party of Germany in December 1918?

Spartacist

Name the two leaders of the German Communist Party.

Rosa Luxemburg & Karl Liebknecht

What name is given to the groups of demobilized soldiers/volunteers that helped the government suppress the left-wing uprising?

Freikorps

How many communist workers took part in the Spartacist Uprising?

100,000

How many of those that joined the Spartacist Uprising were killed?

100

In May 1919, in which region of Germany was a separatist social republic created?

Bavaria

How many communists died in the Bavarian Socialist Uprising insurrection?

600

In what town was the new Germany constitution finalised, giving it its name?

Weimar

In what month and year was the Weimar Constitution finalised?

August 1919

In the Weimar Constitution, what two-word phrase is used to describe the voting rights given to all men and women aged 20 and over?

Universal suffrage

In the Weimar Constitution, for how many years was a Presidential term?

7 years

In the Weimar Constitution, who did the President have the ability to appoint?

Chancellor

In the Weimar Constitution, what term is used to describe the rule that the President had emergency power to pass legislation in times of emergency?

Article 48

In the Weimar Constitution, what two-word phrase is used to describe the electoral system for the Reichstag?

Proportional representation

The Weimar Constitution allowed for short-lived, weak governments – what word is used to describe a government composed of more than one party?

Coalition

How many elections were there to the Reichstag between 1919-32?

8

How many coalition governments were there between 1919-32?

20

On how many occasions did Ebert use Article 48?

136

What percentage of industry did Germany lose due to the Versailles Settlement?

10%

What German word means ‘dictated peace’ and was used to describe the Versailles Settlement?

Diktat

The Weimar leaders had been described as the ‘November Criminals’ for signing the Armistice. What German word is used for the theory that the leaders ‘stabbed Germany in the back’?

Dolchstoss Theory

What German word is used to describe a violent, right-wing attempt to overthrow the government?

Putsch

In which region of western Germany was there a ‘Red rising’ in 1920?

Ruhr

Name the right-wing uprising that took place in Berlin in March 1920.

Kapp Putsch

How many right-wing revolutionaries joined in the Kapp Putsch?

5,000

What tactic did President Ebert use to undermine the right-wing uprising in March 1920?

General strike

Between 1921-3, how many political murders were there in Germany?

356

Which region of Germany did French and Belgian occupy in January 1923?

Ruhr

Why did the French and Belgian occupy a region of Germany in January 1923?

German failed to pay its second reparations payment

How many French and Belgian troops took part in this occupation of a region of Germany in January 1923?

60,000

What two-word phrase is used to the describe the tactic Ebert’s government took in response to the French and Belgian occupation of German territory in January 1923?

Passive resistance

By what percent did industrial output in the region fall by as a result of the French and Belgian occupation of German territory in 1923?

80%

How many German civilians were expelled from the region occupied by France and Belgium in 1923?

100,000

How many German civilians were killed during the French and Belgian occupation of German territory in 1923?

132

Who did President Ebert appoint as Chancellor and foreign minister in August 1923?

Gustav Stresemann

What two-word phrase is used to describe the group of parties that collectively governed Germany from 1923?

Grand Coalition

Name the new currency, introduced in November 1923.

Rentenmark

Name the agreement, signed with America, in 1924?

Dawes Plan

How much did USA banks agree to immediately loan to Germany as a result of agreement signed between the two counties in 1924?

800 million Marks

Name the economic agreement Germany signed with Allied countries in 1929?

Young Plan

According to the Young Plan, what was the new value of the reparations that Germany was expected to pay?

£2 billion

Which agreement, signed in 1925, guaranteed Germany’s western borders with France and Belgium and asserted that the Rhineland was to be permanently demilitarized?

Locarno Treaties

What agreement, signed in 1928, did Germany sign and committed 62 countries to resolve differences by means other than war?

Kellogg-Briand Pact

After 1924, the German economy recovered remarkably quickly. By which year did industrial production surpass pre-WWI levels?

1928

What was the new cultural movement that came the fore in Germany during the 'Golden Age' in the late 1920s?

Bauhaus movement

In what year was Germany admitted to the League of Nations?

1926

As a sign of continued instability, how many Chancellors did Germany have between 1923-9?

Four

By the end of the 1920s, how much had the United States lent to Germany?

25 million marks

Who was elected President of Germany in the 1925 election?

Paul von Hindenburg

What percentage of the vote in the 1928 election went to political parties that did not support the Weimar Republic?

30%