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1
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What was the army limited to under the treaty of Versailles?

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100,000 men

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2
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How many different political parties were there in the Reichstag in the 1920s?

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28

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3
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What was the price for bread in 1923?

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200,000 million marks

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4
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How many Freikorps were there by March 1919?

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250,000

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5
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How many protesters marched on Berlin in 1920 (kapp putsch)?

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5000

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6
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How many members did the Nazis have during the Munich Putsch (1923)?

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55,000

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7
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When was the Rentenmark introduced?

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1923

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8
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How long was Hitler in prison for?

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9 months

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9
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When was the DAP 25 Point Programme revealed?

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Feb 1920

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10
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How many members did the SA have by 1930?

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400,000

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11
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How many Germans were unemployed by 1933?

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6 million

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12
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How many seats did the Nazis win in July 1932?

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230

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13
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When was the Reichstag fire?

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27th February 1933

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14
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When was the Night of the Long Knives?

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30th June 1934

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15
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When and where was the first concentration camp built?

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Dachau 1933

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16
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How many members did the Edelweiss pirates have by 1939?

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2000

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17
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What was the medal awarded to mothers called?

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Mothers Cross

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18
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How many men were in the German army in 1939?

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900,000

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19
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When did Stresemann receive the Nobel peace prize?

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1926

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20
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How many pastors lost their jobs because they would not declare their support for Nazi views?

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18

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21
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When was the Confessional Church set up?

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1934

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22
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How many members did the confessional church have at its peak?

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5000

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23
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In 1939 what percentage of the German population claimed to believe in God?

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5%

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24
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What percentage of German households had a radio by 1939?

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70%

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25
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When was the Nazi boycott of Jewish owned shops and businesses?

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April 1933

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26
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How many battleships was the navy limited to under the treaty of Versailles?

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6

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27
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How many of its colonies did Germany lose under the Treaty Of Versailles?

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11

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28
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What percentage of its iron reserves did Germany lose due to the treaty of Versailles?

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50%

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29
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When was the French occupation of the Ruhr?

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January 1923

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30
Q

When did the Kaiser abdicate?

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9th Nov 1918

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31
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What happened on 10th Nov 1918?

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A new republic was set up with a new president, Freidrich Ebert

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32
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When was the Armistice signed?

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11th Nov 1918

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33
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Where did the Kaiser flee to?

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Holland

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34
Q

What does ‘Dolchstoss’ mean?

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Stab in the back

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35
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When were election for the Weimar parliament held?

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19th Jan 1919

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36
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Which party did Freidrich Ebert belong to?

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Social Democratic Party

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37
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What was the theory called which suggested that Germany had been betrayed by those who signed the armistice

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Dolchstoss

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38
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What percentage of the electorate voted in the first election?

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82%

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39
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What percentage of the seats did SDP win?

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40%

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40
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Why did the first National Assembly not meet in Berlin?

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Because it was too dangerous

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41
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Under the Weimar Constitution, how old did men and women have to be to vote?

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20

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42
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What was the name of the new German parliament?

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Reichstag

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43
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How many states made up the Weimar Republic?

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18

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44
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What type of voting system did the new constitution use?

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Proportional Representation

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45
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What was the major strength of the new voting systen?

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Smaller parties had a voice

All parties who were voted for got got seats

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46
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Which feature of of the constitution allowed the president to pass laws without the approval of parliament in times of emergency?

A

Article 48

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47
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What was the name of the French prime minister who wanted to make Germany pay at Versailles?

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Georges Clemenceau

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48
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What percentage of its coal reserves did Germany lose under Versailles?

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15%

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49
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How much did Germany have to pay reparations?

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136 billion marks

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50
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What is Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles better known as?

A

The War Guilt Clause

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51
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Who signed the Armistice?

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Matthias Erzberger

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52
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What is a diktat?

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A harsh penalty with no negotiations of terms

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53
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How much of its European territory did Germany lose?

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13%

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54
Q

Who are the November criminals?

A

The politicians who signed the treaty

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55
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What was the Communist Party in Germany inspired by?

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The Russian Revolution in 1917

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56
Q

In June 1920 election, what percentage of support did moderate parties get?

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40%

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57
Q

When was the Spartacist Uprising?

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5th Jan 1919

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58
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What happened during the Spartacist Uprising?

