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Edexcel GCSE 1-9 Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939
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1
What percentage of teachers in colleges of education were purged?
40%
60%
10%
100%
2
Why was the Night of the Long Knives significant?
Death of Rohm meant Hitler could control SA
Hitler could kill lots of communists
Death of Himmler meant Hitler could control propaganda
Hitler able to kill political rivals
3
Which group generally contained Hilter's most fanatical supporters?
German youth
The middle class
German workers
Older German males
4
Many people in Germany hated the ToV and blamed the Gov't and others, and nicknamed them the...
Edelweiss Criminals
White Rose Gang
November Pirates
November Criminals
5
About how many members and informers were with the SS in the 1930s?
300 members, < 1000 000 informers
3,000 members, > 100 000 informers
30,000 members, > 10 000 informers
3,000 members, < 100 000 informers
6
Which 2 jobs did Hitler combine to become Das Fuhrer when Hindenburg died in August 1934
President and Prime Minister
Prime Minister and Chancellor
Chancellor and President
Fuhrer and Chancellor
7
What role did women play in Nazi Germany?
To be good wives and mothers
Work alongside the men
Have lots of children for the Reich
Keep the Aryan race pure
8
What was the Young Plan designed to do?
Settle reparations and help Germany meet its obligations.
Agree to never invade another country in Europe.
It was a repeal of the Dawes Plan.
Join the League of nNations
9
What were main aims of the Hitler Jugend
To prepare them for a military future
Hitler wanted children to have better childhood than he did
o introduce the Nazi ideology to children
To make sure the children are raised well
10
What was the role of the BDM?
They were prepared for military service
Same as the Hitler Jugend
They were informed about what to do during a war
They were prepared for motherhood
11
How many children were euthanized during the child euthanasia?
1,000
1,500
5,000
500
12
What happened to the number of women working in Nazi Germany between 1933-1939?
It increased from 2 million to 3 million after 1937
It fell from just over 4 million to 1 million
It fell from over 6 million to 5 million
It increased from over just 4 million to just over 7 million
13
What was announced in the Four-year Plan in 1936?
German armed forces were to be operational within four years
The working-class were to build adequate ammunition
The people of Germany had to work longer hours
There was to be 4 years of educational courses for workers
14
Young people in the Nazi youth movements had to swear allegiance to....
Germany
Their parents
God
Hitler
15
What was the peak number of unemployed in Germany between 1929-33?
7 million
2 million
5.5 million
6 million
16
What percentage of teachers jopined the Nazi Teachers' Association?
40%
87%
60%
97%
17
What types of activities did the Hitler Jugend do?
Singing and Dancing
Miltary athletics, hikes and marches
Community service and voluntary work
Collecting money for Nazi charity funds
18
What was Heydrich's role in police repression?
Prussian Minister of Interior
Chief of German Police
In charge of SD and informer network
Gestapo
19
Nazi preached the concept of Volksgemeinschaft. What does this stand for?
Loyalty to the nation
The People's Community
The People's Court
Nation before self
20
Which of the following people helped form the Anti-Nazi Pastors Emergency Leauge
Cardinal van Galen and Pastor Paul Schneider
Francis Betelli and Cardinal von Galen
Pope John XXVI
Martin Niemoller and Dietrich Bonhoffer
21
What was Goering's role in police repression?
Leader of SS
Leader of SA
Leader of the Waffen SS
Prussian Interior Ministry and Gestapo (until 1934)
22
How many children had still not joined the Hitler Youth by 1938?
1 million
2 million
5 million
3 million
23
What is a demagogue?
Any political leader
Political leader who wins by using rational arguments
Political leader who wins by appealing peoples emotions
A political leader who wins support through their charisma
24
Hitler disliked modern and abstract art. The state approved of themes such as:
Soldiers at war, death, bloody battles
Religion, Jesus, suffering for martyrdom
Food, fruit bowls, nutritious meals
Nature, family, heroic struggle & the Fatherland.
