Impact of WW1

Question 1

Who did Germany go to war with in 1914?

Answer 1

Britain, France, Russia

Question 2

When did Germany sign the Armistice?

Answer 2

1918

Question 3

What did the Armistice do?

Answer 3

Bring WW1 to an end

Question 4

Who became President of Weimar in 1919?

Answer 4

Friedrich Ebert

Question 5

How often was a new President elected in Weimar?

Answer 5

Every 7 years

Question 6

When was Hindenburg President?

Answer 6

1925-1934

Question 7

Who was the Chancellor? (Generally)

Answer 7

Whoever the majority party in the Reichstag was appointed the Chancellor

Question 8

Weaknesses of proportional representaion?

Answer 8

Coalition Governments meant it was difficult to pass legislation, and at elections it meant that extremist parties could come in to GOVt

Question 9

Strength of Proportional representation

Answer 9

Voting system was based on fairness

Question 10

Strength of Article 48

Answer 10

Decisions could be made quickly in emergencies.

Question 11

Strength of coalition governments

Answer 11

Allowed different political parties to have a say in running the country.

Question 12

NSDAP

Answer 12

The Nazis // Extreme right wing
Right wing people want more control for the traditional elite, rich, army

Question 13

KDP

Answer 13

The Communist Party // Extreme left wing
Left wing people want more control for the workers and to share the wealth of the country more evenly.

Question 14

Who was against the Weimar Republic?

Answer 14

Extremist parties

Question 15

Who initiated The Munich Putsch?

Answer 15

Hitler and 600 stormtroopers

Question 16

When was the Munich Putsch?

Answer 16

November 1923

Question 17

What happened during the Munich Putsch?

Answer 17

November 1923, Hitler and 600 stormtroopers burst into a meeting that Kahr and Lossow were holding at the local Beer
Hall. Waving a gun at them, Hitler forced them to agree to rebel - and then let them go home.
The SA took over the army headquarters and the offices of the local newspaper.
The next day, Hitler and his Nazis went into Munich on what they thought would be a triumphal march to take power.
However, Kahr had called in police and army reinforcements. There was a short scuffle in which the police killed 16 Nazis.
Hitler fled, but was arrested two days later.

Question 18

When was Hitler arrested?

Answer 18

He was arrested after the Munich Putsch

Question 19

Why did Hitler attempt the Munich Putsch?

Answer 19

The Nazi party had 55,000 members and was stronger than ever before.

The Weimar Republic was in crisis

Hitler had a huge army of stormtroopers

Hitler hoped to copy Mussolini - the Italian fascist leader - who had come to power in Italy in 1922 by marching on Rome.

Every German nationalist was furious with the government.

Question 20

What happened as a result of the Munich Putsch?

Answer 20

Nazi party was banned, and Hitler was prevented from speaking in public until 1927.

Hitler went to prison, where he wrote Mein Kampf.

Question 21

What did Hitler realise in prison and what did he do as a result of this realisation?

Answer 21

Hitler decided that he would never come to power by revolution. He realised that he would have to use constitutional means, so he organised:

The Hitler Youth
Propaganda campaigns
The SS as his personal bodyguard,

Question 22

When was the SS set up?

Answer 22

1925

Question 23

What was the maximum number of soldiers the German army could have according to the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 23

100,000 members

Question 24

What is a Republic?

Answer 24

A republic is a country which is not ruled by a monarch.

Question 25

Where did the new government meet for the first time in February 1919?

Answer 25

Weimar

Question 26

How many Spartacists rebelled in Berlin in 1919?

Answer 26

50,000

Question 27

When did Hitler attempt the Munich Putsch?

Answer 27

November 1923

Question 28

Where did Hitler write Mein Kampf?

Answer 28

Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in prison.

Millions of Germans read it, and Hitler’s ideas became very well-known.