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True or False. Hitler became Chancellor at the point at which the NSDAP had won its biggest share of the vote in the Reichstag.
False
In what country did the Wall Street Crash start?
USA
What was the name of Hitler's book?
Mein Kampf
What is the name given to a government made up of more than one political party?
Coalition
Which country invaded Germany in 1923
France
How many seats did the Nazis have in the Reichstag in 1928?
12
1929
His trial gave him publicity.
What is the name of the constitutional provision that enabled the president to assume power in times of crisis?
Article 48
What was the name of the industrial area invaded by France in 1923?
The Ruhr
132 billion
Why was Germany so vulnerable to a crash in the US economy?
Because their economic recovery was tied to US loans (Dawes Plan)
What is the name given to Hitler's ideology?
National Socialism
What two government positions did Gustav Stresemann hold between 1923-28?
Chancellor and Foreign Minister
Who was the French President that ordered the invasion of the Ruhr?
Raymond Poincarre
How many French and German troops invaded the Ruhr in 1923?
Closest answer wins the points.
60,000
Name two responses of Chancellor Bruning to the Wall Street Crash in Germany.
Raise taxes
Cut Spending
What was the name of the prison that Hitler was sent to after the Munich Putsch?
Landsberg prison
What was the name of agreement reached in 1929 to extend the length of time that Germany had to repay its war debt?
Young Plan
Closest answer will win the points
201 billion
What percentage of Germans were unemployed in 1932?
25%
Why did the Wall Street Crash lead to inflation in Germany?
Because factories closed and workers were laid off. This meant that factories produced less and the subsequent shortage of good led to prices rising.
What was the name given to Hitler's policy of German expansion to the east?
Lebensraum
20
What was the name of the German Chancellor who announced that Germany would be defaulting on the reparations payments in 1922?
Peter Wirth