Depth Study 2 - Weimar Germany

Question 1

What is Burgfriede?

Answer 1

“Castle Peace” - When attacked you should unite together rather than arguing amongst yourselves

Question 2

What is Siegfriede?

Answer 2

“Victory Peace” - you only agree to peace if you are in a strong position

Question 3

Who was Ludendorff?

Answer 3

An ambitious staff officer who was friendly with Hindenburg

Question 4

Who was Chancellor in 1909?

Answer 4

Bethram-Hollweg

Question 5

Why was representing industrial workers a hard job to do?

Answer 5

They were anti-war and still being sent off to war

Question 6

Why is war bad for middle classes?

Answer 6

Trade dried up and there was a pressure to join the army

Question 7

When did the SPD vote through war credits?

Answer 7

August 1914

Question 8

When did the GV kill 35% of pigs to stop grain shortages?

Answer 8

1915

Question 9

When was Hindenburg appointed as Chief of Staff?

Answer 9

August 1916

Question 10

When was the Turnip Winter?

Answer 10

1916-1917

Question 11

When and how did women enter factories?

Answer 11

The Auxiliary Service Law of December 1916

Question 12

When was the Fatherland Party actually formed?

Answer 12

September 1917

Question 13

When did the USPD reach 120,000 members?

Answer 13

January 1918

Question 14

When did the Fatherland Party reach a million members?

Answer 14

1918

Question 15

When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed?

Answer 15

March 1918

Question 16

When did Bulgaria withdraw from the war?

Answer 16

September 1918

Question 17

Who were the Fatherland Party?

Answer 17

The right party who did not believe in peace without annexation

Question 18

Who was Max von Baden?

Answer 18

He was a military and political leader

Question 19

What was von Baden’s main role in WWI?

Answer 19

He was confined to welfare work for prisoners of war

Question 20

When did von Baden become Chancellor?

Answer 20

October 1918

Question 21

When did von Baden resign as Chancellor?

Answer 21

9th November 1918

Question 22

Who became the new Chancellor after von Baden?

Answer 22

Friedrich Ebert

Question 23

What did von Baden do without the Kaiser’s knowledge?

Answer 23

Announced the abdication of the Kaiser

Question 24

Why was international threat a reason for the German rebellion?

Answer 24

America was advocating for abdication and the army was unwilling to fight for Germany

Question 25

Why was the army and workers a reason for the German rebellion?

Answer 25

Soviets were being set up and the army were mutineers due to unrest with war

Question 26

Why was the top down a reason for the German rebellion?

Answer 26

Many politicians were against the Kaiser and the changing political sphere led to unrest

Question 27

Who was Wilhelm Groener?

Answer 27

Leader of the German army

Question 28

What was the alliance between Groener and Ebert?

Answer 28

It allowed the SPD to have control of the army

Question 29

What was the Stinnes-Legion Agreement?

Answer 29

Trade Unions and industries promised to respect each other

Question 30

How did the Freikorps and Ebert come to an agreement?

Answer 30

It helped stop the Communist-Spartacist counter-revolution

Question 31

Who did Ebert lead by August 1919?

Answer 31

The workers, industry, the army and a workable police force

Question 32

Who could vote for the Weimar Constitution?

Answer 32

Anyone above the age of 20

Question 33

What system of voting did the Weimar Republic use?

Answer 33

Proportional representation

Question 34

What was Article 48?

Answer 34

Emergency decrees could be passed without going to the Reichstag first

Question 35

How often could you vote for the President?

Answer 35

7 years

Question 36

How often could you vote for the Reichstag?

Answer 36

4 years

Question 37

Why was the Weimar Constitution known as the Jews Republic?

Answer 37

Hugo Preuss who oversaw the drawing up of the Constitution was Jewish

Question 38

What did Article 109 - 118 set out?

Answer 38

That every German system was equal before the law and it abolished nobility

Question 39

What did Article 114 set out?

Answer 39

Individual rights were unalienable and guaranteed privacy and freedom of expression

Question 40

What did Article 125 set out?

Answer 40

Guarantee free and secret elections

Question 41

What did Article 135 - 141 set out?

Answer 41

Guarantee freedom of religion

Question 42

What did Article 142 - 150 set out?

Answer 42

Education would regulated by the GV

Question 43

What workers rights were included in the Weimar Constitution?

Answer 43

Labour rights, unemployment benefits and sick pay

Question 44

When was the Weimar Constitution introduced?

Answer 44

11th August 1949

Question 45

How many votes would reach a seat for a party?

Answer 45

60,000

Question 46

What three parties dominated 75% of the vote?

Answer 46

The Socialists, Centrum and Liberals

Question 47

How many parties were there in 1930?

Answer 47

28

Question 48

How many parties were there in 1933?

Answer 48

40

Question 49

How many different GVs happened between 1919 - 1932?

Answer 49

21

Question 50

With what percentage of the vote could you get into Parliament?

Answer 50

0.4%

Question 51

What percentage of the vote and how many seats did the Bavarian Peasants League in 1924?

Answer 51

0.7% of the vote and 3 seats

Question 52

How many times did Ebert use Article 48 between 1923-24?

Answer 52

63 times

Question 53

How many times did Hindenburg use Article 48 throughout his Presidency?

Answer 53

60 times