Lesson 1

1 The origins of the Republic, 1918–19 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 15

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The 20 questions

  1. When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate?

    • 11 November 1918
    • 30 January 1933
    • 28 June 1919
    • 9 November 1918

  2. Who proclaimed the German republic in Berlin on 9 November 1918?

    • Paul von Hindenburg
    • Karl Liebknecht
    • Gustav Stresemann
    • Philipp Scheidemann

  3. What was the official name of the armistice signed on 11 November 1918?

    • Berlin Pact
    • Armistice of Compiègne
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Weimar Truce

  4. Why was the German constitution of 1919 named after Weimar?

    • Birthplace of Ebert
    • Assembly met there
    • Capital permanently moved
    • Main industrial hub

  5. Which electoral system did Weimar use for the Reichstag?

    • Two-round majority voting
    • Proportional representation
    • Single transferable vote
    • First-past-the-post

  6. Which article of the Weimar Constitution let the president rule by emergency decree?

    • Article 102
    • Article 48
    • Article 1
    • Article 231

  7. What weakness in the Weimar electoral system hindered stable government coalitions?

    • Direct presidential rule
    • First-past-the-post voting
    • Appointed parliament
    • Proportional representation

  8. Which political faction launched the Spartacist uprising in Berlin in January 1919?

    • Radical communists
    • Conservative nationalists
    • Moderate socialists
    • Right-wing monarchists

  9. Which forces did Friedrich Ebert's government use to crush left-wing uprisings in 1919?

    • Red Guard militias
    • Army and Freikorps
    • Weimar police force
    • Allied occupation troops

  10. Which political group on the right was most hostile to the new Weimar Republic?

    • Liberal Democrats
    • Catholic Centre Party
    • Social Democrats
    • Nationalists and monarchists

  11. What treaty was deeply resented by the German public and linked to the new Republic?

    • Treaty of Saint-Germain
    • Treaty of Trianon
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  12. Which element of the Weimar Constitution provided direct protection for citizens' civil liberties?

    • A bill of rights
    • Article 48 powers
    • Presidential decrees
    • Proportional voting

  13. Who became the first President of Weimar Germany?

    • Hjalmar Schacht
    • Paul von Hindenburg
    • Gustav Stresemann
    • Friedrich Ebert

  14. When was the Weimar National Assembly elected?

    • June 1919
    • November 1918
    • January 1919
    • August 1919

  15. What form of government replaced the German Empire following the Kaiser's abdication?

    • Democratic republic
    • Absolute monarchy
    • Military dictatorship
    • Communist soviet

  16. How is the political structure of the Weimar Republic best classified?

    • Unitary autocracy
    • One-party state
    • Absolute monarchy
    • Parliamentary democracy

  17. Which Weimar constitutional article allowed governments to rule by decree without the Reichstag?

    • Article 22
    • Article 48
    • Article 109
    • Article 54

  18. Which coalition held a majority in the National Assembly of January 1919?

    • Weimar Coalition
    • Nazi Party
    • Grand Coalition
    • Spartacist League

  19. How is the design of the Weimar Constitution best described?

    • Democratic with flaws
    • Absolute monarchy
    • Purely autocratic
    • Strictly communist

  20. What was the title of Germany’s head of state under the Weimar Constitution?

    • President
    • Kaiser
    • Chancellor
    • King

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