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1
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What were the strengths of the Weimar constitution?

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Men and women 20+ could vote, bill of rights gave people freedom of speech, religion and equality
Reichstag - democracy

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What were the weaknesses of the Weimar constitution?

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Proportional representation
Article 48
Dislike from extremist parties

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Which two countries went to Belgium in the T of V ?

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Eupen and Malmedy

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What was given to France in the T of V?

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Alsace and Lorraine, Saar coalfields

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5
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Who were the social democrats led by?

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Friedrich Ebert

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6
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How many Sparticists were killed in the Sparticist Uprising of 1919

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100

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In the Kapp Pustch, how many Friekorps marched into Berlin?

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5000

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What was the Ruhr also known as?

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Germany’s industrial heart

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9
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How much did a loaf of bread cost in 1922 and then in 1923?

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163 marks to 200 billion marks

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10
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What was the Dawes Plan and when was it made?

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1924, reduced annual reparations

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When was Gustav Stresemann given the Nobel Peace Prize?

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1926

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What did the Young Plan involve and when was it made?

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1929, reduced reparations 20% and gave Germany 59 years to pay it.

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13
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How many people were unemployed by 1929?

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1.4 of 65 million

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14
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How many LGBT bars and clubs did Berlin have?

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Around 100

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What was the new form of architecture called?

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Bauhaus

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16
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How many SA members did Hitler bring to the beer hall in Munich (Munich Pustch)

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600

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17
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How many supporters were killed in the Munich Pustch?

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16

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18
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How many members did the Nazi party have by 1923?

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55000

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What did the Nazi party promise people after the Great Depression?

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Jobs, higher wages, solutions, that Germany would be great again, presented Hitler as a hero

20
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How many seats did the Nazis lose in November 1932?

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34

21
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How many members did the Nazi have by 1930?

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30000

22
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What percentage of people between 16-30 were unemployed in 1933?

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50%

23
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What percentage of university graduates couldn’t find work?

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60%

24
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How long was Munich ruled by a monarchy for?

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700 years

25
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What were the Nazi ideals?

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Self sufficiency, one leader
T of V abolished, all German speaking united in one country, Germany ‘in danger’ from Jews/Communists
Lebensraum (living space)
Aryan race superiority

26
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Who led the SA

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Ernst Röhm

27
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Why did Hitler dislike Jews ?(2 reasons)

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His mother was treated by Jewish doctors and died so he blamed them
He was surrounded by antisemitism in Vienna

28
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Who set the Reichstag building on fire?

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Van der Lubbe (Dutch Communist)

29
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What were the terms of the Enabling Act?

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-Trade unions abolished
-All states run by Reich governors
-Individual parliaments abolished
-All other political parties disbanded

30
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What percentage of votes did Hitler get for his plebiscite to become Fuhrer?

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95%

31
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What was the National Labour Service?

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All men 18-25 had to do 6 months staying in tents, military drills, low pay, menial work

32
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How did the Nazis create more jobs for the unemployed?

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Created jobs in building motorways, construction
Claimed they had decreased unemployment dramatically but didn’t count women on maternity leave, minorities and did count part time jobs
Reintroduced conscription

33
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When were all Jews banned from schools?

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1935

34
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What did boys have to do in the Hitler Youth?

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Marching, bayonet drills, grenade throwing, trench digging, map reading

35
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What did girls have to do in the League of German Maidens

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Had to run 60m in 14 sec, throw a ball 10 m, complete a 2 hour march and know how to make a bed

36
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What was the percentage of attendance of the Hitler Youth before it was made compulsory?

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25%

37
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When was the Hitler Youth made compulsory

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1939

38
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Who was in charge of the Hitler Youth?

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Baldur von Shirach

39
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How many synogogues were burned in Kristallnacht?

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200

40
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How much were the Jews made to pay after Kristallnacht?

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1 billion Reichsmarks

41
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Who led the SS

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Heinrich Himmler

42
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What did the SS expand to in the 1930s?

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240000

43
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What was the SD for and who was its leader?

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Intelligence and security, Reinhard Heydrich

44
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What did all judges have to do in law courts?

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Join the National Socialist League for the Maintenance of the Law

45
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Who were the Gestapo, what did they do and who were they led by?

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Secret police, acted outside the law, didn’t wear a uniform, randomly arrested people, led by Heinrich Himmler

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