German History (1918-1940)

When did the German Revolution begin?

1918

What year did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate?

1918

What year was the armistice signed?

1918

How many German soldiers died in WWI?

2 million

How many German soldiers were wounded in WWI?

4 million

How many German civilians died due to the British naval blockade?

300

How many widows were left after WWI?

600

How many orphans were left after WWI?

2 million

What flu pandemic killed 400

000 Germans in 1918?

Who became Chancellor of Germany after the Kaiser abdicated?

Friedrich Ebert

Which party did Friedrich Ebert lead?

Social Democratic Party (SPD)

Who were blamed for Germany's defeat in WWI?

November Criminals

Spartacist Revolt

January 1919

Who led the Spartacist Revolt?

Rosa Luxemburg

What political ideology did the Spartacists support?

Communism

What group crushed the Spartacist Revolt?

Freikorps

How many Spartacists were killed?

156

Weimar Constitution

1919

Where was the Weimar Constitution written?

Weimar

When was the Weimar Constitution signed?

August 1919

Who was the first President of the Weimar Republic?

Friedrich Ebert

What emergency power allowed the President to rule without the Reichstag?

Article 48

What voting system did the Weimar Republic use?

Proportional Representation

How many coalition governments were formed between 1919-1923?

9

Treaty of Versailles

1919

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

28th June 1919

What article blamed Germany for WWI?

Article 231 (War Guilt Clause)

How much were reparations set at?

£6.6 billion

How many soldiers was the German army reduced to?

100

How many battleships was Germany allowed?

6

How many submarines was Germany allowed?

0

Which region was demilitarized?

Rhineland

How much of Germany's coal was lost?

16%

How much of Germany's iron was lost?

50%

What percentage of Germany's territory was lost?

10%

Which two territories did Germany lose?

Alsace-Lorraine

Kapp Putsch

1920

When was the Kapp Putsch?

March 1920

Who led the Kapp Putsch?

Wolfgang Kapp

What group attempted the coup?

Freikorps

How many Freikorps soldiers took part?

5

Why did the Kapp Putsch fail?

General strike

Invasion of the Ruhr

1923

When did France and Belgium invade the Ruhr?

January 1923

Why did France invade the Ruhr?

Missed reparation payment

How did Germany respond to the Ruhr invasion?

Passive resistance

What crisis followed the Ruhr invasion?

Hyperinflation

Rentenmark

What new currency replaced the Reichsmark?

Gustav Stresemann

Who introduced the Rentenmark?

Dawes Plan

What 1924 plan provided a US loan?

800 million gold marks

How much did the USA loan Germany in 1924?

1919

When did Hitler join the German Workers' Party?

6

How many members did the German Workers' Party have in 1919?

1920

When was the Nazi Party founded?

Swastika

What symbol did Hitler design?

SA (Sturmabteilung)

What paramilitary group did Hitler create?

Mein Kampf

What book did Hitler write in prison?

8th-9th November 1923

When was the Munich Putsch?

Beer Hall (Bürgerbräukeller)

Where did the Munich Putsch begin?

Erich Ludendorff

Which general supported Hitler in the Munich Putsch?

16

How many Nazis were killed in the Putsch?

5 years

How long was Hitler sentenced to prison?

9 months

How long did Hitler actually serve?

1925

When were the Locarno Treaties signed?

1926

When did Germany join the League of Nations?

Kellogg-Briand Pact

What 1928 treaty renounced war?

Young Plan

What 1929 plan reduced reparations?

£2 billion

How much were reparations reduced to under the Young Plan?

Wall Street Crash

What 1929 event triggered the Great Depression?

6 million

How many Germans were unemployed by 1932?

Article 48

What article did Hindenburg use to pass emergency laws?

30th January 1933

When did Hitler become Chancellor?

33%

What percentage of votes did the Nazis win in Nov 1932?

Franz von Papen

Who convinced Hindenburg to appoint Hitler?

27th February 1933

When was the Reichstag Fire?

Marinus van der Lubbe

Who was blamed for the Reichstag Fire?

4

000

Dachau

What was the first Nazi concentration camp?

23rd March 1933

When was the Enabling Act passed?

444

How many votes supported the Enabling Act?

94

How many votes opposed the Enabling Act?

Enabling Act

What law banned all other parties?

30th June 1934

When was the Night of the Long Knives?

Ernst Röhm

Who led the SA?

200

How many SA leaders were killed?

2nd August 1934

When did Hindenburg die?

Führer

What title did Hitler take after Hindenburg's death?

Joseph Goebbels

Who was in charge of Nazi propaganda?

Berlin Olympics

What event was used for Nazi propaganda in 1936?

Führer

What anti-Semitic Nazi film was released in 1940?

The Eternal Jew

What anti-Semitic Nazi film was released in 1940?