Week 30 Checkpoint Quiz

Which of following German political parties was furthest to Left on the political ideological spectrum?

• NSDVP

• DNVP

• KPD

• SPD

The abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II was announced by _____________ before the Kaiser had actually stepped down.

• Friedrich Ebert

• Erich Von Ludendorff

• Max Von Baden

• Paul Hindenburg

Which word best describes a person or group whose political aims is to stop change or reverse changes in the culture and politics of a nation.

• Reactionary

• Revolutionary

• Liberal

• Anarchist

Which of the following best describes the alliance of different political parties for the purpose of forming a ruling majority in Parliament

• Putsch

• Republic

• Proportional Representation

• Coalition

According the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to give up territory in Europe. Which lands to it give up and to whom?

(a)  

What where the military losses for Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?

(a)  

Why did League of Nations give West Prussia to Poland and the Sudetenland to Czechoslovakia, and why did this upset some Germans?

What arguments could be made that Treaty of Versailles was not unfair?

Briefly explain the terms of the Ebert-Groener Pact and the Stinnes-Legion Agreement. What was the purpose of these agreements?

In one minute, list as many challenges as you can that faced the Weimar Republic in January of 1919.