Lesson Y221.1

Y221.1 The establishment and development of the Weimar Republic 1919–1933 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2

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Lesson Y221.1, The establishment and development of the Weimar Republic 1919–1933: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Who was elected as the first President of the Weimar Republic in 1919?

    • Gustav Stresemann
    • Paul von Hindenburg
    • Friedrich Ebert
    • Philipp Scheidemann

  2. Which constitutional article allowed the Weimar President to rule by decree in an emergency?

    • Article 118
    • Article 48
    • Article 231
    • Article 14

  3. What term describes the myth that German politicians betrayed the army by signing the Armistice?

    • Lebensraum
    • Führerprinzip
    • Gleichschaltung
    • Dolchstoßlegende

  4. Which left-wing uprising attempted to overthrow the German government in January 1919?

    • Ruhr Uprising
    • Spartacist Uprising
    • Kapp Putsch
    • Munich Putsch

  5. Which clause of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept responsibility for World War One?

    • Article 119
    • Article 10
    • Article 48
    • Article 231

  6. Which statesman served as Chancellor in 1923 and Foreign Minister until 1929?

    • Franz von Papen
    • Wilhelm Cuno
    • Gustav Stresemann
    • Heinrich Brüning

  7. What temporary currency was introduced in November 1923 to end hyperinflation?

    • Papiermark
    • Rentenmark
    • Reichsmark
    • Deutsche Mark

  8. In which year was Germany admitted as a permanent member of the League of Nations?

    • 1925
    • 1924
    • 1928
    • 1926

  9. Which electoral system in the Weimar constitution encouraged unstable coalition governments?

    • Majoritarian voting
    • Proportional representation
    • First-past-the-post
    • Two-tier voting

  10. Which industrial region was occupied by French and Belgian troops in January 1923?

    • The Ruhr
    • Silesia
    • The Rhineland
    • The Saarland

  11. What policy was ordered by the German government in response to the 1923 Ruhr occupation?

    • Armed resistance
    • General strike
    • Passive resistance
    • Hyperinflation

  12. Which 1924 agreement restructured German reparations payments and provided American loans?

    • The Marshall Plan
    • The Dawes Plan
    • The Young Plan
    • The Locarno Pact

  13. Which 1925 international agreement guaranteed Germany's western borders with France and Belgium?

    • Kellogg-Briand Pact
    • Treaty of Rapallo
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Treaty of Locarno

  14. Which Chancellor appointed in 1930 began governing primarily through presidential emergency decrees?

    • Heinrich Brüning
    • Franz von Papen
    • Kurt von Schleicher
    • Hermann Müller

  15. Which paramilitary group supported the right-wing Kapp Putsch of March 1920?

    • Schutzstaffel
    • Freikorps
    • Reichsbanner
    • Red Front

  16. Which 1929 plan reduced Germany's total reparations bill and extended the payment period?

    • The Schlieffen Plan
    • The Dawes Plan
    • The Young Plan
    • The Morgenthau Plan

  17. Which right-wing nationalist was declared Chancellor during the abortive March 1920 putsch?

    • Erich Ludendorff
    • Otto von Lossow
    • Gustav von Kahr
    • Wolfgang Kapp

  18. Which 1922 treaty established diplomatic relations between Weimar Germany and the Soviet Union?

    • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    • Treaty of Rapallo
    • Treaty of Berlin
    • Treaty of Versailles

  19. Approximately how many German workers were unemployed by early 1932 during the Great Depression?

    • 12 million
    • 10 million
    • 6 million
    • 2 million

  20. On what date was Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg?

    • 08/11/1923
    • 11/11/1918
    • 27/02/1933
    • 30/01/1933

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