Causes

Question 1

When did discussions for the Treaty of Versailles begin?

Answer 1

January 1919

Question 2

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 2

28 June 1919

Question 3

What did the ‘War Guilt Clause’ mean for Germany?

Answer 3

They had to accept responsibility for the war

Question 4

How much money in marks did Germany have to pay for reparations in total initially?

Answer 4

132 billion marks

Question 5

What was the initiative that lowered Germany’s reparations called, what year was it instilled and what was it lowered to?

Answer 5

The Dawes Plan lowered the reparations in 1929 to 121 billion marks

Question 6

What number could the German army not surpass?

Answer 6

100,000

Question 7

What military components did the treaty not allow Germany to have?

Answer 7

An Airforce, submarines, tanks, war planes, poison gas (conscription also forbidden)

Question 8

How much territory did Germany lose?

Answer 8

13% or 680000㎢ (and 100% of overseas territories)

Question 9

How many citizens were lost to the territory clause?

Answer 9

12% or 7 million people

Question 10

What did the treaty say must happen to the Rhineland?

Answer 10

Demilitarization and occupation

Question 11

What German resource industries were impacted by the territory loss and how?

Answer 11

48% of iron output, 15% agricultural output, and 10% of coal output lost

Question 12

What number was the German navy reduced to?

Answer 12

15,000 men

Question 13

When did the NYC stock market crash?

Answer 13

24 Oct 1929

Question 14

Why was Germany reliant on international loans and investments?

Answer 14

Because they were rebuilding their economy after the war and hyperinflation

Question 15

In the Reichstag Elections on May 2nd, 1928 what percentage of the votes did the Nazi Party receive?

Answer 15

2.6%

Question 16

In the Reichstag Elections in 1924 what percentage of the votes did the Nazi Party receive?

Answer 16

3%

Question 17

Between the summer of 1929 and early 1932 how much did unemployment in Germany increase too?

Answer 17

From 1.3 million to over 6 million

Question 18

Between the summer of 1929 and early 1932 what percentage was the labour force unemployed?

Answer 18

4.5% to 24%

Question 19

During the Great Depression what was the peak percentage of unemployment in the labour force?

Answer 19

24.9%

Question 20

What did the Nazi Party promise German Farmers?

Answer 20

That they would increase decreased agricultural prices

Question 21

What did the Nazi Party promise German soldiers, veterans, and other national interest groups?

Answer 21

Military buildup and the return of other territories they had lost after the Treaty of Versailles

Question 22

What did the Nazi Party promise German Pensioners?

Answer 22

The quantity and buying power of their checks would remain stable

Question 23

After six months of the Great Depression, what percentage of votes did the Nazi Party achieve?

Answer 23

18.3%, becoming the second largest political party in Germany

Question 24

In the Reichstag election of July, 1932 what percentage did the Nazi’s gain of the popular vote?

Answer 24

37.3% - the largest party

Question 25

In what period did the Great Depression occur from?

Answer 25

1929 -1941

Question 26

In the Reichstag election of November, 1932 what percentage were the Nazi’s votes reduced to?

Answer 26

33.1%

Question 27

In the Reichstag election of November, 1932 what percentage had the Communists votes increased to?

Answer 27

16.9%

Question 28

When did President Hindenburg appoint Hitler as Chancellor?

Answer 28

30 January 1933

Question 29

Who were the Weimar Republic leaders that signed the treaty?

Answer 29

Johannes Bell and Hermann Muller

Question 30

When was the Weimar Republic established?

Answer 30

9 November 1918

Question 31

How much money was Germany loaned?

Answer 31

800 million

Question 32

How much did shares drop by in the US?

Answer 32

11%

Question 33

When was the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 33

27 February 1933

Question 34

When did Hindenburg die?

Answer 34

2 August 1934

Question 35

What did the Reichstag Fire Decree do/allow the Nazis to do?

Answer 35

Suspended civil liberties (expression, press, assemble), get rid of political rivals, overrule state and local laws, search and confiscate properties

Question 36

When was the Reichstag Fire Decree put in place?

Answer 36

28 February 1933

Question 37

What did the Enabling Act do?

Answer 37

Allowed the Hitler to put laws in place without the government’s consent

Question 38

When was the Enabling Act put in place?

Answer 38

23 March 1933

Question 39

When did Hitler Combine the titles of President and Chancellor to create the role of the Fuhrer?

Answer 39

19 August 1934