Germany Quizzes

Quiz 1: Germany under the Kaiser

1) Who was the ruler of Germany from 1888-1918?

2) Many workers voted for which party during the early 1900s?

3) The belief that a country should have a strong army is called what?

4) What role is the German equivalent of Prime Minister?

5) Kaiser Wilhelm wanted to make Germany as powerful as which country?

6) What did Germany want to expand by taking over other countries?

7) The idea of being a world power was called what in German?

8) In what century was Germany unified?

9) What term was used against the politicians who had ‘betrayed’ Germany at the end of WW1?

10) Who became leader of Germany in 1918 following the abdication of the Kaiser?

Quiz 1: Answers Kaiser Wilhelm II SPD Militarism Chancellor Britain Empire Weltpolitik 19th November Criminals Ebert

Quiz 2: Weimar Republic & Treaty of Versailles

1) Ebert was the leader of which party?

2) All men and women over what age were allowed to vote in elections?

3) What voting system did the Weimar Republic use?

4) What types of government did this voting system lead to (made up of multiple parties)?

5) German MPs were elected every four years into what political organisation?

6) The DNVP & NSDAP were on what wing of the political spectrum?

7) What political belief / ideology did the KPD represent?

8) How much did Germany have to pay in reparations in the Treaty of Versailles?

9) According to Anschluss, which country were Germany forbidden to reunite with?

10) How many soldiers were Germany allowed in their army according to the Treaty of Versailles?

Quiz 2: Answers SPD 20 PR (Proportional Representation) Coalition Reichstag Right Wing Communism £6.6 billion Austria 100,000

Quiz 3: Challenges to the Weimar Republic

1) What new political idea did the Spartacists believe in?

2) Which city did the Spartacists try to take over in January 1919?

3) Which group did Ebert use to crush the Spartacus Revolt?

4) What was the name of the rebellion led by Wolfgang Kapp?

5) In which industrial area was there a communist uprising known as the ‘Red Rising’?

6) Between 1919 & 1922 there were how many political murders in Germany? 75, 350, 2500

7) In which city did Hitler launch his own Putsch?

8) In what year did Hitler’s Putsch take place?

9) Which famous German WW1 leader supported Hitler in his attempt to seize power?

10) What book did Hitler write when he was imprisoned following the failure of this event?

Quiz 3: Answers Communism Berlin Free Corps Kapp Putsch Ruhr 350 Munich 1923 Ludendorff Mein Kampf

Quiz 4: Weimar Republic in Trouble

1) How much did Germany have to pay in reparations according to the Treaty of Versailles?

2) In what year did Germany fail to make their second reparations payment?

3) Which two countries sent soldiers in to the Ruhr following this?

4) How many strikers were killed these soldiers? 100, 300, 3000

5) What did the government do to enable them to pay the striking workers?

6) What is the name of the problem this led to with money becoming worthless?

7) What happened to many small businesses as a result of this?

8) What happened to those who had savings in the banks?

9) Which people were the winners from this crisis?

10) Who was blamed for this crisis?

Quiz 4: Answers £6.6 billion 1932 France & Belgium 100 Print Money Hyperinflation Collapsed Lost savings People with debts Weimar Government

Quiz 5: Weimar Recovery & Golden Age

1) Who was foreign minister from 1924 who led the Weimar Recovery?

2) Which new currency was introduced in 1924 2) Which new currency was introduced in 1924? Reichsmark, Rentenmark or Rezdermark

3) What deal was signed with the USA, meaning that money would be given to Germany to help its recovery?

4) What new agreement was signed in 1929 reducing reparations 4) What new agreement was signed in 1929 reducing reparations? Child Plan, Old Plan, Young Plan

5) What organisation did Germany join in 1926?

6) In what year did this highly successful foreign minister die?

7) Before WW1, who had kept tight control on all types of entertainment?

8) Under the Weimar Republic, many new cultural ideas came to the fore in Germany. True or False?

