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1
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By 1914, the German population had grown by what percentage since 1871?

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60%

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What percentage of Germans lived at or below the poverty line by the early 1900s?

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30%

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3
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What percentage of the German population was classed as urban in 1871?

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36%

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4
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What percentage of the German population were classed as urban in 1910?

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60%

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What was true regarding German women in the early 1900s? (4)

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  • Peasant women tended to work in the fields alongside their husbands
  • Women had no vote
  • The SPD campaigned for the right of women to vote
  • When a woman married, her property then belonged to her husband
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6
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When and what was the foundational organisation for women’s rights?

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In 1894, the BDF organisation was founded to campaign for women’s rights.

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7
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What was true regarding the culture of militarism that existed in the Kaiserreich? (4)

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  • On Sedan Day, captured French guns from the 1870-71 war were paraded through Berlin
  • Most taverns had a table for war veterans to reminisce about their army days
  • All German men had to serve 2 or 3 years in the military
  • All soldiers took an oath of loyalty to the Kaiser rather than the German state
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8
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How did the army size grow between 1890 and 1914?

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There were 4M men in the army in 1914 - eight times what it had been in 1890

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9
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The Zabern Affair (1913) showed that …

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The army could override civilian authority

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10
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In 1893, what did Chancellor Caprivi agreed to?

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The Reichstag discussing the army budget every five years rather than every seven years

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11
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Real wages for working Germans between 1895 and 1913 …

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increased by 25%

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12
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What was part of Bismarck’s State Socialism programme in the 1880s?

three

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Medical Insurance
Accident Insurance
Old Age Pensions

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13
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Caprivi and Bulow both extended state welfare to…

five

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Recognition of trade unions
Restrictions on child labour
A progressive income tax
A reduction in the maximum hours a woman could work to 11
Ban on Sunday working

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14
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In 1871, only 8 German towns had more than 100,000 inhabitants. By 1910, there were …..

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48

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15
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By the 1890s, the average German worker worked … (compared to Britain)

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Nearly two hours a day more than the average British worker

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16
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In comparison to the average British worker in the 1890s, German workers earned ….

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A third less

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17
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How many cinema’s were there by 1910?

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There were 100 cinemas by 1910 showing silent films

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18
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By October 1918, German women made up … of the total workforce

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A third of the total workforce

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19
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During the winter of 1918-19 how many German’s died of starvation or malnutrition?

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approx. 750,000 Germans

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20
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The supply of milk between 1914 and 1918 fell by … and … of children suffered from rickets

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50% 40%

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21
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Which of the following groups were negatively hit by hyperinflation in 1923?

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Pensioners
Unskilled workers

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22
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When were workers granted an 8 hour working day?

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November 1918

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23
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By 1920, war victims’ benefits represented what percent of all government expenditure?

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40%

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24
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The extended unemployment insurance scheme (1927) was larger than … and covered … workers

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Any other country, 17 million

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25
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The Unemployment scheme introduced in 19.., was paid for by …

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1923, By both workers & employers

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26
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In 1920, how many women were elected to the Reichstag?

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111

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27
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In the 1920s, Germany led the world in the development of…

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Contraceptives including condoms & diaphragms

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28
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Abortion was first made legal in …

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1926

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29
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In the 1920s, approximately … of German doctors and … of lawyers were Jewish, even though German Jews represented less than 1% of the population

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11%, 16%

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30
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Between 1924 and 1928, the military budget…

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Increased by 75%

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31
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In 1926, the Reichstag passed a law ‘to protect youth …

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from pornography

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32
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The artist George Grosz had been a … in January 1919

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Spartacist (escaped)

33
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George Grosz was fined in 1920 for …

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defaming the army

34
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State run radio broadcasts began in …

A

1923

35
Q

Hitler’s social policies were directed at creating a …

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Volksgemeinschaft

36
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To symbolically bring workers and employers together, Hitler created the …

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DAF (German Labour Front)

37
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To encourage / force women into traditional roles, the Nazis … (4 things)

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Made abortion illegal except for genetic reasons
Offered women allowances to give up employment
Established a ‘German Motherhood’ Cross (Medal)
Increased maternity benefits

38
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Membership of the Hitler Youth became compulsory for Aryan boys in …

A

1936

39
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What was banned in the Nazi science curriculum?

