GCSE History | Stable Weimar Germany of the late 1920s

History Quiz - Germany: 1918-1939 - Weimar's Recovery, 1924-1929 (Questions)

In GCSE History students will look at Germany between the two World Wars. One area covered is the more stable, middle period of the Weimar Republic in the late 1920s, before the Great Depression.

The late 1920s were the best years for Weimar Germany. The country was more politically stable, and seemed to be economically stable too. Unfortunately this was an illusory calm: Germany depended on US loans to finance her industry and to pay reparations.

Explore the Weimar Republic of the late 1920s in this enlightening quiz.

Which plan of 1924 set out to stabilise reparations payments following the re-calibration of the Mark?

[ ]	The Dawes Plan
[ ]	The Schacht Plan
[ ]	The Bruning Plan
[ ]	The Kopenick Plan

Where was a major international treaty signed in 1925, when Germany agreed to recognise the western borders established at Versailles in 1919?

[ ]	Weimar
[ ]	Geneva
[ ]	Locarno
[ ]	Washington

Which German statesman served frequently as Chancellor and Foreign Minister between 1923 and 1929?

[ ]	Friedrich Ebert
[ ]	General Groening
[ ]	Franz von Papen
[ ]	Gustav Stresemann

In which jail was Hitler held during 1925 following his conviction for trying to overthrow the state in his 1923 Beer Hall Putsch?

[ ]	Spandau
[ ]	Nuremberg
[ ]	Colditz
[ ]	Landsberg

Which book did Hitler write while in jail, dictating its contents to his loyal colleague Rudolf Hess?

[ ]	Mein Leben
[ ]	Mein Krieg
[ ]	Mein Kampf
[ ]	Mein Land

Of which international organisation did Germany join the Council in 1926?

[ ]	The International Labour Organisation
[ ]	The League of Nations
[ ]	The International Disarmament Conference
[ ]	The Comintern

Which system of election was used throughout the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933?

[ ]	First past the post
[ ]	The Additional Member System
[ ]	Proportional Representation
[ ]	The List System

In the general election of 1928 which of these parties gained the fewest seats and votes?

[ ]	The Social Democrats
[ ]	The Communists
[ ]	The Nationalist Party
[ ]	The National Socialist German Workers' Party

In 1929 an American called Young was asked to report on which aspect of the German economy?

[ ]	Inflation
[ ]	Reparations payments
[ ]	Money supply
[ ]	Productivity

10.

In which month did the Wall Street Crash occur during 1929?

[ ]	November
[ ]	September
[ ]	December
[ ]	October

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History Quiz - Germany: 1918-1939 - Weimar's Recovery, 1924-1929 (Answers)

Which plan of 1924 set out to stabilise reparations payments following the re-calibration of the Mark?

[x]	The Dawes Plan
[ ]	The Schacht Plan
[ ]	The Bruning Plan
[ ]	The Kopenick Plan

Germany claimed that she could not pay reparations during the financial crisis that came to an end by 1924. Under this plan she resumed payments over a longer period than had been envisaged in 1921

Where was a major international treaty signed in 1925, when Germany agreed to recognise the western borders established at Versailles in 1919?

[ ]	Weimar
[ ]	Geneva
[x]	Locarno
[ ]	Washington

Under the new spirit of optimism that pervaded Europe after 1923, Germany agreed voluntarily to accept at least part of the hated Versailles settlement

Which German statesman served frequently as Chancellor and Foreign Minister between 1923 and 1929?

[ ]	Friedrich Ebert
[ ]	General Groening
[ ]	Franz von Papen
[x]	Gustav Stresemann

During these years the Weimar governments showed an eagerness to compromise with their former enemies. They felt that this was the best way to undermine the Treaty of Versailles, which they had reluctantly signed in 1919

In which jail was Hitler held during 1925 following his conviction for trying to overthrow the state in his 1923 Beer Hall Putsch?

[ ]	Spandau
[ ]	Nuremberg
[ ]	Colditz
[x]	Landsberg

Hitler's prison regime was lenient, and he served only a few months of a five year sentence. The trial judge seemed to sympathise with him, and often Hitler dominated the court proceedings with his antics

Which book did Hitler write while in jail, dictating its contents to his loyal colleague Rudolf Hess?

[ ]	Mein Leben
[ ]	Mein Krieg
[x]	Mein Kampf
[ ]	Mein Land

Hitler's book was a rambling text, combining autobiographical detail with pseudo-scientific mention of the theories of the likes of Gobineau and Houston Stewart Chamberlain. It became a best seller once he achieved power

Of which international organisation did Germany join the Council in 1926?

[ ]	The International Labour Organisation
[x]	The League of Nations
[ ]	The International Disarmament Conference
[ ]	The Comintern

In 1919 Germany had been an international pariah. By 1926 international bodies were queuing up to recruit her

Which system of election was used throughout the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933?

[ ]	First past the post
[ ]	The Additional Member System
[x]	Proportional Representation
[ ]	The List System

The Weimar Constitution of 1919 set out to be democratic and fair

In the general election of 1928 which of these parties gained the fewest seats and votes?

[ ]	The Social Democrats
[ ]	The Communists
[ ]	The Nationalist Party
[x]	The National Socialist German Workers' Party

Under the Weimar electoral system more extreme parties needed to poll a large share of the votes to gain substantial numbers of seats

In 1929 an American called Young was asked to report on which aspect of the German economy?

[ ]	Inflation
[x]	Reparations payments
[ ]	Money supply
[ ]	Productivity

Young was following up the 1924 examination of the German economy, just before the Great Depression

10.

In which month did the Wall Street Crash occur during 1929?

[ ]	November
[ ]	September
[ ]	December
[x]	October

The New York Stock Exchange was extremely volatile during 1929. Share values could of course rise, but they could also plummet