A

They organised a revolt

Occupied headquarters of the government newspapers and telephone offices

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59
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Name the leaders of the Spartacist Uprising

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Rosa Luxemburg

Karl Liebknecht

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60
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Which group was used to put down the Spartacist Uprising?

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Freikorps

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61
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What did Ebert do to upset the Freikorps in 1920?

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He disbanded 2 Freikorp units

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62
Q

Who was declared as the new leader of Germany during the Kapp Putsch?

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Dr Wolfgang Kapp

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63
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What did Ebert encourage the public to do in order to stop the Kapp Putsch?

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Go on general strike

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64
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What happened to the Freikorps after the Kapp Putsch?

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They disbanded

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65
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When did the French and Belgians invade the Ruhr?

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Jan 1923

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66
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Why did the French invade the Runh?

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Because Germany failed to pay some of the instalments of the reparations

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67
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What did the German government encourage workers in the Ruhr to do?

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To carry out passive resistance

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68
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What was the problem with the French invasion of the Ruhr?

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Germany lost income because the French and Belgians were taking industrial products
German government had to pay the striking workers

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69
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What did the German government do to try and fix the economical problems?

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They printed more money

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70
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What was the name given to the period in which extreme inflation happened, causing prices to rise very qickly?

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Hyperinflation

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71
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How many paper mills and printing shops were there in 1923 for just printing money?

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300 paper mills + 200 printing shops

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72
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How many marks were needed to buy 1 dollar in Nov 1923?

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4.2 billion marks

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73
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Which groups were affected the worst during hyperinflation?

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People with savings

People with foxed incomes

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74
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Which groups benefitted during hyperinflation?

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People with loans/debts/mortgages

Big business owners

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75
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In which year did Stresemann become chancellor?

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1923

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76
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What was the name of the government he led?

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The Great Coalition Government

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77
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How long was Stresemann Chancellor for?

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4 months

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78
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What was the name of the temporary currency?

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Rentenmark

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79
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When was the temporary currency introduced?

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Nov 1923

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80
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What was the value of the currency based upon?

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Germany’s industrial and agricultural worth

Gold

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81
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What did Stresemann promise to exchange the notes for shares?

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German land or business

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82
Q

What was the name of the permanent currency?

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Reichsmark

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83
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When was the permanent currency introduced?

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August 1924

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84
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How many marks were loaned to Germany by USA under the Dawes Plan?

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800 million gold marks

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85
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What were reparations payments lowered to for 5 years under the Dawes Plan?

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1000 million marks each year

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86
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What were the Allies given control over under the Dawes Plan?

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The Reichsbank and the railways in Germany

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87
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How much did Germany receive in loans from the USA in the 6 yrs following 1924?

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25 billion marks

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88
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What happened to the industrial output in the years 1923-1929?

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It doubled

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89
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What was the reparations bill reduced to under the Young Plan?

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$8 billion

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90
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Over what period were the payments to be made in the Young Plan?

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59 years

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91
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By which date did the French leave the Ruhr?

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July 1925

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92
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By which date did the French agree to leave the Rhineland?

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June 1930

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93
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How much was Germany obliged to pay each year under the Young Plan?

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1/3 of the annual amount

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94
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How many people signed a petition opposing the YP?

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4 million

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95
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What percentage voted against the Young Plan in a referendum?

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14%

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96
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What did Germany accept under the Locarno Pact?

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It’s new western borders

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97
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How were Germanys eastern borders to be settled under the Locarno Pact?

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Peaceful means (through the League of Nations)

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98
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Which award was given to Stresemann in 1926?

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Nobel Peace Prize

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99
Q

When did Germany join the League of Nations?

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September 1926

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100
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Which element of the League of Nations was Germany awarded a place?

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On the League of Nations council

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101
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How many countries signed the Kellog-Braind Pact?

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62 (including Germany)

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102
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What was not to be used to settle disagreements under the Kellog-Braind Pact?

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Military Force

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103
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Which country was not in the League of Nations but signed the Kellog-Braind Pact?

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USA

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104
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Which year was the Dawes Plan?

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1924

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105
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Which year was the Young Plan?

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1929

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106
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Which year was the Locarno Pact?

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1925

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107
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Which year was the League of Nations?

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1926

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108
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Which year was the Kellog-Braind Pact?

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1928

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109
Q

Who founded led the Germans Workers’ Party in January 1919?