A

Discoveries by Jewish scientists such as Einstein

40
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By 1937, … of teachers belonged to the National Socialist Teachers’ League

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95%, all were vetted before appointment

41
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What was the Nazi charity to help less well-off members of the People’s Community called?

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Winterhilfe

42
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Who was appointed Reich Bishop in May 1933?

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Ludwig Muller

43
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What and when was the Concordat?

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The deal struck with the Catholic Church to end its political role in Germany in July 1933

44
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What was the Neo-Pagan organisation set up to replace Christianity in the long term called?

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German faith movement

45
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Who would be classed as asocial in the Nazi State?

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An alcoholic
Someone with schizophrenia
A member of the Roma community
A juvenile criminal

46
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When were the Nuremberg Laws against German Jews were introduced?

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1935

47
Q

Kristallnacht took place in?

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9th November 1938

48
Q

The Madagascar Plan of … planned to …

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July 1940, Force Jews to live in Madagascar

49
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What was Goebbels responsible for (culture)?

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The Reich Chamber of Culture

50
Q

Which German composers had their music banned in Nazi Germany?

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Mahler
Mendelssohn

51
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The Nazis’ anti-intellectual book burning took place in …

A

May 1933

52
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A favoured Nazi sculpture of Aryan figures was …

A

Arno Breker

53
Q

Questionnaire used by the Allies to root out major Nazi offenders after the war?

A

Fragebogen

54
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In 1946, tribunals were set up in the western sectors where ex-Nazi Party members could present testimonies of their good behaviour to get their old jobs back. What were the results?

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90% exonerated in the British sector; just over half in the French sector and a third in the American zone

55
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Percentage of West Germans in 1955 vs 1967 who thought Hitler would have been one of the greatest chancellors, had it not been for the war

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28% to 32%

56
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In 1962, how many West German states made teaching of the Nazi era compulsory in secondary schools?

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10

57
Q

In …, Chancellor Willy Brandt knelt before the …

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1970, Warsaw Ghetto memorial

58
Q

‘Holocaust’ the West German TV series in 1979 was watched by?

A

20 million (half the adult population) of the FRG

59
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The average income of a West German household between 1950 and 1970 increased by …

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400%

60
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In 1950, 30% of West Germans lived in communities of fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. By 1980, the figure was …

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6%

61
Q

Germany won the Football World Cup in which years?

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1964, 1974, 1990

62
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In which year were the Olympic Games held in Munich?

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1972

63
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In 1950, what fraction of West German households were headed by a widow or divorced female?

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A third

64
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By 1989, … of West German workers were women

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Just over half

65
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In 1960 to 1989, the average German woman had how many children?

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2.4 to 1.4 (one of the lowest in Europe)

66
Q

In …, the criminal code on abortion was liberalised and in … divorce was made easier

A

1976, 1977

67
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When was the FRG voting age reduced from 21 to 18?

A

1972

68
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In 1955 to 1984, what percentage of young West Germans said they took their parents as role models?

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16% to 3%

69
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In 1950, there had been just over 100,000 university students in West Germany. By 1989, the figure was …

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1 million

70
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To improve educational opportunities, what did Willy Brandt’s government enact? (5 things)

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  • Increased teacher training provision
  • Increased government spending on education by five times what it had been
  • Grants to poorer families to continue their education
  • Abolition of fees for higher education
  • Grants for students to cover university living costs
71
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Hafenstrasse in Hamburg became famous in the 1980s because it …

A

was occupied by squatters who defied the authorities

72
Q

In what year was the Mogadishu hijacking incident?

A

1977

73
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In 1984, what percentage of West Germans were unemployed?

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9%

74
Q

By the 1970s, the FRG had the … of theatres anywhere in the world.

A

greatest density

75
Q

What was the book ‘Tin Drum’ by Gunter Grass about?

A

Life during and after the Nazi era

76
Q

What newspapers, founded in 1952, became a popular tabloid?

A

Bild

77
Q

By 1989, there were estimated to be how many members of extreme right wing groups in the FRG?

A

18,000

78
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In …, the new reunified German Bundestag chose Berlin as the new capital. The capital of the FRG had been ……..?

A

1991, Bonn

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