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What event coincided with the birth of the Weimar Republic?
What event coincided with the birth of the Weimar Republic?
- The revolutionary uprising of the Spartacist League (correct)
- The rise of conservative dictatorships
- The French occupation of Ruhr
- The economic crisis of 1923
What action did France take when Germany refused to pay war reparations in gold?
What action did France take when Germany refused to pay war reparations in gold?
- Provided financial aid to Germany
- Occupied Ruhr (correct)
- Declared war on Germany
- Signed a peace treaty with Germany
How did Germany respond to the French occupation of Ruhr?
How did Germany respond to the French occupation of Ruhr?
- Passive resistance (correct)
- Economic sanctions
- Military invasion
- Acceptance of French control
What was the consequence of Germany printing excessive paper currency?
What was the consequence of Germany printing excessive paper currency?
Which currency was used as a reference point to show the extreme devaluation of the German mark during the economic crisis?
Which currency was used as a reference point to show the extreme devaluation of the German mark during the economic crisis?
How did the economic crisis of 1923 impact the value of the German mark?
How did the economic crisis of 1923 impact the value of the German mark?
What was the main consequence of the hyperinflation crisis in Germany in the 1920s?
What was the main consequence of the hyperinflation crisis in Germany in the 1920s?
Which group opposed the demands for Soviet-style governance in Berlin and met in Weimar to shape the democratic republic?
Which group opposed the demands for Soviet-style governance in Berlin and met in Weimar to shape the democratic republic?
What organization helped crush the uprising against Soviet-style governance in Weimar?
What organization helped crush the uprising against Soviet-style governance in Weimar?
What intervention helped Germany overcome the hyperinflation crisis?
What intervention helped Germany overcome the hyperinflation crisis?
What term is used to describe a situation when prices rise phenomenally high due to currency devaluation?
What term is used to describe a situation when prices rise phenomenally high due to currency devaluation?
Why could revolutionaries and militant nationalists in Germany not unite against Hitler?
Why could revolutionaries and militant nationalists in Germany not unite against Hitler?
Why was the democratic constitution established at Weimar not well-received by the German people?
Why was the democratic constitution established at Weimar not well-received by the German people?
What significant territorial losses did Germany face as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
What significant territorial losses did Germany face as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
Why did the Allied Powers demilitarize Germany after World War I?
Why did the Allied Powers demilitarize Germany after World War I?
What effect did the War Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany?
What effect did the War Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany?
What were the reparations that Germany was forced to pay as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
What were the reparations that Germany was forced to pay as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
