GCSE Weimar Germany Practice Test

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• Under the Treaty of Versailles, what was the status of Germany's air force?
• Why did Nazi votes drop to 28% in November 1932?
• What did the Locarno Treaty (1925) achieve?
• What was the National Labour Service?
• What nickname was given to the SS?
• During the Great Depression, what happened to the German Communist Party's support?
• After the March 1933 elections, which political group did Hitler ban?
• How many Jews were killed during Kristallnacht?
• Which action involved book burning in Berlin?
• How did the Kapp Putsch end?
• Short-term consequences of the Munich Putsch?
• Did the Nazis succeed in controlling the church?
• What was the effect of Nazi policies on unemployment by 1939?
• What happened to trade during the Great Depression?
• What was the role of the SA for the Nazis?
• How many soldiers did the French army have?
• What action by workers helped bring down the Kapp Putsch?
• What were the aims of the Hitler Youth for girls?
• By how many seats did Nazi representation increase as a result of the Depression?
• What did President Hindenburg do after the Reichstag fire?
• What external factors contributed to the difficulty of forming the Weimar Republic?
• Approximately how many people were unemployed in Germany in 1932?
• What did Hitler use the Enabling Act to do?
• What happened first in the Ruhr Crisis?
• What happened during the Night of the Long Knives?
• What was the Concordat?
• During the 1936 Olympics, how many gold medals did Germany win?
• What was a measurable demographic outcome of Nazi policies toward women between 1933 and 1939?
• What happened to Hitler after the putsch?
• Which policy or movement did the Nazis set up in 1934?
• How are Ruhr Crisis and hyperinflation linked?
• Which statement correctly describes the reason the Munich Putsch failed?
• What methods did the Gestapo use against opponents?
• What were the Nazis' aims toward women?
• What did the Nazi conscription and rearmament program signal about the Treaty of Versailles?
• Which statement about Nazi education was NOT used?
• What was the German Labour Front?
• What describes the change in the power structure when the Weimar Republic was created?
• What was the aim of the Spartacist uprising?
• What is the significance of Article 48 in this period?
• Under the Treaty of Versailles, which naval restriction applied to Germany?
• How did arms spending change between 1933 and 1939?
• What did France do in the Ruhr Crisis?
• During the Golden Age, how did wages and housing change?
• Which policy was used to encourage larger families among Aryan couples?
• What did the Reich Chamber of Culture do?
• Under the Treaty of Versailles, how many men were Germany allowed in its armed forces?
• What happened to Kaiser Wilhelm II during the transition to the Weimar Republic?
• Who marched to Munich with Hitler in the Munich Putsch?
• When did Stresemann become chancellor?
• Which groups did propaganda target?
• Who were the Swing Youth?
• What was the effect of Hindenburg becoming president in 1925?
• Which chancellor relied on Article 48 and lacked broad support by 1932?
• How many assassinations occurred in Germany between 1919 and 1921?
• In July 1932, Nazi votes rose to 32%, but what did Hindenburg decide?
• Was there any church opposition?
• What did Pastor Martin Niemöller do?
• Explain the role of the Gestapo.
• How did unemployment change during the Great Depression?
• When did Hindenburg die?
• Who replaced Bruning as chancellor in 1932?
• What percentage of homes had a Nazi radio?
• What did the Young Plan propose?
• What happened to banks during the Great Depression?
• What change occurred in Protestant churches under Nazi control?
• How did German propaganda make Hitler appealing?
• Which of the following was a negative consequence of the Golden Age for Germany?
• What did Von Papen convince Hindenburg to do?
• Who were the Freikorps?
• What was a key public works project implemented by the Nazis to boost employment and transport?
• Which crisis did Stresemann help end?
• When did the Munich Putsch take place?
• What did the Autobahn program achieve by 1935?
• Where and when was the first concentration camp established?
• Which of the following actions signals escalating persecution against Jews by 1938?
• Which year did Kristallnacht take place?
• What do the '3 Ks' (Kinder Kuche Kirche) refer to in Nazi policy toward women?
• When did the Ruhr Crisis occur?
• Which clause of the Treaty of Versailles is known as the War Guilt Clause?
• In the 1932 presidential election, Hitler achieved which position?
• What did Strength Through Joy provide for workers?
• What did Hitler offer to Germans?
• What were the results of Stresemann's actions?
• During Germany's hyperinflation, how did the price of bread change from 1919 to 1923?
• How many Jews fled Germany between 1933 and 1939 to escape persecution?
• Which constitutional provision was frequently invoked in 1932 by Bruning and Hindenburg?
• Between 1936 and 1939, approximately how many Gypsies were sent to camps?
