From Kaiser to Fuhrer: Germany 1900-45

Test yourself on Germany 1900-45 - good luck! I've focused on the Fischer controversy (Unit 2) instead of Unit 8, as we've learnt it in more detail.

?
  • Created by: Bethany
  • Created on: 18-05-13 19:55
What year did Wilhelm II become Kaiser?
1888
1 of 19
How many seats did Prussia hold in the Bundesrat?
17
2 of 19
How many votes from the Bundesrat could veto a bill?
14
3 of 19
What were the problems with the Second Reich Constitution?
It was fragmented and dominated by the Kaiser, elites and Prussia.
4 of 19
What did the economic growth from 1900-14 result in?
A contradiction between urbanisation and the lack of political reform.
5 of 19
Name the three main pressure groups during the early 1900s:
German Colonial League, Pan German League, Navy League
6 of 19
What caused Chancellor Von Bulow's downfall?
Daily Telegraph Affair
7 of 19
When were the Moroccan Crises?
1905, 1911
8 of 19
What did David Lloyd George say about the start of WW1?
(The countries) "...slithered over the brink into the boiling cauldron of fire."
9 of 19
What event from the diaries of Admiral Muller did Fischer use in 'War of Illusions'?
1912 War Council Meeting
10 of 19
What did Hindenburg's Programme of 'Total War' mean?
All resources mobilised for war
11 of 19
After WW1, the new government had many threats from the left and right. In what order did they come?
Spartacist Uprising (1919), Red Bavaria (1919), Ruhr Revolution (1920), Kapp-Luttwitz Putsch (1920), Munich Putsch (1923)
12 of 19
How stable were the 'Stresemann Years', 1924-29?
Not completely stable - the coalitions were weak and short term, and the different financial crises polarised politics
13 of 19
What did the Bamberg Conference of 1926 result in?
Complete obedience to Hitler and the idea of Fuhrerprinzip
14 of 19
What was the significance of the Banking Crisis of 1931?
It cemented the concerns of those who feared social collapse
15 of 19
What did the Enabling Act of 1933 NOT do?
Gave the government power to imprison the SPD
16 of 19
What was the Nazi slogan?
Kinder, Kuche, Kirche
17 of 19
What delayed the German advance during Operation Barbarossa?
Long roads, cold weather, scorched earth policy
18 of 19
Who were the main groups who opposed the Nazi regime?
The church, the left, conservatives, the youth and the army
19 of 19

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

How many seats did Prussia hold in the Bundesrat?

Back

17

Card 3

Front

How many votes from the Bundesrat could veto a bill?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

What were the problems with the Second Reich Constitution?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

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

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar History resources:

See all History resources »See all The rise of Germany from 1871 resources »