German Revolution

Question 1

What was the plan called to prepare Germany for WW1?

Answer 1

The Schlieffen Plan.

Question 2

Was the Schlieffen Plan a success or a disaster?

Answer 2

Disaster.

Question 3

When was the Schlieffen plan created?

Answer 3

created - 1903

changed - 1905

Question 4

What was the peace treaty at the end of ww1 called?

Answer 4

The Treaty of Versailles.

Question 5

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 5

28th June 1919

Question 6

How much in reparations did Germany need to pay back?

Answer 6

6.6 billion

Question 7

How many men could Germany have in the military?

Answer 7

100,000 men.

Question 8

How many battleships could Germany have?

Answer 8

6 Battleships.

Question 9

Could Germany have Planes or Submarines?

Answer 9

No.

Question 10

What term was given to the Weimar Politicians who signed the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 10

The ‘November Criminals’.

Question 11

What was the name of the Kaiser during WW1?

Answer 11

Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Question 12

Where did the Kaiser abdicate to?

Answer 12

The Netherlands.

Question 13

What system of government did the kaiser run?

Answer 13

An Autocratic government.

Question 14

What was Germany previously called?

Answer 14

Prussia.

Question 15

When was the second Reich established?

Answer 15

1871.

Question 16

How were laws made in the second Reich?

Answer 16

Federal Law - effected every state and its citizens.

State Law - Only applied to the citizens within that state.

Question 17

Give 2 areas which Federal law covered:

Answer 17

1) Taxation.

2) Foreign Policy.

Question 18

What were Germany and its allies called in WW1?

Answer 18

The Triple Alliance.

Question 19

What were Britain and its allied called in WW1?

Answer 19

The Triple Entente.

Question 20

Who started the October Reforms?

Answer 20

Ludendorff.

Question 21

Give 2 socio economic implications of ww1:

Answer 21

1) Spanish Flu Epidemic.

2) Food / Fuel shortages.

Question 22

Define Socialism:

Answer 22

A system of government where the workers control the means of production instead of their bosses.

Question 23

Define Communism:

Answer 23

A system of government where the major producer is the state, and the productive resources are owned y the state. Wealth is split equally (in theory) amongst its citizens.