TofV - effects on Germany

Question 1

Between 1919 and 1923 there were three uprisings in Germany. What were they?

Answer 1

Spartacist Uprising, Kapp Putsch, Munich Putsch

Question 2

What was the name of the post-war German government, and its leader?

Answer 2

Weimar Republic, Ebert

Question 3

How did many Germans refer to the people who had signed the armistice to end WW1?

Answer 3

November Criminals

Question 4

Give four reasons was it so important to France that Germany should pay its reparations,

Answer 4

1. So France could pay back its loans from the US.
2. To keep Germany weak so it couldn’t invade France again.
3. To help the French economy recover.
4. To continue the punishment of Germany for WW1.

Question 5

The reparations figure was agreed in 1921 and in that year Germany paid £50m. How much did it pay in 1922?

Answer 5

Nothing.

Question 6

With Germany failing on its reparations payments, which part of Germany did France and Belgium invade, and when?

Answer 6

Ruhr, January 1923

Question 7

True or false: the French and Belgian invasion of the Ruhr was legal under the TofV.

Answer 7

True.

Question 8

What was the Ruhr rich in, that made it a good place for France and Belgium to invade?

Answer 8

Raw materials, mines, factories, manufactured goods

Question 9

How did Germany respond to the French invasion of the Ruhr?

Answer 9

Passive resistance

Question 10

During passive resistance, German workers still had to be paid. So the government did what, leading to what?

Answer 10

Printed more money, hyperinflation

Question 11

Give three effects on Germany of hyperinflation.

Answer 11

1. Workers used wheelbarrows to bring home pay.
2. It became cheaper to use banknotes as wallpaper than to buy wallpaper.
3. The value of pensions and savings plummeted.

Question 12

The Spartacist Uprising was of what political persuasion and in which year?

Answer 12

Communist, in 1919

Question 13

Which group ensured the Weimar Republic survived the Spartacist Uprising?

Answer 13

The Freikorps (Free Corps)

Question 14

Which group saved the Weimar Republic from one uprising and tried to overthrow it in another?

Answer 14

The Freikorps (Free Corps)

Question 15

The Kapp Putsch was when, and did it succeed?

Answer 15

1920, no.

Question 16

Hitler launched a bid to take over Germany in which year and in which city?

Answer 16

1923, Munich

Question 17

Give four effects of the Munich Putsch on Hitler.

Answer 17

1. He was put on trial.
2. He gained huge publicity.
3. He was sentenced to only five years, and served only nine months.
4. While in prison, he wrote Mein Kampf.