9) By 1929 Germany was fully recovered with no remaining problems 9) By 1929 Germany was fully recovered with no remaining problems. True or False?

10) By 1928, what percentage of the population were voting for the Nazis?

Quiz 5: Answers Gustav Stresemann Reichsmark Dawes Plan Young Plan League of Nations 1929 Kaiser True False 2%

Quiz 6: Growth of Nazi Party

1) What event struck America in October 1929 devastating the economy?

2) Roughly how many people were unemployed in Germany by 1932 2) Roughly how many people were unemployed in Germany by 1932? 1 million, 3.25 million, 5.5 million

3) By 1928, what percentage of the population were voting for the Nazis?

4) Which party was the largest party in 1928?

5) How many seats did the Nazis hold by July 1932? 107, 196, 230

6) The fear of which political group helped the Nazis rise to power?

7) Which group acted as Hitler’s personal bodyguard and used violence against opponents in the early 1930s?

8) Who was in charge of Nazi propaganda which helped to push forward Nazi beliefs?

9) Which class made up the majority of Nazi membership 9) Which class made up the majority of Nazi membership? Working, Middle, Upper

10) Which class made up the majority of Communist membership 10) Which class made up the majority of Communist membership? Working, Middle, Upper

Quiz 6: Answers Wall Street Crash 5.5 million 2% SPD 230 Communism SA Joseph Goebbels Middle Working

Quiz 7: Hitler’s Rise to Power

1) Which group acted as Hitler’s personal bodyguard and used violence against opponents in the early 1930s?

2) Who won the most seats in the July 1932 elections?

3) Who became Chancellor in 1930, was unpopular, and resigned in July 1932?

4) Who appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 following the resignation of Von Papen?

5) What event took place on 27th February 1933 and was blamed on the Communists?

6) Which political parties were banned in Germany in July 1933?

7) What was passed in March 1933 giving Hitler the power to make laws without asking the rest of the Reichstag?

8) What was formed in Dachau, Southern Germany, in 1933 for the first time?

9) Who was the leader of the SA that Hitler had murdered in the Night of the Long Knives?

10) Which group were responsible for carrying out the murders in the Night of the Long Knives?

Quiz 7: Answers SA Nazis (NSDAP) Enabling Act Concentration Camp Bruning Hindenburg Reichstag Fire All apart from Nazis Enabling Act Concentration Camp Ernst Rohm SS

Quiz 8: Nazi Economic Policy

1) What term is used to describe when a country rebuilds its armed forces?

2) What two things did Hitler promise people in his election campaigns relating to everyday life?

3) What did Hitler introduce in 1935, meaning all men aged 18-25 had to spend two years in the armed forces?

4) Who did Hitler appoint as Minister of Economics when he came to power in 1933?

5) In 1936 he was replaced by Hermann Goering who introduced what scheme to get Germany ready for war? Three Year Plan, Four Year Plan, Five Year Plan

6) Wages did not increase for a few years when the Nazis came to power, but at least jobs existed. True or False?

7) Food prices reduced under Nazi rule. True or False?

8) What ‘People’s Car’ did Hitler help to design that ordinary people could afford?

9) What was introduced during WW2 to help to tackle severe food shortages?

10) What was Armaments Minister, Albert Speer, told to prepare Germany for? Partial War, Total War, Guerrilla War

Quiz 8: Answers Rearmament Work & Bread Conscription Hjalmar Schacht Four Year Plan True False Volkswagen Rationing Total War

Quiz 9: Nazi Social Policy

1) What did the Nazis hope to use the school system to do to people 1) What did the Nazis hope to use the school system to do to people? Brainwash them, Sack them, Terrify them.

2) What new anti-semitic subject was added to the timetable at schools under the Nazis?

3) Whose ideas did textbooks and different subjects at school promote?

4) What organisations were set up outside of schools to control young people?