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Anton Drexler

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110
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When was the German Workers’ Party founded?

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In Jan 1919

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111
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How many members did the DAP have when Hitler first attended a meeting?

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6

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112
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When did Hitler join the German Workers’ Party?

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September 1919

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113
Q

Which document rewrite the aims of the DAP?

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25 Point Programme

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114
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What did NSDAP stand for?

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National Socialist German Worker’s Party

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115
Q

When did Hitler oust Drexler?

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1921

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116
Q

Which Italian fascist had influenced Hitler before 1923?

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Benito Mussolini

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117
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What was the name of the first Nazi newspaper first published in 1920?

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People’s Observer

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118
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What was the membership of the NSDAP by the end of 1920?

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1100

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119
Q

When did Hitler set up the SA?

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1921

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120
Q

Who led the SA?

A

Ernst Rohm

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121
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What did members of the SA wear?

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Brown shirt as uniforms

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122
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What did the SA do?

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Disrupt meetings of opposing parties

Control crows at Nazi meetings

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123
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Why did the SA parade streets?

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To show force and Hitler’s strength

124
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When did the Munich Putsch take place?

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8 Nov 1923

125
Q

What happened to Germans who resisted the French occupation of the Ruhr?

A

They were imprisoned or deported

126
Q

Where did Mussolini lead his paramilitary soldiers on a march in 1922?

A

Rome

127
Q

Which former army leader had Hitler developed a close relationship with by 1923?

A

General Ludendorff

128
Q

How many supporters did the Nazi Party have in 1923?

A

20,000

129
Q

Who led the Bavarian army?

A

Otto von Lossow

130
Q

Who was the Bavarian Prime Minister?

A

Gustav von Kahr

131
Q

Who did Hitler force to support him?

A

von Lossow

von Kahr

132
Q

When did von Kahr and von Lossow announce their opposition to the Putsch?

A

9 Nov 1923

133
Q

How many Nazis marched into Munich on 9 Nov 1923?

A

2000

134
Q

What did Ludendorff believe about the army?

A

He believed the army and the soldiers would give them their support

135
Q

How many Nazis were killed during the Munich Putsch?

A

14

136
Q

How long was Hitler sentenced to as a result of the Munich Putsch?

A

5 years

137
Q

How long did Hitler actually spent in prison?

A

9 months

138
Q

What was the name of the book written by Hitler during his time in prison?

A

Mein Kampf (My Struggle)

139
Q

Why was Ludendorff noit found guilty?

A

Judges were sympathetic of the war hero

140
Q

When was the ban of the Nazi Party lifted?

A

Feb 1925

141
Q

How many people attended the relaunch of the Nazi Party in February 1925?

A

4000

142
Q

How many districts was Germany divided into to help organise the Nazi Party?

A

34

143
Q

When did the first Nazi rally take place?

A

1926

144
Q

Where did the first Nazi rally take place?

A

Weimar

145
Q

When did the first Nazi party conference take place?

A

1926

146
Q

Where did the first Nazi party conference take place?

A

Bamberg

147
Q

Who were the SS?

A

Hitler’s private bodyguard

148
Q

Who was in charge of propaganda for the Nazi Party?

A

Goebbels

149
Q

How many seats did the Nazis win in the 1928 elections?

A

12

150
Q

What percentage of votes did the Nazis win in Berlin and the Ruhr region in 1928?

A

1%

151
Q

What percentage of votes did the Nazis win in farming areas in 1928?

A

18%

152
Q

How many members did the Nazi Party have by 1929?

A

100,000

153
Q

When was the Wall Street Crash?

A

October 1929

154
Q

Why did Germany have economic problems in 1929?

A

Because the USA recalled their loans

155
Q

By 1933, how many 16-30 year old were unemployed?

A

More than 50%

156
Q

How did Bruning become chancellor?

A

Bruning and Muller fell out because Bruning wanted to introduce further cuts

157
Q

What did Bruning ask President Hindenburg to use because he didn’t have a majority in the Reichstag?

A

Article 48

158
Q

What changes did Bruning introduce to deal with the consequences of the Wall Street Crash?

A

Cut unemployment benefits

159
Q

How many seats did the Nazis win in the 1930s elections?

A

107

160
Q

How many seats did the Communist Party win in the 1930s elections?

A

77

161
Q

What did powerful businessmen want to stop which resulted in them supporting the Nazis?