• By 1939, how many Germans had been sent to concentration camps?
• Which statement best describes the positives and negatives of hyperinflation?
• Which four measures did Stresemann implement to fix economic problems?
• What was the Fuhrer Cult designed to portray Hitler as?
• How did the rise of communism help the Nazis during the Great Depression?
• Which of the following was a propaganda method used by the Nazi regime?
• When did the Nazi Party relaunch its activities?
• What political state did Germany enter following the Reichstag fire and emergency decree?
• What territorial losses did Germany suffer under the Treaty of Versailles?
• What caused the Ruhr Crisis start and why?
• Which of the following was included in the 25-point plan?
• Who controlled Nazi propaganda?
• Which social group was noted as supporting the Nazis because they feared lands and profits would be taken away?
• When was the Enabling Act passed?
• What was a key reason the Weimar Republic faced difficulties in its early years?
• What were the aims of the Hitler Youth for boys?
• What policy did the Nazis promote to address unemployment during the crisis?
• Who became chancellor in December 1932?
• How were Gypsies persecuted?
• What significant work did Hitler write during his imprisonment?
• Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?
• How many cinemas were there during the golden age?
• What were two things Hitler promised?
• What title did Hitler assume by combining the roles of president and chancellor after Hindenburg's death?
• Which of the following occurred during the Great Depression?
• By 1939, approximately how large had the German army grown?
• How were homosexuals persecuted under the Nazi regime?
• Why was the Reichstag fire a gift for Hitler?
• On what date did Ebert announce the Weimar Republic?
• What percentage of votes did the Nazis receive in the March 1933 elections?
• In which year were the Nazis the second biggest party in the Reichstag?
• After the emergency decree, roughly how many communists were arrested?
• Approximately how many times did Article 48 get invoked in 1932?
• When did the Kapp Putsch take place?
• What was signed in 1928 by Stresemann?
• Germany's reaction to the Ruhr occupation?
• What role did Papen aim for as part of the plan to bring Hitler to power?
• Under censorship, which of the following was a crime?
• What was the overall effect on industry and employment during the Great Depression?
• Which best describes Germany in 1932?
• Kristallnacht occurred on 9–10 November 1938. Which description is accurate?
• How did the Kapp Putsch unfold?
• By 1930, how many newspapers did the Nazis own?
• What were the key events of the Nazi persecution of Jews?
• Who ordered Freikorps to stop the Spartacist uprising?
• What was the People's Court?
• What was the Lebensborn program?
• Who led the Kapp Putsch?
• During the Golden Age, homelessness changed due to new housing policies by what amount?
• What did the Dawes Plan in 1924 accomplish?
• Did German workers benefit under the Nazi regime?
• What role did film play in Nazi propaganda?
• What is 'invisible unemployment'?
• What term describes the belief that the German army was betrayed by civilian leaders?
• What were the consequences for Confessor Church opposition to the Reich Church?
• What was the army's stance toward the Weimar Republic in the early years?
• Which statement about membership sizes is true?
• Between May and November 1932, what political change occurred?
• When did the Spartacist uprising take place?
• Why was Hitler's trial positive for the Nazis?
• What was the role of the Gestapo in the Nazi police state?
• By how much did industrial production fall by 1932?
• What event helped trigger the Spartacist uprising?
• On what date did the Reichstag fire occur?
• When did the Wall Street crash occur and what action worsened the economy?
• What combination contributed to people turning to the Nazis during the Great Depression?
• On what date did the Spartacist uprising end?
• When does Hitler become Chancellor?
• Which statement about Nazi education was NOT part of the system?
• Which statement best describes the Nuremberg Laws of 1935?
• Which phrase captured Germany's dependence on foreign loans during the Golden Age?
• On what date did France occupy the Ruhr and how many troops were involved?
• Did Hitler break the Concordat? If so, how?
• What share of the vote did the Nazis receive in the 1928 election?
• What kind of work did the National Labour Service provide?
• Ruhr crisis consequences besides hyperinflation?
• Under the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, which restriction applied to Jews?
• How did the Spartacist uprising come to an end?
• Which of the following best describes Kristallnacht?
• How did Stresemann's work bring stability to German politics?
• What did Beauty of Labour campaign focus on?
• What mechanism did Hitler use to push through emergency measures in 1933?
• What change occurred for women during the Golden Age?
• Between 1933 and 1939, approximately how many Jews fled Germany?
• What action did the Nazi regime take to censor ideas in 1933?
• What notable action occurred on 1 April 1933?
• Why did Papen think Hitler could be controlled?
• Why did the Kapp Putsch happen?
• What was the SD?