25
The year of the financial crisis was _ _ _ _ ?
1932
1923
1924
1920
26
Who could vote in the Weimar Republic?
Women over 30
All over 30
Men over 20
All over 20
27
In secret meetings it was agreed that Hitler would replace Von Schleicher as Chanceller
True
False
28
Who became more popular as a result of the Great Depression?
The Communists
German government
The wealthy
The Jews
29
Which of these is NOT a feature of the Weimar Constitution?
The Chancellor is elected.
Freedom of speech, religion and equality.
All men and women over 20 could vote.
The President and the Reichstag are elected.
30
Which of the following subjects were strictly taught to men only:
Maths and Science
English and History
English and Foreign Languages
Maths and History
31
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
28th June 1921
28th Jun 1918
28th June 1919
28th June 1920
32
Which new laws did Hitler NOT put in place to consolidate his power?
April 1933 - Nazi officials in charge of all German states
May 1933 Abolished trade unions - join German Labour Front
July 1933 Law against the Formation of New parties
August 1934 Kill remaining threat Hindenburg
33
What benefit came from Germany joining the League of Nations?
Created one economy, based on the Euro, that helped Germany
Relieved them of their duty to pay reparations
They were able to ally themselves with Austria again
Increased international moral & hope of economic improvement
34
Who was President of Germany at the time of the Wall Street Crash?
Adolf Hitler
Friedrich Ebert
Gustav Stresemann
Paul von Hindenburg
35
The demilitarized zone was the ______ land?
Reich
Saar
Ruhr
Rhine
36
What is the
Dolchstoss?
New German cars
The brown shirts
Stab in the back legend
The SPD Manifesto
37
What was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage?
A law that banned Germans from marrying the Jews
A loan of up to 1000 marks for couples that had 4+ children
A law that fined couples for not having children
A law that meant you had to get married when you turned 18
38
What provision in the Treaty of Versailles was Germany most upset about?
Recognizing the independence of Poland and Czechoslovakia
The military will be demobilized and not exceed 100,000 men
Germany will take complete responsibility for World War I
German land will be occupied by Allied troops for 15 years
39
During 1932 the Nazi party faced major division
True
False
40
Who were the asocials?
Disabled
Gypsies
Aryans
Jews
41
When was the Wall Street Crash?
1933
1929
1925
1928
42
Who had the most votes in the Reichstag election in July 1932? How many seats did they win?
NSDAP - half of Reichstag
NSDAP - three quarters of Reichstag
NSDAP - one third of Reichstag
NSDAP - 100% of Reichstag
43
What was the order of Chancellors before Hitler?
Papen, Brüning, Hindenburg, Hitler
Schliecher, Brüning, Papen, Hitler
Brüning, Papen, Hitler, Schliecher
Brüning, Papen, Schliecher, Hitler
44
Hitler owes his success to...
Goebbel's propaganda
chance of events eg. Wall Street crash, death of Stresemann
his own personality
Himmler's terror
45
When was Hitler appointed Chancellor?
30th March 1933
30th January 1934
30th February 1933
30th January 1933
46
What was the girls' youth organization called?
League of German Maidens
BDM
German Chicks
Deutsches Jungvolk
47
What percent of the vote did the Nazi's get in 1928?
95%
Very small, single digits.
50%
One third.
48
Opposition fundamentally failed because a fair amount of people actually supported the Nazi's
False
True
49
In which year did Gustav Stresemann die?
1933
1925
1929
1919
50
The Hitler Youth was joined by children starting at the age of...
8-10
8-18
10-20
10-18
51
In what year was the Hitler Youth made compulsory?
1936
1942
1933
1939
52
Who was in charge of Germany before 1919?
Kaiser Wilhelm
General Ludendorff
General Hindenburg
Tsar Nicholas II
53
When was the HitlerJugend formed?
1942
1936
1939
1933
54
What do the '3 Ks' stand for? (
Kinder
,
Küche
,
Kirche)
Kids, Kitchen, Cleaning
Children, Kitchen, Church
Church, Cleaning, Children
Children, Kitchen, School
55
What did the German government do in response to the Great Depression?