A

The growth in support for the German Communist Party

162
Q

Which businesses supported the Nazi Party?

A

Siemens, Bosch, Krupps

163
Q

How many members did the SA have in 1930?

A

400,000

164
Q

What was the major method used by the SA in the elections of 1930 and 1932?

A

Violence

165
Q

How many newspapers did the Nazis own?

A

8

166
Q

What were held to demonstrate the order and discipline of the Nazi Party?

A

Huge rallies

167
Q

Who was the president of Germany after the 1932 elections?

A

Hindenberg

168
Q

Who organised a right wing coalition in April 1932?

A

von Schleicher

169
Q

Who persuaded Hindenburg to sack Bruning in 1932?

A

von Schleicher

170
Q

Who was put in charge of the coalition that included Hitler in 1932?

A

von Papen

171
Q

How many seats did the Nazis have in July 1932?

A

230

172
Q

How many seats did the Nazis have in Nov 1932?

A

190

173
Q

In December 1932, who did Hindenburg appoint as chancellor?

A

von Schleicher

174
Q

Which figure convinced Hindenburg to appoint him as vice chancellor with Hitler being chancellor?

A

von Papen

175
Q

When did Hitler become chancellor?

A

30 Jan 1933

176
Q

How did von Papen lose support in the Reichstag?

A

His request to suspend the constitution and make him the head of a military dictatorship was leaked

177
Q

How many Nazis were in Hitler’s cabinet when he became chancellor?

A

2

178
Q

How many of the Reichstag members where Nazis when Hitler became chancellor?

A

1/3

179
Q

Who was found on the site of Reichstag fire?

A

van der Lubbe

180
Q

Who was van der Lubbe?

A

A Dutch Communist

181
Q

How many Communist leaders were arrested on the night of the Reichstag?

A

4000

182
Q

When did Hitler call for an election for a new Reichstag?

A

5 March 1933

183
Q

How many SA members were recruited as ‘police auxiliaries’?

A

50,000

184
Q

Political violence during the March 1933 election led to how many deaths?

A

70

185
Q

How many seats did the Nazis gain in the March 1933 election?

A

288

186
Q

What the name of the decree passed by Hitler on 28 Feb 1933?

A

The Emergency Decree for the Protection of the German People.

187
Q

What did Hitler do to ban the Communist Party members from the Reichstag for the Enabling Act vote?

A

He used emergency powers

188
Q

Which parties did Hitler gain the support from for the Enabling Act vote?

A

The National Party

Centre Party

189
Q

Who did Hitler use to persuade the Social Democratic Party to vote for the Enabling Act?

A

SS + SA

190
Q

By how many votes did the Enabling Act pass?

A

444 to 94

191
Q

How many times did the Reichstag meet when Hitler was in power?

A

12

192
Q

When did Hitler close down Germany’s 12 state parliaments?

A

31 March 1933

193
Q

When did Hitler abolish all state parliaments?

A

January 1934

194
Q

When did Nazis break into trade union offices and arrest their leaders?

A

2 May 1933

195
Q

When were the Social Democrats suspended?

A

10 May 1933

196
Q

When was the Communist Party suspended?

A

End of May 1934

197
Q

When did Hitler create the law to ban all other political parties except for the Nazi Party?

A

July 1933

198
Q

What was targeted by the Enabling Act?

A

The local government
Trade unions
Other political parties

199
Q

What did the Enabling Act allow?

A

It allowed Hitler to make laws and sign treaties with foreign powers without the approval of the Reichstag

200
Q

How many members did the SA have in 1934?

A

More than 2 million

201
Q

Who was the head of the SA until the Night of the Long Knives?

A

Ernst Rohm

202
Q

Who hated the SA’s influence?

A

Himmler (SS leader)

203
Q

Why did the Night of Long Knives take place?

A

SA members were an embarrassment - didn’t fear punishment
Rohm wanted to adopt socialist policies
Rohm was homosexual
SA wanted to replace the army
Rohm was a possible rival leader of the Nazi Party

204
Q

How many SA officers were arrested by the SS during the Night of Long Knives?

A

200

205
Q

When did President Hindenberg die?

A

2 August 1934

206
Q

How much of the public vote did Hitler gain during the plebiscite about Hitler becoming Fuhrer?

A

90%

207
Q

What was the name of the new central Court set up by the Nazi party?

