Weimar Republic
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- Q1What was publicly announced by the German chancellor, Prince Max von Baden, on November 9th 1918?Revolution From AboveRevolution From BelowAbdication of the KaiserArmistice30s
- Q2On what date did the German delegates sign an armistice to suspend fighting in World War I?8th November 19189th November 191811 November 191810th November 191830s
- Q3Which politician replaced Prince Max von Baden as chancellor of Germany in November 1918?PreussEbertBruningStressemann30s
- Q4The communist group that planned a post-war revolution in Germany adopted the name of which figure from ancient Rome?SpartacusNeroCiceroAugustus30s
- Q5In which month did communist revolutionaries attempt to instigate a revolution by seizing control of Berlin?November 1918January 1919December 1918February 191930s
- Q6Military support for the Weimar Republic was reportedly obtained with an agreement between Friedrich Ebert and which general?General LudendoorfWolfgang KappGeneral HindenbergWilhelm Groener30s
- Q7Which SPD politician declared the formation of the German Republic in Berlin on November 9th 1918?Philip ScheidemannFriedrich EbertWalter RathenauAdolf Hitler30s
- Q8The Weimar Republic takes its name from what German feature?A CountryA PortA StateA City30s
- Q9Which was NOT a feature of the Weimar Republic?Majority governmentsBill of RightsProportional RepresentationArticle 4830s
- Q10Which lawyer and Weimar cabinet minister is considered to be the main architect of the Weimar constitution?EbertStressemannHugo PreussRathenau30s
- Q11Which party became the largest in the first Reichstag, winning 38 per cent of the vote in January 1919?SPDKPDNSDAPZ30s
- Q12In February 1919 who was confirmed by the Reichstag as the first president of the German Republic?Friedrich EbertPaul HindenbergGustav StressemannPhilip Schiederman30s
- Q13At times the second largest party in the Reichstag, the Centre Party was formed to represent and protect which group?ProtestantscommunistsNationalistsCatholics30s
- Q14Which electoral system contributed to the presence of many small parties in the Weimar Reichstag?Proportional votingSecond BallotFirst Past The Post30s
- Q15Which section of the Weimar constitution allowed the president to use the armed forces to restore "public order and security"?Article 39Article 48DictatorshipWar Guilt Clause30s