On what date did World War One end when Germany surrendered?
3 November 1918
9 November 1918
11 November 1918
Who was both the first Chancellor of the new German republic and was appointed its first President in 1919?
Frederick Ebert
Gustav Stresemann
Adolf Hitler
When was Germany’s new republican constitution agreed by the National Assembly, which met in Weimar?
January 1919
June 1919
August 1919
What did Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles say?
Germany had to pay reparations to the Allies
Germany had to accept blame for starting the war
Germany had to give up its overseas colonies
What did the Treaty of Versailles say about Germany’s army?
It had to be reduced to 100,000 troops
It had to be reduced to 15,000 troops
It had to be abolished
Which of the following features of the Weimar constitution was considered to be a strength?
Article 48
Bill of Rights
Proportional representation
What name was often given to those German politicians who negotiated the armistice at the end of World War One?
Freikorps
November Criminals
Spartacists
What was the name of the attempted armed takeover of the government in March 1920?
The Spartacist Uprising
The Kapp Putsch
The Munich Putsch
When did France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr industrial area of Germany in response to the non-payment of reparations?
May 1921
November 1922
January 1923
Which of these groups were considered to have benefited from hyperinflation?
People with savings or those who had lent money to the government
People who had borrowed money, such as businessmen and landowners
People on fixed incomes, like pensioners, students or the sick