5) Which of these was a youth organisation that opposed the Nazis 5) Which of these was a youth organisation that opposed the Nazis? Daschund Cowboys, Edelweiss Pirates or Freiburg Seals

6) What did the three K’s, Kinder, Kirche & Kuche mean?

7) Within months of coming to power many women were sacked as doctors, lawyers and teachers. True or False?

8) What medal was awarded every year on Hitler’s birthday to the women who had the most children?

9) What agreement did Hitler sign with the Pope in 1933?

10) What Protestant group was set up by Pastor Martin Niemoller that openly criticised the Nazis?

Quiz 9: Answers Brainwash them True Race Studies Motherhood Medal Nazi Hitler Youth Groups Edelweiss Pirates Children, Church & Cooking True Motherhood Medal Concordat Confessional Church

Quiz 10: Nazi Control

1) What were the two main methods of control used by the Nazis?

2) Who was in charge of the Nazi police state?

3) What were set up as large prisons to hold ‘enemies of the state’?

4) What organisation acted as the Nazi secret police?

5) Which highly feared organisation wore blackshirts and acted as Hitler’s personal bodyguard?

6) Who was in charge of propaganda and censorship?

7) What were held to showcase Hitler’s greatness and the strength of the army?

8) Who did propaganda blame all of the Nazis’ problems on?

9) What new form of communication was particularly popular in the 1930s and used by the Nazis to put out their messages?

10) Censorship simply meant that the Nazis new what was happening, not that things were banned. True or False?

Quiz 10: Answers Fear & Persuasion Himmler Concentration Camps Gestapo SS Goebbels Mass Rallies Jews Radio False

Quiz 11: Nazi Art, Culture & Resistance

1) What organisation was set up to control the arts and culture?

2) Who was the head of this organisation?

3) Who were frequently portrayed as the villains in Nazi cinema?

4) What was the best selling book in Germany at this time?

5) What did the Nazis do to paintings they disapproved of in 1936?

6) What sporting event was held in Berlin in 1936?

7) What term is used to describe when Germans refused to do exactly what they were told by the Nazis?

8) The Catholic and Protestant Church both spoke out against the actions of the Nazis. True or False?

9) What 1944 plot was the closest of any to assassinating Hitler?

10) The Jazz Youth and Red Rose Group were groups that resisted the Nazis. True or False?

Quiz 11: Answers Chamber of Culture Goebbels Jews Mein Kampf Burnt them Olympics Passive Resistance True July Bomb Plot False

End of Unit Quiz

1) Who was foreign minister from 1924 who led the Weimar Recovery?

2) What new anti-semitic subject was added to the timetable at schools under the Nazis?

3) The belief that a country should have a strong army is called what?

4) What agreement did Hitler sign with the Pope in 1933?

5) In which city did Hitler launch his own Putsch?

6) What event took place on 27th February 1933 and was blamed on the Communists?

7) What new political idea did the Spartacists believe in?

8) Who were frequently portrayed as the villains in Nazi cinema?

9) Who became leader of Germany in 1918 following the abdication of the Kaiser?

10) What organisation acted as the Nazi secret police?

11) Which class made up the majority of Nazi membership 11) Which class made up the majority of Nazi membership? Working, Middle, Upper

12) Which people were the winners from the hyperinflation crisis?

13) What book did Hitler write when he was imprisoned?

14) What voting system did the Weimar Republic use?

15) Who was in charge of propaganda and censorship?

16) What organisation did Germany join in 1926?

17) What term is used to describe when a country rebuilds its armed forces?

18) Who was the ruler of Germany from 1888-1918?

19) Between 1919 & 1922 there were how many political murders in Germany? 75, 350, 2500

20) Who appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 following the resignation of Von Papen?

End of Unit: Answers (part 1) Gustav Stresemann Race Studies Militarism Concordat Munich Reichstag Fire Communism Jews Ebert Gestapo

End of Unit: Answers (part 2) Middle Class Debtors Mein Kampf PR (Proportional Representation) Goebbels League of Nations Rearmament Kaiser Wilhelm II 350 Hindenburg