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Germany Formation of Weimar 1917-19 Quiz

Answer these questions on the series of events that led to the creation of the infamous Weimar Republic
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Last updated: March 14, 2021
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Figure who resigned after failing to convince the Kaiser not to accept Woodrow Wilson's armistice
Ludendorf
Prince Max's home state
Baden
The '_________ Programme' committed Germany to victory and territorial gain in WW1
Kreuznach
Date of the Black Day of the German army, 1918
8th August
Location of sailor mutiny, October 1918
Kiel
Number of German soldiers returning from WW1
1.5 million
______ Winter, 1917-18 famine
Turnip
Figure who declared Germany a socialist republic on 9th November 1918
Liebknecht
KPD politician who declared a communist revolution in January 1919
Eichorn
Chancellor who replaced Bethmann-Hollweg in July 1917
Michaelis
German term for wartime spirit of togetherness (collapsed 1917)
Burgfriede
SPD leader who broke away and formed the USPD
Hasse
Socialist who seized power in Bavaria, November 1918
Eisner
Significant liberal action made by Prince Max as Chancellor
Reform
Figure who declared Germany a republic on 9th November 1918
Scheidermann
Satirical term given to the President due to his power
Ersatzkaiser
Deal in which the Chancellor promised the military would remain unreformed, November 1918
Ebert-Groener Pact
Figure who replaced Prince Max on 9th November 1918
Ebert
Smaller, revolutionary party that emerged from the SPD
Spartacists
Minimum voting age for men and women from 1919
20
Number of workers on strike in Berlin, April 1917
200,000
ZP member who pushed the Peace Resolution through the Reichstag
Erzberger
Number of MPs in Ebert's government, 10 November 1918
6
Electoral system that replaced first past the post in the constitution
Proportional Representation
Hindenburg and _________, Germany's silent dictators
Ludendorf
Chancellor from November 1917
Hertling
Number of American troops who had arrived on the Western Front by July 1918
1 million
Agreement between the Trade Unions and the Industrialists that allowed the continuation of capitalism and free trade and introduced the 8 hour working day
Stinnes-Legien Agreement
Constitutional article that gave the President the ability to rule by decree
Article 48
Number of Germans who died of starvation in WW1
750,000
Month of the Weimar Constitution, 1919
July
Paramilitary group made up of demobilised WW1 soldiers who crushed the communist revolution
Freikorps
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