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Who was the first president of the Weimar Republic in 1919?
Who was the first president of the Weimar Republic in 1919?
What was Gustav Stresemann known for?
What was Gustav Stresemann known for?
What was Hermann Goering's role in the Nazi Party?
What was Hermann Goering's role in the Nazi Party?
Who was Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister?
Who was Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister?
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What was Heinrich Himmler's role in the Nazi Party?
What was Heinrich Himmler's role in the Nazi Party?
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Who led the Imperial German Army during World War I?
Who led the Imperial German Army during World War I?
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Who appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany?
Who appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany?
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What was Neville Chamberlain's occupation?
What was Neville Chamberlain's occupation?
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What was the term used to describe the political union of Germany and Austria?
What was the term used to describe the political union of Germany and Austria?
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What was the name of Hitler's book, which means 'My Struggle' in English?
What was the name of Hitler's book, which means 'My Struggle' in English?
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What was the term used to describe the hatred of Jews?
What was the term used to describe the hatred of Jews?
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What was the name of the German parliament?
What was the name of the German parliament?
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What was the term used to describe the policy of giving in to Hitler's demands in order to avoid war?
What was the term used to describe the policy of giving in to Hitler's demands in order to avoid war?
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What was the name of the youth organization of the Nazi Party in Germany?
What was the name of the youth organization of the Nazi Party in Germany?
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What was the name of the law that enabled Chancellor Adolf Hitler to assume dictatorial powers?
What was the name of the law that enabled Chancellor Adolf Hitler to assume dictatorial powers?
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What was the term used to describe the expansion of Germany towards Poland?
What was the term used to describe the expansion of Germany towards Poland?
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Study Notes
Key Figures
- Friedrich Ebert: First President of the Weimar Republic in 1919
- Wolfgang Kapp: Led the Kapp Putsch
- Gustav Stresemann: Chancellor in 1923, set up the Dawes Plan
- Adolf Hitler: Dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945
- Hermann Goering: Nazi leader, architect of Nazi police, and president of the Reichstag
- Josef Goebbels: Hitler's propaganda minister, master orator, and propagandist
- Heinrich Himmler: German politician, leader of the SS, and assistant chief of the Gestapo
- Ernst Rohm: Early ally of Hitler, co-founder and leader of the SA
- Paul von Hindenburg: President of Germany from 1925 until his death, appointed Hitler as chancellor
- Neville Chamberlain: British Prime Minister, known for his foreign policy of appeasement and the Munich Agreement
Terms and Concepts
- Weimar Republic: Historical period in Germany from November 1918 to March 1933
- 'November Criminals': Term for those who formed the Weimar government and agreed to the Versailles Treaty
- 'Stab in the Back': Antisemitic conspiracy theory widely believed in Germany
- Freikorps: Body of soldiers to keep peace
- Reichstag: German parliament
- Hyperinflation: Impoverished millions of German citizens and paved the way for the rise of the Nazi Party
- Dawes Plan: Led by Charles Dawes to pay reparations
- Mein Kampf: Hitler's book, meaning "My Struggle"
- National Socialist Teachers League: Carried out the educational goals of the Nazi Party
- Strength Through Joy: Tool to promote the advantages of Nazism to the German people
- Aryan Race: Germany's superior race, according to Nazi ideology
- Hitler Youth: Youth organization of the Nazi party in Germany
- Enabling Act: Law passed by the German Reichstag in 1933, enabling Chancellor Adolf Hitler to assume dictatorial powers
- Fuhrer: German word for leader
- Gestapo: Secret police
- SA: Stormtroopers, helped raise Hitler to power
- SS: Hitler's bodyguards, later his elite force in charge of the Final Solution
- Anti-Semitism: Hatred of the Jews
- Nuremberg Laws: Banned marriage between Jews and non-Jews, forced Jews to wear a yellow star of David
- Anschluss: Political union of Germany and Austria
- Lebensraum: Expansion of Germany towards Poland
- Sudetenland: Area in Czechoslovakia, annexed by Hitler
- Munich Agreement: Agreement allowing Hitler to claim the Sudetenland, negotiated to avoid war
- Appeasement: Policy of giving in to Hitler's demands to avoid war
- Auschwitz/Dachau/Treblinka: Concentration camps
- Final Solution: Nazi plan to eliminate Europe's Jewish population
- Holocaust: Extermination of Hitler's enemies
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Description
This quiz reviews the key figures and events of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany during the 20th century. It covers notable individuals such as Friedrich Ebert, Wolfgang Kapp, Gustav Stresemann, and Adolf Hitler.
