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German History Knowledge Test Die Prüfung

Chapter 1 In which year was Germany unified as one state? Which German Chancellor is commonly known as the “Iron Chancellor”?What name is given to the powerful, right-wing, aristocrats and army officers who owned vast swathes of land in Prussia/East Elbia? What was the name of the German war plan before WW1? What were the October Reforms? Why did Ludendorff hand power to the SPD at the end of the war? On what date did the Kaiser abdicate? Who were the two SPD leaders in 1918? Who declared an independent Republic of Bavaria in 1918? Who became the last Imperial Chancellor?

Chapter 2 Which army general did Chancellor Ebert strike a deal with on 10th November 1918, to put an end to unrest?Which minister signed the Armistice on 11th November?Who was the Defence Minister? What event triggered the Spartacist Uprising in 1919? Who were the two leaders of the Spartacists? How many people were killed? Who became the largest party in the January 1919 elections? Who was second? Name two other major parties in the 1919 Reichstag elections. Which two ministers signed the Treaty of Versailles for Germany?

Chapter 2 How did Chancellor Scheidemann react to the Treaty? Who became the second Weimar Chancellor in June 1919?

Chapter 3 Who drafted the Weimar constitution? What were the constitution’s two major flaws called?Name two positive aspects to the Constitution. What happened in the Ruhr Valley in 1920? Why did Kapp lead a putsch in March 1920? Who was his military co-leader? Which two ministers were assassinated by right-wing extremists? How was the Kapp Putsch put down? Why did some say it was a victory for the putschists ? Who replaced Bauer as Chancellor?

Chapter 3 Why did the Weimar Coalition of 1919-1920 collapse in June 1920? Which three parties formed the new coalition?Why did the government face economic problems? How did Finance Ministers Erzberger and Wirth respond? Why did the French invade the Ruhr Valley in January 1923? How did Chancellor Cuno respond and why was this bad? How did Chancellor Stresemann solve the cris e s? Why did Stresemann only last 109 days? Give me one reason why the Munich Putsch was a success for Hitler. Give me one reason why the Munich Putsch was a failure for Hitler.

Chapter 4Who replaced Stresemann as Chancellor in 1923? Who formed the new coalition?Under the Dawes Plan, how much reparations would Germany pay for the first five years? How much in loans would Germany get? Which party became the second-largest in the May 1924 elections? Which Nazi-based right-wing group won 32 seats? What triggered an early presidential election in 1925? Who won the election? What did the Locarno Treaties achieve? Name one of Hitler’s foreign policy aims.

Chapter 5On what date was the Wall Street Crash (Black Thursday)? Who was Chancellor of Germany at the time of the Depression?What figure had unemployment risen to by 1932? What strategy did Muller propose to tackle the Depression? Who became Chancellor in 1930? How many seats did the Nazis win in the 1930 Election? How many times did Bruning use Article 48 in 1932? Which major German bank collapsed in 1931? Who had become the political power broker in Germany? Who succeeded as Chancellor in 1932?

Chapter 5 How many seats did the Nazis win in July 1932 and why was this significant?What was the “Rape of Prussia”?What did Papen offer Hitler, but he refused? Why was the November 1932 election disappointing for Hitler? Who was the leader of the Nazi’s left-wing? What was Schleicher’s plan to outsmart the Nazis? What was the “Backstairs Intrigue”? Who became the new Defence Minister? On what date did Hitler become Chancellor? Who was his Vice Chancellor?

Chapter 6 Which party was Hitler’s main coalition partner in 1933?Who was their leader? What position did Goring get and why was this important?Who was made Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda? What happened on 27 th February 1933? What did this lead to 24 hours later? Who was the first “victim” of Hitler’s purges? Why were the March 1933 elections disappointing for Hitler? What was the purpose of the Day of Potsdam in 21 st March 1933? What did the Enabling Act do?

