Weimar Republic

Question 1

How long did the Weimar Republic Last?

Answer 1

1918-1929(11 years)

Question 2

When was the German Revolution?

Answer 2

November 1918-July 1919

Question 3

Who did Germany face in the First World War?

Answer 3

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the USA

Question 4

How long did World War One last

Answer 4

4 years(1914-1918)

Question 5

What problems did Germany face in the World War One?

Answer 5

55% of troops became casualties + 750000 Germans died due to Britain blockades preventing food shipping.

Question 6

When did the Kaiser abdicate as Emperor

Answer 6

9th November.

Question 7

Who is Phillip Scheidemann?

Answer 7

Leading member of Social Democratic Party (SPD) the biggest party in German parliament.

Question 8

What is a constitution?

Answer 8

The rules which set out how a country is run.

Question 9

What was the armistice?

Answer 9

The formal agreement between Germany and allies to end the First World War.

Question 10

Who singed the armistice and when?

Answer 10

Matthias Erzberger (Eberts representative) singed it November 11th

Question 11

What happened on November 9th between Kaiser’s chancellor and Friedrich Ebert?

Answer 11

Kaiser handed over his office to Ebert

Question 12

Who is Friedrich Ebert?

Answer 12

The leader of the SPD

Question 13

What’s the SPD

Answer 13

Social democratic party

Question 14

What is a Civil servant?

Answer 14

Someone who works for the government in some way.

Question 15

What is a Trade unions?

Answer 15

Groups of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of workers in various occupations

Question 16

Who took control of Germany in November 1919

Answer 16

The council of peoples representatives(temporary)

Question 17

What happened 19th January 1919

Answer 17

Elections took place in Germany.

Question 18

When was the Spartacist uprising?

Answer 18

6th January 1919

Question 19

What was the Fourteen Points

Answer 19

Put forward by president wilson in Jan 1918 as a basis for peace talks

Question 20

When was the Fourteen Points put forward?

Answer 20

January 1918

Question 21

When did the Kaiser abdicate?

Answer 21

9th November 1918

Question 22

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 22

1919 June 28th

Question 23

Why was the public so angered by the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 23

Because of the harsh punishments imposed on Germany within the Treaty such as loss of land (13%) and iron production (48%)

Question 24

What was the harshest punishment on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 24

Article 231- The War guilt clause. Stated germany had to take blame for starting world war one.