The early years of the Weinmar republic

Question 1

When did the Republic sign an armistice?

Answer 1

November 11th 1918 in a railway carriage

Question 2

What did people accuse the republic of doing to Germany?

Answer 2

Stabbing Germany in the back

Question 3

What was Article 48?

Answer 3

Allow the president to rule without Parliament if he declares a ‘national emergency’

Question 4

What was PR

Answer 4

Proportional Representation was the percentage of votes is reflected by the percetage of seats in Parliament

Question 5

What did the Reichtage say about the signing of The Treay of Versailles?

Answer 5

‘The criminal madness of this peace will drain Germany’s national life-blood’

Question 6

What was the name of the left wing group lead by Karl Liebnecht and Rosa Luxemburg?

Answer 6

Spartacist

Question 7

Who led the Spartacist?

Answer 7

Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg

Question 8

What did the Spartacist want?

Answer 8

A communist revolution, they also gave vicious speeches

Question 9

What was the name of the group that destoryed the spartacists?

Answer 9

The Freikorps

Question 10

What was the name of the right-wing group led by Luddwitz and Lundendorff

Answer 10

Kapp Putsch

Question 11

Who led the Kapp Putsch

Answer 11

Luddwitz and Lundendorff

Question 12

What did the Kapp Putsch want?

Answer 12

A peace based on WIlson’s 14 points rather than accept the Diktat

Question 13

How is the Kapp Putsch defeated?

Answer 13

A General Strike

Question 14

Who was the first German president?

Answer 14

Friedrich Ebert

Question 15

What did Friedrich Ebert lead?

Answer 15

SPD

Question 16

When did Friedrich Ebert become president?

Answer 16

9. November 1918

Question 17

When were women first allowed to vote in Germany?

Answer 17

19 of January 1919

Question 18

What were the new leaders of Germany called?

Answer 18

The November Criminals

Question 19

What was articel 25?

Answer 19

It allowed the president to dissolve the Parliament

Question 20

What was the German parliament called?

Answer 20

The Reichtag

Question 21

What was articel 53

Answer 21

Allowed the president to appoint or dismiss the chancellor and government ministers

Question 22

Who were the Sparatacist named after

Answer 22

Spartacus

Question 23

Who were the Freikorps (free-corps)?

Answer 23

A group of right wing ex-soldiers

Question 24

How many people were gunned down by the Freikorps?

Answer 24

Over a thousand

Question 25

How many sailors were killed collecting their wages?

Answer 25

30

Question 26

How many people were killed when the Freikorps ploughed through Bavaria?

Answer 26

600 men, women and children

Question 27

What was the name of Germanys foreign minister?

Answer 27

Brockdorff

Question 28

Where in the North Sea did under armed guards sucttle their ships?

Answer 28

Scapa Flow

Question 29

Who led the right wing government that was supported by rebellious Freikorps?

Answer 29

Dr. Wolfgand Kapp

Question 30

Who was the leader of Germany’s army?

Answer 30

Hans von Seeckt

Question 31

Which two ministers were murdered by right-wing rebels?

Answer 31

Erzberger and Rathenau

Question 32

The bad thing about the Proportional Representation system is that it produces governments of several parties – we call this type of government a…?

Answer 32

Coalition

Question 33

What the name given to the German armed forces, who refused to fire on the Freikorps?

Answer 33

Reichswehr