Test vocab

Question 1

Communism

Answer 1

A belief that everyone is economically equal. Everyone works for the good of the whole country

Question 2

Ideology

Answer 2

A system of political beliefs

Question 3

Nationalism

Answer 3

Pride in your country. Extreme nationalists also believe their country is superior to others

Question 4

Left/right wing

Answer 4

A way to describe a range of political views

Question 5

National socialist German workers party

Answer 5

Nazis

Question 6

Reparations

Answer 6

Money paid in compensation by Germany to places like France who suffered damage from the war

Question 7

Rhineland

Answer 7

An area of land between France and Germany

Question 8

Colonies

Answer 8

Territories taken over and ruled by an empire

Question 9

November criminals

Answer 9

A term by hitler to describe the Weimar government as betrayed Germany for signing the treaty if Versailles

Question 10

Armistice

Answer 10

A ceasefire, end to fighting

Question 11

League of Nations

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An organisation set up to promote world peace

Question 12

Conscription

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Men of a certain age had to to serve a period of time in the armed forces

Question 13

Diktat

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Germans felt that the treaty of Versailles were dictated so they called it a diktat

Question 14

Democratic

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Government should be chosen by the people through elections with the choice of a range of political parties

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Constitution

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A set of rules a country has to govern by

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Proportional representation

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A system of voting to produce an election result in which members of parliament reflects the way votes were cast

Question 17

Chancellor

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The person who is head of the largest party

Question 18

President

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Head of state

Question 19

Article 48

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In a crisis the president is able to run the country himself for a short time

Question 20

Reichstag

Answer 20

German parliament

Question 21

Extremists

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A term used to describe either ideas if actions thought by critics as unjust

Question 22

Communists

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Want an equal society with government ownership of industry

Question 23

Putsch

Answer 23

Violent take over of the government. Also known as a coup

Question 24

Passive resistance

Answer 24

Non violent protest like striking

Question 25

Socialist

Answer 25

A belief that wealth should be redistributed and equal