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Germany 1918-1945 Names, Dates and Figures Flashcards

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1
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Who was the Emperor of Germany?

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Kaiser Wilhem the 2nd (King of Prussia)

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2
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Who was the leader of the Social Democratic Party?

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Friedrich Ebert

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3
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Who was the head of the government, after the Kaiser had fled?

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Friedrich Ebert

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4
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Who were the leaders of the Spartacus League?

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Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

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5
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When was the Spartacist Rising?

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5th January 1919

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6
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How much did Germany have to pay in reparations, according to the Treaty of Versailles?

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132,000 million marks (£6,600 million)

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7
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When was the Munich Putsch?

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8th November 1923

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8
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Who was the Bavarian Leader, and what did he want?

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Gustav Ritter von Kahr. He wanted to break away from Germany.

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9
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When was the Red Rising in the Ruhr?

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March 1920, after the Kapp Putsch

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10
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

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March 1920

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11
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What did Germany announce in 1922?

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That it couldn’t pay any more reparations for 3 years.

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12
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When did the French invade the Ruhr?

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9th January 1923

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13
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When was the Nazi Party founded?

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1919, with 50 members

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14
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What was the full name of the Nazi Party?

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National Socialist German Workers’ Party

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15
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When did Hitler begin his prison sentence, after the Munich Putsch?

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1st April 1924

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16
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When was he released? How much of his prison sentence did he actually serve?

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December 1924. Served 8 months of a 5 year sentence

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17
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When did he re-found the Nazi party, and under what condition?

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It was re-founded in February 1925, in return for a promise not to break any laws

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18
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When was the ‘Golden Twenties’? (years, not just ‘the twenties!!)

A

1924-1929

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19
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When was the Wall Street Crash?

A

October 1929

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20
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When was the Dawes Plan set up?

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1924

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21
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When was the Young Plan set up?

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1929

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22
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When were the Locarno Treaties signed?

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1925

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23
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When did Germany join the League of Nations?

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1926

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24
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How many Germans were unemployed by 1932?

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7-9 million

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25
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How many people were directly affected by unemployment in 1932?

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23 million (taking into account families who depend on wages of those now unemployed)

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26
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Who was the President of Germany from 1925 to 1934?

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Paul von Hindenburg

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27
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Who was the leader of the Centre Party and chancellor from 1930 to 1932?

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Heinrich Bruning

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28
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Who became chancellor in 1932?

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Franz von Papen

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29
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Who was chancellor after Franz von Papen?

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General Schleicher

30
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When was Hitler made Chancellor?

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30th January 1933

31
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Who ran the Nazi’s propaganda campaign?

A

Joseph Goebbles

32
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Who was caught at the scene of the Reichstag Fire?

A

Communist Marinus van der Lubbe

33
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When was the Reichstag Fire?

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27th February 1933

34
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When was the Enabling Law voted on?

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24th March 1933

35
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When was the Night of the Long Knives?

A

Nigh of 30th June 1934

36
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Who was the leader of the SA

A

Ernst Rohm

37
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When did Hitler become both President and Chancellor - Fuhrer?

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2nd August, 1934. When President Hindenburg died.

38
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What was Hitler’s title from the 2nd August 1934?

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Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor

39
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When did every soldier in the army swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler?

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2nd August 1934 - same day he became Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor

40
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When were the Nuremberg Laws made? What did they prevent?

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  1. Jews couldn’t become German citizens, and were stripped of basic rights.
41
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When was the Night of Broken Glass?

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10th November 1938

42
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When were the Jews ordered to pay a fine to the government? How much did they have to pay?

A

12th November 1938. 1 billion marks

43
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Who was the Leader of the SS and the Chief of the German Police?

A

Heinrich Himmler

44
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Who was in charge of the Four Year Plan?

A

Hermann Goering

45
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What was the youth group for boys aged 10-14?

A

Young German Folk (Deutsches Jungvolk)

46
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What was the youth group for girls aged 10-14?

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Young Girls (Jung Madel)

47
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What was the youth group for boys aged 14-18?

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Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend)

48
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What was the youth group for girls aged 14-18?

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League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Madel)

49
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When were youth groups made compulsory?

A

1939

50
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Who led Protestant Christians to form the ‘Confessional Church’?

A

Martin Niemoller

51
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When did Germany win back the Saar? How did they do it?

A
  1. The people voted in a plebiscite, and 9/10 chose to return.
52
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When did Hitler re-militarise the Rhineland?

A

1936

53
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When did Hitler unite with Austria to form ‘Greater Germany’?

A

1938

54
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When was the Sudetenland handed over to Germany?

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October 1938

55
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When did Bohemia and Moravia become protectorates of Germany?

A

1939

56
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When did Hitler seize Memel?

A

March 1939

57
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When did Germany invade Poland?

A

1st September 1939

58
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When did Hitler demand the return of Danzig and a road and railway to be built across the Polish Corridor?

A

April 1939

59
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When did Hitler invade Holland and Belgium?

A

10th May 1940

60
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How long did it take Hitler to defeat Holland and Belguim

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3 weeks

61
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What is the name of the method of warfare used by Germany to invade Poland, Holland, Belgium and France?

A

Blitzkrieg, or lightning war

62
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When did France surrender?

A

22nd June 1940

63
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When did Hitler invade the Soviet Union, breaking the non-aggression pact?

A

June 1941

64
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When did the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto resist against the SS?

A

April 1943

65
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What was the name of the German right wing opposition group?

A

Kreisau Circle

66
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What was the name of a left wing spy organisation for the Soviet Union? Who led it?

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The Red Orchestra. The biggest left wing opposition group was led by Anton Saefkow

67
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Who led the White Rose?

A

Students from Munich University called Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst

68
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When was Germany forced out of the Soviet Union?

A

1944

69
Q

When did Germany and Italy surrender in Africa?

A

May 1943

70
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When did Italy surrender?

A

July 1943

71
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When was D-Day?

A

6th June 1944

72
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When did Germany surrender?

A

1945

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