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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 town
A diplomat
An old Germanic tribe
2. Paul von Hindenburg served as president from 1925 on. What was he known for?
Being a WWI general
Helping Lenin instigate the Russian Revolution
He was a millionaire's playboy son
He was a staunch monarchist.
3. Which movie, directed by Fritz Lang, was about a futuristic city?
M
Metropolis
Pandora's Box
4. Due to delayed war reparations, France occupied the Ruhr Valley in 1923. Why was this region significant?
It used to be part of France until 1871
It was the center of coal and steel production
Berlin was part of it
5. Which ancient city was Berlin likened to?
Jerusalem
Rome
Constantinople
Babylon
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?
Asta Nielsen
Marlene Dietrich
Greta Garbo
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?
Golden Twenties
Red Twenties
Grey Twenties
Brown 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 Vienna
Treaty of Verdun
Treaty of Versailles
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
Thomas Mann
Günter Grass
11. Who had plotted Germany's WWI defeat, according to the "Stab in the Back" conspiracy theory?
Jews and Leftists
the Austrians
The Kaiser himself
This myth was spread by mainstream politicians, among them President Hindenburg.
12. Which of these movements is NOT associated with the Weimar Republic?
Bauhaus
Expressionism
the Frankfurt School
Enlightenment
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?
91%
52%
33%
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?
Gang crime
Piety
Decadence
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