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Weimar Republic Multiple Choice

How much do you know about the first German republic (1918-1933)?
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1. What was the Weimar Republic named after?
A diplomat
A town
An old Germanic tribe
2. Paul von Hindenburg served as president from 1925 on. What was he known for?
Helping Lenin instigate the Russian Revolution
He was a millionaire's playboy son
Being a WWI general
He was a staunch monarchist.
3. Which movie, directed by Fritz Lang, was about a futuristic city?
Pandora's Box
M
Metropolis
4. Due to delayed war reparations, France occupied the Ruhr Valley in 1923. Why was this region significant?
Berlin was part of it
It used to be part of France until 1871
It was the center of coal and steel production
5. Which ancient city was Berlin likened to?
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Babylon
Rome
The "Whore of Babylon" is an allegory of excess and corruption.
6. Which actress gained fame with "The Blue Angel" in the early 1930s, before leaving for Hollywood?
Greta Garbo
Marlene Dietrich
Asta Nielsen
Dietrich refused to return even after lucrative offers from propaganda minister Goebbels. She became an anti-Nazi activist.
7. What is the decade between 1920-1929 known as in Germany?
Red Twenties
Brown Twenties
Golden Twenties
Grey Twenties
The years before 1929 were a period of liberalization, technological progress and artistic innovation.
8. Which 1919 treaty blamed World War I on Germany and demanded high reparations?
Treaty of Verdun
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Vienna
At the same spot, France had signed a humiliating surrender to Germany in 1871.
9. Which event was used by the Nazis to establish a dictatorship?
a Reichstag arson attack
an assassination attempt at Hitler's life
The Nazis claimed that the attack was part of Communist overthrow plans. However, the culprit had acted alone.
10. Which German author was at his prime during the 1920s, winning the Nobel Prize in 1929?
Friedrich Schiller
Günter Grass
Thomas Mann
11. Who had plotted Germany's WWI defeat, according to the "Stab in the Back" conspiracy theory?
The Kaiser himself
Jews and Leftists
the Austrians
This myth was spread by mainstream politicians, among them President Hindenburg.
12. Which of these movements is NOT associated with the Weimar Republic?
Enlightenment
Bauhaus
the Frankfurt School
Expressionism
The Enlightenment era belongs to the 18th and early 19th century
13. What percentage did the Nazi party gain at the last free parliamentary elections in November 1932?
33%
91%
52%
6%
This was a drop compared to the previous election. They needed a coalition with center-right parties to build a government.
14. Which of these things is NOT linked particularly to 1920's Berlin?
Piety
Gang crime
Decadence
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