Social, Political, Economic Issues - Quotes

Question 1

Henig - ToV

Answer 1

“Versailles generated bitter hostility and universal condemnation throughout Germany.”

Question 3

Evans - ToV

Answer 3

“Germany has been brutally expelled from the ranks of the Great Powers and covered in what they considered to be undeserved shame.”

Question 4

Evans and Jenkins - Economic

Answer 4

“It accelerated the collapse of the German economy by triggering a massive rise in inflation.”

Question 5

Nicholls - Economic

Answer 5

“The inflation had its advantages for the German economy.”

Question 6

Lee - Economic

Answer 6

“Inflation destroyed the balance of society.”

Question 7

Lee - Social

Answer 7

“The government’s preoccupation with the left probably enhanced the opportunities of the right.”

Question 8

Layton - Political

Answer 8

“The new constitution was a great improvement upon the previous undemocratic constitution of imperial Germany.”

Question 9

Nicholls- Political

Answer 9

“The peace settlement continued to poison the political atmosphere in Germany for many years.”

Question 10

Layton - ToV

Answer 10

“The Treaty of Versailles developed into a vital propaganda theme with which the anti-republican movement was able to attack the Weimar system.”