Germany, 1918-1933

Place the following events in chronological order:

• Kiel Mutiny

• Munich (Beer Hall) Putsch

• Armistice

• Treaty of Versailles signed

• Abdication of the Kaiser

Who became the first president of the Weimar Republic following the Kaiser's abdication?

(Note: Surname only. Starts with a capital letter).

Which article of the new Weimar Constitution said that the President could pass laws without Reichstag approval in an emergency?

• Article 28

• Article 38

• Article 48

• Article 58

The Weimar Constitution said that elections to the Reichstag would take place using ​ (a)   . This meant that number of ​ a party won was directly linked to the number of ​ (b)   they received. This meant that many parties won seats in the Reichstag and made it hard for a single party to win an overall majority. This meant that ​ (c)   were likely, which could made governing quite difficult. It also meant that extremist parties were able to win seats, such as the KPD on the ​ (d)   and the NSDAP (Nazis) on the ​ (e)   .

• proportional representation
• first-past-the-post
• votes
• members
• coalitions
• arguments
• left
• right
• centre

What word is used to describe the fact that the Treaty of Versailles was agreed by the Allies with no input from Germany?

(Note: no capital letter)

Which article of the Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war, thereby justifying their punishment?

• Article 123

• Article 231

• Article 312

• Article 321

What name was given to the ex-soldiers who helped to put down the Spartacist Revolt?

• Gestapo

• Brownshirts

• Freikorps

• Wehrmacht

Which region of Germany was occupied by French and Belgian troops as a result of Germany's failure to maintain reparation payments?

(NB: Capital letter at the start of the place name)

Place the following events in the correct chronological order:

• Kellogg-Briand Pact

• Young Plan

• Germany joins the League of Nations

• Dawes Plan

By November 1923, how many marks were needed to buy a loaf of bread in Germany?

• 69,000

• 1,512,000

• 1,743,000,000

• 201,000,000,000