Key Terms

Question 1

Spartacists

Answer 1

? They were a rebel group against the nazis?

Question 2

Rosa Luxembourg

Answer 2

She was the joint leader, along with Karl Liebknecht, of the spartacists movement

Question 3

Karl Liebknecht

Answer 3

He was the joint leader of the spartacist movement along with Rosa Luxembourg

Question 4

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 4

The document marking the end of WWI between Germany, UK, France and USA. The big three, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson, made Germany take blame for WWI and pay for the all of reparation fees. It could be argued that the Treaty of Versailles was one of the main causes of WWII.

Question 5

Dr Kapp

Answer 5

He was the leader of the Kapp Putsch ?

Question 6

Munich Putsch

Answer 6

This was Hitlers first attempt at taking over Germany. This stunt got him arrested ?

Question 7

Hyperinflation

Answer 7

In 1923, hyperinflation was the result of the government printing more money to pay for the reparation fees. Consequently, as more money was printed, the value of each mark became less and less until it was worth next to nothing. People were better off burning their money than using it to pay for coal to burn ?

Question 8

Ruhr

Answer 8

The French invaded this land ?

Question 9

Stresemann

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Question 10

Dawes plan

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Question 11

Rentenmark

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Question 12

Kellogg Briand Pact

Answer 12

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Question 13

Locarno

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Question 14

League of Nations

Answer 14

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Question 15

25 point programme

Answer 15

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Question 16

Hitler

Answer 16

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Question 17

Mein Kampf

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Question 18

Von Papen

Answer 18

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Question 19

Von Schleicher

Answer 19

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Question 20

Hindenburg

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Question 21

Ebert

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Question 22

Reichstag Fire

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Question 23

Enabling act

Answer 23

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Question 24

Goering

Answer 24

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Question 25

Weimar Republic

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Question 26

Goebbels

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Question 27

The SS

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Question 28

The SA

Answer 28

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Question 29

Kaiser Wilhelm 11

Answer 29

He was the dictator king of Germany during WWI until he abdicated to Holland and left Germany leaderless. He was one of the main reasons Germany had to surrender the war.