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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 ✓
An old Germanic tribe ✓
A town ✓
2. Paul von Hindenburg served as president from 1925 on. What was he known for?
He was a millionaire's playboy son ✓
Being a WWI general ✓
Helping Lenin instigate the Russian Revolution ✓
He was a staunch monarchist.
3. Which movie, directed by Fritz Lang, was about a futuristic city?
Pandora's Box ✓
Metropolis ✓
M ✓
4. Due to delayed war reparations, France occupied the Ruhr Valley in 1923. Why was this region significant?
It was the center of coal and steel production ✓
It used to be part of France until 1871 ✓
Berlin was part of it ✓
5. Which ancient city was Berlin likened to?
Constantinople ✓
Babylon ✓
Rome ✓
Jerusalem ✓
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 ✓
Asta Nielsen ✓
Marlene Dietrich ✓
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 ✓
Grey Twenties ✓
Golden 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 Verdun ✓
Treaty of Vienna ✓
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?
an assassination attempt at Hitler's life ✓
a Reichstag arson attack ✓
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?
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?
Expressionism ✓
the Frankfurt School ✓
Enlightenment ✓
Bauhaus ✓
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?
52% ✓
33% ✓
91% ✓
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 ✓
Decadence ✓
Piety ✓
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