A

People’s Court

208
Q

In 1936 who took control of the SS and Gestapo?

A

Himmler

209
Q

What was the law that made it illegal to even tell jokes about Hitler?

A

The Law on Malicious Gossip

210
Q

Who was the Minister of Propaganda and National Enlightenment from 1933?

A

Joseph Geobells

211
Q

What did all newspaper owners, editors and journalists have to be a member of?

A

Reich Press Chamber

212
Q

What did all writers, actors and musicians have to be a member of?

A

Reich Chamber of Commerce

213
Q

Which American athlete won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics?

A

Jesse Owens

214
Q

What did race studies teach students?

A

Aryan superiority

How Jews were the lowest racial type

215
Q

What was given more focus in school during Nazi rule? Why?

A

PE
Boys to be soldiers
Girls to be healthy and strong - give birth more and easily

216
Q

What was Domestic Science?

A

Lesson for girls to prepare them for a future as mothers and wives

217
Q

What were Hitler Leadership Schools set up for?

A

To educate boys for future leadership in Reich

218
Q

When was the Hitler Youth founded?

A

1926

219
Q

When did the Nazis ban all other youth groups?

A

1933

220
Q

When was the Hitler Youth Law passed?

A

1936

221
Q

What was the Hitler Youth Law?

A

All eligible young people had to belong to a Nazi youth organisation

222
Q

When did membership to a Nazi youth become compulsory?

A

1939

223
Q

By 1939 how many people were members of a Nazi youth organisation?

A

8 million

224
Q

In 1933, which law provided loans to help encourage young couples to marry?

A

Law for Encouragement of Marriage

225
Q

What would women have to do to get a loan from the Law of Encouragement of Marriage Act?

A

Give up work

226
Q

Why was the number of women in work larger in 1939 than 1933?

A

Because of the rearmament policy

227
Q

When was the Concordat signed?

A

1933

228
Q

What was the name of the agreement signed with the Catholic Church in 1933?

A

Concordat

229
Q

What did the Concordat state?

A

That the Church wouldn’t get involved in political affairs

The Catholic Church would have freedom of worship and be able to run its own youth groups + schools

230
Q

How did Hitler go against the Concordat?

A

He took down Christian symbols, censored Catholic newspapers and hinted that there was financial corruption in the Church

231
Q

When did Pope Pius XI try to make a stand against the Nazis?

A

1937

232
Q

What did Pope Pius XI do?

A

He wrote a statement that attacked the Nazi criticism of the Church that was read out by priests in all churches

233
Q

What did the Nazis do in retaliation to Pope Pius XI?

A

Membership of the Catholic League was made illegal
State funding of the Church was cut
Property of some monasteries were seized
Catholic Church schools were closed
Priests were arrested and some sent to camps

234
Q

What was the name of the Protestant church which was created to support Nazi beliefs?

A

Reich Church

235
Q

When was the Reich Church formed?

A

1933

236
Q

Who was made Bishop of the Reich Church?

A

Ludwig Muller

237
Q

When was the Confessional Church set up?

A

1934

238
Q

Who led the Confessional Church?

A

Martin Niemoller

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

239
Q

When was the Sterilisation Law passed?

A

1933

240
Q

From when were Jews, homosexuals etc sent to concentration camps?

A

1936

241
Q

When was marriage between Germans and gypsies banned?

A

1935

242
Q

When was marriage between Aryan and black people banned?

A

1935

243
Q

When were Jews banned from government employment?

A

1933

244
Q

When were Jews banned from public spaces?

A

1936

245
Q

When were the Nuremberg Laws passed?

A

September 1935

246
Q

Which 2 laws were part of the Nuremberg Laws?

A

Reich Law for Protection of German Blood an Honour

Reich Law on Citizenship

247
Q

How many German Jews had fled by 1941?

A

2/3

248
Q

When was the Reich Office for Jewish Emigration set up?

A

Jan 1939

249
Q

When was Kristallnacht?

A

9-10 Nov 1938

250
Q

How many Jews were killed and arrested on the Night of Broken Glass?

A

91 killed

30,000 arrested

251
Q

What damage was caused on the Night of Broken Glass?

A

Over 800 Jewish shops

191 synagogues were vandalised

252
Q

How much money did the Jewish community have to pay for the damage caused during Kristallnacht?

A

1 billion Reichsmark

253
Q

When was the ‘Four Year Plan’ made?