Cut welfare benefits
Print more money
Tell people to go on strike
Raise taxes higher
56
The main clauses of the ToV can be remembered with acronym LAMB. They stand for...?
Land Army Money Blame
Legislation Army Money Blame
Land Army Money Bombs
Land Army Military Blame
57
The Nazis called Hitler Germany's last what?
Chance
Leader
Hope
Hero
58
Many Germans were predisposed to cooperate with the security units voluntarily. Why was this?
Needed prompting to report anything suspicious
Many people did not accept authority
Many people accepted authority
For some, an insurance policy, a means of showing loyalty
59
What was signed between the Third Reich & the Vatican in July 1933?
A letter telling the Catholic Church to keep out of politics
A holy treaty
Reichskonkordat
Reichsagreement
60
What does the SS stand for?
Sturzbungel
Shuntzstaffell
Shutzstaffel
Sturmabteilung
61
What symbol is this?
Swastika
Gestapo
SA
SS
62
Which of the following was a positive effect of Brüning's economic policies?
Boosted support for extremists like the KPD and NSDAP
Led to an increase in presidential government
Led Allies to suspend reparations payments
Led to greater shortages and deprivation
63
The Kapp Putsch was eventually stopped by
Freikorps
army
a general strike
the communists
64
What was Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution?
If needed, the President didn't require the Reichstag's vote
It established the country's basis of economic socialism
It allowed the President to overprint the Deutsche Marks
It required Germany to pay reparations
65
How were Governments elected in the Weimar Republic?
Proportional Representation
By ordeal
First past the post
Two party preferred system
66
What sport became compulsory for secondary year boys?
Fencing
Swimming
Boxing
Rugby
67
What was the Enabling Act?
Enabled to Rohm to act without the Reichstag
Enabled the cabinet to act without the Reichstag
Enabled Emergency Laws to be made without the Reichstag
Enabled Hitler to act without the Reichstag
68
Who was the first President of the Weimar Republic and what year did he die?
Hindenburg, 1925
Ebert, 1925
Ebert, 1933
Hindenburg, 1933
69
How many years was Germany's economy stable after the introduction of the Dawes plan?
7 years
13 years
2 years
5 years
70
What was awarded to some women on 12th August each year from 1939 onwards?
Lebensborn Award
The marriage loan
The Mother's Cross of Honour
The Duty Year Medal
71
How were girls in the League of German Maidens required to wear their hair?
Up in a bun, ready for work
Curly/permed
traditional plaits
out and short
72
Who occupied the Ruhr?
The Polish and English troops
The American and Belgian troops
The English and French troops
The Belgian and French troops
73
You would be arrested by the Gestapo for listening to BBC radio.
False
True
74
How did 'swing' groups express their opposition to Nazi's?
Started a small uprising against Nazi rule in Berlin
Covertly spread anti-Nazi messages
Drank alcohol and listened to Jazz music
Created new Jazz dances
75
Was the nature of police activities hidden?
No, but generally police were not brutal to opposition
Yes, the police were secretive in their methods
No, it showed what happened to opposition
Yes, but word got out regarding their activities
76
What was one of Gustav Stresemann's biggest accomplishments?
Called off the passive resistance
Ended the Beer Hall Putsch
Signed the Versailles
Started the National Socialist German Workers' Party
77
Which children were killed during the child euthanasia
handicapped children
Gay children
Autistic children
Jewish children
78
The right wing had many Putschs. Which one is from the 1920's and a right wing attack?
Centre Putsch
Munich Putsch
Spartacist Uprising
Kapp Putsch
79
Who was to blame for the Reichstag Fire in February 1933?
Communists
Right wing extremists
Marinus Van der Lubbe
Noone really knows
80
Which of these agreements was made by Stresemann was first?
Locarno Pact
Young Plan
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Dawes Plan
