Lesson 2

2 The early challenges to the Weimar Republic, 1919–23 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 15

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Lesson 2, The early challenges to the Weimar Republic, 1919–23: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 15: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

    • 30 January 1933
    • 28 June 1919
    • 11 November 1918
    • 1 January 1920

  2. Which article of the Treaty of Versailles placed responsibility for the war on Germany?

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

  3. What was the popular nationalist myth blaming politicians for losing the First World War called?

    • Stab-in-the-back myth
    • November criminals
    • Dolchstoss theory
    • Versailles betrayal

  4. What were the right-wing volunteer paramilitary units of ex-soldiers formed after 1918 called?

    • Freikorps
    • SS
    • SA
    • Stahlhelm

  5. Which event was a right-wing coup in Berlin defeated by a general strike in March 1920?

    • Spartacist Uprising
    • Munich Putsch
    • Kapp Putsch
    • Ruhraprising

  6. What total did the 1921 reparations schedule set for Germany?

    • 132 billion gold marks
    • 5 billion marks
    • 1 billion pounds
    • 20 million marks

  7. Which foreign nations occupied the Ruhr industrial region in January 1923?

    • Britain and France
    • USA and Britain
    • France and Belgium
    • Poland and France

  8. Who as chancellor in 1923 ended passive resistance in the Ruhr?

    • Gustav Stresemann
    • Joseph Wirth
    • Franz von Papen
    • Hermann Müller

  9. What happened to ordinary people's savings during the 1923 hyperinflation?

    • Doubled in value
    • Remained secure
    • Increased slightly
    • Became worthless

  10. By November 1923, roughly how many marks equalled one US dollar?

    • 4.2 billion
    • 4.2 thousand
    • 4.2 trillion
    • 4.2 million

  11. What policy did the German government adopt in response to the Ruhr occupation?

    • Naval blockade
    • Passive resistance
    • Armed invasion
    • Full cooperation

  12. Which specific resource shortfalls triggered the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr?

    • Iron and steel
    • Gold and silver
    • Oil and grain
    • Coal and timber

  13. Which combination of factors severely tested the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1923?

    • Foreign invasion only
    • Royalist restoration
    • Famine and disease
    • Extremism and hyperinflation

  14. Which Treaty of Versailles clause formally blamed Germany for starting the First World War?

    • War Guilt Clause
    • Article 48
    • Disarmament Clause
    • Reparations Clause

  15. What was the limit on the German army set by the Treaty of Versailles?

    • 100,000 men
    • 10,000 men
    • 250,000 men
    • 1 million men

  16. Who was assassinated in 1922 by right-wing extremists?

    • Walther Rathenau
    • Friedrich Ebert
    • Gustav Stresemann
    • Paul von Hindenburg

  17. A German family’s savings and wages lose value almost daily in 1923. Which phenomenon is this?

    • Hyperinflation
    • Recession
    • Deflation
    • Stagflation

  18. What political impact did the huge reparations schedule have on Weimar governments?

    • Immediate prosperity
    • Strong unity
    • Constant instability
    • Absolute monarchy

  19. Which key territory was returned to France under the Treaty of Versailles?

    • Upper Silesia
    • Rhineland
    • Alsace-Lorraine
    • Saarland

  20. What major economic catastrophe hit Germany directly as a result of the 1923 Ruhr crisis?

    • Agricultural famine
    • Wall Street Crash
    • Hyperinflation
    • Great Depression

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