Causes

Question 1

When did discussions for the Treaty of Versailles begin?

Answer 1

January 1919

Question 2

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 2

28 June 1919

Question 3

What does BRAT stand for?

Answer 3

Blame, Reparations, Army, Territory

Question 4

What did the ‘War Guilt Clause’ mean for Germany?

Answer 4

They had to accept responsibility for the war

Question 5

How much money in marks did Germany have to pay for reparations in total initially?

Answer 5

132 billion marks

Question 6

In what year was Germany’s reparations lowered and what was it lowered to?

Answer 6

Lowered in 1929 to 121 billion marks

Question 7

What number could the German army not surpass?

Answer 7

100,000

Question 8

What military components did the treaty not allow Germany to have?

Answer 8

An Airforce, submarines, tanks, war planes, poison gas (conscription also forbidden)

Question 9

How much territory did Germany lose?

Answer 9

13% or 680000㎢ (and 100% of overseas territories)

Question 10

How many citizens were lost to the territory clause?

Answer 10

12% or 7 million people

Question 11

What did the treaty say must happen to the Rhineland?

Answer 11

Demilitarization and occupation

Question 12

What is Diktat?

Answer 12

Dictated peace

Question 13

Who were the November Criminals?

Answer 13

The new government leaders who had signed the treaty

Question 14

What German resource industries were impacted by the territory loss and how?

Answer 14

48% of iron output lost, 15% agricultural output, and 10% of coal output

Question 15

What number was the German navy reduced to?

Answer 15

15,000 men

Question 16

When was the armistice agreed?

Answer 16

11 November 1918

Question 17

When did the NYC stock market crash?

Answer 17

24 Oct 1929

Question 18

Why was Germany reliant on international loans and investments?

Answer 18

Because they were rebuilding their economy after the war and hyperinflation

Question 19

In the Reichstag Elections on May 2nd, 1928 what percentage of the votes did the Nazi Party receive?

Answer 19

2.6%

Question 20

In the Reichstag Elections in 1924 what percentage of the votes did the Nazi Party receive?

Answer 20

3%

Question 21

Between the summer of 1929 and early 1932 how much did unemployment in Germany increase too?

Answer 21

1.3 million to over 6 million

Question 22

Between the summer of 1929 and early 1932 what percentage was the labour force unemployed?

Answer 22

4.5% to 24%

Question 23

During the Great Depression what was the peak percentage of unemployment in the labour force?

Answer 23

24.9%

Question 24

What did the Nazi Party promise German Farmers?

Answer 24

That they would increase decreased agricultural prices

Question 25

What did the Nazi Party promise German soldiers, veterans, and other national interest groups?

Answer 25

Military buildup and the return of other territories they had lost after the Treaty of Versailles

Question 26

What did the Nazi Party promise German Pensioners?

Answer 26

The quantity and buying power of their checks would remain stable

Question 27

After six months of the Great Depression, what percentage of votes did the Nazi Party achieve?

Answer 27

18.3%, becoming the second largest political party in Germany

Question 28

In the Reichstag election of July, 1932 what percentage did the Nazi’s gain of the popular vote?

Answer 28

37.3% - the largest party

Question 29

In what period did the Great Depression occur from?

Answer 29

1929 -1941

Question 30

In the Reichstag election of November, 1932 what percentage were the Nazi’s votes reduced to?

Answer 30

33.1%

Question 31

In the Reichstag election of November, 1932 what percentage had the Communists votes increased to?

Answer 31

16.9%

Question 32

When did President Hindenburg appoint Hitler as Chancellor?

Answer 32

30th of January, 1933