The impact of war and defeat on Germany

Question 1

What military tactic was used by Germany in WW2?

Answer 1

Blitzkrieg

Question 2

What happened to German military expenditure in 1939 - 1941?

Answer 2

The expenditure doubled

Question 3

Why was the increase in military expenditure not as impactful?

Answer 3

Armament production was low

Question 4

How many planes increased in 1941 compared to 1939?

Answer 4

2000

Question 5

How many more tanks were produced for the invasion of Russia on 22nd June 1941?

Answer 5

800

Question 6

Who was appointed as minister of armaments in 1942?

Answer 6

Albert Speer

Question 7

What was Albert Speers war policy?

Answer 7

Industrial self-responsibility

Question 8

Name three features of Albert Speers industrial self-responsibility

Answer 8

People in concentration camps were put to work
Skilled workers were no longer conscripted
Unessential’s were stopped such as professional sport in 1943

Question 9

What was an economic exploit that Speer did not use?

Answer 9

He could have exploited captured territories but he did not

Question 10

When did bombings begin in Germany and when did they intensify?

Answer 10

Began in 1940 becoming more intense in 1942

Question 11

Name an allied bombing campaign in 1943 and its impact on Germany

Answer 11

Hamburg which killed 30,000 people by creating a fire storm

Question 12

What suggests that German moral was strong throughout the war?

Answer 12

People fought until surrender

Question 13

Why was morale strong in Germany due to bombing?

Answer 13

Bombing united Germans against the allies

Question 14

When did Germany surrender?

Answer 14

8 May 1945

Question 15

What conference in February 1945 established that Germany would be split into four zones?

Answer 15

Yalta

Question 16

Which conference was held in July 1945?

Answer 16

Potsdam

Question 17

Who attended the Potsdam conference?

Answer 17

Stalin, Truman, Churchill and Atlee

Question 18

What were the three main D’s agreed upon at the Potsdam conference?

Answer 18

Demilitarise
Democratise
De-Nazify

Question 19

Who was in charge of the KPD which later became the SED in 1946 in East Germany?

Answer 19

Walter Ulbricht

Question 20

How did the KPD become the main party in East Germany?

Answer 20

Merged with the SPD in 1946 becoming the SED and gradually removed their members and replaced them with communists

Question 21

When had the SED officially abandoned democracy?

Answer 21

1948 by announcing a Marxist-Leninist style of rule

Question 22

Name two issues which the western zone faced on a large scale?

Answer 22

Homelessness
Food shortages

Question 23

When was Bizonia formed and why?

Answer 23

In 1946 Britain and America merged their zones as Britain could not financially support their zone

Question 24

When did France join Bizonia forming Trizonia?

Answer 24

1949

Question 25

What constitution was formed when Trizonia was created?

Answer 25

The Basic Law

Question 26

Name a doctrine by Truman that caused tension between East and West

Answer 26

Truman Doctrine which promised American aid to countries against communism

Question 27

Why is Berlin’s geography significant in 1949?

Answer 27

It was in the East of Germany and was surrounded by Soviet territory

Question 28

When was Marshall aid issued?

Answer 28

1948

Question 29

What did Marshall aid do?

Answer 29

pledged $13.3 billion to rebuild Europe

Question 30

Why did West Germany change the currency to the Deutschmark?

Answer 30

In order to make investment sucessful

Question 31

When was the Deutschmark introduced?

Answer 31

1948