Knowledge test Beginnings of Weimar Republic Question 1

Knowledge test: Beginnings of Weimar Republic

Question 1 Question 2 There was widespread unrest in Germany after WWI. Who was the Jewish communist that encouraged a general uprising, sparking mass strikes, in Berlin in November 1918? After the Kaiser’s abdication what was the temporary government called? A. Council of People’s Representatives A. Werner Scholem B. People’s Parliament B. Kurt Eisner C. Democratic Council of Germany C. Rosa Luxemburg

Question 3 Question 4 Which two political parties made up the temporary national government after the Kaiser’s abdication? Despite the temporary government new elections were needed as Germany was disorganised; different parties claimed control over different towns. When were the first elections for a new Reichstag (parliament)? A. Social Democratic Party (SPD) & Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD) B. SPD & Communist Party (KPD) C. SPD & Catholic Centre Party (Zentrum) A. December 1918 B. January 1919 C. March 1919

Question 5 Question 6 Elections meant Germany was now a democracy. This was the first time Germany had ever been governed as a democracy. Who was the new President? When did members of the new Reichstag meet to create a new constitution (document on how the country should be run and what the Germany’s principles would be)? A. Hugo Haase (USPD) B. Philip Scheidemann (SPD) C. Friedrich Ebert (SPD) A. February 1919 B. April 1919 C. June 1919 (had to wait until the To. V was signed)

Question 7 Question 8 The President was elected every 7 years. Which one was not the President’s responsibility? When the Reichstag couldn’t make a decision the President could suspend the constitution and pass laws without the Reichstag’s consent. What was this power called? A. Running government day-to-day B. Calling new elections A. Clause 231 C. Choosing the Chancellor B. Diktat C. Article 48

Question 9 Question 10 Germany’s new constitution gave the vote to who for the first time? The new constitution was designed to be as fair as possible. Under the proportional representation system even very small parties were given seats in the Reichstag as long as they got what % of the vote or above? A. Men aged 18 and over B. Women aged 20 and over C. Women but they had be at least 25 years old A. 0. 4% B. 2% C. 4%

Answers 1. B 6. A 2. A 7. A 3. A 8. C 4. B 9. B 5. C 10. A