A

1936

254
Q

How much debt was the government in, in 1939?

A

40 billion marks

255
Q

To reduce unemployment, Hitler _______ spending on public work programmes

A

Doubled

256
Q

How many people were unemployed in 1933 an 1939?

A

6 million

1/2 million

257
Q

Who did the Nazis pay to create jobs?

A

Private companies

258
Q

Who weren’t included in unemployment figures?

A

Jews + women

259
Q

What were unemployed men forced to join from 1935?

A

RAD - National Labour Service

260
Q

What does KDF mean?

A

Strength through Joy

261
Q

What does SDA mean?

A

Beauty of Labour

262
Q

What was the trade union set up by the Nazis?

A

DAF - German Labour Front

263
Q

What were the 2 programmes of the DAF to improve workers’ lives?

A

KDF

SDA

264
Q

What was the KDF responsible for?

A

Running activities for workers in leisure time

265
Q

What was the SDA responsible for?

A

Improving working conditions

266
Q

How many Jews were there in Poland in 1939?

A

3 million

267
Q

What was the ghetto in Warsaw surrounded by?

A

3.5 m wall topped with barbed wire and broken glass

268
Q

Between Jan 1941 and July 1942, how many people died on average each moth in the Warsaw ghetto?

A

4,000 Jews

269
Q

When was the Final Solution introduced?

A

July 1942

270
Q

When did Germany invade the Soviet Union?

A

June 1941

271
Q

What was the name of the special units that carried out mass executions of Jews, Communists and gypsies in Eastern Europe?

A

Einsatzgruppen

272
Q

When did concentration camps begin being converted into extermination camps?

A

Jan 1942

273
Q

How many non-Jews died in camps?

A

5 million

274
Q

How many Jews died in the Holocaust?

A

6 million

275
Q

When was the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto?

A

April 1943

276
Q

During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, how many people were arrested and shot?

A

56,000 arrested

7,000 shot

277
Q

How many children were evacuated as part of the Kinderlandverschickung program?

A

2.5 million

278
Q

How many camps were there for evacuated children in Germany?

A

9000

279
Q

When did rationing begin?

A

August 1939

280
Q

When did rations begin to include clothes?

A

Nov 1939

281
Q

Which winters were there a shortage of coal and shoes?

A

1939-40 and 1940-41

282
Q

What were the rations in May 1942?

A

Half a loaf of bread + 40g of meat per person per day

283
Q

When was a ‘total war’ announced?

A

Feb 1943

284
Q

How many prisoners were working in German industry by 1944?

A

7 million

285
Q

From when did all men and women have to register to work?

A

Jan 1943

286
Q

What were the age ranges to register for work during total war?

A

Men: 16-65
Women: 17-45

287
Q

When did they increase week working hours to 60 hours and ban holidays?

A

August 1944

288
Q

When did Allied bombing begin?

A

August 1940

289
Q

How many German cities were bombed from March-July 1943?

A

43

290
Q

When were the raids on Hamberg?

A

1943

291
Q

How many people were killed or forced to flee from the raids on Hamberg?

A

42,600 killed

1 million fled

292
Q

When did strategic allied bombing begin?

A

1944

293
Q

By how much did the bombing raids reduce German war production?

A

1%

294
Q

By how much did the bombing raids on the Ruhr valley reduce German metal production?

A

40%

295
Q

At the end of the war, how much of the labour force was made up by women?

A

60%

296
Q

Which opposition group began in Rhineland in 1937?

A

Edelweiss Pirates

297
Q

Who founded the White Rose Group?

A

Hans and Sophie Scholl

298
Q

Most of the members of the White Rose Group were students of which university?

A

Munich University

299
Q

How many leaflets were published in 1942-43 by the White Rose Group?

A

6

300
Q

When was the July Bomb Plot?

A

20 July 1944

301
Q

Who led the July Bomb Plot?

A

General Ludwig Beck
Colonel von Stauffenberg
Dr Goerdeler

302
Q

How many people died during the July Bomb Plot?

A

4

303
Q

How many people were arrested during the July Bomb Plot? How many of them were executed?

A

7,000

6,000

304
Q

When did Hitler kill himself?

A

30 April 1945

305
Q

When did Germany surrender to the Allies?

A

7 May 1945

306
Q

When was the Enabling Act passed?

A

24 March 1933

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