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In 1910, how much Iron did Germany produce compared to Britain? |
14,793 (Germany) 10,380 (Britain) Thousand tonnes |
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Between what years did the industrial workers wages rise by 30%? |
1885-1913 |
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In 1882, what percentage of the German workforce was employed in agricultural labour? In 1907, what percentage of the German workforce was employed in agricultural labour? |
42% 34 % |
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What happened in Hamburg, 1906? |
Red Wednesday riots. Peaceful demonstrations calling for constitutional change turned violent. |
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When was the Pan German League founded? |
1891 |
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When was the Flottenveiren founded? |
1898 |
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What did the 1912 amendment to the Naval Law involve? |
A German fleet with 24 dreadnoughts |
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When was the Daily Telegraph incident? |
November 1908 |
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When was the Zabern Affair? |
November- December 1912 |
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In the 1908 election in Prussia, 418,000 votes translated into how many Conservative seats? |
212 |
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In the 1908 election in Prussia, 600,000 votes translated into how many socialist seats (Social democrats) |
6 |
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The corrupt system of voting in Germany pre 1918 was due to the... |
'three class franchise' |
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Unemployment rose from ______ in 1882 to _____ in 1907 |
1.35 million | 3.45 million |
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A vote of no confidence against Bethmann-Hollweg was supported by... |
293 votes to 54 |
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The German bill of 1913 increased the German army's size by how many troops? |
170,000 troops.
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Initially there was a protest against war on the 28th and 29th July in Berlin, with how many demonstrators? |
100,000 |
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Define 'burgfrieden' |
A castle that is under seige and all deifferences are put aside in the name of survival. |
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How many German casualties were there by the end of 1914? |
650,000 |
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What was the US passenger ship that Germany sunk called? |
Lusitania |
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What happened February 14 1915? |
Germany ordered submarine blockade on Britain, Britain retaliated by ordering all goods presumed to be destined for Germany to be seized by Royal Navy |
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In 1914, how much of what Germany consumed was imported? |
25% |
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Mobilisation took what fraction of the agricultural landforce? |
1/3 |
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Which two radicals believed the only way to peace was through revolution? |
Rosa and Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht |
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The production of machine guns increased from ____ in 1915 to _____ in 1917 |
6,100|115,200 |
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The 'Turnip winter' was which year? |
1916-17 |
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How many German men were mobilised to serve, and how many of these were killed? |
13 million|2 million |
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What was the slogan on placards of demonstrators in May/June 1916 |
'Freedom, Bread, Peace' |
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In April 1917, how many workers demonstrated for food and the end of the war? |
300,000 workers |
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What was article 231? |
Germany had to accept full responsibility for WW1? |
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What was the Ebert Groener agreement? |
In return for supplies and protection of its status, the army would put down any revolutionary activity |
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The Spartacist revolt began on the..... |
5th January 1919 |
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Who's idea was the 'fourteen point plan'? |
Woodrow Wilson |
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What did Chancellor Scheidemann say to the National Assembly on 12 May 1919? |
"What hand would not wither that binds itself and us in these fetters?" |
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How much territory of coal production did Germany lose in the Treaty of Versailles? |
20% |
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Which two areas were given to Poland in the TofV which were of symbolic significance? |
Posen and West Prussia |
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How many men was the German army limited to in the TofV? |
100,000 |
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Define 'diktat' |
Dictated without consent (The TofV was dictated to Germany without negotiation) |
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The elections of Jan 1919 gave the SPD how many seats? |
165/423 |
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When did the Kapp Putsch begin? |
12-13 March 1920 |
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What did General von Seeckt declare when he was ordered to ordered to act on the rebelling Freikorps? |
Reichswehr do not fire on the Reichswehr. |
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What was the national debt in 1919, and what did it increase to in 1922? |
144 milliard marks| 469 milliard marks |
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How many French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr in Jan 1923, as a result of the failure of Germany to pay reparations? |
60,000 |
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In 1918 how much did it cost to buy a loaf of bread, and how much in Nov 1923? |
0.63 marks| 201,000,000,000 |
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Who established the Rentenmark, and when? |
Hans Luther (under Stresemann) Nov 1923 |
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How many coalition governments were there between 1919-33? |
20 |
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When was the Dawes Plan introduced? |
August 1924 |
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When was the Young Plan introduced? |
June 1928 |
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In 1933, how many German's were unemployed? |
6 million |
