Weimar Republic

What year marked the end of the First World War?

• 1933

• 1923

• 1945

• 1918

Which treaty dictated the terms of Allied victory after World War I?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Rome

• Treaty of Berlin

What was the main political system used in the Weimar Republic for the Reichstag?

• Proportional representation

• Absolute monarchy

• Direct democracy

• Federal system

Who was the leader of the 1920 Revolution that seized Berlin?

• Dr. Wolfgang Kapp

• Adolf Hitler

• Ernst Röhm

• Paul von Hindenburg

What year did the French occupy the Ruhr region?

• 1923

• 1933

• 1918

• 1945

What was the main reason for hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic?

• Foreign investment withdrawal

• Gold shortage

• Printing more paper marks

• Massive borrowing

Who was appointed as the Chancellor of Germany in January 1933?

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Goebbels

• Gustav Stresemann

• Paul von Hindenburg

What event in 1938 marked the beginning of territorial expansion by Nazi Germany?

• Occupation of the Sudetenland

• Invasion of Poland

• Annexation of Austria

• Signing of the Munich Agreement

What was the main purpose of concentration camps initially established by the Nazis?

• Extermination

• Military training

• Rehabilitation

• Forced labor

What year did Germany surrender, marking the end of the Third Reich?

• 1941

• 1939

• 1943

• 1945