Chapter 6 Who spoke out against the Enabling Act?What does Gleichschaltung mean? Give three examples of groups that were targeted/removed by Gleichschaltung? What was the purpose of Papen’s Marburg Speech? When was the Night of the Long Knives? What was its aim? Name three high-profile casualties. What happened to Papen? When did Hindenburg die? What new title did Hitler award himself?

Chapter 7 What is meant by “dualism”?Who controlled the all-powerful Reich Chancellery? Who controlled the Party Chancellery and access to Hitler?Name two of the Nazi state police organisations under the control of the SS Reichsfuhrer, Himmler. What did Goebbels do to ensure 75% of the German population owned a radio? What was the “Editors’ Law”? Name a Nazi newspaper. Out of 1,000 Nazi films, how many were blatant propaganda? Name the famous actress/director who worked for Hitler? How did Hitler deal with the Churches?

Chapter 7 Who did Hitler appoint as his first Economics Minister?What was his “New Plan”? What were Mefo bills?What evidence is there of economic success? What was the RAD? What was the DAF? Name two ways the DAF appeased workers. What does autarky mean? Why did Hitler abandon the New Plan in favour of the Four-Year Plan? Name one company which supported the Nazis.

Chapter 9 What were Hitler’s 3 main foreign policy aims, according to the 25-Point Programme?Why did Hitler take Germany out of the League of Nations? What boost did Hitler’s foreign policy get in January 1935?What was the Stresa Front and why was it formed? How did Britain undermine the Front? Why was the Hoare-Laval Pact a significant turning point? What did Hitler do in 1936? Why was this a huge success for Hitler? Why was it a significant failure for the French? Why was the Spanish Civil War useful to Hitler?

Chapter 9 How did Hitler realise Anschluss?How did Schuschnigg try to bluff Hitler? Why did Hitler want the Sudetenland?What was agreed under the Munich Agreement in 1938? What event ultimately proved to Chamberlain that Hitler could not be trusted? What was the Fritsch- Blomberg Crisis? What was Hitler’s next territorial target? When was the Nazi-Soviet Pact signed? What did it promise in public? What did it promise in secret?

Chapter 10 When did WW2 break out?What was Operation Barbarossa? How much was Germany spending on the war by 1941?Why was there a lack of efficiency in the war effort?Who did Hitler appoint to deal with the war economy? How much did armament production go up by under him? How many hours a week were workers working by 1944? What happened at the Wannsee Conference? Why was there little opposition to the Nazi regime? Name and describe one opposition group and their tactic?

Chapter 11 How did Goering betray Hitler?How did Himmler betray Hitler? When did Hitler commit suicide?What was the Flensburg Government and who was its leader?On what date did the Germans officially surrender? What were the Nuremberg Trials? What was the sentence for Hess? What happened to Speer? Why did Goering and Himmler escape justice? How many people were killed under Nazi rule?

Chapter 12 What were the names of the three Allied conferences which helped end WW2?What was agreed would happen to Germany at the end of the war?What did the Allies have to agree to do for the USSR? Where did the German border shift to?Which two zones formed Bizonia in January 1947?What did the Truman Doctrine promise in 1947? How much aid did the Marshall Plan offer in 1948? How did Stalin respond? What did Erhard introduce in June 1948 which upset the USSR? How did Stalin respond?

Chapter 13 Who became the first Chancellor of West Germany in 1949?Which was his party and where were they on the spectrum?What was the constitution called? Why was it temporary?Describe two ways it was significantly different to the Weimar constitution?Name two other West German political parties.Who was the Economics Minister? What was his economic policy called? By how much did the economy grow each year, on average? How much did it grow by in 1955?

Chapter 13 Give one other piece of evidence which shows the economy boomed in 1950s FRG.How much Marshall Aid did West Germany get?Give two pieces of evidence to suggest this wasn’t an economic miracle. What was the Co-determination Law AND Works’ Constitution Law?What did the Schuman Plan create in 1951?What was signed in 1957 and what did it create? What was NATO and how did it benefit West Germany? Why was 1957 a significant year for Adenauer? What was the Der Spiegel Affair in 1962? How did it affect Adenauer?