Lesson 1G.3
1G.3 Economic development and policies, 1918–89 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 7
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The 20 questions
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Which new currency was introduced in November 1923 to end German hyperinflation?
- Rentenmark
- Reichsmark
- Deutsche Mark
- Papiermark
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What did the 1924 Dawes Plan provide to help Germany recover economically?
- US loans
- Trade tariffs
- Debt cancellation
- Military aid
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How did the 1929 Young Plan alter Germany's reparations obligations?
- Reduced total bill
- Cancelled all debt
- Demanded immediate payment
- Increased annual rates
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Approximately how many Germans were registered as unemployed at the peak of the Depression in 1932?
- 2 million
- 10 million
- 6 million
- 14 million
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Which economic policy was used by Chancellor Brüning during the Great Depression in 1930–32?
- Public works investment
- Deflationary spending cuts
- Currency devaluation
- Hyperinflationary printing
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Which credit instrument was created by Hjalmar Schacht to secretly finance German rearmament?
- Dawes bonds
- Reichsbank credits
- Mefo bills
- Rentenmark notes
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Who was appointed to lead the Nazi Four Year Plan in 1936?
- Albert Speer
- Hermann Göring
- Hjalmar Schacht
- Fritz Todt
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Which priority was favoured over civilian living standards in the Nazi economy during 1933–39?
- Consumer production
- Rearmament
- Foreign aid
- Agricultural exports
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Which Nazi organisation provided workers with cheap holidays, trips, and leisure activities?
- Strength Through Joy
- Beauty of Labour
- German Labour Front
- Reich Labour Service
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What product was the Nazi KdF-Wagen project designed to produce for German citizens?
- A motor bicycle
- A cheap car
- A domestic refrigerator
- A radio receiver
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Which June 1948 event launched West Germany's economic recovery?
- Marshall Plan
- Schuman Plan
- Dawes Plan
- Currency reform
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Which economic model did Ludwig Erhard promote in West Germany?
- Laissez-faire capitalism
- Social market economy
- Command economy
- Central planning
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What were foreign recruited workers in West Germany called from 1955?
- Ostarbeiter
- Fremdarbeiter
- Gastarbeiter
- Trümmerfrauen
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Which US aid programme supported West Germany's economic recovery from 1948?
- Molotov Plan
- Truman Doctrine
- Morgenthau Plan
- Marshall Plan
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Which organisation, founded in 1951, pooled West German and French heavy industry?
- ECSC
- NATO
- EEC
- Comecon
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Which 1973 crisis ended West Germany's period of rapid postwar economic growth?
- Hyperinflation
- Banking crisis
- Wall Street crash
- Oil price shock
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What financial instruments did the Nazi regime use to secretly fund rearmament?
- Rentenmarks
- Mefo bills
- Reichsmarks
- Treasury bonds
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What happened to German real wages during the Nazi period (1933–39)?
- Fell dramatically
- Doubled
- Stagnated
- Surged rapidly
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What did Hoover's Moratorium of June 1931 temporarily suspend?
- Trade tariffs
- Domestic welfare
- Military expansion
- Reparation payments
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How was West Germany's social welfare system mainly funded?
- Social insurance
- Direct tax revenue
- US foreign aid
- Private donations
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