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6. What were the problems with the Second Reich Constitution?

  • The Kaiser hardly had any power - nobody thought they needed his approval.
  • It was too democratic.
  • It was fragmented and dominated by the Kaiser, elites and Prussia.
  • It was overrun with members of the SPD and KPD.

7. After WW1, the new government had many threats from the left and right. In what order did they come?

  • Red Bavaria (1919), Kapp-Luttwitz Putsch (1920), Spartacist Uprising (1920), Ruhr Revolution (1921), Munich Putsch (1922)
  • Spartacist Uprising (1919), Red Bavaria (1919), Ruhr Revolution (1920), Kapp-Luttwitz Putsch (1920), Munich Putsch (1923)
  • Ruhr Revolution (1919), Spartacist Uprising (1919), Munich Putsch (1921), Red Bavaria (1921), Kapp-Luttwitz Putsch (1922)

8. What did the Enabling Act of 1933 NOT do?

  • Gave the government power to imprison the SPD
  • Gave Hitler 4 years as dictator
  • Gave the government power to change the constitution
  • Gave the government power to pass laws to the cabinet

9. What did the Bamberg Conference of 1926 result in?

  • Hitler was imprisoned and the NSDAP was banned
  • A dramatic increase in the use of Nazi propaganda
  • Complete obedience to Hitler and the idea of Fuhrerprinzip
  • Von Papen resigned and Hitler became Chancellor

10. What did David Lloyd George say about the start of WW1?

  • (The countries) "...were powerless to stop such a cataclysmic explosion of events."
  • (The countries) "...slithered over the brink into the boiling cauldron of fire."
  • "German aggression led to the tragedy we have just experienced."

11. What did Hindenburg's Programme of 'Total War' mean?

  • All resources mobilised for war
  • The decision to focus totally on the defeat of Russia
  • Total annihilation of the rest of Europe
  • Planning Germany's 'totals', i.e. gains, after WW1

12. How many seats did Prussia hold in the Bundesrat?

  • 12
  • 16
  • 18
  • 17
  • 15

13. Name the three main pressure groups during the early 1900s:

  • Navy League, Army League, Air Force League
  • German Colonial League, Pan German League, Navy League
  • Pan German League, Army League, German Agricultural League

14. What was the Nazi slogan?

  • Kinder, Kuche, Kirche
  • Kinder, Kuche, Kapitel
  • Kopfwehr, Kirche, Keller
  • Kuche, Keine, Krabbe

15. How stable were the 'Stresemann Years', 1924-29?

  • Extremely unstable - constant fighting between the political parties, lots of rebellions from the public, many attempts from the left and right to overthrow the regime
  • Not completely stable - the coalitions were weak and short term, and the different financial crises polarised politics
  • Very stable - the parliamentary system matured and developed because of proportional representation, and people were happy with the quick cultural changes

16. What caused Chancellor Von Bulow's downfall?

  • Daily Telegraph Affair
  • Daily Mail Affair
  • Daily Express Affair
  • The Sunday Telegraph Affair

17. Which historians argued for the 'Encirclement Theory' when looking at the causes of WW1?

  • Scholt, Kamper and Adler
  • Hildebrand, Hillgruber and Schollgen
  • Koch, Braun and Becker
  • Scholl, Becker and Schmitt

18. What was the significance of the Banking Crisis of 1931?

  • It cemented the concerns of those who feared social collapse
  • Large scale public strikes
  • Germany suffered hyperinflation again
  • Chancellor Bruning resigned

19. When were the Moroccan Crises?

  • 1902, 1911
  • 1905, 1911
  • 1905, 1912
  • 1904, 1912

20. What did the economic growth from 1900-14 result in?

  • The governing classes decided not to maintain control as much.
  • A drop in unemployment.
  • A contradiction between urbanisation and the lack of political reform.
  • Less debt for agricultural workers.