Germany and the growth of democracy

Question 1

What year did Germany become unified?

Answer 1

1871

Question 2

How was the government structured?

Answer 2

Kasier, Chancellor, Imperial parliament (Bundesrat and Reichstag)

Question 3

Who was in the Bundesrat and what did they do?

Answer 3

state representatives, made laws

Question 4

Who was in the Reichstag and what did they do?

Answer 4

elected by men over 25, approved and debated laws

Question 5

What date was the Munich Putsch?

Answer 5

8th Nov 1923

Question 6

What was the Munich Putsch?

Answer 6

Hitler stormed into a beer hall in Munich and fired a bullet - morning after there was a short gun battle

Question 7

How many of Hitler’s men marched through Munich during Munich Putsch?

Answer 7

2000 men

Question 8

How many Nazis were killed due to Munich Putsch?

Answer 8

16 Nazis

Question 9

What injury did Hitler suffer from after the Munich Putsch?

Answer 9

dislocated shoulder

Question 10

How long did Hitlers trial for treason last?

Answer 10

24 days - sentenced for 5 years

Question 11

How long was Hitler actually in prison for?

Answer 11

9 months

Question 12

What year was the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 12

1920

Question 13

What was the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 13

right-wing group, 5000 men (free corps) attempted to take over Berlin

Question 14

Who led the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 14

Wolfgang Kapp

Question 15

Who were the Sparticists?

Answer 15

believed in communism, attempted to take over Berlin in 1919

Question 16

Who were the Sparticist leaders?

Answer 16

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

Question 17

What were the strengths of the Weimar Constitution?

Answer 17

democratic (every over 20 could vote), a Bill of Rights

Question 18

What were the weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution?

Answer 18

proportional representation (no majority, coalitions likely - weak), Article 48

Question 19

How many French and Belgian soldiers marched into the Ruhr?

Answer 19

60,000

Question 20

What did the German workers do during the invasion of the Ruhr?

Answer 20

went on strike - passive resistance

Question 21

How much did a loaf of bread cost in Nov 1923?

Answer 21

200 billion marks

Question 22

Who helped solve hyperinflation?

Answer 22

Gustav Stresemann

Question 23

How was hyperinflation solved?

Answer 23

new currency - Retenmark

Question 24

How else did Stresemann solve Germany’s financial instability?

Answer 24

-Dawes Plan: USA lent 800 million gold marks to Germany
-Young Plan: 1929, reduced reparations from £6.6billion to £1.8billion

Question 25

How many political assassinations were there between 1919-1922?

Answer 25

over 350

Question 26

What important politician was assassinated in 1918?

Answer 26

Matthias Erzberger - signed Armistice in 1918, shot by right-wing group

Question 27

Who benefitted from hyperinflation?

Answer 27

people who had borrowed money, richer people with land or foreign currency, working class (some)

Question 28

Who suffered from hyperinflation?

Answer 28

middle class with savings, elderly on fixed pensions, small business', rich people without land or foreign currency, some workers (trading became impossible)

Question 29

How did the Munich Putsch DAMAGE the Nazis?

Answer 29

failed, suffered with charges of treason, 16 Nazis killed, Hitler sent to prison

Question 30

How did the Munich Putsch BENEFIT the Nazis?

Answer 30

more public attention, Hitler reformed the party to fight elections

Question 31

GOLDEN AGE: One film example

Answer 31

Metropolis

Question 32

GOLDEN AGE: One actress example

Answer 32

Marlene Dietrich

Question 33

GOLDEN AGE: How many newspapers were there?

Answer 33

120

Question 34

GOLDEN AGE: What was the design movement in Germany?

Answer 34

Bauhaus

Question 35

What was the parliament called during the Kaiser's rule?

Answer 35

Reichstag

Question 36

What was a strong belief of Prussia?

Answer 36

militarism

Question 37

What party did many ordinary worked vote for? (Kaiser era)

Answer 37

Social Democratic Party (SPD)

Question 38

Why did Germany go through the process of industrialisation at the start of the 20th century?

Answer 38

in attempt to make Germany's empire and naval forces as great as Britain's

Question 39

By what year did Germany start producing more iron and steel than Britain?

Answer 39

1913

Question 40

What was the name for the idea of transforming Germany into a global power?

Answer 40

Weltpolitik

Question 41

What laws were introduced between 1898 and 1912?

Answer 41

Naval Laws

Question 42

Impact of WW1: How many widows?

Answer 42

600,000

Question 43

Impact of WW1: How many children without fathers?

Answer 43

2 million