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By late 1929, the Reich institution borrowed how much from the government and why? |
342 million reichsmarks, to pay benefits to the unemployed |
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How much foreign investment did Germany recieve between 1924-30? |
25.5 billion marks. |
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Between 1924 and 1932 how many disputes of wages were brought to arbitration? |
76,000 |
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Between 1927 and 1930, how many homes were built or renovated? |
300,000 |
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When was Germany admitted into the League of Nations? |
September 1926 |
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The Nazi Party was first reorganised after winning how many votes in the December 1924 election? |
907,000 |
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In 1930, 2/3's of the Nazi party's members were under? |
40 years old |
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How many Nazi supporters were at the Nuremburg rally of August 1929? |
200,000 |
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The economic production in 1932 was what percentage of what it was in 1913? |
58% |
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How many seats did the Nazis have after the 1932 election? |
230 |
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What percentage of the vote did Hitler lose in the November 1932 election? |
4% |
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What date was Hitler appointed as Chancellor? |
30 January 1933 |
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When was the Reichstag fire? |
27 February 1933 |
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Which law threw Jews and political opponents out of the civil service? |
The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service (April 1922) |
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What happened 14th July? |
The Nazi Party was declared the only legal party in Germany |
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When was the Concordat with the Catholic church signed? |
20th July 1933 |
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What was signed on 28 February 1933? |
Emergency Decree for the Protection of People and State |
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From January-May 1933 how many Germans joined the Nazi Party? |
1.6 million |
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The Reich Ministry of Popular Enlightenment, with who at its head? |
March 1933, Goebbels |
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In November 1933, Robert Ley set up which two schemes? |
Schönheit der Arbeit and Kraft durch Freude |
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How many members did the SA have by 1934? |
2.5 million members |
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When was the Marburg Speech? |
June 1934 |
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How many Germans approved that hitler should become Führer on 19 August? |
89.9% |
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How many members were in the Gestapo? |
32,000 |
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Gestapo figures suggest there were how many active Communists in Berlin? |
5,000 |
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How much did the 'People's Radio' cost? |
35 marks |
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How much was poured into work schemes? |
5 billion marks |
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The percentage of the population unemployed in 1933 was ____ and in 1939 was _____. |
25.9%|7.4% |
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By 1938 what fraction of the workforce had enjoyed a state-financed holiday? |
1/3 |
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Müller, the national bishop, incorporated how many members of Protestant youth groups into Hitler Youth groups? |
700,000 |
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How many Protestant priests were arrested for condemning the teaching of paganism in the Nazi curriculum? |
700 |
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What percentage of German youth belonged to Hitler Youth by 1935? |
60% |
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When did it become compulsory to be a member of Hitler Youth? |
March 1939 |
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How many Germans were killed by allied bombing? |
305,000 |
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Give two examples of church opposition |
The crucifix crisis (1941) and Bishop von Galen (1941) |
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How many cabinet meetings were held in 1933 compared to 1938, in which there were none? |
72 |
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What agreement was secured in June 1935 between England and Germany? |
Anglo-German Naval Agreement, permitted Germany to build a fleet 35% of the British Navy size |
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What did Hitler reinforce with Italy in May 1939? |
Pact of Steel |
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Give an example of racial policy being made 'on the hoof' |
'Aryan clause'- Made by Frick, prevented Jews from being in civil service. On same day, a decree issued banning Jewidh Lawyers from practising. 7 April 1933 |
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How many Jews were arrested during Kristallnact? |
30,000 |
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Who's initiative was Kristallnacht? |
Goebbels- not göring or Himmler. Initiatives could come from anywhere, were born out of the 'working towards the Führer' theory and needed the approval of Hitler |
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Who did hitler give control of the T4 program to? |
Bouhler |
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How many children were killed under the T4 program? |
90,000 |
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How was meat rationed? |
At first it was 500g a week, reduced to 300g in April 1942, then increased to 350g in October same year |
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In the summer of 1941, how many factory cells of opposition were there? |
89 (in Berlin) |
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When was the bomb plot? |
20 July 1944 |
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When was the bomb plot? |
20 July 1944 |
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In May 1940, there were 3.5 million what? |
Fewer workers than the previous year |
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The production of weapons grew by how much between 1941-3 |
130% |
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In 1941, demand for steel exceeded supply by how much? |
30% |
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In 1941, demand for steel exceeded supply by how much? |
30% |
